Working with Glycerine Soap.
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craftgrrlToday I played with glycerin and made soaps and I cant tell you how easy and fun it was! For anyone who has been intimidated by making soap, then this is a fun easy project for you.
You just shave off slices of the glycerine with a knife, and put it in a microwavable bowl microwaving for 30 second intervals until melted. Dont stir it, because it will get bubbly.
For my soaps I did a experiment with cut out magazine images, I was worried that the oil in the soap would ruin the paper but they were suspended perfectly in the soap.
If you try this yourself you need to fill your mold halfway, let it sit for a few minutes and firm up before you put the image in the soap. Then I let it sit for a while longer to make sure it was fairly firm, then I poured the rest of the glycerine on, and topped off the mold.
If you dont wait long enough the new hot soap can actually curl up the image and make it sink all crooked into the first layer of soap, so patience is really important.
I dont know how sanitary this procedure would be if you wanted to sell soaps like this, but for myself Im not that finiky.
I let the soap set up for about an hour then I pulled away the sides of the mold letting some air in, then when I flipped it over the soap popped out. I used clear plastic soap molds, though Im sure the latex flexi molds would work much better.
I hope this will encourage some of you who have never worked with soap to try it, I had a blast!
OH! And I almost forgot! Maybe one of you professional soapmakers could tell me a way to shine my soaps so they stay nice and clear and sparkly on the surface?
You just shave off slices of the glycerine with a knife, and put it in a microwavable bowl microwaving for 30 second intervals until melted. Dont stir it, because it will get bubbly.
For my soaps I did a experiment with cut out magazine images, I was worried that the oil in the soap would ruin the paper but they were suspended perfectly in the soap.
If you try this yourself you need to fill your mold halfway, let it sit for a few minutes and firm up before you put the image in the soap. Then I let it sit for a while longer to make sure it was fairly firm, then I poured the rest of the glycerine on, and topped off the mold.
If you dont wait long enough the new hot soap can actually curl up the image and make it sink all crooked into the first layer of soap, so patience is really important.
I dont know how sanitary this procedure would be if you wanted to sell soaps like this, but for myself Im not that finiky.
I let the soap set up for about an hour then I pulled away the sides of the mold letting some air in, then when I flipped it over the soap popped out. I used clear plastic soap molds, though Im sure the latex flexi molds would work much better.
I hope this will encourage some of you who have never worked with soap to try it, I had a blast!
OH! And I almost forgot! Maybe one of you professional soapmakers could tell me a way to shine my soaps so they stay nice and clear and sparkly on the surface?
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