If you want to make more creative soaps with melt and pour soap bases, why not make layers?
Layering is one of the simplest ways to elevate a basic melt and pour soap into something unique. From bright coloured layers to gentle gradient layers, you can create so many unique soaps with this technique.
In this recipe, we are creating sunset style soap with a range of orange and yellow colours. For a bright and fresh aroma we are using floral lavender, sweet grapefruit and refreshing tea tree essential oil.
Ready to make a beautiful soap? Keep reading for our step by step recipe!
Let’s have a go at our soap recipe…
Equipment:
- Digital scales
- Mixing spoon or spatula
- Soap mould
- Microwave safe bowl
- Plastic measuring cup
- Disposable gloves
Ingredients
1. Cut the melt and pour soap base
- Take the block of melt and pour soap base out of the tub and cut it up into small 1cm cubes.
- Split the cubes evenly across four heatproof bowls.
- You should have four bowls or jugs containing 250g of soap base.
2. Melt each bowl of soap base individually
- In a bowl over boiling water, a double boiler or in a microwave in short bursts, melt the first bowl of soap base.
- Gently stir the soap mixture as you heat it.
- When the cubes start to melt together, separate them with a spoon or knife
3. Mix the essential oils and colour
- Weigh the essential oils and mix together.
- Split the essential oils into 4 separate bowls.
- Weigh the desert orange mica powder into one bowl of essential oil and mix.
- In the next bowl of essential oil, add the sunset orange mica powder and mix.
- In the next bowl, add the orange burst mica powder and mix.
- Now add the yellow mica powder to the last bowl and mix.
4. Create the layers
- Now the first bowl of soap base has melted, add the desert orange mixture and mix.
- Once everything has combined, pour it into your soap mould.
- Spray the first layer with isopropyl alcohol and leave it to set.
- While this sets, melt the next bowl of soap base.
- Once the soap has melted, pour in the sunset orange mixture and mix well.
- Spray a layer of isopropyl alcohol on top of the set layer of soap in the mould. This will help the next layer stick.
- Now pour your second soap layer, spray it with isopropyl alcohol and leave it to set.
- While the second layer sets, melt the next bowl of soap base.
- Once melted, add the orange burst mixture and mix well.
- Spray a layer of isopropyl alcohol on top of the set layer of soap in the mould.
- Pour your third layer of soap on top, spray it with isopropyl alcohol and leave it to set.
- Finally, melt the last bowl of soap base.
- Once melted, add the yellow mixture and mix well.
- Spray the set layer of soap in the mould and pour the final layer over the top.
- Spray it with isopropyl alcohol and leave the last layer to set.
5. Finished soap
- Once your soap has fully set, remove it from the mould and cut it into equal sizes.
- Now your layered soap is ready to use!
Continue Reading
Now you know how to make your own layered soap, why not try more recipes?
- Want to learn how to swirl melt and pour soap? Check our our step by step recipe!
- Interested in making a creative cold process soap? Try our chai tea soap recipe!
- Ready to put your unique soaps up for sale? Learn how to start your own soap making business with this in-depth blog!
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