Bath bomb, Bath melt & Soap recipes (merged)

sianb84

A few quick questions about the soaps

for the clear ones what soap did you use?

How much essential oil do you need to add?

Could you use silicone moulds?

Can you use any cheap bar of soap?

How do you colour the melted soap?

Hollie84

wow midnightraven they are fantastic

midnightraven3

sianb84 wrote: »

A few quick questions about the soaps

for the clear ones what soap did you use?

How much essential oil do you need to add?

Could you use silicone moulds?

Can you use any cheap bar of soap?

How do you colour the melted soap?

i used M&P clear soap, i use a crystal clear one for these, SLS free, all my soaps are

essential oil is usually 1.5% of your volume used, there are a few i use either a little more or a little less, it depends on potency, i love lemon balm, so that i use more for instance

silicone moulds are fab, i use them, & i use plastic ones, and i use anything i see that lookslike it could be good, ^^^ice cream tubs, tubes etc

i have never melted down a bar of soap so i have no idea if it will work or not, try it,

i use cosmetic colouring, as its completely safe
anything else you run the risk of staining bodies or baths

blushingbride_3

midnightraven3 wrote: »

these are the lollies
and you dont need a mold for these, so these are very cheap to make



for the stick my daughter **cough** borrowed **cough** coffee stirrers from starbucks as her friend works there:o



the loofah soap is done in a pringles tub, so again no mold
and yummy pringles!!



you can use almost anything as a mold
little ice cream tubs?

make a soap trifle



those tiny tubs you get in every plastic box set?
curl some white soap and set in a coloured clear one



you NEED a spray bottle of surgical spirits
but apart from that, you need nothing especially to do these ones

these are lovely! my friend has requested a soap cake for christmas, do you have a recipe? i'm a soap making virgin! :rotfl::p:o

midnightraven3

fantastic esmer:T

easy isnt it!

when you say cake recipe, do you mean like this?



its just a matter of building up the layers as you want them
and timing
leave it too long, they wont adhere
not long enough, they will blend

esmer

Hey Midnight, do you have a website? or a blog?

midnightraven3

no:o

i just faff
i never think what i make is good enough to show off

and its probably all been done a million times already

i just like to make stuffs:D

esmer

You should! Your stuff is great If your just (faffing) lol

sahararose

Have just found this thread whilst looking for ideas for christmas hampers for this year - midnightraven......your soaps are fabulous !!

xx

plummie2003

Hi! I think i'm several years too late getting into making bath bombs and stuff but i am trying to make hampers for family for xmas and would love to put some in. does anybod have any tips for a complete beginner. like where to start lol!! and can someone please explain to me what melt and pour soap is. thanks!!