~Glycerin soap~ Hobby Lobby, $14.99
~Fragrances~ Hobby Lobby, $2.99 each
~Coloring~ Hobby Lobby, about $ 3.99
~Moldings~Hobby Lobby, about $ 2.00
~Spices,cornmeal, oatmeal, anything you want to experiment with
~Drying rack~
~Microwave safe bowl~
~Extra virgin olive oil~
I would highly recommend a "Soap Making 101" instructional book for beginners. This one had some really great ideas and a very large variety of soaps.
These were the first two, which were done by the basic soap making process....2 cubes of soap in the microwave for 20 seconds at a time until melted, add 24 drops or more of fragrance, and pour into mold. Then I added coloring drops in four corners and left it there, and it made a sort of tye -dye effect.
Oatmeal and Cornmeal are great for your skin. The cornmeal is a natural exfoliate and the oatmeal softens the skin. They also make great texture in your soap and come out very nice. They have a distinct natural look to them.
These are the finished soaps. There are not many step-by-step instructions because of how easy it is to make soap! The more natural, earth toned colored ones you see here are made through a "hand-milled" recipe. That is simply 2 cubes of soap in microwave for 20 seconds at a time until melted, and then 1 Tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil, 1 Tablespoon of water, and then add whatever you want to it to get the smell and look you want.
*TIP****** Cinnamon, and Peppermint oil are great fragrances. They are strong enough to over-power the smell of the glycerin.That bright blue soap you see is made with peppermint oil. It clears out your sinuses and has a very clean crisp smell.
