It’s a little crazy that Halloween is only two months away. I can’t wait to start decorating my house with spider webs, ghosts and witches. Halloween is a sweet holiday (haha, punny!), and now that the kiddos are old enough to love trick-or-treating (hellllllo candy), it’s only getting better! Last year I dressed up a witch, while Jamisen dressed up as Clifford and Lily was a pink poodle.
This year, I used the Stephenson Jelly Soap Base to create these Spooky Spider Soap Jellies. LabColors give the soap bright, translucent shades of green and purple. The soap is scented with Spellbound Woods and Applejack Peel Fragrance Oils. The little spiders are actually small plastic toys that are available for a limited time. They are great for many projects, including solid melt and pour and liquid soap. The legs on the spiders are a little poky, so wash with care. To use jelly soap, tear off a very small amount of the jelly and create a lather using a loofah or washcloth.
UPDATE: The spider toys have been discontinued. You can usually find spider toys at your local craft store during Halloween! They are also available on Amazon.
What You’ll Need:
12 Bar Square Silicone Mold
32 oz. Stephenson Jelly Melt and Pour Base
.3 oz. Applejack Peel Fragrance Oil
.3 oz. Spellbound Woods Cybilla Fragrance Oil
.3 oz. Vanilla Color Stabilizer
2 mL Green Apple High pH LabColor
2 mL Easter Purple High pH LabColor
10- 20 Spider Toys (These have been discontinued. You can find spider toys at your local craft store during Halloween, or on Amazon)
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DILUTING LABCOLOR: You’ll need to dilute your LabColors in order to use them in this project. We like diluting the small bottle of LabColor in 4 oz. of distilled water. For more on diluting LabColors, check out this blog post.
ONE: Cut the Stephenson Jelly Melt and Pour into small pieces. Place in a large heat safe container and melt using 1 minute bursts. This melt and pour base takes a little longer to melt than regular melt and pour soap, so longer bursts are needed. Keep stirring between each burst but only a few times; jelly soap has a tendency to create bubbles. Because the soap base is so thick, the bubbles do not rise to the top like regular melt and pour bases. Once melted, remove from the microwave. The base will be thick. Split the soap into two even containers.
TWO: To one container, add the Spellbound Woods Cybilla Fragrance Oil and Vanilla Color Stabilizer. This prevents the Spellbound Woods Cybilla Fragrance Oil from discoloring the soap brown. Read more about fragrance discoloration here. To the other container, add the Applejack Peel Fragrance Oil. Stir gently to incorporate while avoiding creating bubbles.
THREE: To the container with Applejack Peel Fragrance Oil, add the diluted Green Apple LabColor and gently stir to incorporate. If the base begins to harden and cool, place back into the microwave using 30 second bursts to melt.
FOUR: To the container with Spellbound Woods Fragrance Oil, add the diluted Easter Purple LabColor and gently stir to incorporate. If the base begins to harden and cool, place back into the microwave using 30 second bursts to melt. 
FIVE: Place two to three spider toys face down in the mold. Spritz with rubbing alcohol to help the spiders stay in the soap and slowly pour the green and purple soap into the molds. We found this recipe comfortably creates 3-4 soap jellies in each color. Because the soap is so thick, spraying the top with 99% isopropyl alcohol is not needed. The alcohol does not work very well to disperse bubbles. Allow the soap to fully cool and harden for several hours. Gently remove from the mold.
During our tests, this base was fairly resistant to glycerin dew. Our soap was left in the open for a week and did not form glycerin dew. But to be on the safe side, wrap the soap in plastic wrap to keep them in tip-top shape. Learn more about storing your soap here. To use, tear off a small piece of the soap and work it into a lather with a loofah, washcloth or sponge. Some like to freeze soap jellies to harden the product. In our tests, freezing the Stephenson Jelly Soap Base did not produce a completely hard soap; it was still quite wiggly and soft.
How are you celebrating Halloween this year? I’d love to see any ghoulish bath and body products you create! Tag me on Twitter or Facebook or Instagram when you post them; I’m @brambleberry in all three of those places =)
Creepy Crawly Spider Soap Jellies
Ingredients
- 12 Bar Square Silicone Mold
- 32 oz. Stephenson Jelly Melt and Pour Base
- .3 oz. Applejack Peel Fragrance Oil
- .3 oz. Spellbound Woods Cybilla Fragrance Oil
- .3 oz. Vanilla Color Stabilizer
- 2 mL Green Apple High pH LabColor
- 2 mL Easter Purple High pH LabColor
- 10- 20 Spider Toys
Instructions
DILUTING LABCOLOR: You’ll need to dilute your LabColors in order to use them in this project. We like diluting the small bottle of LabColor in 4 oz. of distilled water. For more on diluting LabColors, check out this blog post.
- Cut the Stephenson Jelly Melt and Pour into small pieces. Place in a large heat safe container and melt using 1 minute bursts. This melt and pour base takes a little longer to melt than regular melt and pour soap, so longer bursts are needed. Keep stirring between each burst but only a few times; jelly soap has a tendency to create bubbles. Because the soap base is so thick, the bubbles do not rise to the top like regular melt and pour bases. Once melted, remove from the microwave. The base will be thick. Split the soap into two even containers.
- To one container, add the Spellbound Woods Cybilla Fragrance Oil and Vanilla Color Stabilizer. This prevents the Spellbound Woods Cybilla Fragrance Oil from discoloring the soap brown. To the other container, add the Applejack Peel Fragrance Oil. Stir gently to incorporate while avoiding creating bubbles.
- To the container with Applejack Peel Fragrance Oil, add the diluted Green Apple LabColor and gently stir to incorporate. If the base begins to harden and cool, place back into the microwave using 30 second bursts to melt.
- To the container with Spellbound Woods Fragrance Oil, add the diluted Easter Purple LabColor and gently stir to incorporate. If the base begins to harden and cool, place back into the microwave using 30 second bursts to melt.
- Place two to three spider toys face down in the mold. Spritz with rubbing alcohol to help the spiders stay in the soap and slowly pour the green and purple soap into the molds. We found this recipe comfortably creates 3-4 soap jellies in each color. Because the soap is so thick, spraying the top with 99% isopropyl alcohol is not needed. The alcohol does not work very well to disperse bubbles. Allow the soap to fully cool and harden for several hours. Gently remove from the mold.
