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Melt and Pour Soap

Melt & Pour Soapmaking – FAQs: General Questions & Packaging

General Questions Are the Melt and Pour Bases Vegan? The following bases are not considered Vegan: honey, tussah silk, goat milk, premium shave and shampoo and baby buttermilk Can I melt my MP Soap Base on a stove top?The best way to melt your...

Melt and Pour Design Techniques: Working With Embeds

To embed shredded soap, curled soap, pre-formed soap embeds, and soap chunks into a new soap, simply spray generously with rubbing alcohol, place in mold and pour soap over the embeds. Be sure that the melted soap is close to, 125° -130° F....

Tutorial: Swirling Melt & Pour Soap

Helpful tips and Tricks: Make Dividers: A key to swirling melt and pour soap is to keep your colors separate until they are just the right temperature to swirl. Dividers in your mold drastically help with this! Use a stiff wax covered paper to...

Melt and Pour Soap Basics Part 1

Melt and Pour (MP) Soap Base is a man-made, commercially produced, water-soluble compound formulated for the purpose of cleansing the body. It comes in varying shades, depending on the formula and additives used. You can typically find white...

Melt and Pour Soap Basics Part 2

Pour TemperatureThe majority of bases on the market have a recommended pouring temperature of 140º-145ºF. This temperature may be only several degrees lower than maximum temperatures that promote dehydration. Thus it is necessary to closely...

Why Does M&P Soap Sweat?

Melt and Pour Soap Bases contain high levels of vegetable glycerin. Glycerin is a natural byproduct of the saponification process. The ingredient glycerin is a humectant. A humectant is a substance that can retain and preserve moisture, therefore...

How do I Make Soy Soap?

One of the benefits of soy milk is that it hydrates the skin. Moisturizers containing soy milk extracts can make your skin soft and smooth. There have been studies done showing how products containing soy can have many positive effects on the...

How do I Make a Whipped Foam Topping?

We love a foamy, whipped top on many of our melt & pour soap designs. It can dress up a design and it’s the perfect accent for so many food and drink themes, making it perfect for New Year’s Eve soaps! It’s a fairly simple technique with only a...

Troubleshooting & Tutorial: Creating Layers in Melt & Pour Soap

Challenge: Uneven Layered LinesUneven lines can happen for two reasons. First the second layer may be too hot when poured over the first layer causing your pristine line to break. Secondly, if the first layer has not set, the clean lines of your...