Melt
n' Pour Chunk Soap
For this project you will need:
Stephenson
Melt
n' Pour Ultra Clear Soap Base
Selection
of some cosmetic
soap safe colorants and/or micas
Plain
soap
mold (perferrably without any designs)
Soap
safe fragrance
oil of your choice
Equipment you will need:
Scale
Cutting Board
Knife
Measuring Cups
Shredder
Cut
Soap Chunks:
The
first thing we will do is make some chunks. Weigh the soap and
put it into your measuring cup. I am making a 4 oz. bar of each
of these colors.
Melt
the Soap:
Melt
it in the microwave stirring every 45 seconds or so. Once it
is completely melted, add your fragrance oil and colorant. For
this one, I am using about 8 drops of liquid red colorant. Stir
the colorant and fragrance into the soap and then pour it into
the mold. Set the soap aside or pop it into the refrigerator
to cool.
Arrange
the Hardened Soap Chunks:
Once
the bars are hardened, pop them out of the mold and cut them
into chunks. Here you can add your own creativity: big chunks,
little chunks different sizes; it is up to you. You can even
shred the soap, like I am doing here. Once your chunks and/or
shreds are prepared, arrange them into the molds. Mix them up,
layer them, arrange them however you like.
Make
the Chunk Soap:
Now
it is time to do the over pour. You want to melt your soap (I
am melting about 16 oz here) into your measuring cup. However,
once it is melted you need to let it cool till it is about 120
degrees. If you pour it over the chunks while it is still very
hot, you will cause the chunks to melt and some of them will
bleed color into the over pour (not bad, if you want that look).
Spritz the chunks with a little rubbing alcohol. Once the soap
has cooled to about 120 degrees, gentle pour it over the chunks.
Gently tap the mold on the counter top to dislodge any air bubbles
that may have gotten trapped. Spritz the finished top layer
with rubbing alchol to remove air bubbles. Set the soap
bars aside or into the refrigerator to cool.
Finish
the Chunk Soap:
Once
the soaps have cooled and hardened completely, simply turn the
mold over and give them a little press and they will pop out of
the mold. That is all there is to it! Different combinations of
chunks and shapes make different themed soaps.
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