Bee Pollen Melt & Pour Soap DIY - Soap Queen Difficulty: BeginnerTime: 20 minutes Yields: 6 bars of soap Bee pollen powder is created by safely collecting excess pollen from the legs of bees. The excess pollen creates granules, which are ground into a fine powder. It has a natural honey scent, similar to beeswax. Bee pollen powder adds a light yellow color to white melt and pour and...

Garden Loofah Soap DIY - Soap Queen Difficulty: BeginnerTime: 30-60 minutesYields: Twelve 4 oz. bars Loofah sponge is a natural product that scrubs away dirt and adds a unique look to soap. When they’re dry, they’re quite hard and brittle. Once they’re introduced to water, they soften and have a great scrubby texture for skin. Learn more about loofah sponges here. For...

Sea Sponge Melt & Pour Soap DIY - Soap Queen Difficulty: BeginnerTime: About 40 minutesYields: 6 soaps This melt and pour soap is easy to make and brings a bit of the sea into your home. The wool sea sponges are quite soft and help promote a dense lather. The deep color comes from jagua blue extract, a natural colorant. Jagua blue extract is a unique ingredient. It comes from...

Seascape Melt & Pour Soap Tutorial - Soap Queen Difficulty: AdvancedTime: About 1-2 hoursYields: About 3 pounds of soap If you love crafting with melt and pour and you want a challenge, this Seascape Soap is for you. This project involves layering and swirling various shades of white, blue, and green soap to create a beautiful sea-inspired bar. It’s scented with Midnight Waters Fragrance...

Creamy Coffee Melt & Pour Soap - Soap Queen Difficulty: BeginnerTime: 30 minutes + cooling timeYields: 6 bars of soap Coffee isn’t just for fall, but there is something about cooler temperatures that has us craving it more intensely. If you need a caffeine fix, these Creamy Coffee Melt & Pour Soaps are the perfect project. The bars are made with Goat Milk Melt and Pour...

Free Beginner's Guide to Soapmaking: Melt and Pour - Soap Queen Melt and pour soap is a great option for beginners. All you have to do is melt the premade base, customize it with your favorite colors and scents, and pour into a mold. Once you get the hang of the process, you can experiment with advanced techniques like layers and swirls. Cold process soap is made by combining oils and sodium...

Alpine Frost Crystal Soap - Soap Queen Difficulty: BeginnerTime: About 30 minutesYields: About 2 pounds of soap Crystal and gem soaps can be made a wide variety of ways. Techniques include embedding soap, creating layers, and swirling various colors. For these Alpine Frost Crystal Soaps, we kept it simple with one color and plenty of sparkle. The bars are scented with Alpine Frost...

Cinnamon Cocoa Melt & Pour Soap - Soap Queen Difficulty: IntermediateTime: 2-3 hoursYields: 50 ounces of soap Melt and pour soap is a great option for crisp and clean layers. This Cinnamon Cocoa Soap tutorial shows you how to create a brown and white design that’s topped with a bit of cocoa powder. It’s scented with new Cinnamon Cocoa Fragrance Oil, which is an irresistible mix of nutmeg,...

Uplifting Orange Soap - Soap Queen Difficulty: IntermediateTime: About 2 hoursYields: About 3 pounds of soap Orange 10X Essential Oil is fantastic in soap. In this Uplifting Orange Melt & Pour, it acts as a natural colorant and gives the bars a zesty scent everybody loves. This project is suitable for beginners with a few tips. First, the flower embed needs to be made ahead of...

Classic Heart Melt & Pour Soap - Soap Queen Difficulty: IntermediateTime: 2-3 hoursYields: About 3 pounds of soap Valentine’s Day is exactly one month away. These Classic Heart Melt & Pour Soaps are the perfect way to spread love to the special people in your life. They’re ready in just a few hours, and one batch makes about 8-10 bars. They’re scented with Crisp Apple Rose...

Lingonberry Rebatch Soap - Soap Queen Difficulty: BeginnerTime: About 1 hourYields: About 3 pounds of soap Rebatch is a technique that involves melting shredded cold process soap and customizing it with additives. This Lingonberry Rebatch Soap is made on the stove top, but you can also use a slow cooker or a double boiler. The key is low and slow heat to prevent...

Free Beginner's Guide to Soapmaking: Cold Process - Soap Queen If you want to customize soap down to the last ingredient, cold process is a great option. You get to choose the oils, colorants, scents, and more. Once you find your perfect recipe you can start getting creative with the designs. Cold process soap is made by combining oils and sodium hydroxide lye. That causes a chemical reaction...