Butterfly Soap Making Kit - Make Soaps With Kids?

Butterfly Soap Making Kit Instructions

Making your own soaps with your children is a fantastic way of introducing healthy skin care in a fun and bright way. Make bath time fun and rewarding with a product made by little hands.

Safety Guidelines

Melt and Pour Soap does not need to be boiled so make sure you heat gently until the soap is just melted. If you are worried about little hands getting burnt use a plastic measuring jug so you have a handle to move the soap around and it is nice and easy to pour.

Soap Making Checklist

First time making melt and pour soap. Ensure you have all you need withour soap making check list.

Make sure you have the butterfly mould like this denny butterfly craft mould.

Melting Your Soap

You will need 120g of soap to make 6 cute butterflies. Cut your soap into small chunks and return to the microwave container. Melt the base slowly on a low setting starting with 40 seconds. Then burst of 10 seconds until all the lumps have gone. Try to avoid boiling as this will affect the quality of your finished soap.

**SAFETY** Ensure children are supervised when cutting and heating soap.

Colouring Your Soap

You now need to work fast once your soap base has melted. Add your colour a few drops at a time until you reach your desired colour. Add colour slowly because you can always add more but you cannot remove colour if it gets too deep.

REMEMBER: Only use our cosmetic grade colours and take care handling these colours as they are very concentrated. Protect all clothes and work surfaces.

Add Your Fragrance

Add you cosmetic grade fragrance oil in a general ratio of 1mls per 100g of soap base which is one tenth of a glass bottle. The intensity of the fragrance is personal choice but in general do not add more than 10mls per kilo especially for sensitive kids skin. Choose a fragrance that your children love.

**NOTE** Chocolate, coconut and vanilla can change the colour of your soap.

Pouring into the Soap Mould

Pour an equal amount of soap into each butterfly mould, letting any air bubbles rise to the top. Lightly spray the top of the soap base with surgical spirits and the bubbles will disappear. Allow the soap to cool for one to two hours then place in the freezer for a few minutes. This helps to release the soap from the mould.

Removing The Soap From The Mould

Turn over the mould and press with your middle two fingers to release the soap. Press gently at first gradually increasing the pressure until your soap pops out. It should take around 15 seconds for the soap to release, do not exert sudden pressure on the mould as this can damage the mould.

Wrapping Your Butterfly soaps

As your soap contains natural glycerine, it will attract moisture from the air so you will need to wrap it in a protective layer. Use cellophane or cellophane bags to keep your butterflies safe for bath time.

Where To Start?

You can either pop along to our shop with your shopping list and select what you need or try our butterfly soap making kit which has everything you need except the microwave.

Soap Making Moulds - Caring and Usage

Our Soap Making Moulds

Our moulds are of the highest quality with an amazing amount of detail to create fantastic fun and elegant soaps. The moulds are made from various types of vacuum formed plastic from an original design made by hand. This type of plastic mould is semi flexible and can be used many hundreds of times if kept well.

Caring For Your Soap Mould

• Always press from the centre of the Soap Mould to Release the Soap.
• If the Soap is not releasing easily then pop in the freezer for a few minutes and then try again.
• Once the soaps have been released, wash the mould in warm soapy water to clean away the fragrance and any soap residue.
• Dry the mould with a tea towel and put away for safe keeping.

Soap Making Mould Designs

Butterfly Soap Making Mould

Car Soap Making Mould

Cookie Soap Making Mould

Flower Soap Making Mould

Funky Chunky Soap Making Mould

Plain Heart Soap Making Mould

Rectangle Soap Making Mould

Teddy Bear Soap Making Mould

Teddy Soap Making Kit - How To Make Soaps With Kids?

Teddy Soap Making Kit Instructions

Making your own soaps with your children is a fantastic way of introducing healthy skin care in a fun and bright way. Make bath time fun and rewarding with a product made by little hands.

Safety Guidelines

Melt and Pour Soap does not need to be boiled so make sure you heat gently until the soap is just melted. If you are worried about little hands getting burnt use a plastic measuring jug so you have a handle to move the soap around and it is nice and easy to pour.

Soap Making Checklist

First time making melt and pour soap. Ensure you have all you need with our soap making check list.

Make sure you have the teddy bear mould like this denny teddy craft mould.

Melting Your Soap

You will need 200g of soap to make 4 bear faces. Cut your soap into small chunks and return to the microwave container. Melt the base slowly on a low setting starting with 40 seconds. Then burst of 10 seconds until all the lumps have gone. Try to avoid boiling as this will affect the quality of your finished soap.

