Aromatherapy Soap

How to make an aromatherapy soap
using melt and pour soap base

When it comes to make a handmade soap, for me melt and pour method is the easiest and practical way to do. When I have a lot of times during our Christmas holiday last year, I tried some recipes from "Relax to the Max" by Rosevita Warda and I love the smell of it.

It's good if you have a fancy mold to go with it, but if you don't have like I do then you can make with a square or circle mold. That's fine.

Here is the recipe that I like and want to share with you:

Bombshell's Secret Weapon

The blend of peppermint and orange will make you feeling refresh and ready to go.

Materials:

• 6 ounces clear glycerin soap base
• 3 drops blue colorant
• 3 drops green colorant
• 10 drops peppermint essential oils/fragrance oil
• 15 drops sweet orange essential oils/fragrance oil
• 2 clamshell molds, 3 ounce each with embossed starfish.

Instructions:

• Place the soap base into the heat resistant glass measuring cup and microwave for 10 to 20 minutes. If you want to melt in double boiler on the stove, adjust the heat to keep the soap at a constant liquid point. Do not let the soap heat for more than 10 minutes. I use microwave to melt the soap, you can start at 10 minutes first and see if the base has already melt. Usually the glycerin soaps have a melting point between 135 F - 145 F


• Remove from the microwave or stove and stir lightly to melt completely any remaining soap pieces.


• Add the colorant and stir gently, If the soap starts to solidify the remelt it.


• Add the essential oils or the fragrance oils. Add drop by drop at a time until the desired level of scent achieved.


• Pour 1 ounce of the soap into the embossed areas of the mold immediately.


• Let it harden a bit, then take a plastic and scrape away any soap that spilled over and out of embossed area.


• Pour the remaining melted soap in the molds immediately


• Let the soap cool and harden completely before removing from the mold. The soap will pop up easily when completely set. For fast set, allow the soap to set in the refrigerator.

Some Tips:

• If you can't fine clear glycerin base soap you can replace it with white coconut oil base.
• Use cosmetic grade colorant to make a soap. They can be found at crafts store. They are available as both solids and liquids
• It's recommended to use high heat plastic soap molds. Be careful when choosing plastic molds, some can't take the high temperatures of the melted soap and can melt and collapse causing spill
• If you still find it difficult to release the soap then try placing it in the freezer for 10 minutes and try again

If you don't have the clamshell molds with embossed starfish,Here are few ideas of how you can make your own aromatherapy soap look like:

Here's an idea on How to make a star aromatherapy soap

All the photos are taken from flickr.com. Photos credit to soapylovedeb, naiadsoaparts and Izzi-creative

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