Best Soap Swirls for Beginners + Soap Swirling Tips and Tricks | Bramble Berry

Want to create beautiful swirly cold process soap, but feeling a little intimated? These three swirl techniques are suitable for beginner soap makers. They each result in a slightly different look.

All three techniques require a basic understanding of the soap making process, and the concept of trace. Before trying swirls, we recommend getting a batch of soap that is only one color (or uncolored) to help set you up for success when swirling.

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Contents:
0:00 - Intro
0:31 - Swirls Tips and Tricks
2:22 - In-the- Pot Swirl
9:25 - Drop Swirl
16:48 - Hanger Swirl
22:53 - Comparing the Swirls
24:12 - Bloopers

Want to learn more about trace? It's key to create these swirl techniques! The video below explains what trace is, and how to achieve different levels of trace in your soap.

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[marlenellewellyn]

I’ve done all 3 techniques and I prefer the in the pot swirl the best.

[susanravella]

This was an interesting video! I really enjoyed the comparison between the three, but they are all too pretty to pick one over another!
I would like to chime in with the first swirling technique I ever used... the panic, plop, and pound technique that you do when it gets thick too fast! I could barely get a spatula through it to attempt a swirl! Then I pounded the mold on the countertop to release the air bubbles so hard that all the birds outside the window flew away! 😊 It was still fun, and the soap turned out nice! (The birds came back eventually, too.)

[jacquelinedrury]

Hi Annmarie I liked the hanger swirl best. The pour was much more straight forward and the hanger easier to use. I've been watching your channel for many years now and always enjoy the information that you give. God bless you and your family, and dont stop sharing your knowledge with us soapers.

[angelacarter]

I'll try them all. I am a beginner with about 80 bars under my belt. I am just beginning to experiment with the Swirls. Thanks for these easy techniques.

[kingdomchild]

I love all 3 swirling techniques. I am hooked and inspired by your videos.

[sunilabrahamofficial]

Hanger swirl for me for sure!
Beautiful designs and love creating it.

[NicholasJohnny-fk]

Great video. I loved the hanger swirls the most

[daihanaherrera]

I lived all the swirls, but my favorite one is the one with the hanger.

[mirianugochi]

Love them all. Im a beginner, i'll try the swirl in the pot first before the hanger swirl.

[laurennycole]

I like in the mold swirl the best. Groovy !

[carolp]

Thank you for all these wonderful swirling techniques, which are very helpful for me as a beginner in cold process. Great for M&P too.

[Claudia-ih]

I really like the second AND third one. Thank you for sharing.

[cindyjones]

I like the in the pot Swirl. It's really a tie between the in the pot and the drop Swirl. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I have not tried the cold press yet. But, I'll get there.

[dianaandreu]

I really like the third one Thanking you for sharing.

[melindaduncan]

I love these videos it makes me motivated to make more soap.

[serenajohnson]

Love that you show the final product! Thank you

[MsAubrey]

My favorite look is the drop swirl, but prefer creating the in the pot… just because it’s easy. 😂 Sometimes time is a priceless commodity. 😊

[monicaposner]

Beautiful, love the pot swirl! Love the volors you picked!

[Feinseiferei]

Always so inspiring to see your videos . Thank you so much Ann Marie for sharing all your experience with us ! all the best from Germany!

[ashley-czsl]

Energy is my all time favorite fragrace you make!