Rustic Desert Melt & Pour Bars
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Recipe type: Melt and Pour
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Serves: About 3 pounds of soap
 
These Rustic Desert Melt and Pour Bars are perfect for scrubbing off dirt and grime!
Ingredients
  • 45 oz. Clear Melt and Pour Soap Base
  • 1.5 tsp. Crushed Grape Seeds
  • ½ tsp. Strawberry Seeds
  • ¾ tsp. Shredded Loofah
  • Desert Red Mica
  • Liquid Blue Colorant
  • 99% Isopropyl Alcohol
  • 1.2 oz. Fresh Bamboo Fragrance Oil (0.3 oz. in each layer)
  • Tall 12″ Silicone Loaf Mold
  • Crinkle Cutter
Instructions
COLOR PREP: Disperse 1 teaspoon of Desert Red Mica into 1 tablespoon 99% isopropyl alcohol. Use a mini mixer to get the clumps of color worked out smoothly. This is an optional step. You can add the mica directly to the melted soap. We dispersed it so it would mix in easily and prevent any clumping.
  1. Cut 22.5 oz. of Clear Melt and Pour Base into small even pieces. Place the soap in a heat-safe container and melt in the microwave using 30 second bursts, stirring in between each burst. Using short bursts prevents the soap from scorching.
  2. Add 0.6 oz. of Fresh Bamboo Fragrance Oil and stir well.
  3. Add 1.5 tsp. crushed grape seeds and 1 tsp. of dispersed Desert Red Mica. Mix until the exfoliant and color are incorporated, and there are no large clumps of crushed grape seeds.
  4. Check the temperature. You want the soap to be around 125-130 °F so it is thick enough to suspend the grape seeds. When it’s the correct temperature, pour half (11.3 oz.) of the soap into the mold. You can use a scale, or just eyeball it. Spritz with alcohol to disperse any bubbles, and let the soap fully cool and harden.
  5. Cut 11.3 oz. of Clear Melt and Pour Base into small even pieces. Place the soap in a heat-safe container and melt in the microwave using 15 second bursts, stirring in between each burst. Using short bursts keeps the soap from scorching. Add 0.3 oz. of Fresh Bamboo Fragrance Oil and stir to fully incorporate.
  6. Apply a very tiny drop of Liquid Blue Colorant on the back of a spoon and mix it into the soap. This is called the “bluing” technique. It will not color the soap blue. Instead, helps make the soap more clear.
  7. Add .5 tsp. of strawberry seeds and mix well. Mix until the soap is around 125-130 °F so it suspends the strawberry seeds and won’t melt the layer below. Spritz the grape seed layer with alcohol to help the layers adhere, and carefully pour the soap on top. Spritz with alcohol again to disperse any bubbles and let the layer fully cool and harden.
  8. Reheat the crushed grape seed soap on 15 second bursts until it’s fully melted, stirring between each burst. Be careful not to burn the soap! When the soap is around 125-130 °F, spritz the strawberry seed layer with alcohol to help the layers adhere and gently pour the rest of the soap in the mold. Spritz with alcohol again and let the layer fully cool and harden.
  9. Cut 11.3 oz. of Clear Melt and Pour Base into small even pieces. Place the soap in a heat-safe container and melt in the microwave using 15 second bursts, stirring in between each burst. Using short bursts prevents the soap from scorching. Add 0.3 oz. of Fresh Bamboo Fragrance Oil and stir well. Apply a very tiny drop of Liquid Blue Colorant on the back of a spoon and mix it into the soap.
  10. Mix in .75 tsp. of shredded loofah. Stir until the soap is around 125-130 °F so it suspends the loofah and doesn’t melt the layer below. Spritz the grape seed layer with alcohol to help the layers adhere and gently pour the soap in the mold. Spritz with alcohol again to disperse any bubbles.
  11. Allow the soap to fully cool and harden and then cut it into bars. We used a crinkle cutter to get a fun shape and lessen the appearance of drag marks. Enjoy!
Recipe by Soap Queen at https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/melt-and-pour-soap/rustic-desert-melt-pour-bars/