Recipe Tutorials 2002/2003

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1 - Refreshing Peppermint Foot Salts Requirements: 1 cup Bath Crystals (From The Soap Barn) 1 cup Bath Salt (From The Soap Barn) Peppermint oil (From The Soap Barn) 1 Plastic Jar (From The Soap Barn) Method: Mix five drops of peppermint oil into a handful of the bath crystals. Add the mixed handful to the rest of the ingredients and mix through properly. Seal in the jar. To use: Fill a tub with warm water. Throw three tablespoons of this mixture into the warm water. Soak your weary feet and relax. back to top

2 - Toning Mask - Revitalising Elixir Requirements: 2 Tablespoons Glycerine (From The Soap Barn) 1 Tablespoon Witch Hazel (From The Soap Barn) 1 Tablespoon Rosewater (From The Soap Barn) 2 Tablespoons Honey 2 Tablespoons Sweet Oil (From The Soap Barn) One Jar (From The Soap Barn) Method: Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, stirring them until they are smooth. Store in a bottle or Jar. As this is a fresh, natural product without preservatives its shelf life is 6 - 8 weeks. To Use: Shake mixture well before use. Pat the mixture onto your face with a cotton wool ball and leave it on for 15 minutes. Rinse off and pat face gently with a dry towel. Look in the mirror and see that you appear ten years younger (Work it out...if you do it for a few days you will look like a baby!) back to top

3 - Marigold Soap Balls Requirements: 1/2 kg clear glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 50 g dried marigold petals (From The Soap Barn) Method: Grate the clear glycerine soap. Sprinkle the marigold over the soap. Take a handful of the grated soap mixed with marigold and form a tight ball with it. (About the size of a golf ball) Roll it in your hands to get a nice round shape. Place in a cellophane bag and allow a day to set. Use these balls for a refreshing bath or shower, especially nice on very stressful days. back to top

4 - Creamy Soap Bars Requirements: 100 g glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 50 g aqueous cream (From The Soap Barn) Fragrance (From The Soap Barn) Soap bar mould (From The Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt your glycerine soap in the microwave or on the stove. I mean gently, otherwise it will burn!! Add five drops of a fragrance of your choice (about thirty different fragrances available from The Chocolate Den) to the aqueous cream and mix through properly. Add your aqueous to the melted soap and mix thoroughly. Pour onto a soap mould and leave to set. This mixture takes much longer to set (a couple of hours) than just plain glycerine soap. Enjoy your own homemade Dove soap!!! back to top

5 - Ancient Milk Bath Requirements: 1 cup powdered milk 1-cup bath/salt crystals (From The Soap Barn) 1/2-cup baking soda (From The Soap Barn) 1/2-cup cornstarch (From The Soap Barn) 10 drops fragrance (From The Soap Barn) Method: Mix all ingredients thoroughly, till smooth and even - no lumps. Sprinkle 3-4 Tablespoons into your bath for a relaxing, comforting bath. Notice how soft your skin feels after this indulgence The shelf life on this product is about 2-3 months. back to top

6 - Cutout glitter heart soaps for Valentines' Day Requirements: 250 g clear glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 1-teaspoon fine red glitter (From The Soap Barn) 1 flat mould (PV 306) (From The Soap Barn) 1 heart cutter (From The Soap Barn) Fragrance Cellophane for wrapping (From The Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt the glycerine soap in a pot on your stove (on the lowest temperature) Add fragrance and fine red glitter to the melted soap. Mix through properly. Pour the melted soap into the mould and leave about one hour to set. Remove the soap from the mould and cut out heart shapes with your cutter. Wrap each heart in cellophane and twist on both sides (to look like candies). These make really inexpensive cute gifts. back to top

8 - Skin Softening Facial Scrub Requirements: 1/2 Cup fine oatmeal 1/2 Cup unscented liquid soap (From The Soap Barn) 1/2 Cup aqueous cream (From The Soap Barn) 1/2 Cup rooibos tealeaves Fragrance (From The Soap Barn) Jar (From The Soap Barn) Method: Mix all the ingredients together. Bottle in and attractive jar and store in the fridge. This is a fantastic, gentle recipe which will leave your face soft and smooth. back to top

9 - Grapefruit foot scrub Requirements: 250g glycerine grapefruit soap - grated (From The Soap Barn) 1-cup baking soda (From The Soap Barn) 1/2-cup citric acid (From The Soap Barn) Cellophane bags and jars (From The Soap Barn) Method: Grate soap finely. Mix ingredients together well till soap is not obvious. Package attractively in small cellophane bags or jars. Use this powder mixture to give your feet a good solid wash. It is refreshing and revitalising. Your feet will feel soft and smooth after you have washed them with this luxurious scrub. back to top

10 - Citrus Soap Kebabs Requirements: 125g tangerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 125g grapefruit soap (From The Soap Barn) 125g lemon verbena soap (From The Soap Barn) Dried lemon slices (From The Soap Barn) Dried orange slices (From The Soap Barn) Dried grapefruit slices - cut into 1/4's (From The Soap Barn) Kebab sticks (From The Soap Barn) Clear cellophane (From The Soap Barn) Method: Slice soap into 1cm thick slices. Divide the slices in halves or quarters (the thin tube soaps need only be divided in half, whereas the tangerine in the thicker tube should be divided into quarters) Alternate the soap cubes with the dried fruit slices on the kebab sticks. Wrap the citrus kebabs in cellophane and tie with ribbon on both ends. These kebabs are great to leave in your cupboard for fresh smelling clothes. They are great gifts and are fantastic left in your guest bathroom. Great colours, great smells = great citrus soap kebabs. Wash with a different citrus fragrance soap every day! back to top

11 - 3-D Bunny Soap Requirements: 250g pure glycerine soap any colour (From The Soap Barn) 1 laughing bunny mould (From The Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt the soap in a pot on the stove on a very low heat. Cut out both sides of the laughing bunny, leaving a 1/2 cm rim all the way around the edges. Cut a small half-moon (size of a 20 cent piece) out of the bottom (flat part) of one side of the bunny. Now put both sides together and sellotape all the way around the edges, leaving no gaps. Sellotape all the way around again, just to make sure. The bunny should be totally sealed, with the exception of the hole you cut out of the bottom. When your soap is quite cool pour it into the bunny through the hole you cut. Keep it upside down (in a cup) and leave it to cool and set. You can even put it in the freezer to set, at least one hour. When it is cold remove the sellotape and pop out your hot cross bun-ny. Soap yourself in good humour. The ears are great for getting into all those hard to reach places...between the toes and so forth. back to top

