Melt & Pour Soaps Care Instructions
At Busy Bee Soaps we use the melt and pour technique as it is safer and easier than other soap making methods that involve handling lye.
The soap bases we use are sourced from a local business and have already undergone the saponification process with lye. Saponification is when particular oils are combined with an alkaline solution to create a reaction.
We love being able to be creative by using moulds we add colours such as mica powders, then add pure fragrance or essential oils to these soap bases to bring our soap creations to life and make bath time fun.
The soap bases we use for the kids soaps are Goat’s Milk as these are gentle on the skin, we also use Shea, Cocoa, Coconut, Natural, Oatmeal and Honey soap bases. Olive Oil soap base is used to make our vegan soaps.
We do not have to wait the curing period that is required with cold-pressed soaps and our soaps can be made in a short period of time and are ready to use once they are removed from their moulds.
Melt and pour soaps are especially prone to sweating due to them containing glycerin.
Glycerin is a humectant which attracts and absorbs moisture from the air which helps to make the soaps soothing and hydrating. This is what is known as ‘sweating’ or ‘glycerine dew'.
We do our best to prevent this from happening, we can shrink wrap our soaps, although we do like to reduce our plastic use as much as possible to help the environment.
Things you can do at home to prevent soaps from ‘sweating’ are:
Soaps should be stored in a cool, dark and dry environment
Heat, humidity and light can all increase oxidation and rancidity
Store soaps in air tight container, plastic food wrap, cello bags or ask us to shrink wrap your soaps for you
If your soaps do sweat you can wipe away the residue with a cloth or paper towel
Our melt and pour soaps have a shelf life of about 18 months. The fragrance and essential oils we add to the soaps help to preserve the quality of our products. We do not add any other preservatives to extend our product shelf life as we like our products to be as natural as possible.
We hope you enjoy using our soaps as much as we love making them! We would love your feedback. You can do this by completing a review of our products via our website or send us a photo, message or email us!
