Making melt and pour soap for the first time may seem like a daunting task, however its actually so simple you may be left wondering if you did it right. Soap making using 2 pounds of melt and pour soap requires 6 steps Ingredients needed to make melt and pour soap. Melt and pour is fairly easy to make and…
Making layers in a melt and pour soap makes a great looking and colorful bar of soap. However the layers can separate either when you unmold the soap or while using the soap in the shower. There are a few things to prevent your melt and pour soap separating. There are two main tips to remember to avoid your melt…
Melt and pour soap is fast becoming the go to method for soap making. Its quick and easy and has a low entry barrier, however the question does come up. If it is so easy, is it made from natural ingredients? Melt and pour soap is made from 95% natural ingredients, the other 5% depends on how the lye substance…
What is melt and pour soap? Melt and pour soap is actual soap that went through the full saponification process to make soap but a few additives were introduced to give the soap the ability to be melted, hardened and remelted and molded. Learn more HERE. The actual technique varies from manufacture to manufacture however the basic ingredients include. Do…
Making melt and pour soap is fairly simple, however there is no substitute for having the right tools for the job. The 6 tools needed to make melt and pour soap are a scale, mold, spatula, double boiler, thermometer and a soap cutter. With these tools and of course your safety equipment like gloves, eyewear and long sleeve shirt making…
Melt and pour soap is by far the easiest way to get in to soap making. The method is in its name, melt and pour. However there are a few problems you may not be aware of when it comes to this method. There are 6 common melt and pour soap problems such as discoloration, burning, sweating, ripple development, mold…
Making melt and pour soap is fairly easy, in fact it is so easy it’s often the first type of soap we recommend new soapers get into. However too many persons find themselves with melt and pour soap making problems. This may seem weird but its so simple that many believe the technique should be more difficult. You literally melt…
When it comes to handmade soap there are three main ways soap is made and of the three ways or types of handmade soap there are easy and hard soap recipes. The three methods of making soap are; cold process soap making, hot process soap making and melt and pour soap making. Hands down the easiest soap to make would…
Overview Melt and pour soap making has had a surge in the past few months. Many persons feel safer making melt and pour vs cold or hot process due to the fact that there is no interaction why sodium hydroxide aka lye. This makes making melt and pour soap an activity that can be carried out by younger persons. While…
Melt and pour soap is the easiest way to make custom designed soap for your skin or anyone that may have eczema. This was a question that came to mind when dealing with my daughters eczema situation. What can I do to manage her outbreaks and how can I be sure what was in the products I would use. I…
If it is your first time or 100th time making melt and pour soap, you probably wondered what else can I do to spruce up the look of this soap. Most often adding color is good enough to make your soap stand out but then the question arises what colors should I use? and what would give the the best…
A popular way to make handmade soap is with the use of melt and pour soap base. It is so popular that I wondered what exactly is it? Is it really soap or something else? So what is melt and pour soap? Melt and pour soap is a pre-made soap made from oils and lye water that has went through…