12 - Blueberry Bath Crème Requirements: 125ml unscented clear liquid soap (From The Soap Barn) 125ml aqueous cream (From The Soap Barn) 10g dried blueberry leaves (From The Soap Barn) Blueberry cosmetic fragrance (From The Soap Barn) Blue powder colouring (From The Soap Barn) 1 jar for packaging (From The Soap Barn) Dried flowers - blue (From The Soap Barn) Method: Dissolve a TINY amount of blue colouring in the aqueous cream. (If you add too much colouring the bath crème will turn the bath water blue and you with it. Which basically means that if you make it too dark you'll have to give it to your mother-in-law. She looks good in blue, doesn't she?) Add ten drops of blueberry fragrance to the pastel blue aqueous cream. Add the liquid soap and the blueberry herb to the aqueous mixture and mix through well. Bottle the mixture and decorate the jar with the dried blue flowers and raffia. back to top

13 - Glorious Shaving Soap Requirements: 100g Sandalwood glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 2 Tablespoons aqueous cream (From The Soap Barn) 1 Silver tin for packaging and presentation (From The Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt the sandalwood soap. Add the aqueous cream to the melted soap and stir. The aqueous will melt into the warm soap. Pour the mixture into the small tin. Allow to cool and set before sealing with lid. The shaving soap tin can be beautifully decorated for effect. This luxurious shaving soap costs you less than R7 to make (including the tin) and will easily be a high profit best seller for Father's day in June. If you would prefer the soap to lather more, just leave out the aqueous cream and do plain sandalwood soap in the tin. back to top

14 - Glycerine Apple Bubble Bath Requirements: 1-tablespoon glycerine (From The Soap Barn) 500 ml liquid soap (From The Soap Barn) Green powder colouring (From The Soap Barn) Lustre powder - optional, for a silky look (From The Soap Barn) Fine green glitter - optional for kids (From The Soap Barn) Apple fragrance (From The Soap Barn) 1 bottle for packaging (From The Soap Barn) Method: Dissolve a tiny bit of green colouring in the glycerine. (Remember what I told you about the colouring last time. If you make your bubble bath too green it will in turn make you green. Therefore...if you make your bubble bath too green you will have to give it to your mother-in-law. What a waste!) Also mix 15-20 drops of apple fragrance and your lustre powder/glitter into the glycerine. Add this mixture to your jar of clear/unfragranced liquid soap. Pour into a bottle and decorate. back to top

15 - Refreshing Toner Requirements: 125 ml rose water (From The Soap Barn) 60 ml witch hazel (From The Soap Barn) 2 tablespoons glycerine (From The Soap Barn) 3 drops lemon fragrance (From The Soap Barn) Glass bottle (From The Soap Barn) Method: Put all the ingredients into the glass bottle and shake well. Use on your face with cotton wool for refreshing, cooling and cleansing. Pat your face dry with a soft towel. back to top

16 - Novelty Milkshake Soap Requirements: 100g pure glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 1 small novelty glass (From The Soap Barn) Sprinkle of hundreds and thousands (From The Soap Barn) 1 straw Method: Melt your soap over a low heat. Pour melted soap into the glass to 3/4 full. Leave to se a little while With an electric beater beat the remaining soap till thick and frothy (but still liquid) Pour the frothy soap over the rest of the soap and insert a short straw. Sprinkle some hundreds and thousands over the top. back to top

17 - Chamomile and Marigold Bath Sachets Requirements: 250g bath crystals (From The Soap Barn) 50g dried chamomile (From The Soap Barn) 50g dried marigold (From The Soap Barn) Vanilla fragrance (From The Soap Barn) Cheesecloth squares Narrow satin ribbon Method: Drop 10 drops of Vanilla fragrance into the bath crystals and mix through well. Add the chamomile and marigold. Put two tablespoons of this mixture into the centre of each cheesecloth square. Bring the corners of each square up and tie each sachet closed with the satin ribbon. Drop a sachet into your bath for a relaxing, healing bath. The chamomile has healing properties and the marigold helps soften the skin. back to top

18 - Sea Breeze Soaps Requirements: 150g blue sea breeze soap (From The Soap Barn) 2 plastic seagulls (From The Soap Barn) 2 square soap moulds (From The Soap Barn) 2 cellophane bags for packaging (From The Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt your soap in the microwave or in a pot on the stove. Pour a thin (2mm) layer of soap into each square mould. Leave the thin layer to set till rubbery. Place the flying seagull on top of the thin layer of soap and fill the rest of the mould with melted soap. Leave to set and then pack in a cellophane bag and tie with a ribbon. back to top

19 - Rose and Chamomile hand and body lotion Requirements: 40ml boiling water from the kettle 40ml rose water (From The Soap Barn) 2 tablespoons dried chamomile (From The Soap Barn) 3 tablespoons glycerine (From The Soap Barn) 1-cup aqueous cream (From The Soap Barn) 10 drops rose fragrance (From The Soap Barn) Method: Leave the dried chamomile to steep in the boiled water until the water is cold. Strain the chamomile water and throw away the used herb. Add the rest of the ingredients to the chamomile infusion. Beat till smooth with whisk or hand beater. back to top

20 - Gentle Cuticle Treatment Requirements: 4 Tablespoons sweet oil (From The Soap Barn) 4 Tablespoons cocoa butter (From The Soap Barn) 10 Drops vanilla fragrance (From The Soap Barn) 1 small silver tin (From The Soap Barn) Method: Over a low heat warm the cocoa butter till it is melted. Add the sweet oil and fragrance and stir. Remove from the heat and place in a glass bowl. When mixture is cool enough soak your fingertips and nails for 15 minutes. Rinse your fingers and with a soft towel gently push back your cuticles. Pour the mixture into the tin and store for future use. Shelf life of this treatment is 3 months. back to top

21 - Homemade Cough Syrup Requirements: Juice from one lemon 3 Tablespoons glycerine (From The Soap Barn) 1/2-cup honey 1/4 cup boiled water 1 small bottle (From The Soap Barn) Method: Put all the ingredients in a small pot and heat sufficiently to mix. Stir well, leave to cool and bottle. This syrup has a two-month shelf life. back to top

