Marsha Smith shows how to make gorgeous gemstone soaps that will have your bathroom looking and smelling divine.
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.
This story is from the May 2019 edition of Australian Women’s Weekly NZ.
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