Melt And Pour Soap Recipes and Process

Out of all the soap making methods, Creating Melt and Pour Soap (MP) is probably the simplest of all.

And you don't have to be a skilled soap maker to have a go at it. In fact with a little supervision you can even get the kids involved with this one.

 

 

So what is melt and pure soap making? Basically it's a fun and easy way to make homemade soap into any shape, color or aroma you desire, and all from a readymade base block of soap.

So you don't need to worry about spending a lot of money on soap making equipment or handling the dangerous caustic lye mixture. All you need is a bit of imagination and time to create some wonderful unique soap that will make perfect gifts for friends and family.

Firstly I will describe the basics of the melt and pour soap making process so that you can have fun making your own soaps at home using this easy to follow guild

 

What you will need for melt and pour soap recipes

• Some melt and pour soap-base
• A microwave or a double boiler
• A heat proof bowl or pitcher
• And some thing to use as a mold

 

Method

1. Usually, one pound of MP soap will give you roughly three or four bars of soap, depending on the size of your mold. To find out how much soap you need fill a mold with water then transfer it in to your measuring jug. Measure a little more soap then needed, it won't go to waste you can always pour any leftover soap into a spare mold and reuse next time.



2. Chop your chosen soap in to little pieces and transfer to a heat proof bowl or jug covered with plastic wrap and micro wave on full power for 30 seconds at a time being careful not to overheat it. Avoid stirring the soap whilst it's melting just push it about a little once or twice if you must. If using a double boiler fill the bottom half with water and gently melt the chopped soap in the top part without stirring it.



3. Once your soap as melted you'll need to work fast or the soap will begin to form a skin and this will ruin the appearance of the finished soap, try to keep stirring it to avoid this happening.



4. Now for the fun bit it's time to add those little extras be as creative as you like but always use cosmetic grade Fragrance and colorants, as a guild you'll need between 1/8 to 1 tablespoon for each cup of soap.



5. Prepare a soap mold by rubbing it with a little petroleum jelly. Now fill the soap mold with the melted soap, giving it a light tap to relieve any air bubbles that could ruin the look of your soap. If the soap still looks bubbly then give it a spray with rubbing alcohol to remove them.



6. It is harmless to re-melt your soap base, so If your soap begins to solidify before you are ready to pour it in your mold or start to introduce the additives, simply re-heat it to melt it again.



7. Leave the soap in the molds until hardened. Putting them in the refrigerator until cool will help them to set quicker. And then pop your soap out of the molds and then wrap or store them in a dry place ready for use.

Now you have the process, try out some of the wonderful MP soap recipes below.

Glitter Soap

Ingredients

• Clear glycerine melt and pour soap base
• Your favourite essential oil (1/2 teaspoons per pound of soap.)
• Cosmetic grade glitter, (1 tablespoon per pound of soap.)
• Body safe dye

Method

1. Chop and Melt the clear glycerine soap base in a microwaveable bowl covered with plastic wrap.



2. Mix in the essential oil and colorant.



3. Let the soap sit until a film starts to form over the top and the soap begins to thicken, then stir in the glitter.



4. Pour in to your soap mould and spray the top with rubbing alcohol if you have bubbles appearing in the soap.

Coffee Cream soap (makes 1 bar of melt and pour soap)

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon of ground coffee
• 4oz of melt and pour base soap
• 1 Teaspoon of heavy cream
• 1 Teaspoon of aloe vera (gel)

Method

1. Melt the soap base (following the basic melt and pour soap guide above).



2. Add the coffee, cream and aloe vera to the melted soap base, mix until well blended together.



3. Transfer to a mold and until hardened (about 3 hours).

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Cinnamon soap (makes 1 bar)

Ingredients

• 4oz of melt and pour soap
• 10 drops of cinnamon oil
• 1 drop of red food coloring

Method

1. Grate or chop the soap and gently melt in the microwave or a double boiler.



2. Add the cinnamon oil and food coloring, mix well and transfer to a prepared soap mold.

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Exfoliating Loffah Soap

Ingredients

• 1 loffah
• 1 concentrated orange juice or Pringles can
• Melt and pour soap (about 4oz)
• Colorant

Method

1. Cut the loffah to fit the orange/Pringles can leaving an empty space of around 1/4 inch at the top. You may be able to fill more than one can depend on the size of the loffah or can.



2. Melt your soap following our melt and pour guide, and allow it to cool but not harden before Pouring the melted soap into the prepared loffah filled can.



3. Leave to harden for 2 or 3 hours before tearing away the can, leaving a great exfoliating roll of soap. All you need to do now is slice it up and use it.

Luxury Face Soap

Ingredients

• 1lb of opaque melt and pour soap.
• 1 tablespoon jojoba oil
• 1 teaspoon shea butter
• 1 teaspoon grated bees wax

Method

1. Melt the soap following our double boiler Melt and pour guild method, once the soap has melted, stir in all the other ingredients and mix until all are melted and well combined.



2. Pour into a prepared mold and spray with rubbing alcohol to remove bubbles, allow to cool and harden before removing.

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