Set out all of your equipment and ingredients ready to be used.
Place your soap mould on a tray lined with a piece of grease-proof paper.
Using a set of kitchen scales, weigh out 175g (~6.5oz) of ultra clear melt and pour soap base and cut it up into small cubes. This amount includes wastage.
Put the soap cubes in a glass measuring jug.
Melt your soap base as per the instructions in a microwave or double boiler.
Position the tray holding the mould on a set of kitchen scales and press TARE.
Gently and slowly pour 40g (~1.5oz) of soap into each mould cavity, resetting the scales to zero in between filling each cavity.
Spray the surface of the soap with alcohol to remove any bubbles.
Set the soap aside to harden for 20 minutes.
Once the soap is set, use a hard plastic stamp and a small hammer to emboss the surface of each soap bar.
Use a paintbrush to dry brush coloured mica onto the surface of each of the soap bars. Use the paint brush to push mica into the recesses of the embossed design.
When complete, turn the soap mould over on to a piece of paper towel and gently tap the base of each cavity to remove any excess mica.
Remove any mica from the sides of the soap mould cavities with a damp cloth.
Weigh out 175g (~6.5oz) of ultra clear melt and pour soap base and cut it up into small cubes. This amount includes wastage.
Put the soap cubes in a glass measuring jug.
Melt your soap base as per the instructions in a microwave or double boiler.
Scent your soap with fragrance oils or essential oils.
Tint your soap black with soap colouring.
Position the tray holding the mould on a set of kitchen scales and press TARE.
Gently and slowly pour 40g (~1.5oz) of black soap base onto a spoon and then down the side of each cavity to cover the surface of the mica. Reset the scales to zero in between filling each cavity.
Spray the surface of the soap with alcohol to remove any bubbles.
Set your soaps aside to harden for at least one hour.
Once the soap has set hard, gently ease away the silicone mould from the soap bars to de-mould them.