![]() I don't expect for the upper third of a pour to be on the same level of geometric beauty as the lower parts. I can confirm Clean Soap's observation that towards the top, the lollipop swirls somehow become unreliable, and the pours tends to “sink” in a less pretty way than in the layers below.Large rotation angles (<8 pours per circumference) favour pinwheels. Small rotation angles (>10 pours per circumference) produce nearly concentric, gently swirling “evil eye” or “Newton's rings” like patterns.Whatever you do, be consistent with pour sizes, otherwise it will look off and random (see the two discs at the bottom left). After two or three steps, it will cover most of the surface. I tried at each step to cover about half of the surface area. Look through the videos to get a grasp which pour sizes finally produce which patterns.Unfortunately it is not that easy and repeatable to liquefy soap batter once it decided to escalate trace. My margarine was still too thick at body temperature, so I “CPOPed” it for a short time, and it turned out just right. Too viscous, and the batter will more likely displace the previous pours: the swirl tends to “pinwheel” instead of forming rings. I needed a few attempts to estimate the amount of batter I need per pour, and could quicken up afterwards. Pour quickly and courageously! Too slow pours make the batter more likely to sink, and form “bubbles” (see the top discs in my photo) instead of rings.My design goals: find out if my mould has a viable diameter for a lollipop swirl practice speed and size of pours, and turning angles try pour doses that are asymmetrical between colours, particularly in this rather low-contrast, low-opacity situation. Once molten up, I dyed half of the batch with 15% pumpkin seed oil, and added 15% sunflower oil to the other half (to match density and fluidity). ![]() I came up with margarine as a good “practice” medium: warm semi-molten margarine resembles soap batter, the fluidity can be regulated easily by temperature (thickening is reversible by heating up), and eventually I can use up the test batches for whatever margarine is good for. How to explore sweet spots of batter viscosity, pouring speed, quantities and rotation angles – BUT ideally in a “soap depot neutral” way? Introducing World's First Lollipop Swirl Margarine™
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