Working quickly, pour the liquid soap base into the hexagon section of the mosaic tile silicone mould.
Ensure the soap base covers the entire section of the mould by spreading it around with a rubber scraper and spraying alcohol to break the surface tension and remove any bubbles.
Set the soap aside to set for 20-30 minutes.
Once the soap is set, turn the mould over and push out the mosaic soap tiles onto the paper-lined tray while bending and flexing the mould.
Clean the mould if necessary and repeat the process to make all of the following tiles:– 4 sections of neutral-coloured tiles to be used as a majority of your design, or 'base tiles'(white, clear, clear blue, pearlescent white).– 2 sections of bright-coloured/glitter tiles to be used as highlights (blue, gold, pink, grey).Highlight tiles need only be half a hexagon tile section of the mould, therefore you should be able to yield 4 different coloured highlight tiles from 2 sections of the mould.The quantities of soap base listed in this tutorial allow for 1 section to be made with white melt and pour soap base, and the remaining 5 sections to be made with clear melt and pour soap base.
Use a breadboard and a sharp knife to cut up and trim the mosaic soap tiles if required.
Sort the soap tiles by shape and separate the 'part' tiles (i.e. the edge pieces) from the 'whole' tiles.
Melt your soap base as per the instructions in a microwave or double boiler.
Scent your soap with fragrance oils or essential oils (optional).
Pour a small amount (10-15g) of soap into each mould cavity until the surface of the mosaic is completely covered.
Spray the soap with alcohol to remove any bubbles.
Allow the thin layer of soap to set.
Weigh out 170g (~6oz) of white melt and pour soap base and cut it up into small cubes. This includes 10g for 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 (optional).
Set the soap mould (sitting on a tray or breadboard) on top of a set of kitchen scales and press TARE.
Spray the surface of the set soap inside each cavity with alcohol to help the soap layers adhere to each other.
Pour 40g (1.4oz) of liquid soap base into each cavity, resetting the scales to ‘0’ between pouring each cavity.
Spray the surface of the soap with alcohol to remove any bubbles.
Allow the soap bars to set overnight.
Remove your gorgeous glass tile effect soap bars from the mould.
Notes
This recipe yields four soap bars, however five are sometimes shown in the instructional images. If you wish to make five soap bars you will need to adjust your soap quantities accordingly.