Alcohol in a Small Spray Bottle (rubbing alcohol, isopropyl or vodka)
Paper Towel
Tray lined with Grease-Proof Paper
Lage Bowl of Boiling Water
Rubber Gloves
Double Boiler or Microwave
Ingredients
425gUltra Clear Melt and Pour Soap Base(15oz)
Liquid Soap Colouring
Soap Fragrance or Essential Oils(optional)
Heart Soap Mould
Retractable Craft Knife(with a narrow blade)
Assorted Clay Tools
Instructions
Position the heart mould ready to be filled. Putting it on a paper-lined tray allows for easy clean-up of any drips, and allows for transportation while the soap is still setting.
Add soap colouring by dipping the end of a skewer into liquid soap colouring and then stirring it through the melted soap base to give it a light tint of colour.
Stir gently (to prevent bubbles) until the colour and scent is fully mixed into the soap base.
Carefully pour your soap base into two of the heart mould cavities ensuring there is close to an even amount of soap in each.
Spray the surface of the soap with alcohol to get rid of surface bubbles.
Repeat steps 2-8 twice so that you have six heart shaped soap bars in three different colours.
Let the soap set overnight (12hrs) and then peel back the silicone mould to release the heart-shaped soap bars.
Repeat until all six bars have been appropriately ‘crystalised’.
Use your thumb to smooth over the rough edges around your soap bars and brush off any loose particles of soap.
Place your frozen heart soap bars back on the paper-lined tray and prepare a large bowl of boiling (or just boiled) water.
Put on your rubber gloves and remove the lid from your rubbing alcohol, ready to be used.
Holding a bar of soap upside down, quickly dip it into the bowl of boiling water. Dip it in deep enough to cover the front and sides of the soap bar, but do not get the base wet if possible.
Quickly flip the bar of soap back over and place it back on the tray.
Allow the frozen heart soap bars to dry (this should only take a few minutes as the water should evaporate quickly because it’s so hot) and then they are ready to use.