Adding fragrance: once the soap is melted, pour into a glass bowl or measuring cup: once it’s cool enough to hold in your hand, you are ready to add the fragrance. When adding fragrance to the soap, stir well to evenly spread the aroma. It’s better to add fragrance before color. This will allow you to see the effect of the oils you added before adding any color. At times when using essential oil it gives a distinct color and might not require added colorant.
Recommended fragrance: in 16 ounces of soap (1 lb) you can add 1 to 3 teaspoons of fragrance (20 to 60 drops) or until you achieve the desired aroma.
This can be one or more scents but the total number of drops remains the same.
3. Adding color: add little by little the liquid color to the soap while stirring until you achieve the desired look that you wanted. If you want to make a clear base opaque, dilute a small quantity of titanium dioxide in water and add a tiny bit at a time to your base until you get the result you’re looking for.
4. Pouring into the molds: once you have added your fragrance and achieve the color you wanted, you are now ready to pour the melted soap into the molds. You may use a pouring pitcher or use the mixing bowl depending to what you are comfortable to use.
Pouring temperature is great if it’s at 135 F
Tip: once you pour the soap in the mold, spritz with alcohol to eliminate bubbles formed at the surface of the soap.
Tip: if you want multiple layers, spritz with alcohol between layers: alcohol is the glue that holds the layers together.
5. Unmolding your finished soap: it can take up to a couple of hours to harden the soap, depending on the size of the soap and the ambient temperature. Test if the soap is hard by lightly pressing the surface and if it’s solid you’re ready to unmold. Turn the mold upside down and gently press on its bottom and the soap should pop right out. If it does not pop out most likely it’s not cool enough, leave it for an hour more. Sometime placing the soap in a freezer for 10 minutes will help it as well.
