Baby Melt and Pour Soap

Baby Melt and Pour Soap

Looking for a unique baby shower gift that will leave a lasting impression? Our easy-to-follow guide to making personalized baby soaps is here to help! With a range of color options to choose from, you can create one-of-a-kind gifts that celebrate the little one's arrival in style. Make these soaps your go-to choice for any baby shower or expecting parent!

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Recommended Ingredients:

Recipe (makes 1) :


Recommended Utensils:

  • 1x 3D Sleeping Baby with Pillow Mold
  • 2x Mini Silicone Measuring Cup
  • 3x small mixing Cups
  • 1x 0.15 cc Plastic Scoop
  • Stainless Steel Heavy Gauge Soap Cutter
  • Soap Detailing Tool
  • Scale 
  • Sticks to stir
  • Gloves

Directions:

  • Step 1: Weigh out and cut your Melt and Pour soap base and divide into 2 measuring cups. You will want to have 2 measuring cups, each with about 45g of base .
  • Step 2: In a microwave carefully heat up 1 of the measuring cups containing 50g of white base. It's best to heat up Melt and Pour in 10 second intervals to prevent overheating. Once melted add 1g of the Fragrance into the base and mix well. If you choose another Fragrance such as Baby Powder Fragrance keep in mind that if it contains Vanillin, it will discolour your soap over time to a tan color.
  • Step 3: In a small mixing cup mix the In the Tropics Mica with some Isopropyl Alcohol and then pour into the silicone measuring cup containing the melted base. Mix well.
  •  Step 4: Prop the Baby Mold up so the melted soap base only gets into the diaper part of the mold.
  • Step 5: Slowly pour the colored and scented base into the diaper part of the mold. Don’t worry if it spills into other areas as we will be cutting and cleaning anything extra off in the next steps. Spritz with Isopropyl Alcohol to pop any occurring bubbles.
  • Step 6: Wait about 5 to 10 min before lifting the mold carefully up and turning it around propping up the diaper part of the mold. Now slowly fill the head area of the mold , spritz with Isopropyl Alcohol and let it set for about 15 to 20 min.
  • Step 7: Once the soap is set, carefully remove the 2 pieces from the mold. Also be sure to clean off any extra colored soap inside the mold to prevent any colored specs ending up in your finished soap.
  • Step 8: Carefully cut off all the soap that should be skin colored instead of blue,using the soap detailing tool. 
  • Step 9: Place both parts back into the mold making sure they are all flush back inside. With the detailing tool score the two pieces to help the next layer of soap to adhere better.
  • Step 10: Now heat up the 2nd Silicone measuring cup and add the Fragrance. Mix well.
  • Step 11: In a small mixing cup , mix some Isopropyl Alcohol and the French Pink Clay. Then pour the mix into your scented base and mix well. Depending on desired Skin Color add more or less Clay. You may also use another Clay or our activated Charcoal for a darker shade.
  • Step 12: Spritz some Isopropyl Alcohol onto your soap mold containing the diaper and head piece and then slowly fill the mold with the skin colored base up until where the pillow begins, then spritz some Isopropyl Alcohol to pop any occurring bubbles and let the soap set for another 20min.
  • Step 13: Carefully unmold the baby soap. Then start cutting off any excess skin colored soap that should be blue.
  • Step 14: Now place the soap back into the mold making sure its flush, so no soap will seep down the sides between the baby and the silicone mold and then score the soap using the detailing tool.
  • Step 15: Spritz some Isopropyl Alcohol onto the scored soap, reheat the blue base if needed, and then pour it into the silicone mold. Spritz some Isopropyl Alcohol to pop any occurring bubbles and let the soap set for approximately 20 min.
  • Step 16: Remove the Baby Soap from the Mold. Your soap is now ready to use or package! Melt and Pour Soaps do not need to cure and can be used right away.

Common Issues:


Discoloration: 

Fragrance Oils are most of the time the Culprit when a soap discolors. Some fragrance oils already have a dark color straight out of the bottle. Also you will want to check each fragrance for its Vanillin content. If the Fragrance contains Vanillin, your soap will over time turn to a tan color. Some Fragrances can even turn them to a very dark brown. Keep that in mind when wanting to make a bright or white colored soap.


Ripples: 

Ripples can happen when the Soap is not fully hardened and the mold is being moved or a fan or air draft is blowing across the cooling soap.


Bubbles: 

Bubbles happen when mixing fragrance and colorants into the soap, however they burst easily by being sprayed with Isopropyl Alcohol


Sweating: 

If your Soap starts sweating after a few days of making it , it could be due to the humidity . It's best to package Melt and Pour Soap right away into shrink wrap or plastic wrap. Sweating does not mean that your soap is bad, it merely does not look appealing. However, sweating can also be caused by overheating the base. So be sure to not have it boil in your microwave . Even if the base starts steaming as you remove it from the microwave it's very likely burned.

If you have a lot of issues with your melt and pour sweating, try our SFIC Low Sweat White and SFIC Low Sweat Clear bases.


Botanicals: 

While dried Botanicals look amazing in Soaps, they are not compatible with Melt and Pour Soap. Due to Melt and Pour Soap being Glycerin based it will rehydrate dried Botanicals and cause them to eventually mold . Lavender buds will turn the soap brown and moldy so it's best to refrain from adding them into your soap. Besides, they will just fall off into your sink and clog up your drain. 


Layers separating: 

When adding a 2nd layer to a soap you may notice it separating from the first layer, if this happens you likely poured the 2nd layer too long after pouring the first. The bottom layer has to solidify but cannot be too cold. The top layer cannot be too hot nor too cold. You can also score the first layer and be sure to spritz some Isopropyl Alcohol as it helps the layers to adhere to each other.


Low lather:

Adding too much of an additive will reduce lather. This is often seen when adding powders or additional oils.


Powders such as clays or even activated charcoal in excess will increase the volume of the soap, with more of the powder there will be less soap hence your lather will be affected.


Adding oils will also cause this low lather affect. While adding oils will increase moisture it will decrease the ability to lather, as oil by itself does not lather.


To prevent a loss in lather use small amounts of additives to your soap, just enough to give the desired affect but not too much to disrupt the ratio of soap to additive.

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