Small bread pan (7-1/2"long x 2-1/2" deep x 3-1/2" wide)
approximately, but having straight sides.
A microwave & microwave safe bowl
A chopstick or spoon to stir
Put 5 ounces of soap in a bowl with two drops of one
of the colors. Microwave
it for 30 seconds. Stir with
a chop stick. Keep putting it back into the microwave until
melted for about 5 seconds, being careful not to let it boil or overheat. Don't
stir too vigorously because you will create foam. If color
isn't dark enough, add another drop of color.
When
melted, add about 1/6th of the fragrance. Stir. Pour
into the CLEAN bread pan. Remove any foam or bubbles which
have formed. Put into freezer for 5 minutes or less. The
top of the soap will be firm. Give the top of the soap a light
spritz with Witch Hazel and rub in with your finger.
Melt your next color.
When melted and stirred evenly, set aside for a couple of minutes. A
light 'skin' will form on the top of the soap. Stir in your fragrance
and then pour on top of the previous layer. Put into the freezer for
5 minutes or less, until the top of the soap is a bit firm. Mist top
of soap with Witch hazel.
Continue these steps until all of your colors are used. Remember
to let the 'next layer's melted soap' sit until a skin forms before
pouring it, otherwise the soap will be too hot and will melt the
previous layers.
When the colors are all used, put the mold into the
freezer for 20 minutes or so, up to an hour. The soap loaf
will fall right out of the bread pan. Let it get to room temperature
and slice 4 bars.
Added notes:
When we made this bar of soap, we used many fragrances, one to match each color. This
method adds a scent rainbow too! :)
This recipe used just a few drops of each color to
make these colors. Use less if you'd like a lighter,
more tinted colored soap. Use more if you want a deeper color. It
doesn't come thru well in the photograph, but this soap is still
very translucent. You can still see right through it, even
though it is colored. |
