When I asked a great M&P'er I know to do a section
for our web site, she mentioned this tutorial she has on making one of
her soaps. She graciously gave me permission to use it on our
site. I couldn't think of a more wonderful way to instruct how
to make glycerin soap so ...
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Then we placed our PVC pipes in the melted soap and allowed the soap
to harden. |
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Making sure they are centered. The hardened soap base will
prevent our watermelon and orange soap base from leaking
out. |
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Calling all leftovers! We melted our scraps, are pouring them
into the base of our container.
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We've melted our soap base and have added our color and
fragrance. Now we stir to reach that magic point where we can
add the poppy seeds. |
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If we add the poppy seeds too soon, they will sink to the bottom of
our watermelon. |
If
we wait too long, our soap base will begin to set on us, and it will
not pour well |
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6. Pouring
the red watermelon base into the center PVC
pipe. |
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Coloring and scenting the green "rind" |
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CAREFULLY pouring the green in between the PVC and the Crystal Light
container. When un-molded, the edge of the PVC pipe will
provide the space for the white part of the rind. |
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9. The
orange has been scented and colored, and is now being poured into
the center tube. |
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10. Allow to harden a minimum of 24 hours. The
soap base must be fully hardened before attempting to un-mold. |
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11.
Oh the joys of un-molding!! Here we are using a small boston
round bottle to help push the soap up and out of the mold.
This task requires strength and patience! |
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Here you can see we have un-molded, and re-inserted the soaps and
have done the overpour with the white. Not sure where the
camera was for pictures in between! |
13. The finished products as made by Hopkins School
District 5th-7th graders during summer school |
