Princess Soap Recipe
This is a melt and pour recipe that is perfect for little girls. It sells very well at craft shows, and girls just seem to flock to it! I even use it myself sometimes, when I want to get in touch with my inner princess. The combination of the pink colour, the scent of roses, and suspended glitter is hard to resist.
You can find the glitter at just about any craft store, but make sure that it’s made for soap-making. Don’t use regular craft glitter, because it will bond together and create big, shiny, hard lumps in your soap. Soap glitter (also called cosmetic grade glitter) will separate and suspend itself in the bars.
Here’s what you need:
- 1 pound transparent melt & pour soap base
- red or vivid pink soap colourant (liquid or gel works best)
- rose fragrance oil
- cosmetic grade, loose glitter
- soap molds of your choice (I like to use old muffin tins)
Melt, colour, and scent your soap base according to these directions. You want the colour to be a bright pink, which you can achieve with the red dye by adding a few drops at a time and stirring well between each addition. If you have pink colourant, that’s even better.
Allow the liquid soap to cool just until a skin develops on top; stir in a couple of teaspoons of the glitter. You really don’t need too much! Stir the glitter in quickly and pour the soap into your molds. Spray the exposed soap in the molds lightly with rubbing alcohol to reduce air bubbles.
Let the soap harden at room temperature for a few hours. Pop the bars out, and they’re ready to enjoy! If you’re planning to give the soap as gifts or sell them, wrap each bar tightly with thin plastic wrap and tie with a ribbon. Any little girl would love them!
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