Ginger Patchouli Melt & Pour Bars
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Recipe type: Melt and Pour
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Serves: 3 pounds of soap
 
These melt and pour bars look fresh and bright, and are scented with the lovely Ginger Patchouli Fragrance Oil.
Ingredients
  • 32 oz. Honey Melt and Pour Base
  • 16 oz. White Melt and Pour Base
  • King's Gold Mica
  • Shimmer Buttercup Color Block
  • 1.3 oz. Ginger Patchouli Fragrance Oil
  • 10" Silicone Loaf Mold
  • 16 oz. Isopropyl Alcohol (99%)
  • Crinkle Cutter
Instructions
  1. Disperse 1 teaspoon of King’s Gold Mica into 1 tablespoon of 99% isopropyl alcohol. Use a mini mixer to get the clumps of color worked out smoothly. Dispersing the colorant in alcohol helps the color mix into the soap easily and also helps prevent speckling.
  2. Chop 32 oz. of Honey Melt and Pour Base into small, even-sized pieces. In a heat-safe container, melt the soap in the microwave using 30-second bursts. Using short bursts prevents the soap from scorching. Read more about burnt melt and pour and how to prevent it here.
  3. dd 1.5 teaspoons of the dispersed King’s Gold Mica and mix well.
  4. Add .8 oz. of Ginger Patchouli Fragrance Oil and stir until fully incorporated.
  5. Pour half (16 oz.) of the melted soap into the mold and spritz with alcohol to disperse any bubbles. You can use a scale to measure the soap, or just eyeball it. Let the soap fully cool and harden.
  6. Chop 16 oz. of White Melt and Pour Base in small, even-sized pieces and melt in the microwave on 20-second bursts. When the soap is fully melted, add 0.44 oz. of Ginger Patchouli Fragrance Oil and stir well.
  7. Pour half (8 oz.) of the white soap into a separate heat-safe container. To one of the containers, add shavings of the Shimmer Buttercup Color Block until you get a pastel yellow color. Then, add ¼ tsp. of the dispersed King’s Gold Mica and mix well.
  8. Check the temperature of both containers of soap. To get a swirl effect, the containers need to be at 130-135 F.
  9. Spritz the gold layer with alcohol to help the layers stick together. Pour ⅓rd of the white soap into the mold in a random pattern. Next, pour ⅓rd of the yellow soap in a random pattern. See this technique in the Swirling Melt and Pour episode of Soap Queen TV.
  10. Continue alternating colors until both containers are empty. Then, run a spoon through the soap once to help it swirl more. Spritz with alcohol to disperse any bubbles, and let the layer fully cool and harden.
  11. Remelt the rest of the gold soap in 15-second bursts. When the soap reaches 130 F, it’s time to pour. Make sure the soap is 130 F or cooler, otherwise it will melt the swirled layer. Then, spritz the yellow and white layer with alcohol to help the layers stick together and gently pour the gold soap on top. Spritz the gold soap with alcohol to disperse any bubbles.
  12. Allow the soap to fully cool and harden, and cut into bars. We used the crinkle cutter to get a fun shape. Once the soap is cut, it’s ready to use and enjoy!
Recipe by Soap Queen at https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/melt-and-pour-soap/ginger-patchouli-melt-pour-bars/