Thanks for watching! You can read more beginner's tips for melt & pour soaps on our website here: bberry.studio/GuidetoMeltandPour Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:22 - Choosing Your Soap Base 02:38 - Melt & Pour Tools 03:40 - Melting Your Soap 06:47 - Adding Fragrance 08:06 - Adding Color 11:27 - Troubleshooting 16:12 - Outro 16:58 - Bloopers! If you have any questions, feel free to contact our customer service team at info@brambleberry.com or 877-627-7883 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. PST, Monday-Friday. You can also live chat with customer service on BrambleBerry.com from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. PST, Monday-Friday. Shop Bramble Berry: bberry.studio/_ShopBrambleBerry Recipes, Tips & Inspiration: bberry.studio/IntheStudio_Projects Facebook: facebook.com/BrambleBerry Instagram: instagram.com/brambleberry/ Twitter: twitter.com/brambleberry TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@brambleberry Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/brambleberry/
Thanks for the helpful video! I started soap making backwards, going straight for Cold Process because I thought that was how "real" soap "should" be made. But I now realize that's a silly mindset to have. Cold Process is great, but there's nothing wrong with Melt and Pour! I'm excited to have an easier and safer method under my belt for times when I want to make pretty soap but I really don't feel like going the extra mile.
I'm just getting back to soap-making after not doing anything with it for several years. This vid was exactly what I needed to get the creative juices going again, give me some good ideas, and remind me how to do things. Bramble Berry rocks! Best customer service!
Great tutorial Anne-Marie! I've been loving your business, products, and instructions/tutorials for over a decade and a half. I loved going to Otion and spending time there browsing your awesome products for purchase! Loved making a day trip out of it, stop at Boomer's and drive Chuckanut Dr. on the way back home. I'm thankful for all you've contributed to the soapmaking world all these years, thank you! Mel 🙏💝🧼
Im just getting started learning about this process and am interested in trying it myself soon, so this was perfectly timed! Thank you for such a helpful and thorough video, I learned a lot!
I bought a melt and pour soap kit from BrambleBerry a few years back and loved the way it turned out! I still have mold and I’m going to make some again soon :)
What a great and informative presentation! I got all my supplies at a ready, and am about to make my first melt'n'pour batch of soaps but, of course, I had no idea where or how to start. Your video was truly enlightening, I have Liked and subscribed, and am looking forward to watching more of your excellent tutorials.
Well, I'm happy to report that my soaps were a huge success. I've made several batches with all kinds of beautiful essential oils, in many different moulds, for the family as well as my coworkers, and everybody loved them! I must have made close to 50 soaps, and have enjoyed my new hobby immensely. Once again, many thanks for your tutorials which were instrumental in the success of my endeavor.
One of my best friends and I bought a melt and pour kit from Michael's, and we were working in such small quantities to try and do layers that we ended up overheating the soap and it hardened SO FAST! We had no idea what we did wrong until I watched this just now!! SO helpful!!! We'll be sure to melt more soap down at a time so it doesn't overheat so quickly next time! xD The quality of the soap probably also makes a huge difference, since Michael's soap isn't on par with Bramble Berry!! It would be SO COOL if you guys one day worked with Michael's to get some QUALITY melt and pour on their shelves!!!
Bramble Berry's various soap bases help you achieve your desired design. 😊💖 There are many options, and you can choose. MP soap is a material used a lot by beginners, but a quality MP soap base is still a source of inspiration for even experienced soap makers!👍
Agreed. Sad when I see ppl making beautiful soap with a low quality soap base that has detergents and sulphates in it! That stuff dries out my skin. If ur gonna do MP, go for the higher quality soap bases out there. And Bramble Berry sells it.😊
Thank you! I am a beginner and found a recipe on the net for goats milk soap. It never said how much to heat the base so of course it got overheated. Thank you so much for the explanation of the results of overheating. It's in my block mold right now and I have hopes it will set up right and not flake into pieces when used but time will tell.