**SAFETY** Ensure children are supervised when cutting and heating soap.

Colouring Your Soap

You now need to work fast once your soap base has melted. Add your colour a few drops at a time until you reach your desired colour. Add colour slowly because you can always add more but you cannot remove colour if it gets too deep.

If you want to make a brown bear, try adding some cocoa powder just a little from your kitchen cupboard. Will make the bear smell divine and give you a chocolate brown looking bear. The more cocoa powder you add the darker the bear.

REMEMBER: Only use our cosmetic grade colours and take care handling these colours as they are very concentrated. Protect all clothes and work surfaces.

Add Your Fragrance

Add you cosmetic grade fragrance oil in a general ratio of 2mls per 200g of soap base which is one fifth of a glass bottle. The intensity of the fragrance is personal choice but in general do not add more than 10mls per kilo especially for sensitive kids skin. Choose a fragrance that your children love.

**NOTE** Chocolate, coconut and vanilla can change the colour of your soap.

Pouring into the Soap Mould

Pour an equal amount of soap into each teddy mould, letting any air bubbles rise to the top. Lightly spray the top of the soap base with surgical spirits and the bubbles will disappear. Allow the soap to cool for one to two hours then place in the freezer for a few minutes. This helps to release the soap from the mould.

Removing The Soap From The Mould

Turn over the mould and press with your middle two fingers to release the soap. Press gently at first gradually increasing the pressure until your soap pops out. It should take around 15 seconds for the soap to release, do not exert sudden pressure on the mould as this can damage the mould.

Wrapping Your Teddy soaps

As your soap contains natural glycerine, it will attract moisture from the air so you will need to wrap it in a protective layer. Use cellophane or cellophane bags to keep your teddies safe for bath time.

Where To Start?

You can either pop along to our shop with your shopping list and select what you need or try our teddy soap making kit which has everything you need except the microwave.

Stephensons White Opaque Melt and Pour Soap Base - Technical Information

Stephensons White Opaque Melt and Pour Soap Base

The Stephensons Melt and Pour White Soap Base is the same formula as the Clear Soap Base. It is odor free and is cream to white in color. This Glycerin Soap base is all vegetable oil and contains no alcohol or harmful products to dry your skin! Glycerin, a natural emollient, draws moisture out of the air to benefit skin health. It cleanses without stripping or upsetting the delicate natural pH balance necessary for soft, healthy skin. And, since we use no heavy animal oils, our soap rinses clean and leaves no soapy film behind. All our soap bases are produced from the highest quality double distilled and deodorized clear coconut oil, forming luxurious lather and sparkling clarity.

Features

• Highly moisturizing formula
• No artificial colors added
• No animal testing
• 100% Vegetable base
• Biodegradable
• Creamy luxurious lather
• Wide temperature ranges, from 140 F to 180 F
• Odorless base for a superior fragrance lift
• Neutral pH of approximately 7.8
• Compatible with wide range of fragrances

Top Tip

Ingredients

• Water
• Glycerin
• Sodium Stearate
• Sorbitol
• Sodium Laurate
• Propylene Glycol
• Sodium Laureth Sulfate
• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
• Sodium Chloride
• Stearic Acid
• Lauric Acid
• Titanium Dioxide
• Pentasodium Pentetate
• Tetrasodium Etidronate

Our Review

We have found this base to be one of the best generic melt and pour bases out there with a soft lather and brilliant white finish.

It does contain a very small amount of SLS but we find it suitable for all but the most sensitive of skin. This base feels much nicer on the skin and seems leave the skin softer than the Claranol SLS free version.

The natural base is the other alternative which contains no synthetic foamer but we really don't like that base. It doesn't leave a nice feeling on the skin and hardly foams.

So unless you have ultra sensitive skin this is a great base to start your adventure into soap making.

The base can also be coloured but the shades won't be as bright as with the Crystal Clear version but you can still make very pretty coloured soaps.

Where To Start?

