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There are tons of cute speciality molds you can buy online for your soap. But sometimes it’s more fun (and economical) to improvise with things you already have. Here are some ideas of things you can use as a soap mold:

Food trays - you can then cut the bars to whatever size you want

Leggs pantyhose egg

Candy molds

Gelatin molds

PVC tubes

Candle molds

Sardine cans

Almost anything! Just remember that you want something that won’t melt under the heat of the soap when it’s first poured in. You also want something somewhat flexible to make it easier to get the soap out once it hardens. If in doubt, rub the mold down with Vaseline before adding the soap. This will make the soap easier to remove later.

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Melt and Pour soap makes it easy for anyone to make fancy soaps. Basically, you buy a slab of special melt-and-pour soap. It usually is already perforated to help you break it apart. You then heat up the soap in a pan (some brands you can use with a microwave) and pour it into molds. That’s it, your done! You can also add in other things, such as coloring, essential oils, or herbs to dress up your soap.

This is a great way to make some nice soaps without having to worry about working with fat and lie, or even mess with rebatching. It’s quick and easy and great for the casual or one-time soap maker, or even children with a little supervision.

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12 oz grated soap
8 oz water
2 Cups of Almonds, unshelled
3 teaspoons sweet almond oil
4 drops sandalwood essential oil (more or less to preference)

Boil the almonds for about 5 minutes. At this time you should also be melting the soap and water mixture. The skins should now come off easily, remove the skins and grind very finely. Add the almond meal, essential oil, and ground almonds into the mixture of soap and water. Mix well, and pour into molds to let cool.

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Milling or rebatching soap is the process used to turned already made soap into nice more decorative soap. First take your existing soap and shred it up. This can be done easily with a cheese grater. Then put all of your soap shavings into a bag, along with a very small amount of liquid (water, milk, etc.) The bag then goes into a pot of simmering water and is allowed to slowly melt over the course of an hour or two. You may consider double bagging the soap just incase.

Now that it’s melted, you can carefully unzip the bag and add in any other ingredients you may want such as scenting oils, or herbs. Re-zip the bag and using your hands work the additions though the entire soap mixture. You can now pour your soap into decorative molds or whatever container you wish.

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