Thanks so much! I need to purchase supplies for this since I’m taking a mold making and casting class in college and our current project is a plaster mold, and resin doesn’t like plaster so we can basically only make casts with melt/pour soap or candle wax. So now I need to learn all about this before my next class in 2 days aaaah hopefully it goes well for me!
your video was sooo incredibly helpful!! The color “theory” part was also good to know! I’m super excited to make a few soaps, thinking about ordering an oatmeal base!! 🥰🤍
That shrink wrap is breathable, so it does attract moisture even after wrapping it with that food wrap. Especially in hot and humid climates. I've tried it and then decided to buy a thicker plastic to wrap it.
@@audiotyresup Have you tried it? I had to replace the food/shrink wrap (which is made of the same material) because my soaps (several batches) were all wet on the inside (glycerine is a by-product of the handmade soap). Replaced it with plastic sheets that were non-toxic obviously, and non-breathable. You can experiment with all kinds of wrapping sheets. Go with whatever works best for you and your climate.
Great video! I want to learn to do this because I don’t think messing with lye is a good idea for me. I’m sensitive to so many chemicals. 😥 I want to make my mother some non-irritant soap because she has skin problems when using a lot of soap. Olive oil or oatmeal looks good! I love pastels! 😊
I REALLY WANTED TO SEE WHAT THE GLOOPY ONE LOOKS LIKE WHEN DRIED LOL - COULD BE A COOL GAG GIFT HAHA - but thanks for this very very informative tutorial.. here I go !!!
I am getting conflicting information about dried flowers added to melt and pour. They say you shouldn’t add dried flowers to the melt and pour because it will mold. Any help with this would be great, thank you.
You give a lot of good information I like what you have to say cause I’m still new at it. Thank you for all the information now I know what to buy better next time when I go thank you for sharing.
Gosh, love your channel ❤️ now I have a problem. I want to make candles and soap. Decisions, Decisions! Unfortunately I'm the type of person that will do both at the same time and spit the dummy if I ruin it on the first go and pack it all away lol
Hello! I have a question. I’ve been watching a LOT of soap making tutorials recently and have been learning about the science and steps to cold processed soaps. While it seems fun and rewarding, I can’t help but wonder why someone would go through all that work, money, and the safety risks when they could just use melt & pour bases. What are the benefits to cold processed versus M&P? (Anyone can answer). Thank you for making this video!
If you make your own soap, you can customize the quality of the soap, more or less lather, more moisturizing depending on what oil or combination of oils you use to make the soap. Of course you can follow recipes for this as well, but advanced soap makers will use their own favorite formulas. The three standard are palm oil (some people don't really like this option for environmental reasons) olive oil, and coconut oil, but almond oil and several others are also options. It is also more cost effective when you buy bulk amounts of lye and oils instead of buying something pre-made (even if the video says it cost effective to buy melt and pour) And even more cost effective when you buy oil from a soap making company where the oils are NOT food grade. Why pay more for something you are obviously not going to eat? haha! The last point is that there is something fun being the science of creating your own soap, it feels almost more fulfilling to make it from scratch and to be able to handle your materials safely. Of course it takes more work I hope this helped
Thé advantage for melt and pour, in my opinion, is that it’s easier to make smaller batches, and it hardens faster. If you’re wanting to experiment with different fragrances, or aesthetics like color, layers, add-ins, etc. you can see the results much more quickly and decide if it’s what you want, or if it came out different than you expected. Soap from scratch is not super hard, but it does take more time, supplies and safety equipment, and you need to cure your soap for several weeks.
Found out about your company through Royalty Soaps, and found you have YT tutorials. All these soap videos is making me want to get into it too as a hobby, make gifts for my family type of thing. I would LOVE to try cold process but it seems like just about anything that you can do with cold process you can also do with this melt and pour, considering glycerin is the only difference between the two, really. And I suppose with cold, you can have different mixes of different oils/butters. So here's my questions. Which is CHEAPER to make, sans equipment?? Say I wanna do cupcake soaps exclusively. How much would it cost to do a batch (12) as cold process vs a melt and pour??? Would I have to get a mold with the icing portion built into it for the melt and pour, or is there a way to make "icing" the way you can make with cold process?? How much melt and pour would it take, approximately? Also, I have Anosmia. Will that affect my ability to use scents? I'm thinking I'll probably need a test sniffer (hello kids, lol). Does Brambleberry offer scent samplers so we know what the scents smell like before we buy them for use??
