More Valentine Heart Soap

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As you all know Valentine’s day is next month so January posts will all have a Valentine theme to them.

Linda was the soap maker in this post and I was official photographer.

You will need:

• A mould – Linda used hard Perspex – not easy to release your soap from
• Opaque soap base - M and P - The amount is determined by how many you will make and the size of your moulds. Determine the size of your mould by placing it on a scale and zeroing the scale, then pour water into the mould and the weight of the water will be the amount of soap you will need.
• Green colouring
• Paper rose buds
• Prestic/ reusable sticky tacky stuff – everyone has a different name for this stuff!
• Spraying alcohol
• Fragrance oil – we used Green Tea
• Jugs, stirrers and or spoons, scale,

Method:

• Melt your opaque soap base in a jug in the microwave in short bursts, making sure it is not too hot
• Add your green colouring to the melted soap and your fragrance oil, wait for this to cool slightly
• Get your mould ready by placing it on the sticky tacky stuff to hole it level, pour the soap into the mould, spritz with alcohol and leave to set
• Once the soap is hard, remove it from the mould. This can be a little tricky so it may need to go into the fridge for a little while
• Take your paper rose and place it into the top of the soap for decoration
• Place your melted soaps into bags or wrap them as they will attract moisture

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