Intermediate Level: Strawberry Lime Loaf Soap
A fun loaf soap that makes a wonderful display piece. If you are a crafter selling soap at craft shows, considering using this soap loaf as a focal point for your soap display. A nice attention grabber! We have given you basic directions for inspiration and guidance.
Here's what you need:
Apple/Orange Slice Novelty Mold
1 1/2-lb Clear Glycerine Soap- this will be used for the red color
1-lb White Glycerine Soap- used for the white meringue effect
1/2-lb White Glycerin Soap- this will be color lime green for the embedded limes
2 to 2 1/2 teaspoons Strawberry fragrance oil- this recommendation is based on the fragrance oils we stock. You may need to adjust the amount if using another supplier's fragrance. This will be added to the clear red color glycerin soap.
1 teaspoon Lime fragrance oil- used to fragrance the embedded limes
Electric Hand Mixer- used to whip the white soap into a meringue effect
Cosmetic Glitter- (optional) can be sprinkled on the top of white soap meringue for a sparkley effect
Microwave for melting soap base
Soap Colorants- We used our Neon Green, Neon Yellow, and Neon Red . You can create your own lime color by mixing green and yellow colorants.
GETTING STARTED
Step One
Making the Lime Slices: Place 1/2-lb white glycerin soap in a glass measuring cup. Place the measuring cup in the microwave and heat in short bursts being careful to not overheat.
Step Two
Assemble your scent and color while the soap base is heating.
Step Three
Fragrance should be added once the soap cools to a temperature of 140 degrees. Slowly stir the fragrance into the soap base to avoid creating air bubbles. Add colorant at this time as well. Allow your melted soap to cool to 140 degrees before pouring into mold. Once cooled, remove lime slices from mold and set aside.
Step Four
If small bubbles begin to form on the top of the poured soap, spritz lightly with rubbing alcohol or witch hazel. The bubbles and (smell of alcohol) will disappear.
Step Five
Making the red strawberry base: Melt 1 1/2-lb white soap same as above. Follow the same directions except you will be pouring into a vertical loaf mold.
Step Six
Allow the red soap to cool until a slight skin forms on the top of the soap. Timing and temperature are critical when pouring layered soap. Have your white soap meringue ready to pour as soon as the skin forms on the red soap base. If you do not allow the red soap base to set properly, the white meringue soap base will bleed into the red base as you are pouring and you will not achieve the desired effect. If you allow the red base to cool too much, the white meringue base will not adhere to the red base.
Step Seven
Making the white meringue base: Melt 1-lb of white soap base. Add desired fragrance. Once base has melted, use an electric hand mixer to whip soap into a frothy state. Do not over-whip. Slowly pour the white base over the red base at a temperature of 140 degrees. To help the white base adhere to the red base, spray the top of the red base with rubbing alcohol just before pouring. When adding fragrance, we suggest using 2-3 teaspoons per pound of soap base.
Step Eight
As white meringue base is cooling, position the lime slices. Add a sprinkling of glitter if desired. Allow loaf soap to cool completely before trying to release from the mold. We suggest letting the loaf set overnight.
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