Let me note down my watermelon melt & pour soap recipe – both for making a 500g block and also an individual soap bar.
500g Watermelon Soap Block
Dark green layer: Melt 110g of clear soap base with 5g of white soap base. Add 2 drops of green dye. Pour 80g of it into the mould at 55°C.
Light green layer: Mix 5g of white soap base to remaining green mixture above to make a lighter green mixture. Pour into mould at 50°C. Once it’s cooled down to 35°C, make surface bumps with a fork or chopstick.
White layer: Melt and pour 60g of white soap base with no dye.
Red layer: Melt 380g of white soap base and add 8 drops red dye & 1 teaspoon of watermelon scent. Once it cools down to 55°C, mix in half a tea spoon of chia seeds and pour into the mold over the white soap.
*Spray isopropyl alcohol onto the previous layer before pouring each layer so they stick together.
145g Watermelon Soap Bar
The steps are the same as above, but the amount is tailored for an individual soap bar.
Green layer: 2 drops of green dye in 25g of soap base.
White layer: 20g of white soap base.
Red layer: 3 drops of red dye in 100g of clear soap. Add half a spoon of fragrance.
Seed options
Chia seeds are an easy way of imitating watermelon seeds while draining safely, but you can also make seeds out of melt and pour soap.
- Pour a little bit of brown dyed soap onto baking paper.
- Make a dent in a plastic straw, and use it like a cookie cutter to cut out seed-shaped soap.
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