Learn how to make this easy melt-and-pour soap using real dragon fruit! This simple recipe creates a naturally coloured bar with gentle exfoliation from dragon fruit seeds — a fun and nourishing addition to your zero-waste routine.
Ingredients:
- 1 kg Stephenson Melt & Pour Soap Base
- 1 x Silicone Mould
- 50 ml Fragrance Oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh dragon fruit puree
- Rubbing Alcohol (in a Spray Bottle)
Tools:
- Melting Jug
- Thermometer
- Electric Weighing Scale
- Rubber Spatula
- Sharp Knife
- Chopping Board
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Weigh out 600g of soap base for six 100g soap bars. This filled a Kmart mini muffin tray (12) with some left over
Instructions:
- Step 1: Melt the Soap Base
- Place the measured soap base into microwave in short bursts of 20–30 seconds, stirring between bursts to avoid overheating.
- Step 3: Preparethe Dragon Fruit puree see recipe for this on page
- Measure 2tablespoons of thick
- (Optional) Measure 1 teaspoon of poppyseeds for extra exfoliation and ascetics
- Step 3: Incorporate Dragon Fruit into Melted Soap
- Once thesoap base is fully melted, gently stir in the 2tablespoons of dragon fruit puree.
- Stir slowly and evenly to distribute without creating bubbles.
- Step 5: Monitor the Temperature
- Let the soap base cool slightly below the flashpoint for fragranceoils (usually below 60°C)to preserve the scent.
- Step 6: Add the Fragrance Oil
- Once slightly cooled, place your jug on thescale.
- Add 12g fragrance Oil (2% of 600g soap base),Stir gently but thoroughly for about 30seconds.
- Step 7: Pour Into the Mould
- Carefully pour the scented, dragon fruit-infused soap into the mould cavities.
- Pour slowlytoavoid air bubbles and to fill the detailed mould evenly.
- Step 8: Eliminate Surface Bubbles
- Lightly spray thetop of the soap with 99% rubbing alcohol immediatelyafter pouring.
- This will pop surface bubbles and create a smooth finish.
- Step 9: Set and Unmould
- Allow the soap to set at room temperature forat least 45 minutes.
- Once hardened, gently pull the sides of the silicone mould away and press underneath to release the soap bars.
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