22 - Lemon Balm Bubble Bath Requirements: 500ml clear un-fragranced bubble bath (From The Soap Barn) 2 tablespoons dried lemon balm 10 drops lemon verbena or lemon grass fragrance (From The Soap Barn) Yellow powder colouring 1 square bottle (From The Soap Barn) Method: Place the lemon balm in a cup and pour one cup of boiling water over it. Allow it to steep for 15 minutes. Remove the lid of the basic bubble bath and pour a small quantity of bubble bath into it. Add the fragrance and a tiny amount of colouring to the soap in the lid. Mix well. Pour the fragranced and coloured soap back into the remaining soap and mix it through properly. Strain the lemon balm infusion and pour the water into the bottle. Pour the soap mixture into the bottle and allow the lemon balm infusion and the soap to mix together well. Have a wonderful, relaxing bath. back to top

23 - Magnolia Bath Balls Requirements: 2 cups bath crystals (From The Soap Barn) 4 tablespoons coconut oil - melted (From The Soap Barn) 3 tablespoon cocoa butter - melted (From The Soap Barn) 20 drops magnolia oil fragrance (From The Soap Barn) Method: Mix the fragrance with the two oils. Bind the crystals with the oils. Roll the paste into small balls and leave for some hours to set. back to top

24 - Blueberry-rose old-fashioned soap balls Requirements: 250g white unscented glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 3 teaspoons cornstarch (From The Soap Barn) 2 teaspoons dried blueberry herb (From The Soap Barn) 2 teaspoons dried and crushed rose petals 8 tablespoons rose water (From The Soap Barn) 5 drops blueberry fragrance (From The Soap Barn) 5 drops rose fragrance (From The Soap Barn) Method: Grate the soap finely into a glass bowl. Grind the dry ingredients and sieve them over the soap. Mix well. Add the rose water and fragrances to the mixture and mix into a smooth paste. Roll twelve small balls and place them on wax paper to dry. Leave to dry for 4 days till packaging. Balls can be decorated on the outside with dried flowers, satin ribbon and beads. back to top

25 - Cameo Pearl Soaps Requirements: 1 cameo mould (From The Soap Barn) 1 square/oval/round mould - to fit cameo (From The Soap Barn) 500g white glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 100g pink glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) Lustre powder (From The Soap Barn) Cellophane sleeves for packaging (From The Soap Barn) Ribbon for decorating (From The Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt the white soap and pour into square/oval/round moulds. Leave 1 hour to set. Gently melt the pink soap and pour into the cameo moulds. Leave 1/2 hour to set. Un-mould pink soap. With a soft brush lightly dust the top of the pink cameo soap with lustre powder for a mother-of-pearl effect. Un-mould white soap. Pour a drop of melted soap on the back of the cameo and gently drop the cameo face up onto the white soap. Place it and leave it. If you attempt to adjust it the cameo won't stick and you will have to peel off the soap at the back and start the sticking process over. Put your completed soaps in cellophane sachets and tie with ribbons. back to top

26 - Natural Rooibos Soaps Requirements: 250g Rooibos soap 2 tablespoons Rooibos tealeaves 1 square/oval shaped mould 5 cellophane sleeves Corrugated cardboard Raffia Method: Gently melt the Rooibos soap in the microwave or on a very low heat on the stove. Sprinkle the Rooibos tealeaves into five square moulds. Pour the melted soap into a mould and stir very quickly and very briefly to distribute the tealeaves. Do NOT stir more than three seconds. Leave the five soaps to set for about one hour. Un-mould the soaps and slip them into individual cellophane sleeves. Cut 3cm strips of corrugated cardboard and wrap one strip around each sleeved soap. Wrap raffia around the middle of the corrugated cardboard and tie a bow. You now have wonderful Rooibos soaps (marvellous for the skin) wrapped in an earthy natural style. These make really fantastic, inexpensive gifts. back to top

27 - Rose Bath Oil Cubes Requirements: 4 tablespoons melted cocoa butter (From The Soap Barn) 4 tablespoons melted coconut oil (From The Soap Barn) 4 tablespoons baking soda (From The Soap Barn) 4 tablespoons corn starch (From The Soap Barn) 40 drops rose fragrance (From The Soap Barn) Speck of pink colouring (From The Soap Barn) Method: Line a tray with tin foil. Mix all ingredients together to form a smooth even paste. Drop paste onto the prepared tray and flatten to about 1.5 cm thick. Leave to set. Just before the mixture sets divide into small cubes. Use one or two cubes in a bath for dry winter skin. back to top

28 - Alaskan Ice Soap Requirements: Square soap moulds (From The Soap Barn) 100g white glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 200g blue glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) Cellophane sleeves for packaging (From The Soap Barn) Method: Cut the white glycerine soap into lots of very small cubes. Randomly throw the white cubes into the empty square moulds. Gently melt the blue soap and allow it to cool a little. Pour the blue soap over the white soap cubes in the moulds. If the blue soap is too hot it will melt the white cubes when poured over. Leave the soaps to set. Un-mould and wrap in the cellophane sleeves. back to top

29 - Rainbow Soap Sticks Requirements: 100g red glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 100g orange glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 100g yellow glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 100g green glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 100g blue glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 100g pink glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 100g purple glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) Kebab sticks (From The Soap Barn) Flat 4x4 round or square moulds (From The Soap Barn) Clear cellophane (From The Soap Barn) Raffia (From The Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt each soap. Pour the melted soap into the flat moulds and leave about ten minutes to set. When all the colours have been moulded thread the soaps in this order onto the kebab stick: Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, pink, purple. Repeat the pattern till the stick is full. Cover the rainbow soap stick with cellophane and tie on both ends with raffia to look like a cracker. back to top

