Winter is approaching fast so it’s time to start making winter themed soaps! This recipe makes beautiful snowflake shaped soap bars that are perfect for this time of year.
Not only does it look amazing, but this soap also helps combat dry skin that is caused by the harsh cold temperatures!
It is the perfect recipe for beginners as it only uses soap and essential oils!
Melt and Pour Soap Recipe
In this recipe, we are using shea butter soap base which makes a highly moisturising and nourishing soap bar. It is a great soap base for sensitive skin as it makes a very gentle soap bar.
We have added pine essential oil and peppermint essential oil to recreate the crisp scent of winter. If you want to try a different scent, check out our winter blends blog for some ideas! You can also shop all of our essential oils here.
To complete the beautiful snowflake look, we are using our snowflake silicone soap mould. Just like real snowflakes, each soap cell has a unique snowflake pattern!
We have chosen to keep this soap a white colour, but we also love making light blue snowflakes with our ice blue mica powder. If you want to add some colour, just add 10g of your favourite mica powder!
This soap recipe makes 11 bars of snowflake soap
Equipment:
- Digital scales
- Mixing spoon or spatula
- Snowflake soap mould
- Microwave safe bowl
- Plastic measuring cup
- Disposable gloves
Ingredients:
- Shea melt and pour soap base 1kg
- Pine oil 18g | 19ml
- Peppermint oil 6g | 9ml
Method:
1. Cut the melt and pour soap base
- Take the block of shea melt and pour soap base out of the tub and cut it up into small 1cm cubes.
- Place your cubes into a heatproof bowl
2. Melt the soap base
- Melt the soap base in a bowl over boiling water, a double boiler or in a microwave in short bursts.
- Gently stir the soap mixture as you heat it.
- When the cubes start to melt together, separate them with a spoon or knife
3. Add the essential oils
- Weigh the pine essential oil and peppermint essential oil in a separate bowl.
- Add them to the melted soap base and mix together until everything has fully combined.
4. Pour the soap into your mould
- Once everything has been mixed together, pour the melted soap mixture into your snowflake soap mould.
- If there are air bubbles on the surface, you can spray it with isopropyl alcohol to remove the bubbles.
- Leave the soap to set for about 6 hours, until it is fully set.
- Now your snowflake soap bar is ready to use!
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Now you know how to make snowflake soaps, why not try more recipes?
- Want to make more festive soaps? Try our orange and cinnamon melt and pour soap recipe!
- Do you want to fill your home with winter scents? Try out some of our winter blends for diffusers!
- Have you ever tried to make your own bath bombs? It is so fun and not as difficult as you might think! Try our tried and tested recipe here!
How did your snowflake soap turn out? Let us know in the commented below!
