STL Soap Makers Grove: Snow Soap

Winter Snow Soap!

It's winter time fam and I want to make some snow soap! So I am a huge kid when winter time comes and I am so excited that it has snowed already! So I happily went outside and scooped up our first snow into a ziploc bag and it's snow patiently awaiting in our freezer. On Sunday night the little one's got restless and said to heck with the xbox we're going to play in the snow! The also decided to collect their own personal bags of snow to help me make snow soap! This is going to be awesome. So the plan is to make a winter soap for the house and also for loved ones for Christmas. If you are an experienced soap maker it is a very simple thing to implement into the process. Your soap just takes the place of your water! If you are new to soap making familiarize yourself with the basics which are listed in the blog archives and follow the directions below. The recipe below is cold process but we will do ours hot process. We plan to add pine, cypress, a bit of cinnamon and peppermint essential oil for that holiday aroma. Have fun!!

Directions for How to Make Snow Soap

Measure out snow and add sodium hydroxide.

Mix thoroughly as snow melts and be sure all sodium hydroxide is thoroughly dissolved into snow water. Set aside. ***This soap recipe assumes basic soap making knowledge. Always wear goggles and gloves and work in a ventilated area when working with lye.

Measure and heat oils.

Measure and heat carrier oils. Melt to between 110 and 120 degrees. In a separate container, melt 1oz of Mango butter and melt until liquid. Measure fragrance and essential oils into a separate container and set aside.

Add soap colorants to oils.

Add titanium dioxide, diamond dust mica and kaolin clay into the oils and blend until well mixed. Titanium Dioxide tends to clump easily. That is why we are mixing the color into the oils first.