Total Recipe Weights:
229 grams- Goat's Milk Melt and Pour Base (about 1/2 pound)
1233 grams- Diamond Clear Melt and Pour Base (about 3 1/2 pounds)
16 drops- Fun Soap Colorant- Tomato Red
20 drops- Fun Soap Colorant- Kelly Green
6 drops- Fun Soap Colorant- Lime Green
6 drops- Fun Soap Colorant- Black Oxide
76 grams- Pink Watermelon Fragrance Oil (you'll need about 4 ounces)
36 grams- Vegetable Glycerin
Clean & Sanitize your work area and all of your packaging materials. It is
suggested that you wear gloves, protective clothing, and a hair net while
preparing this recipe.
Step 1: Prepare the Seeds: In your microwave safe glass container, weigh
out and melt 86 grams of Diamond Clear
Melt and Pour Soap Base in the microwave 30 seconds at a time. Stir gently.
Keep melting until all soap is in a liquid state.
Step 2: Add 6 drops FUN Black Oxide soap colorant to melted
soap. Mix well. Add 5 grams of Pink Watermelon fragrance oil; stir well. Once incorporated, pour all of the soap into
the square loaf mold. Set this aside
and allow it to set up.
Step
3: Prepare the Rind: In your microwave safe glass container, weigh
out and melt 58 grams of Diamond Clear Melt and Pour Soap Base in the microwave
30 seconds at a time. Stir gently. Keep melting until all soap is in a liquid
state.
Step 4: Add 10 drops FUN
Kelly Green soap colorant to melted soap. Mix well. Add 3 grams of Pink
Watermelon fragrance oil, and 2 grams vegetable glycerin; stir well.
Step
5: Next, quickly get your 9 x 13 Cake Pan, and using your
dark green melted soap, carefully pour (5) lines approximately 10 inches
long and about 1 inch wide each. These will be the darker portions of your
watermelon rind. Spray these lines with
alcohol.
Step 7: Add 10 drops FUN
Kelly Green, 6 drops FUN Lime Green soap colorant, and 7 grams vegetable
glycerin to melted soap. Mix well. Add 12 grams of Pink Watermelon fragrance
oil; stir well. Once incorporated, pour all of the soap over your dark green
lines in the cake pan. Remember, to
completely cover all 10 inches of the dark green lines. Spray this with alcohol and allow to set up
fully.
Step
8: In your microwave
safe glass container, weigh out and melt 229 grams of Goat's Milk Melt and Pour
Soap Base in the microwave 30 seconds at a time. Stir gently. Keep melting
until all soap is in a liquid state.
Step 9: Then, add 7 grams vegetable glycerin, and 12 grams Pink
Watermelon fragrance oil; stir well. Once incorporated, let cool slightly. Then, pour the white soap over the green rind
in your cake pan. You may have to use
your spatula to guide the white layer to cover the green one. Work quickly, then using your alcohol in a
spray bottle, generously spritz the white
layer. Allow this to set up at room
temperature.
Step
10: Cutting the Seeds: Get your square loaf
mold and place the mold upside
down. Using your thumbs, apply gentle pressure to the black layer of soap. When
the layer releases; set it down on your cutting board.
Step 11: Using a ruler, score several lines at least 1/2 a
centimeter wide. Once you have the black
layer scored, using your large knife, completely cut the seed slices
apart. Set these aside.
Step
12: Back to the Rind: Once your rind has completely set up,
carefully remove it from the cake pan.
Next, get your round loaf mold and with your rind, measure 9 1/2 inches
long by 4 1/2 inches wide. Cut this from
your rind, and place it into your round loaf mold. Gently ease the soap down into the mold
opening, then set aside.
Step
13: Preparing the Watermelon Flesh: In your microwave safe glass container, weigh out and
melt 215 grams of Diamond Clear Melt and
Pour Soap Base in the microwave 30 seconds at a time. Stir gently. Keep melting
until all soap is in a liquid state.
Step
14: Add 4 drops FUN
Tomato Red soap colorant and 5 grams vegetable glycerin to melted soap. Mix
well. Add 11 grams of Pink Watermelon fragrance oil; stir well. Allow this to cool slightly, almost to a
liquid/gel state.
Please
Note: When pouring the watermelon flesh layers, you want to
make sure the soap is not too hot. This
will cause the "seeds" to melt away.
Step 16: Repeat Steps 13 and 14 and pour this into the
mold. For this layer, place 2-3 of the seed lines into the red soap (you may
need the assistance of your spatula).
Spray this with alcohol and allow to
fully set up.
Step
17: Repeat Steps 13 and 14 again and
pour this into the mold. For this layer, place 3-4 of the seed
lines into the red soap (you may need the assistance of your spatula). Spray this with alcohol and allow to fully set up.
Step 18: Repeat Step 13 and 14 one last time and pour
this into the mold. For this final layer, place 3-4 of the seed
lines into the red soap (you may need the assistance of your spatula). Spray this with alcohol and allow to fully set up.
Step 19: Release Soap from the mold: Get your round loaf
mold and place the mold upside
down. Using your thumbs, apply gentle pressure to the mold. When the soap
releases; set it down on your cutting board and using your knife slice your
watermelon slices out. Your watermelon
soap are now ready to use!
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