Melt and Pour Soap Making - Home Made Soap the Easy Way

Step 2: Preparation

Decide what mould, colour and scent you want to use and put them somewhere convenient near your microwave. Fill your spray bottle with surgical spirits, check it works by spraying somewhere like your sink or bath and have that handy too. If you are putting things in your soap, place the inserts into the mould and arrange them attractively before preparing the soap base.

Measure the volume of your mould in millilitres using water and a measuring jug if you have one. You will need a similar weight of soap base in grams. I tend to measure by eye and have a small mould (eg shaped ice cube trays) standing by for any excess, but it is initially difficult to guestimate the amount of soap you will need.
Chop up your soap and weigh it, then place in your microwave proof container. If you have the patience you could grate it - small, even pieces melt easier than big, uneven pieces.

Comments

[fragile.ecstasy]

Would it be possible to use vodka or something of the like instead of surgical spirits? I've seen it mentioned in other tutorials, but don't know if it'd be okay here. I'm still pretty new to soap making.

[Darcy777]

LOL Surgical spirits - how adorable. I am sure my way of speaking isn't at all adorable like that.

[albatronix]

Here's a suggestion! I found that if I take a crappy coffee grinder (my boyfriend has a super nice one, so I got his drugstore $16 leftover one) and put smallish blocks of soap in it and grind them. It makes the soap melt really nicely!