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Soap Making Instructions
Checkerboard Soap
These soap making instructions for creating a checkerboard patterned soap are easy. By simply embedding sticks of soap into an alternate colored base you can make various different patterns in your decorative soaps.
Start by cutting up some uncured soap (the fresher the better) into strips that are long enough to reach the ends of your soap mold. Use a long sharp knife or pastry knife to cut the strips.
They don't need to be perfect. By adding soap to the recipe you increase the volume of soap and this makes the soaps to big for my liking. I usually cut up the top 1/2 inch of a previous decorative soap and this brings the height of my bars back down to just over 2 inches.
After the cutting is complete, set the soaps up into your soap mold. How you do this will depend on the size and shape of your mold.
I usually lay 5 down with space between them and on the next layer I only put 2 across the 5 below to add space for the liquid soap to flow. On top of the 2, I put 4 strips and then 2 again. Repeat this pattern if necessary until the soap strips are gone as shown in the picture on the left.
When your ready to make the base soap, put the filled soap mold in the oven with your other additives to warm the soap strips a little.
Make the soap base as usual but remove the mold from the oven just before putting in the additives. Once those are incorporated, the soap sets up very fast and you have to pour the liquid soap slowly so you don't disturb the pattern.
Once the soap has been poured, give the mold a couple of gentle thumps on the table to get out any air bubbles.
Insulate as normal and remember to cut your soaps so that you get the best possible design from them.
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