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Easy Pour Soap Recipe

You can purchase clear soap in large blocks to be melted down, colored and fragranced, and placed into molds. This type of soap is called melt and pour and the artistry of melt and pour is called soap casting. Melt and Pour is gaining in popularity because of its ease of use. There are no significant safety measures needed for soap casting. Children can do it. It’s a great outlet for creative types. You can really get fancy placing decorative object inside your soap molds.
You can also make clear soap from scratch. This method involves all the aspects of cold process soap making, but takes it a few steps further by adding alcohol for clarity and a glycerin and sugar mix to suspend and enhance the clarity. It is a dangerous process because of the alcohol vapors.

Here Is A Short tutorial For Melt and Pour Soap Making

  • You can melt the base in a double boiler or the microwave. If you choose the microwave, make sure you cover the bowl you are melting the melt and pour (MP) with Saran Wrap to keep the excess moisture from evaporating out. Simply melt the base on high for one minute and stir the remaining, un-melted pieces in. If you use a double boiler, simply bring the water to boil, add your melt and pour, cover, turn the heat on low and walk away. Check on the base periodically to see it it's melted.
  •  If you add fragrance oil, add it after the base is fully melted. Stir until the fragrance is fully incorporated and the base doesn't look "cloudy." Start with .25 ounce per pound of base and work up or down from there. You can also use essential oils.
  • If you wish to add colorant, add the color when the base is melting. Just throw in 1/8 teaspoon to 1/4 teaspoon mica with the melting base and stir it in really well. Spray any "mica bubbles" that form on the top with rubbing alcohol. To use food coloring, simply put in 1 drop at a time to your melted base and color to preference. Too much can stain hands and towels, so be careful!
  • Pour into your molds - and spray the top with rubbing alcohol to get rid of any excess bubbles.
  • Use and enjoy once the soap is hard.

 

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