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Chickweed & Violet Leaf Melt & Pour Soap

Chickweed and violet leaves combine to create a soft natural green color in this skin soothing melt and pour soap.

This soap is a fun and useful way to use two abundant springtime weeds!

Chickweed (Stellaria media) is a nourishing plant that’s used to promote lymph flow, and as a skin-soothing agent for itchy skin.

Violets (Viola odorata, V. sororia) are known for their cooling, moistening, and soothing properties. They’re often used in skin care products for eczema, like this Violet Leaf Balm Recipe.

Both of these plants also contribute a beautiful soft green color when infused into soap base!

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Dandelion & Honey Melt & Pour Soap

Learn how to infuse skin-loving dandelion flowers into soap base to create these super easy dandelion and honey melt and pour soap bars.

This soap is naturally colored with dandelion flowers, while honey adds nourishment and a slight boost to lather.

It’s a melt and pour version of my popular cold process Honey & Dandelion Soap.

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How to Make Soap on a Rope (Melt & Pour)

Soap on a rope is an easy and fun way to dress up an otherwise plain soap. It makes a great gift too!

The examples shown in the photos are made using chaparral infused soap base, from my Easy Homemade Melt & Pour Soap print book, but you could use this same idea with your favorite colors and scents.

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15+ Soap Molds for Melt & Pour Soap

Since my new print book, Easy Homemade Melt & Pour Soaps, came out, I’ve been getting a bunch of questions about where to find the different soap molds featured in the projects.

To help you quickly find the mold you’re looking for, I’ve put together this list of various ones used in the book. I hope you find it helpful! 🙂

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How to Make Pencil Lines in Melt & Pour Soap

Charcoal pencil lines are a design technique used to create a striking line of separation between layers of soap.

While they might look tricky, they’re actually quite easy to make!

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Lump of Coal & Snowball Soap Dough (Melt & Pour)

Melt & pour soap dough is similar to playdough, only you can use it for bath time fun once you’re done playing!

After creating shapes with cookie cutters or playdough tools, you can use one or more soap pieces right away, or leave them to air dry for several days, then use the resulting shapes.

Alternatively, you can roll the dough back into a ball and store it in an airtight container. Soften it for five to ten seconds in a microwave on defrost mode, as needed.

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