Packaged with great ingredients, this Fresh Coast Melt & Pour Soap Recipe will make your skin feel as vibrant and energized as a summer beach day. Not only that, but its refreshing scent is sure to remind you of all those times when you’ve witnessed the beauty of a sun rising (or setting) from the fresh coast. So grab a bar of this homemade indulgence and start creating your “at-home” spa experience today!
What’s in This Fresh Coast Soap Recipe?
4” Loaf Mold
With its handy 4” loaf shape, we can make more intricate designs that defy traditional soap shapes.
Melt & Pour Soap Base
We start with a luxurious glycerin soap base; its perfect clarity and transparency make the mica powder come alive like never before! On top of that, we add a layer of luxurious shea butter soap base to give the soap’s sandy base.
Mica Powder
We start with a luxurious glycerin soap base; its perfect clarity and transparency make the mica powder come alive like never before! On top of that, we add a layer of luxurious shea butter soap base to give the soap’s sandy base.
Tranquility Essential Oil Blend
Tranquility Essential Oil Blend is the perfect way to bring a little bit of rugged masculinity into your lathering routine. This blend is packed with skin-loving ingredients designed to soothe and soften skin.
Oatmeal
It’s not breakfast in bed, but it’s close! Fresh Coast Melt & Pour Soap is the perfect way to add a little luxury to your shower routine. It’s packed with oatmeal, which works as nature’s exfoliant to help slough off any dead skin cells and leave you feeling softer than ever.
Isopropyl Alcohol (in a spray bottle)
Creating a quality bar of soap requires our trusty Isopropyl Alcohol in a spray bottle, which helps prevents any pesky bubbles from forming on the surface. Isopropyl alcohol can also help bind together layers of your masterpiece for show-stopping effects!
Small Book
With a Small Book, you can tilt your molds in all different directions and create diagonal layers, giving your soap extra flair. Life hacks don’t get more satisfying than this!
Things to Remember When Using This Recipe
Always dilute an essential oil when using it on the skin. This essential oil recipe is unlikely to cause skin irritation when diluted properly. If the oil has been oxidized (left with the cap off for long periods of time) it is more likely to cause skin irritation. Check out this dilution chart for diluting this essential oil properly.
This recipe is generally safe to use if you are pregnant. Consult your doctor prior to use.
This essential oil recipe is safe to use with kids age 10+.
Cats may find the oils in this recipe irritating. However, we do not expect your cat to be disturbed if you use this recipe as directed. Just be mindful of your pet’s behavior. For more information on using essential oils with cats, check out this blog post.
Dogs may find the oils in this recipe irritating. However, we do not expect your dog to be disturbed if you use this recipe as directed. Just be mindful of your pet’s behavior. For more information on using essential oils with dogs, check out this blog post.
We don’t recommend ingesting essential oils unless under the direction of a doctor certified in aromatherapy. For more information on why we don’t ingest essential oils check out this blog post.
*Please note: This post is a compilation of suggestions made by those that have extensively used essential oils and has not been verified scientifically with clinical tests nor reviewed by medical experts. It is anecdotal information and should be treated as such. For serious medical concerns, please consult your doctor. The statements given in this blog post have not been verified by the FDA
Fresh Coast Soap Recipe
Fresh Coast Melt & Pour Soap Recipe
Ingredients
- FROM SIMPLY EARTH
4” Loaf Soap Mold
2 lb Glycerin Melt & Pour Soap Base
2 lb Shea Butter Melt & Pour Soap Base
Mocha mica powder
Indigo blue mica Powder
Ocean blue mica Powder
Tranquility Essential Oil Blend
- FROM HOME
Isopropyl Alcohol (in a spray bottle)
2 tbsp oatmeal (ground)
Small book
Directions
- Take the glycerin soap base and cut it into thirds. You’ll use two of these thirds for this recipe. Store the remaining soap base for future recipes.*
- Cut the glycerin soap into 1-inch cubes and melt.
- Add 100 drops of Tranquility Essential Oil to the soap and stir.
- Add a dash of Ocean Blue mica powder and stir.
- Pour a layer of soap into the soap mold and allow it to set.
- Add another dash of ocean blue mica powder to the soap and stir to create a darker blue soap (remelt the soap if necessary).
