Honeycomb Olive Diagonal Stripe Melt & Pour Soap Recipe

This project features our new Botanical Scrub Granules and our PALM FREE RC Melt and Pour Soap and natural colourants.

This is a four layer loaf, scented with our delish Pure Honey Fragrance and coloured with various natural colourants.   It is suitable for Vegans if you use our Mango Butter Base (or you can stick to to Goatsmilk if preferred) and those who avoid honey and bee products as long as you don't add any "real" honey! This loaf features a diagonal scrubby layer in the centre and a whipped "honeycomb" frosting.  THIS is what Home Made Honeycomb looks like.  The scrubby layer is coloured with Rooibos tea and contains Olive Scrub Granules and Olive Extract


What you need:

•  400g PF RC Crystal Melt and Pour Soap Base
•    1kg PF Mango Butter Melt and Pour Soap Base
•  30ml Olive Leaf Extract
•  50ml Coco-Olive Liquid Soap
•  40ml Pure Honey Fragrance
•    30g Olive Scrub Granules
  
  
• 1 teaspoon Yellow Oxide Powder
• 1½ teaspoons Brazilian Yellow Clay
• ½ teaspoon White Pashmina Mica
• 2 Rooibos Tea Bags (from supermarkets and health stores)
  
  
• Flexible Mould - Loaf (Regular)

Equipment:

• 2 or 3 x 1 Litre capacity microwave safe jugs
• Disposable Pipettes or Droppers
• Clean Up Tool
• Electric stand or hand held mixer with balloon whisk
• Scales, preferably electronic
• Thermometer, very useful but optional
• Spatula, spoons etc
• Prop for the mould

Overview:

The soap loaf is comprised of 4 layers:

1. First Pour = Base layer:  Contains 400g PF Mango Butter MP Soap Base with 7ml (1½ teaspoons) Organic Olive Leaf Extract, 3ml Rooibos Tea infusion, and 1½ to 2 teaspoons Yellow Clay (French or Brazilian)  and Yellow Oxide mixture, 8 - 10ml (1½ to 2 teaspoons) Pure Honey Fragrance

2. Second Pour = Second layer:  Contains 400g PF RC MP Soap Base with 7ml (1½ teaspoons) Organic Olive Leaf Extract, 3 - 6ml Rooibos Tea infusion, 8 - 10ml (1½ to 2 teaspoons) Pure Honey Fragrance, 1 tablespoon Olive Botanical Scrub Granules

3. Third Pour = Third layer:  Contains 400g PF Mango Butter MP Soap Base with 7ml (1½ teaspoons) Organic Olive Leaf Extract, 3ml Rooibos Tea infusion, and 1½ to 2 teaspoons Yellow Clay (French or Brazilian)  and Yellow Oxide mixture, 8 - 10ml (1½ to 2 teaspoons) Pure Honey Fragrance

4. Fourth Layer = Final pour = honeycomb top layer:  Contains 200g PF Mango Butter MP Soap Base and 20g Coco-Olive Liquid Soap with 7ml (1 ½ teaspoons) Organic Olive Leaf Extract, ¼ to ½ teaspoon White Pearl Mica, 5ml Rooibos Tea infusion, , 8 - 10ml (1½ to 2 teaspoons) Pure Honey Fragrance


Colour Prep:

• Infuse 2 Rooibos Tea Bags (any brand) into 35ml (approximately 2 tablespoons) hot water and allow to sit for 20 minutes
• Pour approximately 20 - 40ml (up to 2 tablespoons) Sodium Lactate Plus into a beaker or small measure and ½ teaspoon Yellow Oxide Powder 1½ teaspoons Yellow Clay and stir until it is lump free with no dry spots

Instructions:

First Pour = Base layer: 

• Dice and melt 400g PF Mango Butter MP Soap Base and once liquid add the Olive Leaf Extract, 3ml Rooibos Tea infusion, and ½ teaspoon Yellow Oxide mixture and the Pure Honey Fragrance Oil.  Stir well to combine with spoon or stirring stick.
• Prop the mould up a little and then carefully pour into the mould.
• Spritz with Alcohol to remove any bubbles.
• Allow to set up for 15 minutes or so.
• Take the Clean Up Tool and scrape or gouge out a couple of ½ cm deep furrows the length of the mould.

Second Pour = Second layer: 

• Dice and melt  400g PF RC MP Soap Base and once liquid add the Olive Leaf Extract, 5ml Rooibos Tea infusion, the Pure Honey Fragrance Oil and 30g Olive Scrub Granules.
• Stir well to combine with spoon or stirring stick.
• Spritz the soap in the loaf with Isopropyl Alcohol.
• Lower the prop for the mould a little and then carefully pour the dark brown, scrubby melted soap into the mould.
• Spritz with Alcohol to remove any bubbles.
• Allow to set up.
• Once firm, take the Clean Up Tool and scrape or gouge out a couple of ½ cm deep furrows the length of the mould.

3. Third Pour = Third layer: 

• Dice and melt  400g PF Mango Butter MP Soap Base and once liquid add the Olive Leaf Extract, 3ml Rooibos Tea infusion, and ½ to 1 teaspoon Yellow Oxide mixture and the Pure Honey Fragrance Oil.
• Stir well to combine with spoon or stirring stick.
• Use some of the pieces you cut from the base layer to colour match the liquid soap.
• Remove the prop from the mould so it is nearly flat, spritz with alcohol and then carefully pour into the mould.
• Spritz with Alcohol to remove any bubbles.
• Allow to set up.
• Once firm, take the Clean Up Tool and scratch the surface of the soap so it's rough, and push it around a little to make undulations.

4. Final Pour = Honeycomb Top layer:

To make Honeycomb Frosting:

• 200g PF Mango Butter Melt and Pour Soap
• 20g Coco-Olive Liquid Soap
• 5ml (1 teaspoon) Olive Leaf Extract
• ½ to ¾ tsp Pashmina Mica and about 5ml of Rooibos infusion - eye balling the colour is fine!

1. Melt the diced PF Mango Butter Base to 70°C -  our Palm Free Melt and Pour Soap sets up at 55 - 60°C.
2. Start beating at 70°C, and aim to pour at 65°C - so you can see it's a tight window to get the homemade honeycomb look.  If you allow it to cool too much, just give it a quick burst in the microwave to remelt and resume beating until it's pourable but has some body.
3. Add the colourants as per the slideshow, colour to your preference.
4. Spritz the top of the loaf liberally with alcohol and quickly pour over the surface.  If there are any little spots or holes, remelt the left over whipped soap and fill any little holes.
5. Allow to set up overnight (place a cover over it if it's damp or humid weather).
6. Slice and wrap as usual!
   
   If using the trolley bundle:  You will have left over ingredients for another project.