30 - Watermelon Soap Slices Requirements: 1 9cm PVC cylinder (From The Soap Barn) 1 12cm PVC cylinder (From The Soap Barn) 300g white glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 300g red glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 500g green glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 1/2 lb cellophane bags (From The Soap Barn) Raffia (From The Soap Barn) Method: Chop the white glycerine soap into small cubes (dice size). Fill the 9cm cylinder to the top with the white cubes. Melt the red glycerine soap and leave to cool a little while. Pour the red glycerine soap into the 9cm cylinder over the white cubes right to the top. Leave to set. Remove the soap from the cylinder by peeling the plastic away from the soap. Put that soap in the centre of the 12cm cylinder. Melt the green soap and leave to cool a while. Pour the green soap into the 12cm cylinder all around the red and white soap to the top. Leave to set. Remove the soap from the cylinder by peeling the plastic away from the soap. Divide the soap by slicing off 2cm thick rounds. The rounds can be halved or quartered. Place in cellophane bags and tie with raffia. back to top

31 - Moisturizing Mango Lip Balm Requirements: 1teaspoon beeswax (From The Soap Barn) 1teaspoon cocoa butter (From The Soap Barn) 1tablespoon sweet oil (From The Soap Barn) 10 drops mango fragrance (or any other of your choice) (From The Soap Barn) Tiny amount of pink powder colouring Lipstick pot (From The Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt all ingredients together till well blended. Pour into lipstick pot and allow to set. Use regularly to keep lips soft and smooth back to top

32 - Grapefruit Hand Butter Requirements: 50g cocoa butter (From The Soap Barn) 50g beeswax (From The Soap Barn) 2 tablespoons sweet oil (From The Soap Barn) 10-20 drops grapefruit fragrance (From The Soap Barn) 1 flat silver tin (From The Soap Barn) Method: Warm the cocoa butter and beeswax in a pan until they are melted. Add the sweet oil and then remove the mixture from the heat. Add your grapefruit fragrance and whisk the mixture till it is cool. While it is still a little soft place it in a small flat tin that offers easy access to your fingers. back to top

33 - Dancing Ballerina Soaps Requirements: Elefel mould no.13 (From The Soap Barn) CD mould no.223 (From The Soap Barn) Plastic ballerinas (From The Soap Barn) 100g of two different colour glycerine soaps (From The Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt the two different colour soaps separately. With a strong pair of scissors cut off the plastic ballerina above her skirt, leaving you with her top half for use. Place the top half of the ballerina in the small daisy of the CD mould and pour melted soap around her. Also fill one large daisy mould. Fill one round cup cake shape from the Elefel mould. When all the soaps have set gently remove them from their moulds. To assemble the dancing ballerina use melted soap for glue. Stick the ballerina in the small daisy on top of the cup cake shape soap. Then stick that on top of the large daisy soap. (I used a knife to flatten the centre of the daisy so my ballerina would stand up straight). These soaps make wonderful gifts for little girls' parties. back to top

34 - Sea Breeze Shower Gel Requirements: 400ml pre-formulated liquid soap (From The Soap Barn) 1-tablespoon glycerine (From The Soap Barn) Blue powder colouring (From The Soap Barn) Sea Breeze cosmetic fragrance (From The Soap Barn) 1 Bottle for packaging (From The Soap Barn) Method: Mix the glycerine into the liquid soap. Dissolve a tiny amount of blue powder colouring (remember you will have to give this to your mother-in-law if you put in too much) in a tablespoon of this mixture and then mix it through the rest of the mixture. Add twenty drops of Sea Breeze fragrance and mix through well. Pour into an attractive bottle. (Beautiful, new, inexpensive bottles have just come into stock at The Chocolate Den) back to top

35 - Moonlight Dust Body Powder Requirements: 1/2 cup of cornstarch (From The Soap Barn) 1-tablespoon lustre powder (From The Soap Barn) 20 drops ylang ylang cosmetic fragrance (From The Soap Barn) Small silver tin (From The Soap Barn) Method: Mix the 20 drops of fragrance into a tablespoon of cornstarch and then add that to the remaining cornstarch. Sift the cornstarch through an old pair of stockings so that it is very fine. Add the tablespoon of lustre powder (I really like Bridal Satin or Hi-Lite Antique, but they will all work beautifully) into the mixture and mix through well. Make tiny holes in the lid of the presentation tin with a thin nail and a hammer. (To look a bit like a peppershaker) Package the dusting powder into the tin and decorate with tiny dried flowers and satin ribbon. back to top

36 - Bathroom Citrus Potpourri Requirements: 100g dried orange slices (From The Soap Barn) 100g dried lemon slices (From The Soap Barn) 500g coarse bath salts/coarse white salt (From The Soap Barn) Citrus fragrance (From The Soap Barn) Glass or pottery bowl for presentation Method: Mix the orange and lemon slices together with the coarse bath salts. Add 20 drops of citrus fragrance to the mixture. Put the mixture into a bowl and leave in your bathroom. The fragrance can be renewed whenever it becomes too weak by simply adding more drops from the bottle. back to top

37 - Refreshing Peppermint Toner Requirements: 1/2-cup infusion of peppermint (From The Soap Barn) 1/2-cup witch hazel (From The Soap Barn) 2 tablespoons glycerine (From The Soap Barn) Attractive bottle for packaging (From The Soap Barn) Method: Make the peppermint infusion by seeping fresh or dried peppermint herb or a peppermint tea bag in boiling water for fifteen minutes Add to the infusion the witch hazel and the glycerine Pour into and store in an attractive bottle. This toner is wonderfully refreshing in summer and will leave your face feeling clean, toned and fresh. back to top

38 - Strawberry-Vanilla Cream Soap Requirements: Soap bar mould any shape (From The Soap Barn) 100g White glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 50g Red glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 1tablespoon milk powder 10 drops vanilla fragrance (From The Soap Barn) Cellophane bags (From The Soap Barn) Red and white ribbon (From The Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt the white glycerine soap in the microwave or over a low heat on the stove. Stir in the powdered milk till it has dissolved and then add the vanilla fragrance. Cut the red soap up into small cubes and place randomly in the soap bar mould. Pour the white soap into the mould to cover the red cubes. Leave to set. When set place in cellophane sleeves and tie with a red and white ribbons. back to top

