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How to Make Glycerin Soap

Learning to make glycerin soap is a great place to start if you are new to soapmaking or are looking for a fun project to do with your kids. These "melt and pour" soaps are easy and convenient to use. Best of all, they don't require using lye.

These soap bases make beautiful soaps that can be given as gifts or sold, if you are looking for a homesteading income.

Basic Melt and Pour
Soap Making Steps:

The first thing you will have to do to make glycerin soap is cut your chosen soap base into cubes. The great thing about the soaps I have listed below is they have handy perforated grids that give you a guideline where to cut your soap.

Because of the gentle ingredients in these soaps, they should not be heated in a microwave. If you do, your bars won't produce any lather. Instead use a double boiler. Heat your water to boiling in the bottom pot of a double boiler. Then, reduce heat to simmer. In the top pot of the boiler, add the soap cubes, and then stir frequently until your soap base cubes have melted.

Immediately remove your melted soap from off the stove, and let it cool slightly. As the soap base cools, stir it frequently. Now is the time to add your essential oils or fragrance, and stir well. After the soap has cooled slightly, it can be poured into plastic molds. Your soap should be ready to unmold within 2 hours.

Try Some of These Fabulous
Glycerin Soap Bases

If you want to make glycerin soap, you can't beat the bases I have recommended on this page. These formulations are gentle on the skin and do not contain unnecessary preservatives unless required by the specific ingredients. The manufacturers of these bases have avoided the use of harsh chemicals to the fullest extent possible.

These bases come in 2 pound "blocks" that are approximately 1" thick. Each block has perforated lines that make it easy to cut the block into small cubes for more even melting.

Preservatives do not need to be added to your soap when you make glycerin soap with these bases, unless you are using milk, fruit or other fragile ingredients. Use about .5 - 1 oz. fragrance oil or .5 oz. of essential oil per pound of soap.

You will need to experiment with the amount of fragrance or essential oil to add when you make glycerin soap as it can vary depending on the oil's aromatic strength.

Cosmetic Clays can be used as natural colorants when you make glycerin soap. Dry ingredients such as clays, oatmeal, herbs or fruit seeds should be added at a rate of about 1 tablespoon per lb. of soap.

This base will not suspend heavy particles, so try to add solid ingredients when the soap has cooled slightly. Do not overheat or microwave these soap bases as the high heat will ruin the lather and make the soap brittle. When you make glycerin soap, you should wrap it up in paper or some other form of packaging immediately after removing it from molds to keep condensation off your bars. If you're planning to sell these soaps or give them as gifts, you can remove any fingerprints on your soaps with a little bit of alcohol.

Try one of the following bases the next time you want to make glycerin soap.

The 4 Cs Herbal Blend Melt and Pour Soap Base

This melt and pour herbal soap base is made with extracts of Calendula, Comfrey, Chickweed & Chamomile extracts. You can't beat this base when you want to make glycerin soap. These extracts are known for their healing benefits to the skin and are commonly used to help soothe skin irritations. Add powdered calendula petals, chamomile flowers or comfrey root to you soap or speckle with whole calendula petals. Add nourishing calendula oil and chamomile essential oil for a skin soothing bath bar. Turmeric powder can be used to create a natural yellow color.

Ingredients: Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Sodium Cocoate, Sodium Myristate, Sodium Laurate, Sodium Stearate, Glycerin, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Propylene Glycol, Sucrose, Distilled Water, Calendula Extract, Comfrey Extract, Chickweed Extract & Chamomile Extract.

Shelf Life: 1 - 2 Years

Price: Starting at $7.50 for 2 pounds

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Cocoa Butter Glycerin Melt and Pour Soap Base

This wonderful cocoa butter melt and pour soap base is a creamy white vegetable glycerin soap base made with real Cocoa Butter. This base is an asset to use when you make glycerin soap. While it may have cocoa butter in it, it does not smell of Cocoa Butter so the aroma will not interfere with the fragrance or essential oils that you would like to add.

Ingredients: Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Sodium Cocoate, Sodium Myristate, Sodium Laurate, Sodium Stearate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Titanium Dioxide, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter and Distilled Water

Shelf Life: 1 - 2 Years.

Starting at $7.50 for two pounds.

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Goat's Milk Glycerin Melt and Pour Soap Base

This goat's milk base is a white glycerin melt and pour soap base made with real goat's milk. Try it the next time you make glycerin soap. You'll love it!

Ingredients: Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Sodium Myristate, Sodium Laurate, Sodium Stearate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Goat's Milk, Titanium Dioxide, DMDM Hydantoin and Distilled Water

Shelf Life: 1 - 2 Years

Starting at $9 for 2 pounds

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Honey Glycerin Melt and Pour Soap Base

This beautiful amber colored honey melt and pour soap base is made with real honey. This base is great by itself or fragranced with scents to complement the honey aroma. It can be combined with the Goat's Milk Base to make a fabulous Milk and Honey soap. Even better, add colloidal oatmeal when you make glycerin soap like this, for an additional nutritive touch. A must try!

Ingredients: Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Sodium Cocoate, Sodium Myristate, Sodium Laurate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Sucrose, Honey and Distilled Water

Shelf Life: 1 - 2 Years

Starting at $8 for 2 pounds

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Olive Oil Glycerin Melt and Pour Soap Base

Our olive oil melt and pour soap base is a clear vegetable glycerin soap base with a slight green hue and is made with olive oil. It's a cool, refreshing way to make glycerin soap.

Ingredients: Olea Europea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Sodium Myristate, Sodium Laurate, Sodium Stearate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Glycerin, Sodium Oleate and Distilled Water.

Shelf Life: 1 - 2 Years.

Starting at $7.50 for 2 pounds.

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Rosehip & Jojoba Base Melt and Pour Soap Base

This rich Rosehip & Jojoba melt and pour soap base is made with extract of vitamin C, rich Rosehips and natural Jojoba. The next time you make glycerin soap, add our powdered rosehip for exfoliation and natural color! You can also add more jojoba and/or rosehip oil to the base for extra moisturization.

Shelf Life: 1 - 2 Years.

Starting at $7.28 for 2 pounds.

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Shea Butter Glycerin Melt and Pour Soap Base

This beautiful shea butter melt and pour soap base is a creamy white glycerin soap base made with real shea butter. It provides a very nice lather.

Ingredients: Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Sodium Cocoate, Sodium Myristate, Sodium Laurate, Sodium Stearate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Titanium Dioxide, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Fruit Butter and Distilled Water

Shelf Life: 1 - 2 Years

Starting at $9 for 2 pounds

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