Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Mini Glycerin Soap Favors recipe and video


Hello, Kin Community and Soapylove fans!  Welcome back for another fun soap tutorial video!  Today I showed how to make party favor soaps using glycerin soap base (also called "melt and pour").  Here are the supplies and full instructions so you can make them for your next party and wow your friends!  :)



Fondant cutter soap favors
Silicone brownie pan
White glycerin soap base (1 lb per color) – can use goats milk or any opaque white soap base
Fondant cutters (I got the ones in the video from Michael's, made by Wilton)
Cutting board, knife, pyrex cup.
Spray bottle with rubbing alcohol (optional)
Organza bags with ribbon pull closure (or baggies with ribbons!)

Cut soap base into cubes and melt in microwave on high for 1 minute.  Stir until all chunks have melted.  
Add a few drops of colorant and ½ teaspoon (approx.) of fragrance oil (to your scent preference).
Pour into silicone brownie pan.  Spray with rubbing alcohol to pop any bubbles.
Allow to harden completely, then unmold.
Repeat above for other colors.
Cut soap sheets with cutters.
Wrap in plastic treat bags or organza bags and tie.

If you enjoyed this project, check out my Soapylove book, or the Let's Get Soapy eZine!  It's addictive!  ;)

Monday, September 3, 2012

Body Scrubs recipe and video

Hi there!  I hope you had a nice Labor Day weekend!  If you have come from the video posted on Kin Community's YouTube channel, you can find the full recipe for the salt and sugar scrubs below.


Sugar and salt body scrubs
1 cup sugar or fine salt (turbinado sugar, brown sugar, and all fine salts work great!)
½ cup olive oil, almond oil, or grapeseed oil
5 -10 drops essential oil (I used Lavender or Orange in the video)
Plastic bail jars
Tags, ribbons 
  1. Select oil type, salt or sugar, and essential oil.
  2. Measure ingredients, mix in bowl.
  3. Scoop into jars (plastic bail jars are both pretty and safe)
  4. Make tag, tie ribbon, give!
Normally the bail jars are available at Bramble Berry, but I found them at US Plastics.  Click here for that link.  All other supplies can be found at www.brambleberry.com or at your local health food store!

Please note that personal preferences vary on the ratio of oil to salt/sugar, so feel free to play with proportions.  You can't do anything wrong!  Just be careful in your shower since the oil can make the floor slippery.  What I do is squirt a little shampoo on the shower floor and swirl it around with my foot to wash off excess oil.  Oh, and one more tip - I LOVE using these scrubs before shaving my legs.  The smoothest shave in the west!

For more of my videos by Kin Community, click here.  There will be 5 more after this, so stay tuned!  And if you would like to learn about glycerin soap crafting, go to www.soapylove.com for eZines, books, and more!