39 - Rainbow Soap Cake Slices Requirements: 1 10cm round plastic cylinder (From The Soap Barn) 100g red glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 100g orange glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 100g yellow glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 100g green glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 100g blue glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 100g pink glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 100g purple glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) Method: Melt the red glycerine soap and pour into the bottom of the cylinder. The first layer of soap must be set but must feel warm and rubbery when you pour the next, orange, layer over. The orange is followed by the yellow, then the green, then the blue, then the pink and finally the purple. The layers won't separate so long as the bottom layer is still warm and rubbery. Be careful not to pour the next layer too soon because one layer will melt another and the colours will mix. Leave the cylinder with all the colours to set properly for about two hours. Remove the soap from the cylinder and cut into triangular cake slices. Cover each slice with glad wrap so your soaps don't sweat. back to top

40 - 3D Shell Soaps Requirements: One shell mould with matching back and front (From The Soap Barn) 100g pink glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) Lustre powder – Antique Highlight is my favourite (From The Soap Barn) Small basket or glass dish (From The Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt the soap in the microwave or over a low heat on the stove. Add enough lustre powder to the melted soap to give it a mother-of-pearl sheen. Pour the soap into the front half of the shell and leave to set. When set remove the front half from the mould. Reheat your soap and now pour the back half of your shell mould. Pour so that the soap almost overflows. Quickly place the set front half over the melted back half (some melted soap may ooze over the sides) and leave to set. When the second half is set remove the complete shell from the mould and with a knife tidy the edges. Place shells in basket and cover with glad wrap or cellophane. back to top

41 - Cutout Picture Soap Requirements: Attractive cookie cutters assorted shapes (From The Soap Barn) 1 Rectangle soap bar mould (From The Soap Barn) 200g White glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 200g Blue glycerine soap – or any other colour (From The Soap Barn) Cellophane bags and ribbon for packaging Method: Cut the blue soap into 1cm thick slices. With a cookie cutter cut out shapes from the 1cm slices of blue soap. Place those blue shapes onto the bottom of the rectangular moulds and press down firmly. Gently melt the white glycerine soap. Pour the white soap into the rectangular moulds to cover and surround the blue shapes. When set place in cellophane bags and tie with ribbons back to top

42 - Stamp Impression Soaps Requirements: Plain soap bar moulds any shape (From The Soap Barn) Rubber stamps with clearly defined designs 100g Glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) Cellophane bags and ribbons for packaging (From The Soap Barn) Method: Remove the rubber design from the wooden block. With a tiny piece of prestik stick the rubber design face up on the bottom of the mould. Press down firmly. Gently melt the glycerine soap and pour it over the rubber stamp to fill the mould. Leave to set. Once set remove the soap from the mould and carefully (with a toothpick) ease the rubber design out of the soap. Place the soap in a cellophane bag and tie with ribbons. back to top

43 - Soap Cocktail Requirements: 1 Champagne or wine glass 150g Clear glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 50g pink glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 50g blue glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 50g yellow glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 1 Dried orange slice (From The Soap Barn) 1 Decorative straw 1 Paper umbrella (From The Soap Barn) 1 Large cellophane bag and ribbons for packaging Method: Cut the clear soap into cubes (ice cube size) and overfill the glass with the cubes. Cut a line in the dried orange slice and position it on the side of the glass. Open the paper umbrella and stick in into one of the ice-cubes on the side. Position your straw. Gently melt the coloured soaps all separately. Pour into the glass the first colour (your choice) and leave a few minutes to set. Then pour the second colour and when set the third colour till the glass is filled to the top. 'Ice-cubes' should be sticking out the top. Place in the cellophane bag and tie with ribbons. back to top

44 - Milk and Honey Soap Requirements: Plain soap bar mould any shape (From The Soap Barn) 200g White glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 50g Orange glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 2 Tablespoons milk powder Jasmine and Honeysuckle fragrance (From The Soap Barn) Cellophane bags, white and orange ribbons (From The Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt the white soap and stir in the milk powder until it has dissolved. Gently melt the amber soap and add 5 drops of fragrance oil. Pour the white soap into the moulds (to three quarters full) and then pour the amber soap into the centre of the white soap. Leave to set. Package in cellophane bags and tie with white and orange ribbons. back to top

45 - Mosaic Soap Requirements: Rectangular soap bar moulds (From The Soap Barn) 500g White glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 50g red glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 50g orange glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 50g yellow glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 50g dark green glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 50g dark blue glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 50g pink glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 50g purple glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) Cellophane bags and multi-coloured ribbons for packaging Method: Cut the coloured soaps into small cubes. Position the cubes on the bottom of the rectangular moulds and press down firmly. The cubes can be positioned randomly or in patterns and designs. Gently melt the white soap and leave a little while to cool a bit. Pour the white soap to cover and surround the coloured cubes. Leave to set. Package the soaps in cellophane bags and tie with matching ribbons. back to top

46 - Festive Christmas Soaps Requirements: Plain soap bar moulds any shape (From The Soap Barn) Christmas moulds, small assorted shapes (From The Soap Barn) 500g White glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 100g Red glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) 100g Green glycerine soap (From The Soap Barn) Lustre powder (From The Soap Barn) Cellophane bags, red, gold and green ribbon (From The Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt the white soap and fill the soap bar moulds to the top. Leave to set. Gently melt the red and green soaps separately. Fill the mould of small Christmas shapes with red or green soap. Leave small shapes to set. When set lightly dust the shapes on top with lustre powder for a glitter effect. When the white soap bars are set remove from the mould. Pour a drop of white soap on the back of the Christmas shapes (as glue) and quickly place on top of the white soap bars. Do not adjust position otherwise the soap will not stick and you will have to try again. Place in cellophane bags and tie with red, green and gold ribbons. back to top

47 - Rose and Sandalwood Bath Oil Requirements: 100ml Technical Oil (Soap Barn) 100ml Sunflower Oil 50ml Sweet Oil (Soap Barn) 20 Drops Sandalwood fragrance (Soap Barn) 20 Drops Rose fragrance (Soap Barn) 4 Wooden beads (Soap Barn) Dried rose petals (Soap Barn) Raffia (Soap Barn) Attractive bottle for packaging (Soap Barn) Method: Soak two wooden beads in rose fragrance and two in sandalwood fragrance for one hour and then leave to dry. Combine all oil ingredients well including twenty drops of each fragrance. Fill the bottle with dried rose petals Pour the oil mix into the bottle covering the rose petals completely. Once sealed, tie raffia with fragrant beads around the lid of the bottle. Two tablespoons of Rose and Sandalwood Bath Oil can be added to your bath for the luxurious, indulgent bath you deserve. back to top

