Fright Night Melt & Pour Soap

Fright Night Melt & Pour Soap

Can't believe it's Melt and Pour Soap, not Cold Process? Master this technique with our guide, create your spooky Halloween scene! 

Click here to download the Step-by-Step PDF Guide

Recommended Ingredients:

Recipe (makes 4) :

  • 200g SFIC Low Sweat White Melt and Pour Base
  • 100g SFIC Clear Melt and Pour Soap Base
  • 800g SFIC White Melt and Pour Soap
  • 29g Osmanthus and Night Rose Fragrance Oil
  • 250ml Isopropyl Alcohol in a Spray bottle
  • 1x 0.15cc scoop of Onyx Mica 
  • 1x 0.15cc scoop of White Mica Pearly Finish
  • 1x 0.15cc scoop of Purple Orchid Mica
  • 1x 0.15cc scoop of Majestic Violet Mica
  • 1x 0.15cc scoop of Mystic Mandarin Mica

Recommended Utensils:

  • 1x Medium Circle Column Silicone Soap Mold
  • 1x Body Bar Rectangle Silicone Soap Mold
  • 1x small Pumpkin shaped Cookie Cutter
  • 1x Mini Silicone Measuring Cup
  • 1x 100ml Glass Tube Dropper
  • 5x 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 100g of the Low Sweat White Melt and Pour Soap base. Carefully heat the measuring cup containing the Low Sweat White base in a microwave. It's best to heat the Melt and Pour in 10-second intervals to prevent overheating. Once melted, add 3g of the Fragrance to the base and mix well.
  • Step 2: Pour the Soap into the Medium Circle Column Mold, and set aside for about 20 min, until it's fully set and cooled.
  • Step 3: Cut and melt down 100g of Low Sweat White base, then add 3g of the Fragrance. Mix well. Then add a mix of Isopropyl Alcohol and Mystic Mandarin Mica. Mix until all of the color is well incorporated. Now pour the soap into one of the cavities of the rectangle soap bar mold. If bubbles occur spray some Isopropyl Alcohol onto the top to pop them. Let it cool for 20 min.
  • Step 4: Once cooled remove the soap from the circle column mold as well as the rectangle soap bar. Now use a small Pumpkin cookie cutter and cut 4 little pumpkins out of the orange rectangle.
  • Step 5: Cut the soap from the circle column mold into 4x1-inch thick pieces.
  • Step 6: Arrange the cutout soaps into each rectangle cavity. The round soap will become the moon so place it on top and the pumpkin will be laying on the bottom.
  • Step 7: Melt 100g of the Clear Melt and Pour Base, then add a mix of Isopropyl Alcohol and Onyx mica. Mix well then add 3g of the Fragrance. Again mix well.
  • Step 8: Now using a 100ml Glass Tube Dropper , “draw” a tree and the forest ground into the bottom of the mold. Go over the same spots a few times to make the tree deeper. If some soap drops into unwanted places just use a detailing tool once the soap set and cut the soap away.
  • Step 9: Melt 50g of SFIC White Melt and Pour Soap Base, add into it a mix of Isopropyl Alcohol and White Pearly Finish Mica. Then mix. Now using the 100ml Glass Tube Dropper “draw” a cloud into the sky area beside the moon. Be sure to spritz some Isopropyl Alcohol onto the soap whenever bubbles occur while using the dropper.
  • Step 10: Using a Paintbrush, splatter some small spots of the Isopropyl and White Pearly finish mix into all 4 cavities. This will look like shimmery stars later on.
  • Step 11: Melt 50g of SFIC White Melt and Pour Soap, add a mix of Isopropyl Alcohol and Purple Orchid Mica and mix well. Then using the dropper “draw” the light purple sky on the lower half of the mold. 
  • Step 12: Melt now 700g of the White Melt and Pour Soap base, add a mix of Majestic Violet Mica and Isopropyl Alcohol as well as 20g of the Fragrance Oil. Mix well , then spritz some Isopropyl Alcohol into all cavities to help the soap to adhere. Now pour the soap carefully into the 4 cavities using a Spatula or a Popsicle stick. Spritz Isopropyl Alcohol once all the cavities are filled to pop any bubbles, then let the Soap set for about 2 hours.
  • Step 13: Once the soaps are fully set, remove them from the mold.
  • Step 14: Using a Soap detailing tool you can now start carving details into the soap. For example stripes into the pumpkin, or a bat into the sky as well as a cat or you may carve a face into the pumpkins. 
  • Step 15: Once finished with the details. Melt some of the Clear Melt and Pour Soap, add a mix of Onyx Mica and Isopropyl Alcohol and then fill the carved-out details with the soap. This again works best using the dropper. If some soap spills over the carved-out details use a paper towel to wipe it off gently.
  • Step 16: 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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