In this Soap Queen Short I show the basics of soap sculpting. This quick little video was inspired by the soap sculpting challenge. I wanted to show how easy it is to manipulate and roll Melt & Pour soap when you know the trick!
It’s easy to roll up Melt & Pour soap when you add a little glycerin. For ideas on how to use sculpted soap check out this video where I embed a soap roll in soap and this video where I make soapy pinwheels and fortune cookie shaped soap.
How to Roll Melt & Pour Soap from Soap Queen on Vimeo.
To make the soap in this video you will need:
- 8 oz White M&P Soap Base
- 1 Teaspoon Tangerine Wow! Colorant
- 2/3 oz Liquid Glycerin
- 1/8 oz Yuzu Fragrance Oil
- Shiny Square Tray Mold* NOTE: The Shiny Square Tray Mold has been discontinued. The kit now contains the Silicone Liner for 9 Bar Mold.
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I often layer two colors together but find that unless the second pour is super hot, like almost boiling, they won’t bind well. Does the glycerin make them bind better?
Hi Kelly!
When you are layering, you soap doesn’t need to be so super hot, we like to keep it around 120-130 for our layering project. Are you using our Bramble Berry House Bases or another kind of base? 🙂
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Whats the purpose of the liquid glycerine?
Hi Stephanie!
The liquid glycerin helps the soap base become more ‘bendy’ so you are able to roll and sculpt it without it breaking and cracking. We’ve also used this technique in this Soap Queen TV Episode:
Independence Day Special Edition!:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUV-J-0PPKE&feature=plcp
I hope this helps!
-Becky with Bramble Berry
This is adorable! I swear you’re a mind reader..I was just thinking about how i need to jazz up my soaps a bit! I really need to make some embeds because I love how much character they add : ).
Would this work for cold process? Are there any other articles Soap Queen has on neat embeds..maybe with cold process or even making melt and pour from scratch?
Thanks so much I am a huge fan!!My husband is sick of hearing about Brambleberry,lol.
Hi Jen!
This process isn’t going to work with cold process soap because it hardens differently (and much slower) then melt and pour. While we don’t have a tutorial on how to make melt and pour from scratch,
I’d check out the book by Catherine Failor called Making Transparent Soap, it’s a great resource on making your own M&P base. Just remember to take the proper safety precautions when making it, as it does involve using alcohol.
And, here are a few fun tutorials with embeds, cold process and melt and pour:
Crisp Anjou Pear Embed Tutorial: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/cold-process-soap/crisp-anjou-pear-embed-tutorial/
Valentine Cold Process Soap: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/cold-process-soap/valentine-cold-process-soap-2/
Neon Ambrosia Soap: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/melt-and-pour-soap/neon-ambrosia-soap-on-soap-queen-tv/
Cold Process …. With a Twist!: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/cold-process-soap/cold-process-with-a-twist/
MP Loves CP: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/cold-process-soap/mp-loves-cp/
I hope this helps!
-Becky with Bramble Berry
I can’t wait to receive my M&P base to try some rolls. Thanks for sharing, always useful!
You are going to have so much fun making rolled soap, Natalia! You’ll have to let us know how it works out for you. =)
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Thanks for the tip!! Very useful 🙂