If you’re anything like me, and hate wasting soap, you’ll have plenty of soap scraps laying around the house from all of your melt and pour projects. I recently got a bee in my bonnet to embedded some of my old soap in one loaf mold (below) and chop up melt and pour scraps to integrate into a Cold Process loaf (above). I just love how they both turned out. The fragrance is even fabulous, though I will probably never be able to recreate it. Rats!
And another scrappy soap made with melt and pour odds and ends – each bar looks different and special.
Anne-Marie says
Tonya, The idea of doing scrappy soap AND swirling sounds pretty incredible. (swoon)
Redgoddess, I can almost picture your scrappy soap in my head and I love the concept of the pure white providing contrast to the colorful multi colored scraps. Dramatic!
redgoddess says
I made some scrappy soap twice. I had a huge amount of M&P scraps in a rainbow of colors. I made one large loaf with multi-colored scraps in white. It was spectacular! The other was done in clear and was really good, but not as spectacular.
Currently, I'm saving more scraps to do it again.
Tonya - Soap Cafe says
I have done 2 batches in the last few weeks of scrappy soap but used the swirling that was featured a few weeks. ago. Added some mica or glitter and they turned out pretty.
TeresaR says
I love the adding scraps to new soaps idea!
Katie (Sock-a-holic) says
I've done scrappy soap before and I love it. I did have a problem doing it with cold process though (it didn't saponify correctly). It works better for me with hot process. I add in the chunks right before I'm ready to mold it.
LittleGemsbyKari says
super cute
Anne says
I haven't had much success making scrappy soap because I make mostly CP rather than M&P. Yours look so colorful and cheery, they're great! My scraps mostly end up being shredded into laundry soap flakes. Our clothes smell great and clean though!
Lynn in Seattle says
I don't think my scraps are as nice as yours (grin) but I'm gonna give this a try.
FuturePrimitive says
cooool! I have so many scraps. Just the past day or so I've been giving making soap with scraps some thought. I shall now have a go after this!
x
Anne-Marie says
Kat, I would think that selling the scrappy soap might be difficult because you can't ever replicate it. But having it as 'seconds' or as a 'gift with purchase' would be a great incentive – and it would be less money for you for the gift since it was all 'trash' anyways =)
ItsFromArizona, Yes, all the scraps are scented. I tend to choose scraps that I suspect and hope are complimentary. So far, so good … =)
itsfromarizona says
Are your scraps scented? All my scraps are usually 1 scent or another, so I'm usually scared to combine them all!
katw0man says
these all look very lovely!
has anyone had any success in
selling scrap soap?
Burnt Mill Candles and Soap says
I really like the top two.
you made scraps into something really cool!
missbmckay says
I love the episodes! So Cool! Technology is an awesome blessing.