Very important to mention to add the essential oil(I don't know about fragrance...two different things) when the soap is at a temperature that will not have a negative effect on the 'fragrance'. Too hot will ruin the soap.
Melt and pour soap should not get to a temperature hot enough to negatively impact your final scent, but generally we recommend adding it around 130 degrees.
Wow!!! Thank you very much for your explanation on soaps I’ve been watching so many videos and they explain either too much with many chemistry details that it sounds like I’m either in a university or in a lab class and I can’t understand it. I like your video! God Bless!
You are awesome young lady and you're so popular I don't know if I will get an answer to my comment but here it goes😁 What is the best Powder mix to color a soap. You seem to be the most knowledgeable of everyone that I've seen on TH-cam. Thank you in advance for your answer... I'm not in a hurry I know you're busy.🙏
hi .. i use clays only .. so when i have to add clay to the soap i first mix it with a tblspoon of glycerin .. make a slurry paste then add to the soap .. im i doing right ? or i should use anything else instead of glycerin???? thanks in advance fir this lovely video.
Really help full, however had a query with shrinking of Soap Weight I observe the soaps weight is shrinking (glycerin or goatmilk) even it was left enough hours to cure.. Any clue or tips to avoid weight shrinking?? thanks in advance🙂
Hi, i have a question about my soap. I tried using your shea butter mix, but whenever i use it, it feels rubbery and flexible. Unlike normal natural soaps i buy. Why is this?
Hey..I love ur videos..I have recently tried making soaps but by double boil method but within few seconds my soap bases starts getting hard..I get very less time to mix up my oils and colors ..pls suggest..thank u
I bought plain unscented soap from the supermarket, tried melting the soap, it doesn’t melt! What did i do wrong? I shredded the soap and put it in a bowl and then put it above boiling water and it didn’t work. I also put a bit of water in the soap to see if that would do anything and it didn’t. Please help.
It sounds like you may be trying to make rebatch soap. For rebatch we like to place a saucepan on the stove set to low. You can also use a slow cooker on high. Add the rebatch/shredded soap and a few teaspoons of distilled water. Keep extra water nearby and add as needed. Stir until the soap is soft and spoon into a mold.
Thank you for this awesome video!. Will 70% alcohol still work?. Do we need to get a digital scale?. Also, what should I use to measure the essential oil to make sure I put the correct amount?. Thank you 😊
I just started making melt and pour soap. Never had an issue, but just recently my last batch or two of soap came out very rubbery?!, Almost bendable. I cut the pieces of soap evently before melting in microwave. Did I overheat it in microwave or reheat too many times? Heated in 20 to 25 secs intervals. I used 16 oz melt and pour buttermilk base, 1 tsp essential oils, mica powder, and 1 1/2 tsp ground oatmeal. Could the melt and pour base have gone bad? Any help is appreciated.
The leading cause for a rubbery melt and pour soap is overheating. A little too much heat can make your melt and pour base too hot, or burn it and make it rubbery in texture.
Hi, does the melt and pour soap still solidify if i keep it molten for a couple of hours (on low temp.)? Or does it need to solidify as soon as possible?
@@sl4983 yeah, i was suspecting this. The reason i want to keep it this warm for so long is because i want to add hemp. Just adding hemp is also good but you don't really get the active cbd into the soap. I think it's best i add some hemp for the scrub and add cbd crystals for the active cbd. This way the soap can solidify like normal, it's just going to be a little more expensive because of the cbd crystals.
