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Lemon Cheesecake Soap
Making soap that looks good enough to eat is simple! This soap will make a wonderful gift for any occasion. And it’s all done using melt and pour glycerine soap. You’ll need the opaque type, which is collared white by the mineral titanium dioxide, and the translucent [clear] kind. The reason for this is that to get a proper cheesecake effect with the ‘graham cracker crust’, you must be able to seal the corn meal so that it isn’t loose.
The amount used for this particular recipe calls for a 1 cup mould. Naturally, you can increase the measurements as needed. In fact, if you choose to make slabs of cheesecake, you can either find a round plastic mould, or a triangular mould. Triangular moulds will be in at least three parts and are used by ordinary people for storing meals. Soap makers see them a bit differently!
Ingredients
Equipment:-
Opaque and translucent glycerine melt & pour soap
Double boiler
Kitchen scale
Wooden spoon
Cutting board
Plastic soap moulds
Wax paper
Cling wrap
Ingredients:-
6 ounces opaque soap
2 ounces translucent soap
1 tablespoon yellow cornmeal
Sliver of yellow soap colorant
10 drops lemon essential oil
Method
Slice up the translucent soap and put in double boiler. Make sure the soap is completely melted before adding the scent. Don’t put in the cornmeal at this point. Also, it’s not necessary to add any colorant-the clearer the better! Lemon essential oil will add a yellow tinge, and translucent soap already has a yellowish colour anyway.
Pour the glycerine base into the mould. Add the cornmeal. You will have to mix it. Due to the small amount of translucent soap you’re crafting, it will dry quickly, so you’ll have to stir rapidly. The texture will be similar to that of farina or cream of wheat. You will probably end up using your fingers or the back of the spoon.
An advantage to this soap is that you don’t have to clean the pot after the first batch if you’re not planning to change the colour or scent! Add the opaque soap and the colorant.
Pour into moulds.
Put in freezer for approximately one hour.
Remove soap from mould.
Cover for at least 4 hours or until the soap has reached room temperature.
Wrap the soap in cling wrap.
Other Fragrance/Colour Ideas:
Not everyone likes lemon cheesecake. Or you may want to try another colour/scent. So for a variety, there’s always: plain, strawberry, chocolate, blueberry, lime or orange. You may want to coordinate your colours for holidays, such as lime for St. Patrick’s Day, blueberry for the 4th of July, etc.
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