- Set the mold on a small book so that half the soap is tilted upward. Spritz the first layer with rubbing alcohol and pour another layer of soap and allow it to set.
- Add a dash of indigo blue mica powder and a dash of ocean blue mica powder to the soap and stir.
- Remove the book, spritz the previous layer with rubbing alcohol, pour the remaining soap, and allow it to set. Once it has been set, use your fingers to push dimples into the soap.
- Take your Shea Butter Melt & Pour Soap Base in half. Take one of your halves and cut it in half so you end up with a ¼ of the soap base. Store the remaining soap base for future recipes.*
- Cut your shea soap into 1-inch cubes and melt. Add a dash of mocha mica powder, and the oatmeal and stir.
- Spritz the previous layer with rubbing alcohol and pour the soap and allow it to cool completely.
- Allow the soap to totally set. To remove it from the mold, pull the sides away from the mold to break the vacuum seal. Then push up from the bottom to break the bottom seal. Remove from mold.
- Cut the soap using a non-serrated knife into bars and enjoy!
Notes
- *If you have a scale at home, you can weigh out 20 oz glycerin and 8 oz shea butter soap base
Tips for Making Fresh Coast Soap
Melting Soap
One of the first steps to this recipe is cutting your soap into 1-inch cubes. This helps the soap melt more evenly. It’s easy to overheat soap, so we want to avoid big chunks of soap that will take longer to melt compared to smaller chunks in the same bowl.
You can melt soap on the stove using a double boiler, straight into a pot, or in a liquid measuring cup in the microwave. Using the stove will make it easier to control the temperature of your soap, but it takes longer. Using a microwave will be faster, but microwaves don’t heat things evenly. To melt the soap in the microwave, you’ll need to use 30-second intervals and stir between each interval.
You want your soap to melt but not bubble up. Soap that is boiling has been overheated. It will still function as a soap but will affect the look of your design. The soap bar will be harder and more brittle.
When first starting with melt and pour soap, I recommend melting it on the stove, so you have more control over how it’s melting.
Soap Layers
For this recipe, we will be creating layers of soap. Between each layer of soap, you must spray it with isopropyl alcohol; otherwise, the layers will fall apart.
As you’re laying soap, you’ll want to be mindful of the temperatures of your soap layers. In addition, you need to ensure the soap layer you have just poured is set enough to hold the layer above it.
You’ll know the layer is set enough if you can touch it gently with your finger without the layer breaking.
You’ll also need to make sure the layer of soap isn’t too hot; otherwise, it will melt your previous layer, and you won’t end up with clearly defined layers of soap.
The soap you are about to pour should be between 125-135°F. If you don’t have a thermometer at home to check the temperature, look for a skin layer of soap on top of your soap. This will indicate the soap is cool enough to be poured.
Mica Powder
For this recipe, we use three different mica powder colors inspired by Lake Michigan. You can swap these colors out for any that you’d like.
When you add the mica powder to the soap, it will at first clump. You can prevent this by first dispersing the mica powder in a small amount of rubbing alcohol. You can also remove clumps by stirring.
Glycerin Soap
Simply Earth glycerin soap will be cloudy and white in the packaging. However, once you melt it, it will become translucent. Adding the mica powder will create vibrant soap that is semi-transparent.
Rubbing Alcohol
Rubbing alcohol is an important ingredient for melt-and-pour soap. Spraying it over layers of soap will prevent air bubbles and bind layers of soap together.
Reuse Melt & Pour Soap
If you end up with too much soap for your recipe, you can pour the extra soap into a soap mold. This can be remelted and used in later melt-and-pour soap recipes.
If you have too little soap, simply cut and melt more soap.
Check Out This Fresh Coast Soap Recipe Cheat Sheet!
If you’ve ever wanted to make soap but didn’t know where to start or what tools to use, this Fresh Coast Soap Recipe Cheat Sheet is just what you need! Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned expert in making soap, this handy guide will provide valuable information and helpful tips on crafting your unique soaps correctly. With the help of this cheat sheet, you’ll be able to make truly one-of-a-kind creations and take your soapmaking skills to the next level. So check it out now – it won’t disappoint!