Stephensons Clear SLS Free Melt and Pour Soap Base - Technical Information

Stephensons Clear SLS Free Melt and Pour Soap Base

The Stephenson’s Melt and Pour SLS Free Soap Base is free from the synthetic foam booster SLS. It has the same qualities as the Standard Clear Melt and Pour Base. This Melt & Pour Glycerin Soap base has all Vegetable Oil and contains no alcohol or harmful products to dry your skin! Glycerin, a natural emollient, draws moisture out of the air to benefit skin health. It cleanses without stripping or upsetting the delicate natural pH balance necessary for soft, healthy skin. And, since they use no heavy animal oils, the soap rinses clean and leaves no soapy film behind. All Stephensons soap bases are produced from the highest quality double distilled and deodorized clear coconut oil, forming luxurious lather and sparkling clarity.

Features

• Highly moisturizing formula
• No artificial colors added
• No animal testing
• 100% Vegetable base
• Biodegradable
• Clear in Colour
• Contains no Sodium Lauryl Sulphate SLS
• Odorless base for a superior fragrance lift
• Neutral pH of approximately 8.0 – 9.0
• Compatible with wide range of fragrances

Top Tip

Ingredients

• Water
• Glycerin
• Sodium Stearate
• Propylene Glycol
• Sorbitol
• Sodium Laurate
• Sodium Laureth Sulphate
• Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate
• Sodium Chloride
• Stearic Acid
• Lauric Acid
• Pentasodium Pentetate
• Tetrasodium Etidronate

Our Review

We have found this base to be one of the best generic melt and pour bases out there with sparkling clarity and good foaming.

It does contain a very small amount of SLES but we find it suitable for the most sensitive of skin.

The natural base is the other alternative which contains no synthetic foamer but we really don't like that base. It doesn't leave a nice feeling on the skin and hardly foams.

So unless you have ultra sensitive skin this is a great base to start your adventure into soap making.

Where To Start?

Melt and Pour Soap - Making My First Soap

Making your own soaps is not only rewarding but you know exactly the ingredients you have added so no harsh chemicals or parabens.

Soap Making Check-list

First time making melt and pour soap. Ensure you have all you need with our soap making check list.

Melting Your Soap

Cut your soap into small chunks and return to the microwave container. Melt the base slowly on a low setting starting with 40 seconds. Then burst of 10 seconds until all the lumps have gone.
Try to avoid boiling as this will affect the quality of your finished soap.

**SAFETY** Ensure children are supervised when cutting and heating soap.

Colouring Your Soap

You now need to work fast once your soap base has melted. Add your colour a few drops at a time until you reach your desired colour.
Add colour slowly because you can always add more but you cannot remove colour if it gets too deep.

REMEMBER: Only use our cosmetic grade colours and take care handling these colours as they are very concentrated. Protect all clothes and work surfaces.

Add Your Fragrance

Add you cosmetic grade fragrance oil in a general ratio of 5 to 10mls per one kilo of soap base. The intensity of the fragrance is personal choice but in general do not add more than 10mls per kilo. **NOTE** Chocolate, coconut and vanilla can change the colour of your soap.

**NOTE** Chocolate, coconut and vanilla can change the colour of your soap.

Pouring into the Soap Mould

Pour your soap into the mould, letting any air bubbles rise to the top. Lightly spray the top of the soap base with surgical spirits and the bubbles will disappear. Allow the soap to cool for one to two hours then place in the freezer for a few minutes. This helps to release the soap from the base.

Removing The Soap From The Mould

Turn over the mould and press with your middle two fingers to release the soap. Press gently at first gradually increasing the pressure until your soap pops out. It should take around 15 seconds for the soap to release, do not exert sudden pressure on the mould as this can damage the mould.

Wrapping Your Soap

As your soap contains natural glycerine, it will attract moisture from the air so you will need to wrap it in a protective layer. You can either use a shrink wrap machine if you have one to create a see through film. Or use professional waxed paper to wrap your soap which gives it a classy natural look.

Where To Start?

You can either pop along to our shop with your shopping list and select what you need or try our beginners soap making kit which has everything you need except the microwave.

Melt and Pour Soap - What Do I Need?

Making melt and pour soap can be as easy or as difficult as you want to make it. That is the exciting thing when entering the world of soap and cosmetic making. Quality results can be achieved easily giving you hand crafted beauty items that not only look good but are great for your skin.

Soap Making Checklist

1. A microwave or a stainless steel or glass bowl over a pan of simmering water.
2. A melt and pour soap base.
3. A soap making mould.
4. Your favourite fragrance?
5. A Soap Colour Dye. Your favourite colour?
6. Wrapping for your soap.

Where To Start?

You can either pop along to our shop with your shopping list and select what you need or try our beginners soap making kit which has everything you need except the microwave.