Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Soap Making - Date Night Fun

Chris and I normally do something low-key for our date nights.

Tonight, we made soap!

We didn't go all-out and make the kind with lye that has to cure for weeks, though... we used melt and pour shea butter and glycerin based soap. It's a little easier on the beginner, to say the least!

Remember those soap cozies?
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That little ball is all of the yarn I had left. I ended up making 9 of them. 


So, the shea butter melt and pour stuff comes in a big block. We cut it up into cubes and then melted it in the microwave.

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Then we added the scent and the dye.

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We poured it into the molds...

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then waited a while...

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and popped them out!

They're a pretty good fit for the soap cozies!

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I wrapped them in saran wrap since I figured it would be a less messy way to package them...


Ta-da!!



I saved a soap cozy and a bar for us to use. This type of soap making was no-hassle and lots of fun! Chris mixed a lot of the colors, and he did a really good job. He didn't mind my cheesy date night idea. What a guy. :)

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