How-To: Melt & Pour Soaps

 Hey Y'all!

Melt & Pour really is as easy as it sounds!

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Materials:

Soap Base (Clear or white work best if adding color.)

Soap Mold (I like silicone molds best.)

Optional:

Fragrance

Essential Oil(s)

Soap Colorant

*All these materials can be found at most craft retailers. My Base, & Colorant are Hobby Lobby, Oil was (Lavender) from Michael's, and my Soap Mold is actually an ice tray from Dollar Tree.

Step 1-

Cut off a cube (or more) and prepare to melt it. 

(I used the mid section 4 cubes (with the hole). This yielded four little soaps.)

2-

The directions on this base (Art Minds) suggest the microwave method.  30 seconds, and then 10 second intervals, until melted. OR a double boiler on the stove, low heat until melted. (Stir, throughout the process.)

3-

Add color, and fragrance as preferred. Stir!

(I was going for a more purple shade, so really should have added a few more drops of red.)

4-

Pour into mold, and let cool. (Directions said 40min, but I find a few hours to work best.)

Note: You really have to work quickly when adding other items, the soap starts to cool very quickly.!

5-

Remove soaps from mold, store & use as you would most bar soaps.

Bonus, any mess I had made worked perfectly for cleaning the microwave & counters. The kitchen smell great!

Have a great day,

Craftin' Wife