Soap Stones

Marsha Smith shows how to make gorgeous gemstone soaps that will have your bathroom looking and smelling divine.

- Marsha Smith

WHAT YOU NEED

1kg block clear melt-and-pour soap base (see Marsha's Tips below)

1kg block white melt-and-pour soap base

1 or 2 microwaveable jugs l Microwave l Mica powders in various colours

Disposable plastic cups

Essential oil (fragrance of your choice)

Iceblock sticks

Silicone moulds – large block size and mini loaf size (available from Kmart & The Warehouse)

Sharp kitchen knife

Melt-and-pour soap-making is actually pretty simple. For these soaps, I firstly made blocks of solid colour. These were then cut into smaller pieces and mixed together with clear or white soap base to achieve multi-coloured and marbled effects. Once set, the soaps are cut into multi-faceted gemstone shapes. It may take a little trial and error to get your desired result, but that’s all part of the fun! The more you keep cutting and melting, the more interesting soap gems you’ll create.