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Prepare Your Workspace

Basic Setup for Melt and Pour Soap
Setup for Melt and Pour Soap
David Fisher
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For a video presentation of these steps, be sure to watch Melt and Pour Basics Video

Assemble all of your ingredients, materials and equipment, (including your notebook,) before you start.

Here you see:

  • Your choice of Melt and Pour Soap Base in Pyrex container
  • Scale
  • Cutting Board
  • Fragrance Oil
  • Measuring Spoons
  • Soap-Safe Dye (Red and Blue)
  • Metal Whisks
  • Large Knife
  • Rubbing Alcohol in Spray Bottle
  • Ramekin for Fragrance Oil
  • Rubber Spatulas
  • Cloths and Paper Towels
  • Soap Mold (I'm using a mold that makes 6 five-ounce bars of soap.)
  • Notebook

  1. Prepare Your Workspace
  2. Cut and Weigh the Soap Base
  3. Melt the Soap Base
  4. Add the Fragrance or Essential Oil
  5. Add Color to the Melted Soap
  6. Stir the Melted Soap
  7. Pour the Soap into the Mold
  8. Unmold the Soap

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