This was my first real attempt at soap making and I dare say that it turned out better than I hoped! Of course I it helps when you get lots of advice from an experienced soap maker. It actually is not that hard.
Here is what you need (you can get this stuff at Michaels or another local hobby/craft shop):
• 1.5 pounds glycerin melt-and-pour soap
• Green soap dye (or food coloring)
• Black soap dye (or food coloring)
• Orange essential oil (or other scent)
• One 16 oz silicone loaf mold
• A soap slicer or sharp knife
• A 4-cup Pyrex measuring cup (you could use something smaller but will have to do two batches of green soap)
1. Melt 8 oz of glycerin soap in the microwave. Do it like you would nacho cheese. Meaning heat for 30 seconds, stir, repeat. This should only take about 2 minutes. When it is fully melted, add in a few drops of black food coloring until it looks like how you want it. Stir slowly to avoid air bubbles.
2. Pour into mold. It should be 1/3 to 1/2 full. Freeze for about 10 minutes or until hard.
3. When hard, pop the black soap out. Use a knife or soap slicer to cut into strips. You will need two thin strips for the edges of the mouth and three shorter but square pieces for the eyes and center part of the mouth. Put these pieces into freezer.
4. Clean out your Pyrex dish. Melt 16 oz of soap and color it green an add in your desired essential oil(s) for fragrence (I used orange). Pour the soap into the loaf mold until it is about 1/4 inch deep. Put the mold in the freezer for about 5 minutes or until hard.
5. Pull out the mold and the two long thin black pieces from the freezer. Reheat the green soap as needed. Position the black thin pieces (vertically) and pour the green soap around them. Pour until the level is about halfway up the black pieces. Hold then in place for a minute until they are held in place by the cooling green soap.
6. Let the mold site for a few minutes and the. Put back into the freezer for 5 minutes or until hard.
7. Now pull out the mold and one of the square black strips. Heat the green soap again as needed. Place the blackstrap in the center, between the two thin strips. Pour the green soap around it until the level just covers the square black strip.
8. Freeze the mold again for 5 minutes. Then pull it out and the last two remaining square black strips.
9. Place these black strips on either side of the awaited strip you placed last time. Reheat the green soap and pour the rest out until you reach the top of the mold.
10. Let it sit and cure for about two weeks. Then slice it like you would a loaf of bread. You now have several bars of Creeper soap you can share with your kids, family, and friends!
Oh, and if you are wondering what the soap slicer or loaf molds look like, here is a picture of mine (right after the soap was finished). This one is actually a four loaf version:
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