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I had some avocado cucumber melt and pour base and some olive oil soap base. I made two small thin batches of avocado cucumber soap. It was cloudy. I made them pink and blue. Cut them up into little squares. I then made enough olive oil soap to cover the bottom of my container/mold. I tinted it light purple and made it smell like pink sugar. I poked a few of the blocks in it. I would then do a few layers of more olive oil soap and put a few more blocks in it.
The most important part of layering I learned is to spray alcohol. Once you pour the soap, spray alcohol to pop the bubbles. Before you can add another layer, you need to spray with alcohol again. I read that if you don't have alcohol sprayed, that the layers won't stick and they may come apart.
4 comments:
Very cool Merit!
Hi Merit! Thanks for following my blog! I've only had time to scan yours so far but it looks like you and I are two peas in a pod LOL! Gardening, real food, natural skin care, music (my new ukulele is my current obsession, also play piano and bass)...plus I love that you have Steve Martin on your blog. LOVE that guy!!! (his 70's/80's stuff is the best though) I'm looking forward to poking around more as I have the time, and I'm adding it to my google reader. I REALLY want to learn about making soap. For some reason it scares the heck outta me :)!
Wow Kelli, we do sound a lot alike. I am a banjo fool. :) I am dying to make "real soap" and I am scared, too. I have started with melt and pour. I have the lye ordered and here now. I figured I may give it a try this weekend or next - on my back porch.
This book is one of the best for great things to do with melt and pour. Soapylove: Squeaky-Clean Projects Using Melt-and-Pour Soap
Thanks Merit! I'll have to check it out!
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