Triple Heart Soap Part 2

As promised, here is Part 2 of the Triple Heart Soap Project

 

If you missed part 1, you can find it here.

First, admire the layered hearts that you made.

 

Weigh out 10 ounces of white soap base.

Melt in microwave in 15 second bursts.

Add 1 teaspoon of fragrance oil.

Add pink or red body safe colorant.

Stir to combine.

 

Place loaf mold at an angle.

You can do this by propping up a long side.

I used some little measuring cups

And a wooden dowel.

Oh, and some cans of peanuts.

The weight of the peanuts

Kept the mold from sliding around.

 

Pour the pink soap into the mold.

Be careful to not pour on the sides.

If that happens, you can clean it up

After the layer hardens.

 

Now you need some patience.

Wait about a half hour or so.

What to do?

Clean the bathroom.

Read.

Do some laundry.

Take a walk.

 

Now it’s time to melt 10 ounces of clear soap base.

Add 1 teaspoon of fragrance oil.

Add red coloring and some glitter.

Tilt the soap mold the opposite direction.

The pink soap should be against the counter.

Make sure the red soap is between 120 and 125 degrees Fahrenheit.

Spritz the pink layer.

Carefully pour the red layer into the mold.

 

Now it’s time to wait again.

It will need a half hour or so to set up.

Things to do while waiting?

Read more of that book.

Sing a Song.

Play cards.

Play a board game.

Surf the web.

Read other SoapArt blog posts.

 

Okay.  Now it’s time for the finishing touches.

Melt 12 ounces of clear base.

Add 2 teaspoons of fragrance oil.

Add some glitter.

 

Place the mold flat on the work surface.

You now have a V where the layered hearts can sit.

When the clear, glittery soap is at 120 – 125 degrees Fahrenheit,

Spritz the pink and red layers.

Then pour a small amount of the clear soap into the V.

 

 Spritz each layered heart.

Be generous with your spritzing.

Place each heart in the clear soap.

I placed them very near each other.

I went pink to pink and white to white.

 

Wait 10-15 minutes for clear soap to solidify.

Spritz again.

Heat clear base for 10-15 seconds.

Once it is back to 120-125 degrees Fahrenheit,

Fill the remainder of the mold

With the clear glittery soap.

 

Wait for four hours or more.

 

Once soap is cool and solid,

Unmold and cut into individual bars.

 

Don’t want to make your own?

 

 

You can pick up a bar here for a limited time.

 

Thanks for reading!

 

 



Triple Heart Soap - Part 1

Here's a fun soap that you can make at home.

The soap is made from a pre-made glycerin base.

There’s no cure time.

Once the soap solidifies, it’s ready to use!

There’s still time to make these for Valentines’ Day.

 

Here's what you'll need

Non-bleeding red and pink body safe colorants

Body Safe Glitter

Body Safe Fragrance Oil Made for Use in Soap

Clear Glycerin Soap Base

White Glycerin Soap Base

Spray Bottle of Rubbing Alcohol

Full Size Silicone or Bread Loaf Pan or other Mold

Silicone Heart Mold (or you can use a box and a heart cookie cutter)

Various Utensils

 

Steps:

Melt 8 ounces of white base.

To do this, cut up base into one inch cubes.

Weigh 8 oz. of cubes into a microwave safe container.

Heat on high power for 25 seconds.

Stir gently.

 

Continue heating in 15 second bursts.

Stir after each burst.

 

Once most of the base is melted,

Stir until all remaining pieces are melted.

Add 1 teaspoon of fragrance.

I used Ginger Ale fragrance oil from Bramble Berry.

It’s a light fresh scent.

 

Add pink or red colorant until you reach the desired shade of pink.

Stir gently to mix.

 

Pour into individual heart molds.

Pour until each heart is filled 1/3 of the way.

Fill as many molds as your base allows.

Spritz the top of the soap with rubbing alcohol.

This gets rid of any air bubbles that surface.

 

While that is hardening,

Melt 8 oz. of clear soap.

Add 1 teaspoon of fragrance oil.

Add red coloring until desired shade is achieved.

Add a little body safe glitter.

Stir gently to mix.

 

 

Once the base is about 120 – 125 degrees,

You are ready to pour the red layer onto the pink layer.

Spritz the pink layer with rubbing alcohol.

Gently pour the red soap over the pink layer.

Spritz away.
 

While the red layer hardens,

Melt 8 oz. of white base.

Add 1 teaspoon of fragrance oil.

Stir gently.

 

Once the base is about 120 – 125 degrees Fahrenheit,

Spritz the pink layer with rubbing alcohol.

Gently pour the white soap over the red layer.

Spritz any air bubbles on top.

 

 

Let the hearts harden for at least an hour.

Make sure they are fully cooled and set.

Gently remove the hearts from the mold.

 

If you don’t have a heart mold, you can do this instead.

Use 12 oz. of base for each layer.

Layer the colors into an 8x8 inch silicone pan or lined box.

Don’t forget to spritz between layers.

Once all layers are hard, remove from pan.

Use a heart cookie cutter to cut soap into heart shapes.

Reserve scraps for another project.

 

Now your triple layer hearts are ready.

 

Part 2 will be posted in a day or two.

 

Thanks for reading!



Lobster Soaps

The reason I got into soapmaking in the first place is because of my sister, owner of my little studio on Kent Island in Stevensville, Maryland.  Her regular soapmaker had to stop consiging soap, so I offered to "give it a try" so her studio could still have the great smell of homemade soap.  I instantly fell in love with making soap. Thank you for encouraging me and supporting me in my soap addiction, sis!

With that in mind, it’s about time I made some lobster soaps with customers of my little studio and Island Arts in mind.  Here they are.  These guys will be on their way to Maryland later this week if all goes as planned.

I didn’t want to make them smell like raw seafood.  I didn’t think they should smell like flowers either.  I used a wonderfully earthy-salty-oceany fragrance from Bramble Berry called Sea Moss.  It’s a very fresh scent that is perfect for these soaps.

The lobsters were fun to make.  Of course they were.  I haven't made a soap yet that I didn't enjoy making.  First I poured the red and let it set up.  I forgot all about taking pictures in progress.  Then I poured in the white soap at just the right temperature so it didn’t melt the red soap.  I hope people will enjoy them.

Here's a lobster trio.

Thanks for reading!