Cold Process Soap Wedding Favor Tutorial + Free Printable

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 108 oz. Lots of Lather quick mix

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 7 oz Lily of the valley cybilla fragrance oil

• Liquids

  • 35 2/3 oz Distilled water

• Other

  • 36 Bar birchwood mold
  • Electric Bubble Gum Colorant
  • Gold Sparkle Mica
  • Guest Dividers for 36 Bar Birch Mold
  • 15.5 oz. Sodium Hydroxide Lye

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Description

Ingredients

• 36 Bar Birchwood Mold
• Guest Dividers for 36 Bar Birch Mold
• 108 oz. Lots of Lather Quick Mix
• 15.5 oz. Sodium Hydroxide Lye
• 35.6 oz. Distilled Water
• Electric Bubble Gum Colorant
• Gold Sparkle Mica
• 7 oz. Lily of the Valley Cybilla Fragrance Oil
• Optional: Wedding Favor Label PDF

Directions

• Slowly and carefully add the lye to the water and gently stir until the lye has fully dissolved and the liquid is clear. Set aside to cool.
• Fully melt the entire bag of Lots of Lather Quick Quick Mix until there is no cloudiness. Shake to mix and pour the entire bag into a very large soaping container. Make sure the container is big enough to comfortably fit the oils and lye water solution. Once the lye water and the oils have cooled to 130 degrees or below (and are ideally within 10 degrees of each other), add the lye water to the oils and stick blend until thin trace. If you’d like a harder bar of soap that releases faster from the mold, you can add sodium lactate to the cooled lye water. Use 1 teaspoon of sodium lactate per pound of oils in the recipe. For this recipe, you’d add about 6.5 teaspoons sodium lactate.
• THREE: Add 1 tablespoon of the dispersed Electric Bubble Gum Colorant into the soap batter, and alternate stirring and pulsing with the stick blender to thoroughly mix in the colorant. Be careful to not over stick blend. If necessary, switch to a whisk to make sure the soap batter does not become too thick.
• Add all of the measured Lily of the Valley Cybilla Fragrance Oil into the mixture and thoroughly whisk in the fragrance oil. When working with such a large batch of soap, I like to mix a little longer than usual with a whisk just to make sure the fragrance oil is fully incorporated throughout the batter.
• Once the fragrance is thoroughly mixed in and the soap has the texture of a thin pudding, pour all the soap into the mold. Use a spoon or spatula to spread the soap evenly throughout the mold.
• To give the top of the soap slight texture, use a small spoon to make waves down the length of the mold. Continue until the entire batch of soap is textured. There is not right or wrong way to do this; just keep in mind you’re placing the dividers into the soap next, so don’t worry about it looking perfect.
• Place the divider set into the mold, and push to the bottom.
• Place a few spoonfuls of Gold Sparkle Mica into a powder duster or sifter, and gently dust the top with the mica until lightly covered. Then, blow gently on the mica to help disperse it evenly on top of the layer. Watch out, this part can get a bit messy
• Cover the soap to insulate for 24 hours. Then allow the soap to stay in the mold for another 2-3 days to harden. Carefully remove the soap from the mold and peel away the parchment paper from the back. If the bottom of the soap still feels soft, lay the soap on a flat surface with the bottom facing up, allowing the dividers to touch the counter. Let the bottom of the soap harden like this for one day. Once the soap seems firm enough to handle and touch, try pushing a corner bar down to release from the mold. Then, begin to wiggle the dividers up or down to help slide the dividers away from the soap. Never pull the dividers away, as this can tear the sides. Allow the soaps to cure for 4-6 weeks before wrapping or using them. Enjoy!