Hi Anne-Marie, I love your video. I am so glad I found your video as I am about to add soaps to my candles and diffuser range. I want to make a large batch using double boiler method. Can I use my large metal jug to melt or should I use a heat resistant plastic jug? Also I have plastic soap moulds which are a version of wax melts moulds. Can I use those plastic moulds or do I have to get silicon ones? Thank you so very much. 🙏
I have prepared a batch of melt & pour soaps with clear glycerin soap base. Additionally added Aloe vera and holy basil leaves extract, Almond oil and essential oils. After one week its sides shrinked, as if someone squeezed it. Why is this happening? [Soap base used is not BrambleBerry]
We generally recommend not storing melt and pour in the fridge or freezer for long periods of time. Extremely cold temperatures can cause the soap to become brittle.
Thank you , I think I made a mistake by storing my project in refrigerator for 2 hours it seems to be humid like, I turned the fan on like you recommended, still troubleshooting and learning through trial and error. Thank you so much for your video it was very helpful...
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Thanks for watching! You can read more beginner's tips for melt & pour soaps on our website here: bberry.studio/GuidetoMeltandPour
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:22 - Choosing Your Soap Base
02:38 - Melt & Pour Tools
03:40 - Melting Your Soap
06:47 - Adding Fragrance
08:06 - Adding Color
11:27 - Troubleshooting
16:12 - Outro
16:58 - Bloopers!
If you have any questions, feel free to contact our customer service team at info@brambleberry.com or 877-627-7883 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. PST, Monday-Friday. You can also live chat with customer service on BrambleBerry.com from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. PST, Monday-Friday.
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Please should we heat the base to 140 degree Celsius??
How much mica and how much fragrance oil per 1 LB soap base?
When you showed the example of your fragrance calculator it saw 0.28oz. How do you get that measurement? when using my scale I can’t get 0.28oz
Thanks for the helpful video! I started soap making backwards, going straight for Cold Process because I thought that was how "real" soap "should" be made. But I now realize that's a silly mindset to have. Cold Process is great, but there's nothing wrong with Melt and Pour! I'm excited to have an easier and safer method under my belt for times when I want to make pretty soap but I really don't feel like going the extra mile.
Thank you!
I'm just getting back to soap-making after not doing anything with it for several years. This vid was exactly what I needed to get the creative juices going again, give me some good ideas, and remind me how to do things. Bramble Berry rocks! Best customer service!
Me too!
Great tutorial Anne-Marie! I've been loving your business, products, and instructions/tutorials for over a decade and a half. I loved going to Otion and spending time there browsing your awesome products for purchase! Loved making a day trip out of it, stop at Boomer's and drive Chuckanut Dr. on the way back home. I'm thankful for all you've contributed to the soapmaking world all these years, thank you! Mel 🙏💝🧼
I make cold process soaps for over 7 years now :) I remember my first soaps were melt and pour . they so easy to make.
Is cold process hard?
Im just getting started learning about this process and am interested in trying it myself soon, so this was perfectly timed! Thank you for such a helpful and thorough video, I learned a lot!
This was a very great video… she was very pleasant and concise and I learned a lot from her. Great job!
I bought a melt and pour soap kit from BrambleBerry a few years back and loved the way it turned out! I still have mold and I’m going to make some again soon :)
I got one for Christmas and had so much fun!
I’m new to soap making and this is just what I needed thank you so much.
"The meltage" lol I've been watching soap making videos for days and I think this is the best one I've seen. Thanks!
What a great video! Especially the in-depth melting in a microwave.
What a great and informative presentation! I got all my supplies at a ready, and am about to make my first melt'n'pour batch of soaps but, of course, I had no idea where or how to start. Your video was truly enlightening, I have Liked and subscribed, and am looking forward to watching more of your excellent tutorials.
Well, I'm happy to report that my soaps were a huge success. I've made several batches with all kinds of beautiful essential oils, in many different moulds, for the family as well as my coworkers, and everybody loved them! I must have made close to 50 soaps, and have enjoyed my new hobby immensely. Once again, many thanks for your tutorials which were instrumental in the success of my endeavor.
Another gem of a video i came across! You are such a darling explaining everything in such details. Thank you thank you thank you ❤
I love your energy it's contagious had me laughing at the end with your singing. I'm getting ready to try making my own soap real soon. ❤️
This is the second video I've seen on this channel and let me tell you, it's an excellent video with valuable technical advice. I love this channel.
