{"id":1337,"date":"2020-06-26T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T02:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/?p=1337"},"modified":"2020-06-26T11:07:33","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T03:07:33","slug":"the-magic-of-micas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/index.php\/melt-and-pour-soap-making\/the-magic-of-micas\/","title":{"rendered":"The Magic of Micas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Glorious colour &#8211; my favourite thing!\u00a0 Together, colour and scent are the icing on the soapy cake!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It took a little planning and testing over the last six months, but we are thrilled to have our NEW Mica Collection safely at the warehouse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1340\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Blog-Micas-in-CP-Testing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Blog-Micas-in-CP-Testing.jpg 700w, https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Blog-Micas-in-CP-Testing-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Blog-Micas-in-CP-Testing-600x429.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have loved testing all the micas in Cold Process Soap, though not as exciting as an actual project I just love working with colour so it has been great to see all the different shades of Mica performing in Cold Process Soap.<\/p>\n<p>There have only been three of our new Micas that produced a surprising outcome based on their INCI, but that is the roller coaster ride of cold process soaping!\u00a0 When I found an unexpected result I tested them again, at a stronger concentration, then again at a much stronger concentration, and though they produced average results in Cold Process Soap &#8211; they still rocked Melt &amp; Pour Soap, scrubs and lotions, so they were ordered!\u00a0 Usage notes and graphics are all on the website for customers, but do always test in your own recipe to ensure you achieve the desired results.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1346\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blog-Mica-Testing-Scarlet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blog-Mica-Testing-Scarlet.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blog-Mica-Testing-Scarlet-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blog-Mica-Testing-Scarlet-768x389.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blog-Mica-Testing-Scarlet-600x304.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The above graphic shows you just why we test our products on behalf of our customers.\u00a0 You can see <em>before<\/em> you purchase our colours how they will perform in Cold Process Soap, the toughest product to colour.\u00a0 Of course, if you aren&#8217;t a CP soaper, you can see Melt and Pour Soap results and also read each listing for usage information in a broad range of cosmetic product applications.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1351\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blog-Mica-MP-Colour-Wheel-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blog-Mica-MP-Colour-Wheel-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blog-Mica-MP-Colour-Wheel-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blog-Mica-MP-Colour-Wheel-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blog-Mica-MP-Colour-Wheel-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blog-Mica-MP-Colour-Wheel-2-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Of course, it&#8217;s just a kaleidoscope of colour with clear Melt and Pour Soap!\u00a0 What you see is what you get.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t forget that any colour added to white soap base gives a pastel shade.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more Magical Mica colour releases soon!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glorious colour &#8211; my favourite thing!\u00a0 Together, colour and scent are the icing on the soapy cake!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1338,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82,76,72,71],"tags":[150,149,148,147,151,152],"class_list":["post-1337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-releases","category-ingredients","category-cold-process-soap-making","category-melt-and-pour-soap-making","tag-colourants","tag-cosmetic-color","tag-cosmetic-colours","tag-mica","tag-soap-colours","tag-soap-dyes","clear"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1337"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1337\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}