How to Make Melt and Pour Soap for Beginners // CandleScience Soap Making Tutorials

[@Jane-West]

Thank you Dana! Love the hair!

[@candlescience]

Always happy to help! And thank you so much! 🥰

[@jeannine8400]

I just ordered stuff to make soap like this. So excited.

[@candlescience]

Yayy!! Definitely let us know how it goes!

[@jeannine8400]

I just made my first batch. It’s setting and hardening. So far so good. 💜

[@mandydivine7035]

Great video! Thank you.

[@candlescience]

Always happy to help!

[@thehuntercalvert]

very helpful thank you

[@candlescience]

Always happy to help!

[@ScoopNemeth]

To be absolutely sure the soap is ready to use, it'll be good to test the pH levels and make sure it's between 8 and 10

[@jamiescountryliving]

Thank you!

[@candlescience]

Very happy to help!

[@Mrs.TeeRagland9646]

Thank you so much Dana!!!!!

[@candlescience]

You are so welcome! Very happy to help!

[@obamapaloma6429]

Thanks for the explanation could we use a large loaf soap mold ?Thank you

[@candlescience]

Yep! It would be the same basic technique, the layers would just be thicker but I think it would look great! You could even do a few layers like this: www.candlescience.com/learning/how-to-make-tea-tree-and-turmeric-layered-soap/

[@thesoapstop]

Thanks for the video! I wanted to ask, how do you make the top layer completely even? I spray rubbing alcohol and the surface turns out slightly bumpy.

[@zahabiyahmurtaza3467]

Hi Dana.. I enjoy watching your videos. While melting the goat base I face a problem of it solidifying very soon. What should be added to slow the base from hardening while I pour in the moulds.

[@TBIJourney]

Thank you

[@candlescience]

Always happy to help!

[@WendyWong-l9k]

thanks! Can I use hand sanitizer to santize / remove the bubble?

[@candlescience]

We wouldn't recommend it but I have no specifically tested hand sanitizer for this purpose. Isopropyl or rubbing alcohol is a more tried and true method for working with melt and pour soap and the results should be consistent though!

[@terranatrabu1784]

May I add some liquid to a soap base like ex. Aloe vera juice. If it is allowed, how much I can add. Thank you for your video

[@LiveHealthy-bm4wg]

Can you please post a video of melt and pour soap using papaya fruit pulp

[@ifechukwunnadozie1533]

Pls can i add Sulphur powder to this soap base soap

[@melissashafer5065]

If you are not planning on doing layers, can you just fill the mold?

[@candlescience]

You can, yes!

[@sanjanewmoonlife]

No good microwave. Thanks 🎉❤

[@Unapologeticamanda]

Can fresh grated coconut milk be added to the soap base?

[@candlescience]

Great question! I wouldn't recommend adding many water-based materials to melt and pour soap as the saponification process has already taken place and adding the milk may cause it to mold.

[@Unapologeticamanda]

@@candlescience oh okay,thank you, really appreciate 🙏😊

[@da5449]

Do most MP sweat.....what is a good brand that don't sweat? How do you prevent sweating? Thank you

[@candlescience]

Most MP soap will likely sweat, I'm not sure of a particular brand that does it less than any others unfortunately. Keeping the soap wrapped and stored in a cool, dry place can help lessen the effects though!

[@MenOfEthos]

@@candlescienceset the soap in front of a fan for 6-12 hrs before wrapping it up and it’ll help reduce any sweating

[@mirza6399]

I like her 🤗

[@Linh-b7g]

How long do you wait to use the soap ?

[@candlescience]

You can use it after 24 hours as long as the soap has solidified.

[@sylviashiny]

How do we increase the lather quality in the soap naturally

[@candlescience]

Unfortunately, there is not much that can be added to increase the lather of a melt and pour soap. The oil properties that make up the soap base is what causes the lather/bubbles, and those oils have already gone through the saponification process so they can't really be altered. I'd recommend trying a different soap base to see if another one laters more to your liking.

[@sylviashiny]

@@candlescience Got it. Appreciate your support. Would u recommend any herbal base Because we don't want to use cold processing lye additives?

[@aanchalchauhan707]

When I make the soap , at the time of melting it gets a hard layer on the top and it doesn't melt down .. please ask why so ?

[@candlescience]

Hmm, I'm not sure about that one. If you haven't already, I'd try cutting the soap base into small cubes and microwaving in 1min or 30 second intervals, stirring in between. The soap can begin to resolidify quickly but it should stay fully melted long enough for you to add fragrance or dye and pour in your mold.

[@symbolikarts]

Does melting the soap in the microwave contaminate the oven?

[@candlescience]

Nope! We would not recommend putting fragrance in there though as it can linger a very long time.

[@Amohammedfuzail]

Spraying alcohol means Benzyl alcohol?

[@GeeWillikersMan]

Isopropyl alcohol, a.k.a. rubbing alcohol

[@aanchalchauhan707]

But mine one is separate both later

[@candlescience]

If the layers on the soap keep separating I'd try experimenting with different pouring temperatures and spraying rubbing alcohol in between the layers.