Friday 22 November 2013

Tutorial 7 : Orange Peel Powder Melt and Pour Soap


Orange Peel Powder Melt and Pour Soap

Being an excellent source of Vitamin C, oranges are really beneficial for your skin.
Orange Peel Powder helps in reducing dark spots and blemishes.Orange Peels are a natural bleaching agent that can lighten dark patches on the skin and effectively remove them with time. It also helps in restoring collagen in your body which is responsible for skin firming and prevents pre mature ageing of skin.

There are numerous ways to use orange peel powder on your skin. One of them is by making orange peel powder soap. In this tutorial, we will teach you how to make this awesome soap for your skin.

You will need the following ingredients :

1. Transparent Melt and Pour Soap Base
2. Ultra White Melt and Pour Soap Base
3. Orange Peel Powder
4.  Soap Mold
5. Onam Orange Fragrance
6. Orange Color
7. Stirrer
8. Microwave (or double boiler)

You can buy all the ingredients from here.
If you are making melt and pour soap for the first time, then check out our blog : Tutorial 1: Basic Melt and Pour Soap before proceeding. 

Steps

1. For the first layer, melt 50 gm of ultra white melt and pour soap base.
2. Add 1 gm of orange peel powder to it and mix.
3. Add 1 gm of onam orange fragrance and 2 drops of orange color to it and pour it into the mold.
4. Now for the second layer, melt 50 gm of transparent melt and pour soap base.
5. Add 1 gm of orange peel powder to it and mix.
6. Add 2 drops of orange color and 1 gm of onam orange fragrance to it.
7. Spray the first layer with rubbing alcohol to make sure that the second layer adheres to it. Pour the second layer into the mold and spray the top layer with rubbing alcohol to eliminate any air bubbles present.To know how to do layering with melt and pour soap bases, check out our video on layered melt and pour soap here.
8. Let the soap dry. After the soap has cooled down, turn the mold over and pop it out.








Friday 8 November 2013

Tutorial 6 : How to use Oven Top Stove Melter (STMOT)


How to Use Oven Top Stove Melter (STMOT)

A lot of customers have requested us to upload a tutorial on how to use oven top stove melter displayed on our website. The oven top stove melter is used to melt the soap base and can melt up to 3 kg of soap base at a time.


Here's how to use it :

Steps

1.  First put 300 gm of water with the help of a beaker through the water inlet.


2. Cut the soap base into small pieces and place it inside the oven top stove melter.


3. Cover the water inlet with the help of the cap.


4. Place the melter on the stove on medium flame and stir the soap base as and when required.


5. Turn off the stove when the soap base has completely melted. Do not boil it.


6. Add color and fragrance to it and pour it into a beaker (or directly in the mold).


7. Pour the soap base into the mold and let it cool.








Thursday 7 November 2013

Tutorial 5 : Black Angel : Activated Charcoal Melt and Pour Soap

Black Angel : Activated Charcoal Melt and Pour Soap


Activated Charcoal is the new skin savior. It has the ability to absorb into the pores of the skin and draw out the dirt and oils that are blocking the pores. Because activated charcoal removes toxins, it can help reduce the instances of acne and other skin impurities.
With so many benefits of activated charcoal, it's hard not to put a tutorial on how to make activated charcoal soap. With melt and pour soap making technique, it is extremely easy to make this wonderful soap. Let's see how.

You will need the following ingredients

1. Transparent Melt and Pour Soap
2. Activated Charcoal
3. Glycerin
4. Soap Mold
5. Rubbing Alcohol
6. Microwave (or double boiler)
7. Stirrer
8. Blackberry fragrance (or any other as per your choice)

You can buy all the ingredients from here.
If you are making melt and pour soap for the first time, then check out our blog : Tutorial 1: Basic Melt and Pour Soap before proceeding. 

Steps

1. Mix 1 teaspoon of activated charcoal in 1 gram of glycerin and keep it aside.
2. Now melt 100 gm of transparent melt and pour soap  base.
3. Add the activated charcoal and glycerin mixture to it and stir slowly.
4. Add 2 gm of blackberry (or any other) fragrance to it.
5. Slowly pour it into the mold and let it dry.
6. After the soap has cooled down completely, pop it out from the mold.


Your Activated Charcoal Soap is ready !!!