I add my mica powder in my soap before it goes into the microwave. It works out great.
Wow! I have to try that
Me too. Makes it easier to make sure the mica are mixed in properly
Okay, wow thanks for posting
Can we add mica powder in m&p soaps
@@gulnarbhiwandiwala232 yeah
Can we have a tour of the BB factory?! 😁🙏 love u guys all the way from Hawaii❤
I just got melt and pour soap for Christmas! Can't wait to use it!
This was a great video. I have overheated my soap base and experienced the same result
One of my best friends and I bought a melt and pour kit from Michael's, and we were working in such small quantities to try and do layers that we ended up overheating the soap and it hardened SO FAST! We had no idea what we did wrong until I watched this just now!! SO helpful!!! We'll be sure to melt more soap down at a time so it doesn't overheat so quickly next time! xD The quality of the soap probably also makes a huge difference, since Michael's soap isn't on par with Bramble Berry!! It would be SO COOL if you guys one day worked with Michael's to get some QUALITY melt and pour on their shelves!!!
You can actually purchase some of our melt & pour kits and fragrance oils at Michael's!
@@bramble-berry Friend What is the mixture needs to put together to make soap.
Thanks
Hope ur using the detergent -free soap base from that store, bcz the rest is over priced garbage that dries out your skin. Happy soaping
Bramble Berry's various soap bases help you achieve your desired design. 😊💖 There are many options, and you can choose. MP soap is a material used a lot by beginners, but a quality MP soap base is still a source of inspiration for even experienced soap makers!👍
Agreed. Sad when I see ppl making beautiful soap with a low quality soap base that has detergents and sulphates in it! That stuff dries out my skin. If ur gonna do MP, go for the higher quality soap bases out there. And Bramble Berry sells it.😊
I love it, I don't have to deal with Lye. That is my main concern with Lye. I am so happy to give this a try.
This was an awesome and very helpful presentation. Thank you so much!
Thank you! I am a beginner and found a recipe on the net for goats milk soap. It never said how much to heat the base so of course it got overheated. Thank you so much for the explanation of the results of overheating. It's in my block mold right now and I have hopes it will set up right and not flake into pieces when used but time will tell.
She is so crazy in a good, crazy bestfriend kinda way. I laughed out loud with her songs at the end of the vid😄love her videos so informative🧡
Thanks so much! I need to purchase supplies for this since I’m taking a mold making and casting class in college and our current project is a plaster mold, and resin doesn’t like plaster so we can basically only make casts with melt/pour soap or candle wax. So now I need to learn all about this before my next class in 2 days aaaah hopefully it goes well for me!
your video was sooo incredibly helpful!! The color “theory” part was also good to know!
I’m super excited to make a few soaps, thinking about ordering an oatmeal base!! 🥰🤍
Thank you so much! I've been wanting to add soaps to my vendor business! Your tutorial is excellent! I can't wait to order!
What do you sell?
thank you so much for this video Bramble berry, I'm in the process of starting a soap business and video did for me,again thank you.
Thank you I can't wait to try to make SOAP!
Thank you so much for this video. I am in love with learning everything
That shrink wrap is breathable, so it does attract moisture even after wrapping it with that food wrap. Especially in hot and humid climates. I've tried it and then decided to buy a thicker plastic to wrap it.
The shrink wrap does, or the saran wrap? Since you used both in the same statement.
@@audiotyresup any breathable wrapping. If you are in a humid climate, the moisture will penetrate through a breathable wrapping sheet.
@@girlhasitall that's vague.
@@audiotyresup Have you tried it? I had to replace the food/shrink wrap (which is made of the same material) because my soaps (several batches) were all wet on the inside (glycerine is a by-product of the handmade soap). Replaced it with plastic sheets that were non-toxic obviously, and non-breathable. You can experiment with all kinds of wrapping sheets. Go with whatever works best for you and your climate.
@@girlhasitall no, I haven't made any soap to try this. Has nothing to do with my question of which of the two you were talking about.
I was just here for a quick description, but this was a very informative video. Nice job, thank you
Absolutely love your tutorial 😁 very clear and kind.
