Melt And Pour Recipes

Melt and pour recipes

DO NOT add butters or oils to melt and pour soap. They compromise lather, cause separation, and prevent the soap from fully hardening. Instead, choose a soap base that is formulated with butters/oils like Crafter's Choice Shea Butter Soap Base or bases with Essential Oils.

How much soap does 2lbs of melt and pour make?

A two-pound block of Melt and Pour soap base can yield between 10-20 soap bars, depending on the desired size of the finished soap bars.

What can I mix with melt and pour soap?

Additions for Your Melt and Pour Soap

Natural Exfoliants – such as salt, oats, coffee grounds etc..
Herbs and botanicals – for their natural, healthy properties and their appearance.
Essential oils – for their scent, and beneficial properties.

Is melt and pour soap good to sell?

Melt and pour soap products are an excellent option if you're interested in starting a soap business or adding soap products to your existing candle line. The melt and pour soap making process is easy to learn with a relatively low initial investment.

Can you use fresh coffee grounds in melt and pour soap?

Coffee grounds are perfect for exfoliating the body, especially dry areas like feet and elbows. Used coffee grounds are best for both melt and pour and cold process soap. Dry grounds can bleed in the soap, creating a halo of color. After making a pot of coffee, place the grounds on a towel and pat dry.

Do I need rubbing alcohol for melt and pour soap?

When making both cold process and melt and pour soap, a spray bottle of 99% Isopropyl Alcohol is helpful. Also known as rubbing alcohol, isopropyl alcohol helps to prevent soda ash on cold process soap, and helps layers stick together when working with melt and pour.

Does melt and pour soap expire?

This is also the case with melt and pour soap. It has already gone through the saponification process, so any additives can grow mold and bacteria if left open for a while. Many products aren't exactly “spoiled” to use past their shelf life but rancid ingredients may smell, or change color.

How many drops of fragrance oil in melt and pour soap?

For MP Soaping: You can use Up 2.5% Fragrance/Essential Oil for the weight of the soap. This is the maximum for safety, but mostly we use 1 – 1.5% in Melt & Pour Soap. If you are measuring in drops, there are approximately 20 drops per ml. As an example, for a 100g bar of soap at 1.0% you would use 20 drops or 1ml.

How much carrier oil can I add to melt and pour soap?

In melt and pour soap, more often than not, 2% will be sufficient. So for our tutorial on making our Strawberry and Kiwi Massage bar, you'll see we used 2% of Strawberry Kiwi Fragrance Oil.

Can I add lotion to melt and pour soap?

Moisturizers such as vegetable butters, vegetable oils, and clays can be added as the melt and pour soap base is heated.

Can you use vanilla extract in melt and pour soap?

Vanilla extract should not be used in soap, as adding alcohol to soap can cause unpredictable and negative results. Plus, vanilla extract won't leave any scent in your soap, making it a waste.

Can aloe vera gel be added to melt and pour soap?

This will help melt the soap base and turn it into a liquid consistency. After the glycerin soap cubes have melted, add the aloe vera gel to it and stir the mixture until it's completely mixed.

How much fragrance oil per pound of soap melt and pour?

Fragrance amount For a strong scent, you can add 0.7 ounces of fragrance or essential oil per pound of cold process soap. For melt and pour, you can add 0.3 ounces per pound.

Can melt and pour soap get moldy?

This is also the case with melt and pour soap. It has already gone through the saponification process, so any additives can grow mold. Fresh additives will eventually (or even quickly) turn brown, and grow mold and bacteria.

Can melt and pour soap grow mold?

If you add botanicals during a different stage in your process, you're likely to open your soap up to growing mold. If you're making Melt & Pour Soap and want to add botanicals, make sure to use a base with a pH between 8 and 10 to ensure mold prevention.

How do you get more lather in melt and pour soap?

Sugar can increase lather in soap. Add up to 1 teaspoon of white sugar per pound of melt and pour soap base. You can also make a sugar scrub soap that has more lather.

Can you put apple cider vinegar in melt and pour soap?

Directions. Step 1: Melt the soap base in a pouring jar using a double boil or in microwave. Step 2: Stir well with a spoon to evenly melt. Step 3: Add the ACV and the oils, scrub ingredients if using and quickly stir.

How do you add fragrance to melt and pour soap?

Adding fragrance: once the soap is melted, pour into a glass bowl or measuring cup: once it's cool enough to hold in your hand, you are ready to add the fragrance. When adding fragrance to the soap, stir well to evenly spread the aroma. It's better to add fragrance before color.

Do you have to let melt and pour soap cure?

The benefit of melt and pour soap is that the soap base has already gone through that process, meaning you don't have to handle lye and there's no need to cure the soap-it's ready to use as soon as it's cooled and hardened.

Can you use 91% isopropyl alcohol for soap making?

We can get 91% Isopropyl Alcohol here. Put it into a fine mist spray bottle. I spray my soap twice, once right after pouring and then again about 30 minutes later. That usually does the trick and prevents ash from forming.