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You want to make soap yourself, but without dangerous lye and safety drama? Then melt & pour is your way in: melt a ready soap base, refine it with scent, colour and care, pour into a mould. In 15 minutes of work you have your own soap, child’s play, safe and endlessly variable.

How to

1. Cut the soap base into small cubes (melts faster).
2. Melt in a water bath or microwave in 30-second steps, stirring in between, do not let it boil.
3. Take off the heat, stir in essential oils (about 20 drops per 450 g) and colour if you like.
4. Pour into the silicone mould, tap briefly on the worktop so air bubbles rise.
5. Let set for 2 hours at room temperature (or 30 to 40 minutes in the fridge).
6. Press out of the mould, done. Let it dry for 1 to 2 days before use, then the soap lasts longer.