How to Make Scented Melt & Pour Soap

Melt & pour soap is an easy way to make glycerin type soaps right in your home without the worry of mixing and processing lye soap. It's easy and simple, and if done correctly, will be nicely scented as well!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Melt & pour soap blocks or chunks
• Desired soap molds
• Soap Colorant
• Soap fragrance or essential oils
• double boiler or microwave
• pot or bowl
• spoon

1. First, decide if you are going to melt your melt and pour soap in the microwave or on the stove.
   
   If melting on the stove: Use a double boiler. Add the desired amount of soap to the double boiler and melt slowly.
   
   If melting in the microwave: Use a glass bowl or pyrex container and being to melt in 30 second increments only, this is so the soap doesn't burn or boil.

2. Once the soap is melted, you can add your colorant. Depending on what type of soap you are using (clear or opaque) you may want to add more or less colorant for deep or pastel colors. Once the color has been added, mix through with a spoon.

3. Once the soap is melted and the color is added, now is the time to add your fragrance.
   
   Be sure to take the soap OFF the stove if using the stove to melt. No matter what method you used to melt the soap, make certain that the soap has cooled at least 30 seconds to 1 minute BEFORE pouring in the fragrance. This assures that the fragrance won't be "steamed" off, leaving you with a weak or absent fragrance.

4. Measure about .25-.5 oz of fragrance per pound of melt and pour soap and add it. Stir well and pour into molds. Allow to cool, and you have wonderfully scented homemade soap!

Tips & Warnings

• Most of the time, a weak scented melt and pour soap is due to pouring the fragrance when the bae is too hot.
• Allow your soaps to cool totally before trying to take them out of the mold, or else you'll end up with damaged or shabby looking soap.
• You can put your soaps in the molds in the freezer if you have a hard time releasing them. Pop them in the freezer for about 30 minutes once cooled and they should pop out easily.
• Rub your soaps with a little bit of alcohol on a smooth cloth to give them a glossy look
• Never leave soap unattended for any length of time as it could burn or boil over.
• If doing this with children, make sure they keep their hands away from the hot soap and pots\bowls as well as undiluted fragrance, it can burn!