Blissful Blues Ombré Melt & Pour Soap Recipe

Drift away on calm, crystal water with our Blissful Blues Ombré Melt & Pour Soap Recipe.  This four layer blue ombré soap is very simple to make and will turn your bathroom into a spa escape with its heavenly scent and nourishing, moisturising soap base.

Starting by pouring the palest colour first, you'll add a little more colour to each layer you pour to achieve a beautiful blue colour gradient. When the soap is unmoulded, invert the loaf and the palest layer is on top.  

What You Need:

• 1kg Stephenson TBS (Triple Butter) Melt & Pour Soap Base
• 15g/ml Crystal Water Fragrance Oil
• Blue Lagoon Mica
• Flexible Mould - Loaf (Medium)

Equipment:

• 1 Microwave safe jug – it needs to hold 1000ml or more
• Stirring spoons or Spatulas
• Electronic scales to ensure you have even layers
• Pipettes or dropper
• Isopropyl Alcohol in a Spritzer Bottle - for spritzing the layers to ensure they "stick" together

* Long Spout Pouring Jug and Silicone Soap Spatulas available to purchase from our website, or you can use your own from your kitchen!

Prep:

• Set out ingredients and equipment.
• Dice the soap base into 1 – 2 cm cubes

Method:

Layer One: 

• Place 250g of soap base into the jug.  Lightly cover the jug and heat in the microwave – heat in bursts of 30 seconds to 1 minute until melted.
• Check the temperature to avoid overheating – the base doesn’t need to be heated above 70°C.
• Remove from the microwave and add approximately ⅛ teaspoon Blue Lagoon Mica to colour to a very pale shade of aqua when stirred through. 
• Add 3 - 5g/ml of the fragrance to this jug and stir well to combine.
• Spritz with Isopropyl Alcohol if any surface bubbles appear.
• Pour the soap into the mould very slowly, keeping the jug close to the base of the mould.
• Spritz with Isopropyl Alcohol to remove any surface bubbles.
• Allow 15 minutes or so to set up whilst you prepare the next pour.

Layer Two:

• Repeat the above process using approximately ¼ teaspoon Blue Lagoon Mica to colour to a slightly darker shade of aqua when stirred through. 
• Add another 3 - 5g/ml fragrance oil.
• Test the soap in the mould for firmness by gently pressing with your fingertips.
• When it’s firm enough to support the next layer, spritz the surface of the soap again with alcohol.
• Carefully pour the soap over the back of a spatula or spoon onto the surface of the base layer.
• Spritz the surface of the soap again with alcohol to remove any surface bubbles.
• Allow 15 minutes or so to set up whilst you prepare the next pour.

Layer Three:

• Repeat the above process using approximately ½ teaspoon Blue Lagoon Mica to colour to a slightly darker again shade of aqua when stirred through. 
• Add another 3 - 5g/ml fragrance oil.
• Test the soap in the mould for firmness by gently pressing with your fingertips.
• When it’s firm enough to support the next layer, spritz the surface of the soap again with alcohol.
• Carefully pour the soap over the back of a spatula or spoon onto the surface of the 2nd layer.
• Spritz the surface of the soap again with alcohol to remove any surface bubbles.
• Allow 15 minutes or so to set up whilst you prepare the next pour.

Layer Four:

• Repeat the above process using approximately ¾ teaspoon Blue Lagoon Mica to colour to a mid shade of aqua when stirred through. This should be the darkest of the four layers.
• Add another 3 - 5g/ml fragrance oil.
• Test the soap in the mould for firmness by gently pressing with your fingertips.
• When it’s firm enough to support the next layer, spritz the surface of the soap again with alcohol.
• Carefully pour the soap over the back of a spatula or spoon onto the surface of the base layer.
• Spritz the surface of the soap again with alcohol to remove any surface bubbles.
• Allow an hour or two or even overnight to fully harden.

Unmoulding: 

• Unmould by pulling the sides of the silicone mould outwards to release the air lock, invert and slide your thumbs along the base of the silicone mould and the soap loaf will slowly slide out onto the bench.
• Now slice to desired thickness and wrap!