After we posted our Cold Process Leopard Spot Tutorial, one of the commenters asked if we could make this out of melt and pour. Challenge accepted! You could easily whip a top to make this look even more similar to its cold process counterpart. This is a fun project that utilizes our 4-in-1 Mini Cylinder Silicone Mold to creatively make leopard inspired-spots. This is a multi-part tutorial that requires several days to complete, but we think the result is worth it. For even more animal print goodness, check out the cold process version of this tutorial.
What You’ll Need:
50 oz. Clear Melt & Pour Base
Electric Bubblegum Color Block
.7 oz. Mango Peach Salsa Fragrance Oil
4-in-1 Mini Cylinder Silicone Mold
2 lb. Wood Log Mold with Silicone Liner
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NOTE: You may want to give yourself a few days to complete this project. After you create the spots, you’ll need to let them set up overnight. After that, assembling the rest of this recipe is a breeze!
ONE: Cut 10 oz of Clear melt and Pour into 1 x 1 inch chunks and then add chunks of the Titanium Dioxide Color Block. Melt the soap in a heat safe container on 30 second bursts and stif to mix the base and colorant.
TWO: Once the soap has been fully melted, add 3 mL of Mango Peach Salsa Fragrance Oil.
THREE: Pour the white soap into the cylinder molds. Note: the Ice Tubes mold was discontinued, so this project now includes the 4-in-1 Mini Cylinder Silicone Mold.
FOUR: Let the soap harden in the molds overnight.
FIVE: After allowing the soap to sit overnight, remove it from the mold. Use a Soap Cutter to cut the soap cylinders in half. It’s okay if shards break off unevenly, that will add character to your leopard spots!
SIX: Reassemble the cylinder molds. Fill 12 cavities with the white soap shards.
SEVEN: Cut another 10 oz. of Clear Melt and Pour and add 4 mL of Mango Peach Salsa Fragrance Oil. Then split it equally into two containers (with 5 oz. of soap each). Shave of chunks of the Ultraviolet Blue Color Block to color one container and chunks of the Electric Bubblegum Color Block to color the second. Melt the soap in heatsafe containers on 10 second bursts, stirring between each heat. Spray the white soap liberally with isopropyl alcohol, and then once the soap has cooled to 130 degress or below, pour the soap into the mold over the white chunks.
Just like before, allow the soap to sit overnight. This will make the tubes much easier to unmold.
EIGHT: Cut and melt 30 oz. of Clear Melt and Pour base and color with chunks of the Black Oxide Color Block. Fragrance with .5 oz. of Mango Peach Salsa Fragrance Oil.
NINE: Pour a thin layer (about 2 – 4 oz.) of soap into the mold. Spray with isopropyl alcohol and wait 15 – 20 minutes for the soap to form a thick skin.
TEN: Once the soap has formed a thick skin, unmold your colored “spots” and place them in the mold.
ELEVEN: At this point you may need to reheat the black soap. Melt the soap on 30 second bursts, and then once it has cooled to 130 degrees or below, pour the remaining black soap over the spots.
Let the soap harden overnight and it’s ready to use right away!
