Making Glycerin Soaps
Almost as appealing as the beautiful soaps themselves is how easily they can be made.
To get started, you’ll need:
• Clear glycerin soap
• Natural food coloring
• Coffee stirrers
• A clean milk or juice carton (to use as a mold)
• Cooking Spray
• Ice-cube trays as your molds
(If you want a certain scent added to the soap, just add your favorite essential oils to the melted soap base. 7-10 drops should do the trip per this batch.)
Glycerin is usually sold in large blocks at crafts stores; to melt it, cut it into small cubes that will fit in a microwavable bowl or measuring cup. Heat glycerin in a microwave on high, stirring at 15-second intervals, until it’s completely melted. Mix liquid food coloring into bowl with a coffee stirrer. (Food coloring is very strong, so use it sparingly.) Coat the inside of the milk carton with the cooking spray. Pour in melted glycerin. Let cool completely (about 2 hours).Tear away carton, and, using a bench scraper, slice block into individual bars. Or place the melted ice-cube trays and after the glycerin is completely dry and hardened pop them out just like you would regular ice.
If you are giving these soaps as a gift you can buy simple material and by using a scrapbooking (jagged) scissors, cut the material into small squares. Wrap the finished glycerin soaps in the material and tuck the ends under and tie off with cordinating small ribbon. It is a nice added touch to take a small piece of cardstock and punch a hole in the cardstock with a hole punch and feed the ribbon through the hole before you tie it around the soaps.
I like to give these in a gift basket, with about three material wrapped soaps stacked up and the ribbon and cardstock label around all the soaps. It’s anice added touch for someone that is in the hospital or has the flu (add eucalyptus essential oil to the soap blend) along with chicken soup.
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