Shimmering Snowflake Melt & Pour Tutorial
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Recipe type: Melt and Pour Soap
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Serves: 6 soaps
 
These sparkly snowflake soaps are perfect for the holidays!
Ingredients
  • Two Snowflake 2 Mold
  • 27 oz. Clear Melt and Pour Base
  • 0.4 oz. Fresh Snow Fragrance Oil
  • Slushy Blue Mica
  • Super Pearly White Mica
  • Snowflake Sparkle Mica
  • Injector Tool
  • 99% Isopropyl Alcohol in Spray Bottle
  • Optional: Clean Up Tool
Instructions
PREP COLORANTS: Dispersing powdered colorants in 99% isopropyl alcohol makes them easier to incorporate into melt and pour. It also helps prevent clumps. In a small container, mix together ½ teaspoon Slushy Blue Mica into ½ tablespoon alcohol. In a separate container, mix together 1 teaspoon Snowflake Sparkle Mica and ¼ teaspoon Super Pearly White Mica into 1 tablespoon alcohol. Set colorants aside.
  1. Chop and melt 3 ounces of Clear Melt and Pour Soap in the microwave using 5-7 second bursts. Because you’re melting such a small amount of soap it can be easy to burn, so use short bursts. Once melted, stir in the Slushy Blue Mica mixture.
  2. Spray the mold cavities lightly with alcohol. This helps the soap spread into the details. Use scissors to cut a small section off the end of the Injector Tool to make the hole slightly larger. Use the Injector Tool to fill in the snowflake details with blue soap. Work carefully but quickly as the soap will begin to cool and harden in the Injector Tool. Throughout the process, spray the soap with alcohol to get rid of any bubbles. If necessary, reheat the blue soap in the microwave using 3-5 second bursts. If you make any mistakes, allow the soap to harden and use the Clean Up Tool to fix any mistakes. TIP: Have a cup of hot water nearby to clear out the Injector Tool while filling in the details. This helps prevent the soap from hardening in the tool, which is hard to remove.
  3. Chop and melt 24 ounces of Clear Melt and Pour Soap base in the microwave using 30-45 second bursts. Add the Snowflake Sparkle Mica and Super Pearly White Mica mixture to the soap and stir in with a spoon.
  4. Add the Fresh Snow Fragrance Oil and use a spoon to fully mix in.
  5. Check the temperature of the white soap. If it’s above 130 ° F, allow it to cool until it’s about 120-125 ° F. If it’s too hot, it will melt the blue details below. Once it’s the appropriate temperature, spritz each cavity with alcohol to help the layers stick and pour the white soap into each cavity. Spritz the soap with alcohol to help get rid of any bubbles. Allow the soap to fully cool and harden overnight. Release the soap from the mold, and wrap in plastic wrap to help avoid glycerin dew.
Recipe by Soap Queen at https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/melt-and-pour-soap/shimmering-snowflake-melt-pour-tutorial/