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How to Make Melt and Pour Soap - Page 2

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Add sparkles if you have them.

Add color, one drop at a time (children can do this, too). Note: red and blue make purple; yellow and blue make green; red and yellow make orange; and red, yellow, and blue make brown.

Stir.

Add more color if desired.

Pour into molds.

If you have solid objects, pour soap half-way up, add solid objects (children can do this), then fill with soap.

Wait for at least 20 minutes (loaves take longer).

They're done! Wrestle them out of the molds and slice the loaf if you used a loaf pan. If they won't come out of the molds, put the molds in the freezer for at least 20 minutes and then try.

You can make a tie-dye effect with the colors if you add them later, after you have poured the soap into the mold. Add a drop of color and then swirl with a toothpick.

You can make stripes by filling a mold just a little, waiting about five minutes, and then filling it with a different color.

The best part about making soap with children is that later, you will find them washing their hands more often so they can use the new soap. Another good thing about making soap is the clean-up. If you make a mess, it's OK because it's SOAP!

If you want inspiration and would like to see some fantastic melt and pour soaps, go to Primal Elements. I don't know how they do it!

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