48 - Jewel Soap Bag Requirements: 100g red glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 100g blue glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 100g green glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 100g yellow glycerine soap (Soap Barn) White tuille or fine netting (Soap Barn) Thin cord or satin ribbon (Soap Barn) Attractive beads (Soap Barn) Method: Cut up all the soap colours into very small cubes. Cut your tuille or netting into squares 20cm X 20cm. Place a mixture of coloured soap jewels into the centre of your square of tuille and gather the corners together to the centre to make a bag. Tie the bag tightly in the middle with your cord and attach beads to both ends of the cord. This jewel soap bag makes a wonderful inexpensive gift. Use it for washing, just as it is, the netting will work beautifully as an exfoliator. back to top

49 - Citrus Tea Bath Bags Requirements: 200g coarse bath salts (Soap Barn) 50g fine oatmeal 50g rooibos tea leaves Grated rind of one lemon Grated rind of one grapefruit Grated rind of one orange 20 drops citrus fragrance (Soap Barn) Organza Bags (Soap Barn) Method: Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. Place a heaped tablespoon of the tea mixture into the organza bag and then seal the fourth side. Bath with these tea bags for softer skin, calmer nerves and a fresh new start to the day. Place a heaped tablespoon of the mixture. back to top

50 - Lemon Body Scrub Requirements: 100g oatmeal 100g bath crystals (Soap Barn) Grated rind from one lemon 20 drops lemon verbena fragrance (Soap Barn) 50ml sweet oil (Soap Barn) Attractive bottle or jar for packaging (Soap Barn) Method: Mix all the ingredients together well. Package and store in a sealed glass jar. Use this scrub to rub over the body. Pay particular attention to elbows, knees and feet. With a paper towel remove the residue and then take a refreshing bath or shower. back to top

51 - Icy Mint Shower Gel Requirements: 200ml clear unscented liquid soap (Soap Barn) 25ml glycerine (Soap Barn) Blue colouring (Soap Barn) Mint Fragrance (Soap Barn) 15 clear glass beads (Soap Barn) Attractive bottle for packaging (Soap Barn) Method: Place the glass beads in the empty bottle. Mix the liquid soap and glycerine together with a tiny bit of blue colouring (the mixture should be a very pale blue) and twenty drops of mint fragrance. Pour the mixture into the bottle over the 15 clear glass beads. This is a wonderful refreshing shower gel to wash away all the heat; grime and fatigue of sweltering hot summer days. back to top

52 - Cucumber Shaving Oil Requirements: 250g cocoa butter (Soap Barn) 60ml witch hazel (Soap Barn) 120ml sweet oil (Soap Barn) 20 drops cucumber and avocado fragrance (Soap Barn) 20 ml juice from a cucumber peeled, liquidised and strained Method: Melt the cocoa butter. Add the witch hazel, sweet oil, fragrance and cucumber juice to the pot of melted cocoa butter. Mix well and pour into an attractive jar. Use this moisturising refreshing cream to soothe the skin. Apply the mixture to the skin before shaving and then remove any excess with a warm damp towel. This makes a wonderful gift for men and women. back to top

53 - Lavender Grapefruit Soap Rope Requirements: 500g lavender soap (Soap Barn) 500g grapefruit soap (Soap Barn) 50cm rope (Soap Barn) Dried grapefruit slices (Soap Barn) Cellophane for packaging (Soap Barn) Raffia (Soap Barn) Method: Slice the soaps up into 4cm slices Make a hole in the centre of each slice wide enough for the rope to pass through. (A bamboo skewer or chopstick will work well) Tie a big knot at the bottom of the rope and wind some sellotape around the top of the rope so that it stay together. Thread the sellotaped end through alternating soap slices and dried grapefruit slices. When you have finished threading the soaps tie a loop at the sellotaped end of the rope. Wrap the soap rope in cellophane tying the ends of the cellophane (cracker style) with raffia. This attractive fragrant soap rope can hang in a bathroom or linen cupboard. Also wonderful in a guest bathroom with thinner slices so each guest can use an individual new soap. back to top

54 - Mango-Vanilla Moisturising Cream Requirements: 1/4 cup cocoa butter (Soap Barn) 1/4 cup sweet oil (Soap Barn) 1/4 cup olive oil (Soap Barn) 20 drops vanilla fragrance (Soap Barn) 20 drops mango fragrance (Soap Barn) Attractive jar or container (Soap Barn) Method: Combine all ingredients in a pot and melt gently over a low heat. When the cocoa butter has melted remove the mixture from the heat and stir till cool. The mixture should be white and creamy. If it separates beat with an electric hand beater till it is smooth. This cream is a wonderful moisturiser for body and hands back to top

55 - Rose Skin Softener Requirements: 1/2 cup rosewater (Soap Barn) 1/2 cup glycerine (Soap Barn) 2 drops preservative (Soap Barn) Or 1 teaspoon vodka (as a preservative) Dried rose petals (Soap Barn) Attractive bottle for storing (Soap Barn) Method: Place the dried petals in the bottle. Mix the rosewater and glycerine and chosen preservative together well. Pour the mixture over the petals and fill the bottle to the top. Seal and store. back to top

56 - Fizz Balls Requirements: 1 heart mould PV 166 (Soap Barn) 1 Cup baking soda (Soap Barn) 1/2 Cup cornstarch (Soap Barn) 1/2 Cup citric acid (Soap Barn) 1 Teaspoon sweet oil (Soap Barn) 1 Teaspoon coconut oil (Soap Barn) 3 Teaspoons witchhazel (Soap Barn) Fragrance oil (Soap Barn) Powder colouring (Soap Barn) Method: In a large bowl mix together the baking soda and cornstarch and the citric acid. Put a handful of this mixture into a smaller bowl and add to it the sweet oil, coconut oil, colouring and fragrance oil. Mash this mixture well into a paste and then return it to the big bowl. Crumb the coloured paste into the dry mixture till they are one even mixture. Add three teaspoons of witchhazel and mix through fast. Remember the more liquid you add to the mixture the more fizz you lose. The mixture must be just damp enough to hold together in a clump if you squeeze it in your fist. To make a heart fizz bomb pack the mixture very tight into a mould and then release it onto a tray to set. Do not leave the bombs on wood or cardboard to set because they will absorb the oil from the bomb. To make a fizz ball heap the mixture high into both sides of a ball mould. Then bring the two sides together packing them tight against each other. Gently release one side of the mould and then the other. (Making double sided balls is tricky and takes lots of patience and practice. It is better to start with flat ones first until you are comfortable working with the mixture.) Leave the bomb two to three days to cure then pack in cellophane or coloured netting. back to top

