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How to Make Soap at Home – 4 Ways
Soap Pops
Directions:
Cut clear soap base into cubes and melt in microwave (4 oz per soap). Start with 30 seconds on high power and stir. Repeat until soap is mostly melted, then stir until completely melted.
Add a few drops each of desired colorant and fragrance oil. Stir well.
Pour into molds, to 1/8” from top edge of mold. Spray with rubbing alcohol to pop any bubbles.
Allow a firm skin to form on the top of the mold, insert sticks.
Freeze for 30 minutes.
Use butter knife to push edge of mold away from soap.
Bring pot of water to simmer. Remove pop mold from frame and dip mold into simmering water, holding soap by the stick. Pull soap out of mold.
Wrap in plastic wrap and tie closed with ribbon around stick. Tip: Wrapping soap in paper before inserting in plastic bag prevents the soap from sticking.
Exfoliating Soap
Directions:
Cut soap base into cubes, put into Pyrex cup, and melt in microwave. Start with 30 seconds on high power and stir. Repeat until soap is mostly melted, then stir until completely melted.
Add 1/2 - 1 teaspoon of exfoliant. Add a few drops of essential oil.
Stir until soap starts to thicken and exfoliant neither sinks nor floats.
Pour into molds. Spray with rubbing alcohol to pop any bubbles.
Allow to harden at room temperature, then move to freezer for 10 more minutes.
Unmold by pulling sides of mold from soap, invert, and push out with thumbs.
Wrap in plastic wrap and tie.
Mini Soap
Directions:
Cut soap base into cubes and melt in microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir until all chunks have melted.
Add a few drops of colorant and ½ tsp (approximately) of fragrance oil (to your scent preference).
Pour into silicone brownie pan. Spray with rubbing alcohol to pop any bubbles.
Allow to harden completely, then un-mold.
Repeat above for other colors.
Cut soap sheets with cutters.
Wrap in plastic treat bags or organza bags and tie.
Honey Citrus Body Wash
Directions:
Start with a clean, non-breakable, plastic pump dispenser.
Remove the lid/pump and measure all of your ingredients directly into your dispenser. You may find it helpful to use a funnel.
Screw the lid/pump back onto your dispenser and gently shake to combine ingredients.
Your honey citrus body wash is now ready to use. Because all of the ingredients are shelf-stable, the body wash will last several months and does not need to be refrigerated.