Thanks so much! 😊
I am so happy I found your youtube page..
This is a fantastic how to video. Thanks for making it!
Very good information. I'm starting to make soap for me and my family healthier
Would u say melted soap is more so for hands or body as well? I started making it, and only want people to use it on their hands
Melt and pour soap lasts much longer as a hand soap than it does in the shower.
All my questions about soap making were answered...Thanks😊
Great video! I want to learn to do this because I don’t think messing with lye is a good idea for me. I’m sensitive to so many chemicals. 😥 I want to make my mother some non-irritant soap because she has skin problems when using a lot of soap. Olive oil or oatmeal looks good! I love pastels! 😊
I REALLY WANTED TO SEE WHAT THE GLOOPY ONE LOOKS LIKE WHEN DRIED LOL - COULD BE A COOL GAG GIFT HAHA - but thanks for this very very informative tutorial.. here I go !!!
This is awesome ! I’m starting to learn how to make soap! I love this video. Thank you
You are so welcome!
@@bramble-berry I did purchase some soap from the website last night. Super excited !
I am getting conflicting information about dried flowers added to melt and pour. They say you shouldn’t add dried flowers to the melt and pour because it will mold. Any help with this would be great, thank you.
They won't get moldy due to the higher pH of the soap base but they will turn brown.
@@bramble-berry thank you for the clarification 🙂
You give a lot of good information I like what you have to say cause I’m still new at it. Thank you for all the information now I know what to buy better next time when I go thank you for sharing.
You are so welcome and we are glad you found the video helpful!
Thanks for this video. I will go with melt and pour for my first try.
Gosh, love your channel ❤️ now I have a problem. I want to make candles and soap. Decisions, Decisions! Unfortunately I'm the type of person that will do both at the same time and spit the dummy if I ruin it on the first go and pack it all away lol
Hi, would it be okay to use Vodka in place of Isopropyl/rubbing alcohol?
Thankyou, I wish say your information is awesome and Hi from Australia as I going to have a go at making soap for personal use.
Good morning 😊👋 watching from Philippines 😊👋🌟
Thank you so much. I really enjoy your videos. Learning so much.
Thank you! We're so happy you're enjoying our videos 💜
would love to see some wrapping that's not plastic.. i care about the planet, what do you suggest?
Great guide line loved the video loved your channel it was excited and knowledgeable mam
Hey
Can you please do a tips video on how to increase the lather in the melt and pour soaps ?
Best video I’ve seen! Great job…
Hello! I have a question. I’ve been watching a LOT of soap making tutorials recently and have been learning about the science and steps to cold processed soaps. While it seems fun and rewarding, I can’t help but wonder why someone would go through all that work, money, and the safety risks when they could just use melt & pour bases. What are the benefits to cold processed versus M&P? (Anyone can answer). Thank you for making this video!
If you make your own soap, you can customize the quality of the soap, more or less lather, more moisturizing depending on what oil or combination of oils you use to make the soap. Of course you can follow recipes for this as well, but advanced soap makers will use their own favorite formulas. The three standard are palm oil (some people don't really like this option for environmental reasons) olive oil, and coconut oil, but almond oil and several others are also options. It is also more cost effective when you buy bulk amounts of lye and oils instead of buying something pre-made (even if the video says it cost effective to buy melt and pour) And even more cost effective when you buy oil from a soap making company where the oils are NOT food grade. Why pay more for something you are obviously not going to eat? haha! The last point is that there is something fun being the science of creating your own soap, it feels almost more fulfilling to make it from scratch and to be able to handle your materials safely. Of course it takes more work I hope this helped
Thé advantage for melt and pour, in my opinion, is that it’s easier to make smaller batches, and it hardens faster. If you’re wanting to experiment with different fragrances, or aesthetics like color, layers, add-ins, etc. you can see the results much more quickly and decide if it’s what you want, or if it came out different than you expected. Soap from scratch is not super hard, but it does take more time, supplies and safety equipment, and you need to cure your soap for several weeks.
@@MarandaisAmazing Thank you very much! That was very helpful.
