Cut into squares and heat your desired amount, add your choice of
color, fragrance and additives (sold separately), pour into a mold (sold
separately, please visit my store for many amazing choices of molds) and you have created your own soap with this wonderful soap
base! Comes with its own storage container with directions.
Life of the Party’s clear soap is the perfect way to showcase
lovely, transparent, colorful soaps. This soap is specially formulated
as a “cleansing soap” with less foaming agents to avoid pH imbalances
allowing clean, healthy, soft skin. Beautiful, safe and functional
handmade soaps. Melt and Pour soap making is fun and easy. Make
beautiful boutique quality handmade soaps in your kitchen. Basic Melting
Instructions: You’ll need some items from around the house: microwave,
cutting board, glass measuring cups, kitchen knife, spoon for stirring
and propping, plastic wrap, scissors, (optional-rubbing alcohol in a
spray bottle) Prepare: Depending on your project, decide how much clear
and/or white soap you will need. Most of our molds are between 3-4
ounces. Cut desired amount of soap brick into cubes, and place into a
microwave-safe measuring cup. Have your fragrance, color and mold ready
at hand. You will want your mold cavity side up. Depending on the mold
you choose, you may need to put a spoon or even grab some caps off a few
soda bottles to help steady the mold. This way when you pour the soap
in later it won’t run all over. which brings up another point, feel free
to cover your work area with brown paper bags or paper towels. It is
soap and cleans up with water but still, less mess is best. Color &
Fragrance: Add fragrance/color soap as indicated in instructions or
project sheet. We use about 6 drops of fragrance per ounce of soap but
we are fragrance divas here. Colors not so much. A little goes a long
way so start with one or two drops and add from there. Remember you can
always mix and match colors for all kinds of shades. Microwave: You’re
ready to microwave. Soap melts at a pretty low temperature and once it
starts it goes quick. It can get really hot so please, please be
careful. Place the microwave-safe measuring cup into microwave and heat
for 30 seconds, remove and stir to break up the bigger blobs. Repeat
this now in 10 and then 5 second intervals until soap is completely
melted. Keep an eye on it, if it starts to bubble up, it's too hot. If
this happens, turn off the microwave, let it cool, (the cup should be
warm, not burning hot to the touch) remove, stir, and place back in
microwave if necessary to finish the melting process. Pour & Remove:
Take your melted soap and slowly pour it into a mold cavity. You want
to fill it all the way to the “top” this will help you when you de-mold
the soap. If you want really pretty soap, you can spritz it with alcohol
to remove the bubbles. Let it cool, and be patient. It can take over an
hour to dry. If it's warm to the touch, it's not ready. Once it’s cool,
flip the mold over and start to apply constant, even pressure with
thumbs to the backside of the mold. You may need to gently pull one side
of mold away from the soap bar to break air seal. It takes a little
practice, but you’ll get the hang of it. After you admire your work, go
ahead and wrap it tightly in plastic wrap to keep the moisture in until
you are ready to use it or gift it. Tips and Tricks: -Use rubbing
alcohol to remove air bubbles, adhere layers to one another and to spray
objects you want to embed in the soap to prevent air pockets. The
alcohol evaporates from the heat of the soap so there is little residue.
-You can re-melt soap, so save mistakes, scraps and extras. Just be
mindful of the fragrances and start at 5-10 second intervals when
re-melting. -Do not move molds until soap has begun to set or you can
create wrinkles in your soap. If this happens, try to remove them by
spraying rubbing alcohol over the wrinkle. -When layering colors, allow a
layer of skin to form on the poured soap to prevent layered colors from
bleeding into each other. Test the layer with the tip of your finger by
gently touching the soap – it should not wiggle, should not be hot and
should feel slightly firm to completely firm. -Soap can take anywhere
from 30-90 minutes to harden so don’t rush it. If it is still warm to
the touch it should not be un-molded yet. It also sets up quicker when
you put it in the refrigerator once it solidifies. HAVE FUN AND
EXPERIMENT ON YOUR OWN. Adult use only.