MELT & POUR SOAP A SIMPLE WAY TO MAKE HOMEMADE SOAP.

 

Melt and Pour Soap is a Base that has already been through a complete Saponification process

(i.e. the chemical process which occurs naturally when mixing oils with lye, making the soap safe for use on skin.  


Melt and Pour Base is safe for the skin.  It is all the raw materials made into a tube ready to use.  It contains Water, Lye, Oil and Glycerin. 

Glycerine is a natural part of fats and oils and this draws water to the skin helping to balance moisture levels. 

A wonderful option for beginner soap makers and its safe for kids. 

The beauty of Melt and Pour Base is that its ready to use and all you need to do is design and customize your soap as follows:

Skin type needs.

Add Dried herbs or fruit peels.

Add colour

Blend fragrances or Essential oils and add these. 

Test different molds.

It really is so simple  :  Choose your base tube.   Melt it and then customize this with your additives, herbs, colours and fragrances.  

 


 

Some Inspiration:   These are only a few ideas and there are thousands of melt and pour soap recipes that you can find online or plan yourself. 

The potential combinations of bases and additional ingredients are mind boggling.  

Begin with something simple, but experiment with different options.

Once you start experimenting, you will discover that there are simple melt and pour recipe options for every skin type, every situation, and every individuals own personal tastes.

Be creative and have fun.  




TRY THIS:   

ALOE VERA AND NETTLE

A very moisturising soap that can soothe, soften and protect the skin.

Aloe vera is well known as a healing plant. Dried nettles impart an attractive green flecking to the soap, and nettles are said to be soothing to the skin and can help with certain skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis.

Add these natural, botanical ingredients to a glycerine soap base. 

 

 


HONEY CALENDULA AND OATMEAL

A soothing soap recipe which takes advantage of the naturally healing and enhancing properties of natural ingredients.

Honey is nourishing, moisturising and naturally antibacterial. Calendula has anti-inflammatory properties. And oatmeal is a gentle, natural exfoliant that is also soothing on the skin.   The dried Calendula petals add a pretty look and also add a pale yellow colour.

This soap has no fragrance and can be enhanced with essential oils. Have fun making a fragrance blend. 



COFFEE EXFOLIATOR

The scent of fresh-brewed coffee is intoxicating and almost everyone loves this smell.  

A simple melt and pour soap recipe  that uses coffee both for its fragrance and for its natural exfoliating property.   You can save your coffee grinds, dry these and add to your soaps.

Caffeine is a useful anti-inflammatory for the skin, makes skin less puffy, improves circulation and reduce water retention.

 All these suggestions use a Melt and Pour Soap base and the herbs, Peels, Grinds etc. are all added once the soap has been melted and before pouring the liquid base into the molds.   

 There is no limit to the options  - Purchase your Melt and Pour Base and prepare your dried flowers, herbs and grinds in advance.    Get ready to have great fun and share your creativity with family and friends.  Lovely gifts or start a small business.  

 


 

 Raw Supplies are all available at All Kind of Everything.   Melt and Pour Base, Dried Flowers and

 Herbs, Molds, Colours and Fragrances.    Penny and Vera are available in the shop on 0974616963 or

visit the online shop  https://theadaircollection.shop

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