@@wisemoon40 Thank you!! I appreciate the reply
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Hi there ,could you make a video on melt n pour pinetar soap please. Thx! 🎉
This was a really good video
I just picked up a kit for fun, and found this store/channel. I am going to buy a microwave and cover it in contact paper too. Hahaha
Thank you for this perfectly condensed and informative video! Great for a beginner like me :)
Found out about your company through Royalty Soaps, and found you have YT tutorials. All these soap videos is making me want to get into it too as a hobby, make gifts for my family type of thing. I would LOVE to try cold process but it seems like just about anything that you can do with cold process you can also do with this melt and pour, considering glycerin is the only difference between the two, really. And I suppose with cold, you can have different mixes of different oils/butters.
So here's my questions. Which is CHEAPER to make, sans equipment?? Say I wanna do cupcake soaps exclusively. How much would it cost to do a batch (12) as cold process vs a melt and pour??? Would I have to get a mold with the icing portion built into it for the melt and pour, or is there a way to make "icing" the way you can make with cold process?? How much melt and pour would it take, approximately? Also, I have Anosmia. Will that affect my ability to use scents? I'm thinking I'll probably need a test sniffer (hello kids, lol). Does Brambleberry offer scent samplers so we know what the scents smell like before we buy them for use??
Good question about which is more financially feasible!
I'm thinking meant and pour. The variables might be the scents, colors and additives.
Fantastic tutorial! Thank you so much!
I’ve seen some comments in other videos where people say that using dry botanicals in melt and pour will cause turn moldy. Is this true?
This is true, but if you cover the botanicals with a very thin layer of melt and pour then it should stay lovely for quite a while.
Very important to mention to add the essential oil(I don't know about fragrance...two different things) when the soap is at a temperature that will not have a negative effect on the 'fragrance'. Too hot will ruin the soap.
Melt and pour soap should not get to a temperature hot enough to negatively impact your final scent, but generally we recommend adding it around 130 degrees.
yes. please mention that@@bramble-berry
Wow!!! Thank you very much for your explanation on soaps I’ve been watching so many videos and they explain either too much with many chemistry details that it sounds like I’m either in a university or in a lab class and I can’t understand it.
I like your video!
God Bless!
Thanks for the beginners guide to melt and pour soaps. Just curious have ever used liquid dyes for color to soap instead of powders? If so thoughts
Grazie bellissimo Benedizioni ❤❤❤
You are awesome young lady and you're so popular I don't know if I will get an answer to my comment but here it goes😁 What is the best Powder mix to color a soap. You seem to be the most knowledgeable of everyone that I've seen on TH-cam. Thank you in advance for your answer... I'm not in a hurry I know you're busy.🙏
We think Mica powders are the most fun option and the easiest to add!
What ingredient to be used for melt n pour soaps to get good lather
I like how she says the bubbles “POP!”
hi .. i use clays only .. so when i have to add clay to the soap i first mix it with a tblspoon of glycerin .. make a slurry paste then add to the soap .. im i doing right ? or i should use anything else instead of glycerin????
thanks in advance fir this lovely video.
Nicely Explain.
Great Work..
Love it
can I melt the soap base in the same microwave I use for reheating food?
Really help full, however had a query with shrinking of Soap Weight
I observe the soaps weight is shrinking (glycerin or goatmilk) even it was left enough hours to cure..
Any clue or tips to avoid weight shrinking?? thanks in advance🙂
When the melt and pour soap is hard, we suggest completely wrapping it up in plastic wrap to prevent it from sweating or shrinking.
@@bramble-berry Thanks for ur response, i use cling wrap to pack it up but still observed the weight is shrinking, not sure where im doin mistake 🙂
fan it for 12hours? to remove glycerin dew?
Hi, i have a question about my soap. I tried using your shea butter mix, but whenever i use it, it feels rubbery and flexible. Unlike normal natural soaps i buy. Why is this?
