- Why I
Love Melt And Pour Soap Making
By Jennifer Christine
I love making soap using the
melt and pour soap making method. In my experience it’s
the easiest way to make your own hand made soap. A good recipe
is a must if you’re just starting out, but once you’re
experienced, you can make up your own recipes and get really
creative. How about Double Chocolate Brownie soap?
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Melt and pour soap comes in soap
blocks, ready to melt and pour into the mold of your choice.
But the exciting part comes once
you’ve melted the soap block. Then you get to add your own
choice of soap coloring, fragrance and fun additives; for instance,
oatmeal, flower petals or herbs.
Once that’s done, it’s
time to pour it into the molds of your choice. There are some
really cute soap molds available. For example, hearts, flowers,
seashells, gingerbread men and many others.
Melt and pour soap only takes
a few hours to set at room temperature. If you don’t want
to wait that long, you can place the molds in the refrigerator
for about an hour. But never place the molds in the freezer. |
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Once the soap has set in the molds,
it’s time to unmold it. Just turn the mold upside down on
a clean soft surface (so the soap doesn’t chip if it comes
out with a rush) and the soap should pop out. If you’re
having trouble getting the soap out of the mold, run some warm
water over the base of the mold and try again.
Now your very own hand made soap
is ready to use! It makes great gifts to give to your friends
and family, especially if you use cute molds like the ones mentioned
above. I know my friends are impressed when I give them gorgeously
scented and coloured heart or flower shaped soaps and tell them
I made them myself.
So have fun making your own melt
and pour soap. The only problem is, once you start, it’s
hard to stop! |
