Get ready to make some wicked cool Halloween soaps! Our Blood Orange Thyme Marmalade Fragrance will make them smell so good, it's scary! Just follow our easy step by step guide and you'll be all set.
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Recommended Ingredients:
Recipe (makes 4) :
- 280g SFIC Aloe Vera Melt and Pour Base
- 290g SFIC Crystal Clear Melt and Pour Base
- 8g Blood Orange Thyme Marmalade
- 250ml Isopropyl Alcohol in Spray bottle
- 1x 0.15cc scoop of Onyx Mica
- 1x 0.15cc scoop of Neon Hot Pink Kisses Powder
- 1x 0.15cc scoop of Enchanted Castle Mica
- 1x 0.15cc scoop of Super Sparkle Light Gold Mica
Recommended Utensils:
- 1x Rectangle Silicone Soap Mold
- 1x Guest Heart Silicone Soap Mold
- 2 x Easy Pour Measuring Cup
- 4x small mixing Cups
- 1x 0.15 cc Plastic Scoop
- Stainless Steel Heavy Gauge Soap Cutter
- Paintbrush
- Scale
- Sticks to stir
- Gloves
Directions:
- Step 1: Weigh and cut 80g of the Aloe Vera Melt and Pour Base into small cubes and place into an easy pour cup.
- Step 2: In a microwave carefully heat up the measuring cup. It's best to heat up Melt and Pour Soap in 10 second intervals to prevent overheating. Once melted, add a mix of Isopropyl Alcohol and Onyx Mica. Mix well.
- Step 3: Add 2g of the Fragrance and mix well. Then pour the soap into the heart mold. Spritz with some Isopropyl Alcohol to pop any unwanted bubbles.
- Step 4: When the Soap is set, pop out the heart embeds. Now using a mix of Neon Hot Pink Powder and Isopropyl Alcohol and a paintbrush , splash little spots all over the hearts.
- Step 5: Now cut and weigh out 200g of the Aloe Vera Base , melt it and add a mix of the Enchanted Castle Mica and Isopropyl Alcohol. Then add 6g of the fragrance and mix well.
- Step 6: Pour the soap evenly into all 4 cavities of the rectangle soap mold and spritz with Isopropyl Alcohol to pop any occurring bubbles. Then wait about 20 min for it to set.
- Step 7: Once set, place the heart embeds on top of the first soap layer. Then carefully melt the Crystal Clear Base and split into 2 parts.
- Step 8: Add into one part a mix of Isopropyl Alcohol and Super Sparkle Light Gold Mica. Don’t add Fragrance as that may turn the Crystal Clear Base cloudy. Wait a minute or two for it to cool down a bit so it won't melt your embeds or other soap layer. Then spritz Isopropyl Alcohol into each cavity as it helps the soap layers adhere to each other, then begin to slowly pour the gold soap into a corner of each soap bar. Spritz some Isopropyl Alcohol to pop any unwanted bubbles.
- Step 9: Now pour the Crystal Clear base into each bar cavity until they are filled all the way. Spritz some Isopropyl Alcohol and let set for a few hours.
- Step 10: Remove the Soaps from the mold once set.
- Step 11: Spritz some Isopropyl Alcohol to increase the shine and clarity of the soaps if needed. Then once the Isopropyl Alcohol evaporated, begin packaging the soaps. You may use these right away as Melt and Pour Soap does not require curing.
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 its 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.
