These Soapy Snowflakes have been made using Stephenson's Crystal Oatmeal and Shea Soap Base, and some left over pieces of transparent soap base for the shimmery blue detailed layers. The opaque (paler blue) top is made using the Oatmeal Shea Base. You can select any Melt and Pour Soap Base you prefer!
Instructions for making 8 soaps with both the clear blue soap base snowflakes layered tops and the pastel blue tops, you can choose which one you prefer - If you pour ½ - 1 cm from the rim and make smaller soaps and just purchase 1kg of Crystal Oatmeal and Shea Soap Base. If you purchase the extra 1kg of ST Clear Soap Base (as per the trolley), you can make another 8 soaps.
What you Need:
- 1kg Stephenson Crystal OS (Shea & Oatmeal) Melt & Pour Soap
- 130g any Clear Soap Base – Per six soaps (Only if you want the clear or mica layer)
- Moon Child Fragrance
or - Cactus Blossom Fragrance
- Egyptian Blue Mica
or - Deep Blue Liquid Pigment Dispersion
Equipment:
Budget-Wise Flexible Mould - Chunky Snowflakes
Thermometer – Helpful but not essentialStirring spoon or spatula
1 x small and 1 x Large heat proof jugs (for microwave)
Stirring stick or spoon
Digital Scales - Helpful but not essential
Pipette
Isopropyl Alcohol and Blue Spritzer Bottle Set
Instructions for making 8 soaps with both the clear blue soap base snowflakes layered tops and the pastel blue tops, you can choose which one you prefer - If you pour ½ - 1 cm from the rim and make smaller soaps and just purchase 1kg of Crystal Oatmeal and Shea Soap Base. If you purchase the extra 1kg of ST Clear Soap Base (as per the trolley), you can make another 8 soaps. We used approximtely 15g/ml fragrance for the whole batch, you can adjust this to suit your nose!
Instructions:
Set up equipment, moulds and dice soap bases, placing the clear soap into a small jug.
Heat the small jug with some of the white soap base in the microwave in short bursts of 20 seconds until it has melted.
Remove from the heat stir and then add fragrance and stir well to combine.
This soap has oatmeal in it so the cooler you pour the better it is to keep the oatmeal particles suspended. I poured at between 50 – 60°C
Spritz with alcohol to remove surface bubbles.
Add a few drops of Blue Dispersion Liquid Colour (if using) and stir to combine. You could use the Mica instead.
Pour into the base of three of the soap cavities so that the intricate pattern is covered by soap.
Heat the small jug with some of the clear soap base in the microwave in short bursts of 20 seconds until it has melted.
Stir to ensure there are no lumps, and then add ¼ teaspoon Egyptian Blue Mica to the melted base.
Carefully stir this in and look out for dry spots – if you do have dry spots a quick spritz with Isopropyl Alcohol will dissipate them immediately.
Remove from the heat stir and then add fragrance and stir well to combine.
Pour into the base of three of the soap cavities so that the intricate pattern is covered by soap.
Spray with alcohol to remove bubbles.
Allow the soap in the mould to firm up.
Melt approximately 650g of Oatmeal and Shea Soap base in short bursts until melted as previously.
Remove from the heat stir and then add fragrance and stir well to combine.
Spray the firm blue soaps in the mould with Isorpropyl Alcohol and then pour the white soap to fill the moulds.
Allow to set completely and then unmould and then wrap or store in an air tight jar.
Note: Trolley includes Moon Child Fragrance and Egyptian Blue Mica - please add any other ingredients you wish to use.
| Difficulty: | Beginner |
| Yields: | 8 - 10 bars |
| Time: | 1 hour |
| sale: | No |
| save: | No |