57 - Strawberry Lip Gloss Requirements: 100ml Petroleum Jelly or Vaseline (Soap Barn) 20 drops strawberry fragrance (Soap Barn) Pink colouring (Soap Barn) Small plastic jars (Soap Barn) Method: Melt the petroleum jelly over a low heat on the stove. When the petroleum jelly is melted add the fragrance and a tiny bit of colouring. Pour into small lip pots and leave to set. back to top

58 - Soap Pencil Box Requirements: 1 Giant pencil mould (Soap Barn) 200g Red glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 200g Green glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 200g Blue glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 200g Yellow glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 200g Purple glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 100g White glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 100g Clear glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 1 Clear plastic box (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt each colour soap (red, green, blue, yellow and purple) in a small pot on the stove on a very low heat. Pour two pencil halves of each colour soap into the mould. Leave the pencil halves till they have set and then pop them out of the mould. Gently melt the clear soap, which you will be using as glue. Pour a narrow strip of clear soap on one half of the soap pencil and quickly place the second half on top. Hold the second half down for about a minute till the two sides have set together. When all five coloured pencils have been stuck together, gently melt the while soap and pour it into a narrow glass or cup. Dip the point of each coloured pencil into the white soap. When the white soap has set gently remove the white at the very tip of the pencil with a knife. Place all five pencils into the PVC box and seal. back to top

59 - Cinnamon Apple Soap Kebabs Requirements: 100g Honey Bush soap (Soap Barn) 100g Sandalwood soap (Soap Barn) Kebab sticks (Soap Barn) Dried apple pot-pourri (Soap Barn) Cinnamon sticks Clear cellophane (Soap Barn) Raffia (Soap Barn) Method: Cut the soap up into 1cm thick slices. Cut the cinnamon sticks in half and use a fork to pierce a hole though the middle of each half. Thread alternating slices of soap, apple and cinnamon onto the kebab sticks. Wrap the soap kebab with clear cellophane and tie each end with raffia. back to top

60 - Body Glitter Requirements: 50ml Glycerine (Soap Barn) 30g fine glitter powder (Soap Barn) 2 drops blueberry fragrance (Soap Barn) 5 lipstick pots (Soap Barn) Method: Mix together the glycerine, glitter and fragrance till you have a smooth, even mixture. Spoon the mixture into the little lipstick pots and seal well. back to top

61 - Cinnamon and Honey Bath Soap Crème Requirements: 1 Cup clear/non-fragranced liquid soap (Soap Barn) 1 Cup aqueous crème (Soap Barn) Yellow powder colouring (Soap Barn) Cinnamon Fragrance (Soap Barn) Honey Fragrance (Soap Barn) I Pump action bottle (Soap Barn) Method: Mix together the liquid soap and the aqueous crème till you have a smooth, even mixture. Separate a tablespoon of the mixture from the rest and add to it a tiny amount of yellow powder colouring and five drops of each fragrance. When the colouring and fragrance have been mixed through well return this mixture to the original mixture. Mix through well and pour into the pump action bottle. This is a wonderful moisturising soap, and very nourishing for dry, chapped hands in the winter months. back to top

62 - Lavender-Lime Foot Powder Requirements: 1 Cup cornstarch (Soap Barn) 1 Teaspoon lustre powder (Soap Barn) Purple powder colouring (Soap Barn) 10 Drops lavender fragrance (Soap Barn) 10 Drops lemon fragrance (Soap Barn) 1 Silver tin with screw on lid (Soap Barn) Method: Mix the lustre powder well into the cornstarch. Separate a handful of this mixture and add to it a tiny amount of purple powder colouring and the fragrances. When the colour and fragrances are mix through thoroughly add the handful back into the big mixture and blend well. Make some tiny holes in the lid of the tin so it will sprinkle when you shake it. Fill the powder into the tin and store the remaining powder in a small cellophane bag till your tin need re-filling. Sprinkle the powder on sore, swollen or smelly feet. Also sprinkle into shoes that have a tendency to make your feet sweat. back to top

63 - Moisturising Berry Soap Gel Requirements: 125g Red (raspberry-melon) Glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 125g Blue (blueberry) Glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 125g Aqueous cream (Soap Barn) 1 litre boiling water Plastic jars (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt your soaps in a pot on the stove over a very low heat. Mix the two soaps together and blend in the aqueous cream. Add one litre of boiling water to the mixture and stir well. Leave the mixture to cool and then pour into plastic jars to store. Use this gel as a luxurious moisturising soap in your bath or shower. back to top

64 - Soap Roses Requirements: 1 Rose mould No. PV 336 (Soap Barn) 200g White glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 200g Pink glycerine soap (Soap Barn) Long paper sticks (Soap Barn) Skeleton leaves (Soap Barn) Rose sleeves (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt the soaps (separately) in small pots on the stove over a very low heat. Pour the soaps into the mould and place the stick in the melted soap ensuring that the stick almost reaches the top of the rose and is well embedded in the soap. Leave the soap roses to set. When set, very carefully remove the roses from the mould. With a small piece of sellotape stick a skeleton leaf on each sucker stick behind the rose. Place three roses (at different heights) in the rose sleeve and tie them together with some pink ribbon. This small bunch of soap roses makes a wonderful gift for Mothers' Day especially for Mom's who are watching their weight. back to top

65 - Carnation Soap Leaves Requirements: 100g clear glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 10 drops carnation fragrance (Soap Barn) Skeleton leaves (Soap Barn) Cellophane bags for packaging (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt the soap in a small pot on the stove over a low heat. Add the carnation fragrance to the soap and stir through well. Carefully (so you don't burn yourself), dip the skeleton leaves into the melted soap one at a time. Hold each leaf over the pot of soap till it sets. Place six leaves in a cellophane bag and seal. These leaf packs make wonderful gifts, are fantastic 'once only' soaps for your guest bathroom and are great to carry around in your bag for washing your hands in public places. back to top

