CREAMSICLE SOAP (Melt and Pour) Recipe

I remember as a kid eating creamsicle pops my mom use to buy at the grocery store.  To my great excitment I found instructions on how to make a bar of soap which looks like one of my favorite summer treats.  This melt and pour Creamscicle Soap Recipe was submitted by Ela Heyn appears to the website Soap Wizards.  May I suggest that if you would like to make this soap look like someone took a bite out of it, then I would suggest getting a scalloped cookie cutter.  A scalloped cookie cutter makes a great looking set of teeth marks in your soap creation.  If you do not have one or cannot find one in your local cooking store, then using a rounded edge one would look just fine.  The wrap your creamsicle soap in a cellophane bag with a cute ribbon then you will be all set for gift giving!

Soap Making Instructional: How to Use Swirlz Soap Base

Cold Process Soapmakers have the luxury of making swirled soap. Denise from Go Planet Earth has been getting alot of requests for a tutorial on how to do this swirl technique in a melt and pour soap version. In the instructions provided, the color used is a blue, but. you can choose any color to your liking. The color combinations are endless. This instructional shows the basics of how to work with the base and get the feel for the right pouring temperature to master the swirling technique. In a future tutorial, Go Planet Earth will show how to use this base to make a swirled loaf soap. So once that is available, I will share that with you.

Now I am not so sure what make this soap base so special to do this technique and not sure why you cannot use any particular melt and pour base. But you can purchase a 2-lb. Swirlz (clear) for $7.80 directly from Go Planet Earth. The ingredinets for the clear soap base are Water, Sorbitol, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Stearate, Glycerin, Sodium Tallowate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Laurate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Cocoate, Triethanolamine.

Rock Candy Soap

I remember as a kid making rock candy in summer school. When I saw this Rock Candy Soap Tutorial from Go Planet Earth it brought back memories of my youth. So I am so looking forward to making this melt and pour soap project in the future. Look at the really cute packaging that Denise did for these soaps. Denise was nice enough to share a template for the labels she used on the packaging.

Vertical Sandalwood Vanilla Soap

Here is a cold process soap recipe with a twist. As you may or may not know vanilla content in some fragrance oils can really cause discoloration. This recipe for a Vertical Sandlwood Vanilla CP Soap
from the Soap Queen demonstrates how to incorporate the discoloration and wind up with a really neat bar of soap. This is an intermediate project which takes 50 minutes to make without curing time. Once completed you should get 73 ounces.

How to make your own bath beads

I saw this recipe on how to make your own bath beads hobbies page of essortment website and I was intriqued what it was all all about. When I saw the title, the first think that came into my mind are those oils that are encased in a flexible material. After looking at the recipe, these bath beads are closer to a bath fizzy. This is a cost-effective and easy solution is to make your own bath beads. recipe.

To make scented bath beads you will first need to gather a few ingredients: 1/2 cup powdered milk, 2 tablespoon, powdered sugar, 2 tablespoon borax powder, 1/4 cup rose water or orange water, Essential oil (or if you prefer, a fragrance oil), and Food coloring (optional). I would probably choose to use cosmetically safe soap dye instead of food coloring. In the article, the author gives some good tips about essential oils.

All you have to do to make your own bath beads is to follow these simple directions:

1. Gather a large bowl and wooden spoon.
2. Combine the powdered milk, powdered sugar and borax powder. Stir until the mixture is evenly blended.
3. Add in most of the rose or orange water (about ¾) and your selected essential oil (approx. 10 drops depending on the oil and your preference) or fragrance oil.
4. Optional: Add your desired amount of food coloring. Remember that this color will tint your bath water.
5. Continue stirring the mixture and add the rest of the water as needed until you have a thick mixture that resembles clay or play dough.
6. By hand roll the finished dough into small balls approx. a teaspoon in size. Place these balls on a sheet of wax paper or tin foil on a flat surface. Allow the beads to dry for 24 hours.
7. Wash your hands thoroughly.
8. Author suggests placing them in a decorative bowl to brighten up your bathroom or package them in a decorative container and wrapping to use for gifts.

The author makes the recommendation of trying an alternative recipe if you want to make bath beads with your kids. Instead of using essential oils, trying using a fragrance oil.