Animal Melt & Pour Soap Tutorial
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Serves: 6 soaps
 
Ingredients
  • 6 Cavity Kids Animal Silicone Mold
  • 5 oz. Clear Melt and Pour Soap Base
  • 18 oz. White Melt & Pour Soap Base
  • 7 mL Sugared Grape Fragrance Oil
  • Brown Oxide Color Block
  • Black Oxide Color Block
  • Chrome Green Color Block
  • Perfect Orange Color Block
  • Shimmer Buttercup Color Block
  • Injector Tool
  • Clean Up Tool
  • Dropper
  • 99% Isopropyl Alcohol in Spray Bottle
Instructions
  1. Chop and melt 3 ounces of White Melt and Pour Soap Base and a small chunk of the Perfect Orange Color Block in a small, heat safe container using 5-10 second bursts in the microwave. Stir to fully incorporate the Color Block, and add 1 mL of the Sugared Grape Fragrance Oil. Spritz the mold with 99% isopropyl alcohol and use the Injector Tool to fill in the face of the cat cavity. Only fill the very “bottom” of the cavity – do not let the soap overflow into the raised eyes or stripe details. Spritz with 99% isopropyl alcohol to get rid of any bubbles. Clear out the Injector Tool with hot water. Set the orange soap aside. Use the Clean Up Tool to fix any mistakes.
  2. Chop and melt 3 ounces of White Melt and Pour Soap Base and a small chunk of the Chrome Green Color Block in a small, heat safe container using 5-10 second bursts in the microwave. Stir to fully incorporate the Color Block, and add 1 mL of the Sugared Grape Fragrance Oil. Spritz the mold with 99% isopropyl alcohol and use the Injector Tool to fill in the face of the frog cavity. Only fill the very “bottom” of the cavity – do not let the soap overflow into the raised face details. Fill in the middle of the eyes. Spritz with 99% isopropyl alcohol to get rid of any bubbles. Use some of the green soap to fill in the eyes of the cat and elephant cavities. Clear out the Injector Tool with hot water. Set the green soap aside. Use the Clean Up Tool to fix any mistakes.
  3. Chop and melt 3 ounces of White Melt and Pour Soap Base and a small chunk of the Shimmer Buttercup Color Block in a small, heat safe container using 5-10 second bursts in the microwave. Stir to fully incorporate the Color Block, and add 1 mL of the Sugared Grape Fragrance Oil. Spritz the mold with 99% isopropyl alcohol and use the Injector Tool to fill in the face of the dog cavity. Only fill the very “bottom” of the cavity – do not let the soap overflow into the raised face details. Fill in the ears as well, but leave the raised details uncovered. Spritz with 99% isopropyl alcohol to get rid of any bubbles. Clear out the Injector Tool with hot water. Set the yellow soap aside. Use the Clean Up Tool to fix any mistakes.
  4. Chop and melt 3 ounces of White Melt and Pour Soap Base and a small chunk of the Black Oxide Color Block in a small, heat safe container using 5-10 second bursts in the microwave. Stir to fully incorporate the Color Block, and add 1 mL of the Sugared Grape Fragrance Oil. Spritz the mold with 99% isopropyl alcohol and use the Injector Tool to fill in the elephant cavity. Only fill the very “bottom” of the cavity – do not let the soap overflow into face details. Fill in the ears, as well as the trunk. Spritz with 99% isopropyl alcohol to get rid of any bubbles. Clear out the Injector Tool with hot water. Set the gray soap aside. Use the Clean Up Tool to fix any mistakes.
  5. Chop and melt 5 ounces of Clear Melt and Pour Soap Base and a chunk of Black Oxide Color Block in a small, heat safe container using 5-10 second bursts in the microwave. Stir to fully incorporate the Color Block and add 1 mL of the Sugared Grape Fragrance Oil. Spritz all cavities with 99% isopropyl alcohol and use the Injector Tool to fill in the top portion of the penguin cavity. Do not let the soap cover the face details. Use the Clean Up Tool to fix any mistakes.
    NOTE: The black soap is used for a couple different things, and may need to be reheated more than once. To prevent it from burning, slightly more than needed is used. You may have a small amount of black soap leftover. If you’d like, you can use about 3 ounces of soap to not have any leftover.
  6. Use the black soap to also fill in the top of the monkey’s head. Then, use the melted black soap to pour a thin layer of soap into the entire cavity of the cat. Make sure the soap is not hotter than 130 ° F or it may melt the soap below. Do not fill the mold up entirely with black soap – it just needs to lightly cover the raised details that were not filled in with the previous layer. Spritz with alcohol to get rid of bubbles. Use the melted black soap to lightly cover the entire cavity of the elephant cavity, frog cavity, and dog cavity. Spritz with 99% isopropyl alcohol after each step. Set remaining black soap aside.
  7. Chop and melt 3 ounces of White Melt and Pour Soap Base and a small chunk of the Brown Color Block in a small, heat safe container using 5-10 second bursts in the microwave. Stir to fully incorporate the Color Block, and add 1 mL of the Sugared Grape Fragrance Oil. Spritz the mold with 99% isopropyl alcohol and use the Injector Tool to fill in the monkey cavity. Don’t allow the soap to cover the details of the face. Fill in the ears as well. Spritz with 99% isopropyl alcohol to get rid of any bubbles. Clear out the Injector Tool with hot water. Set the brown soap aside. Use the Clean Up Tool to fix any mistakes.
  8. Once the brown soap has cooled (should only take a few minutes), reheat the remaining black soap if necessary using 5 second bursts. Spritz the monkey cavity with 99% isopropyl alcohol and place a very small amount of black soap onto the details of the face. You don’t need to cover the entire mold. Spritz with alcohol to get rid of any bubbles.
  9. Chop and melt 3 ounces of White Melt and Pour Soap Base in a small, heat safe container using 5-10 second bursts in the microwave. add 1 mL of the Sugared Grape Fragrance Oil. Spritz the penguin mold with 99% isopropyl alcohol and use white soap to fill in the entire cavity. Spritz with 99% isopropyl alcohol to get rid of any bubbles.
  10. Remelt the remaining yellow, orange, grey, brown and green soap in the microwave using 5 second bursts. Be careful to not scorch the soap since it’s such a small amount. Spritz the cavities of the dog, cat, monkey, elephant and frog with 99% isopropyl alcohol. Make sure the soap is not above 130 ° F, or it may melt the layer below. Pour the yellow soap into dog cavity, the orange soap into the cat cavity, the green soap into the frog cavity, the brown soap into the monkey cavity, and the grey soap into the elephant cavity. Spritz with alcohol after each pour to get rid of bubbles.
  11. Allow the soaps to cool and harden for several hours, up to overnight. Once they are completely cooled, remove them from the mold and wrap them in plastic wrap to help prevent glycerin dew. Enjoy!
Recipe by Soap Queen at https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/melt-and-pour-soap/animal-melt-pour-soap-tutorial/