Hey..I love ur videos..I have recently tried making soaps but by double boil method but within few seconds my soap bases starts getting hard..I get very less time to mix up my oils and colors ..pls suggest..thank u
I bought plain unscented soap from the supermarket, tried melting the soap, it doesn’t melt! What did i do wrong? I shredded the soap and put it in a bowl and then put it above boiling water and it didn’t work. I also put a bit of water in the soap to see if that would do anything and it didn’t. Please help.
It sounds like you may be trying to make rebatch soap. For rebatch we like to place a saucepan on the stove set to low. You can also use a slow cooker on high. Add the rebatch/shredded soap and a few teaspoons of distilled water. Keep extra water nearby and add as needed. Stir until the soap is soft and spoon into a mold.
Great video. Very informative! Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for the info!! Did mine on Thursday and the mica wasn't mixing well i didn't get why, so thank you
Hi I would like to know if I just can wrap the soap after getting out of the mold to avoid humidity problems? Thanks.
Just what I needed.... Thank you so much....
Which herbs aren't recommended to add to soaps?
Thanks for sharing, you are a great teacher 🤣👍
Can I recommend a simple melt and pour kit that have all the tools for a reasonable price for a begginer
Is it Melt and Pour soap cheaper than CP?
Does one have to prep the molds in any way?
Thanks for the tutorial
How do you stop it from hardening so fast. Mine literally hardens right after pouring in mold so no chance of any design or anything
Really good vid. Ty
Thank you for this awesome video!. Will 70% alcohol still work?. Do we need to get a digital scale?. Also, what should I use to measure the essential oil to make sure I put the correct amount?. Thank you 😊
I just started making melt and pour soap. Never had an issue, but just recently my last batch or two of soap came out very rubbery?!, Almost bendable. I cut the pieces of soap evently before melting in microwave. Did I overheat it in microwave or reheat too many times? Heated in 20 to 25 secs intervals. I used 16 oz melt and pour buttermilk base, 1 tsp essential oils, mica powder, and 1 1/2 tsp ground oatmeal. Could the melt and pour base have gone bad? Any help is appreciated.
The leading cause for a rubbery melt and pour soap is overheating. A little too much heat can make your melt and pour base too hot, or burn it and make it rubbery in texture.
Thanks for the helpful tips..
Love all your tutorials has helped my business alot thank you! Is there a recipe to make melt and pour base please? Many thanks God bless
Thank you so much! We don't currently have a recipe for the melt and pour bases, thanks for checking!
Hi, does the melt and pour soap still solidify if i keep it molten for a couple of hours (on low temp.)? Or does it need to solidify as soon as possible?
Probably not good to keep it warm that long
@@sl4983 yeah, i was suspecting this.
The reason i want to keep it this warm for so long is because i want to add hemp. Just adding hemp is also good but you don't really get the active cbd into the soap.
I think it's best i add some hemp for the scrub and add cbd crystals for the active cbd. This way the soap can solidify like normal, it's just going to be a little more expensive because of the cbd crystals.
Hi Anne-Marie, I love your video. I am so glad I found your video as I am about to add soaps to my candles and diffuser range. I want to make a large batch using double boiler method. Can I use my large metal jug to melt or should I use a heat resistant plastic jug? Also I have plastic soap moulds which are a version of wax melts moulds. Can I use those plastic moulds or do I have to get silicon ones? Thank you so very much. 🙏
Love your videos thank you 🙏
I have prepared a batch of melt & pour soaps with clear glycerin soap base. Additionally added Aloe vera and holy basil leaves extract, Almond oil and essential oils. After one week its sides shrinked, as if someone squeezed it. Why is this happening? [Soap base used is not BrambleBerry]
Can chameleon powder or flakes be used in melt and pour soap? I think the colors would be beautiful, but not sure if they would work...
Thanks for sharing great tips
Do you recommend refrigerating at all, after pouring into soap mold?
We generally recommend not storing melt and pour in the fridge or freezer for long periods of time. Extremely cold temperatures can cause the soap to become brittle.
Thank you , I think I made a mistake by storing my project in refrigerator for 2 hours it seems to be humid like, I turned the fan on like you recommended, still troubleshooting and learning through trial and error. Thank you so much for your video it was very helpful...