66 - Avocado and Cucumber Cleansing Milk Requirements: 1 Grated cucumber 125ml witch hazel (Soap Barn) 125 ml aqueous cream (Soap Barn) 5 drop avo and cucumber fragrance (Soap Barn) 2 drops preservative (Soap Barn) 1 bottle (Soap Barn) Method: Mix half a cup of cucumber juice from the grated cucumber together with the witch hazel and aqueous cream till the mixture is smooth and lump free. Add the fragrance and the preservative and mix through well. Pour the mixture into an attractive bottle and store. back to top

67 - Glitter Soap Bead Necklace Requirements: 1 round ball mould CD 429 (Soap Barn) 50g fine glitter (Soap Barn) 4 x 100g red glycerine soaps (Soap Barn) 1m fishing line (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt the soaps separately in the microwave or over a very low heat on the stove. Add the fine glitter to all the soaps and mix through well. Pour the soaps into round ball moulds and leave to set. When the half balls are all set take a thick sewing needle and pierce them all through the middle. Thread the half balls in matched pairs onto the fishing line so they make round soap beads. Tie the ends of the line together when you feel the necklace is big enough. These necklaces make wonderful take home gifts for little girls' birthday parties. back to top

68 - Honey and Cinnamon Bath Oil Requirements: 500ml Technical oil (Soap Barn) 50ml Sweet oil (Soap Barn) Yellow powder colouring (Soap Barn) 20 drops honey fragrance (Soap Barn) 20 drops cinnamon fragrance (Soap Barn) 3 cinnamon sticks 1 attractive bottle for packaging (Soap Barn) Method: Place the cinnamon sticks into the bottle. Dissolve a tiny amount of yellow colouring in a teaspoon of sweet oil. Mix very well till all the colouring has dissolved. Add the coloured oil and the rest of the sweet oil to the technical oil. Then add your honey and cinnamon fragrances. Mix well and then pour into your bottle. back to top

69 - Strawberry Vanilla Body Butter Requirements: 50g cocoa butter (Soap Barn) 50g beeswax (Soap Barn) 2 tablespoons sweet oil (Soap Barn) 20 drops strawberry fragrance (Soap Barn) 20 drops vanilla fragrance (Soap Barn) 1 plastic or glass jar for packaging (Soap Barn) Method: Warm the cocoa butter and beeswax in a pan until they are melted. Add the sweet oil and then remove the mixture from the heat. Add your fragrances and whisk the mixture till it is cool. Place in a small jar and leave to harden back to top

70 - Rejuvenating Spice Bath Sachets Requirements: 250g coarse bath salt (Soap Barn) 20 drops cinnamon fragrance (Soap Barn) 20 drops vanilla fragrance (Soap Barn) Cinnamon sticks Cloves Organza Bag (Soap Barn) Method: Pour the fragrances over the coarse salt and mix through well. Break up the cinnamon sticks and mix the broken bits, together with the cloves into the fragranced salt mixture. Place a heaped tablespoon of mixture onto an organza bag and tie closed with attractive cord or satin ribbon. Throw a spice sachet into your bath for a refreshing, rejuvenating bath. back to top

71 - Milk and Honey Foaming Bath Oil Requirements: 250ml clear un-fragranced bubble bath (Soap Barn) 250ml technical oil (Soap Barn) I Teaspoon sweet oil (Soap Barn) Orange powder colouring (Soap Barn) Lustre powder (Soap Barn) 20 drops honey fragrance (Soap Barn) 20 drops vanilla fragrance (Soap Barn) 1 attractive bottle for packaging (Soap Barn) Method: Dissolve a tiny amount of orange powder colouring in a tablespoon of clear bubble bath. Then add twenty drops of honey fragrance and some lustre powder to this mixture. When you have a smooth, even texture mix this mixture very well into the rest of your bubble bath. Then dissolve a small amount of lustre powder into the sweet oil and add to that the vanilla fragrance. Add this mixture to the technical oil and mix through well. Pour the complete oil mixture into your bottle and then on top of that pour your complete bubble bath mixture. Two separate layers, one orange and one white will be visible in the bottle. Pour some of this wonderful foaming bath oil into your bath under hot running water for a moisturising, rejuvenating bath. back to top

72 - Honey and Oatmeal Soap Requirements: 50g Pinhead Oatmeal 100g White Glycerine Soap (Soap Barn) Honey Fragrance (Soap Barn) 1 Soap Mould (Soap Barn) Mulberry or handmade paper (Soap Barn) Dried wheat grass (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt your soap in the microwave or in a pot over a very low heat. Add 10 drops of honey fragrance and all the pinhead oatmeal into the melted soap. Mix through well. Pour the soap mixture into the mould and leave to set. Once the soap is un-moulded you can wrap it in the textured paper and decorate the top with a blade of dried wheat. See how smooth and soft your skin feels after washing with this wonderful soap. back to top

73 - Vanilla Crème Soap Requirements: 250g White glycerine soap (Soap Barn) Vanilla Fragrance (Soap Barn) 50g Aqueous Cream (Soap Barn) 1 Soap Mould (Soap Barn) Mulberry or handmade paper (Soap Barn) Raffia (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt your soap in the microwave or in a pot over a very low heat. Once the soap has melted add 20 drops of vanilla fragrance and all the aqueous cream. Stir well till the aqueous has melted into the soap. If your soap still smells of aqueous cream you can add another 10-20 drops of vanilla fragrance. Pour the soap mixture into the mould and leave to set. Once the soap is un-moulded you can wrap it in the mulberry paper and tie it up with raffia. See how smooth and soft your skin feels after washing with this gentle soap. back to top

74 - Cappuccino Soap Requirements: 250g White glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 1 Chocolate brown Ateco gel colouring (Soap Barn) Vanilla Fragrance (Soap Barn) Cappuccino Fragrance (Soap Barn) 1 Soap Mould (Soap Barn) Brown paper Raffia (Soap Barn) Coffee Beans Method: Gently melt your soap in the microwave or in a pot over a very low heat. When the soap is melted divide it in half. Take a tablespoon of melted soap from one half and add to it twenty drops of Ateco brown gel. Blend the colouring in the tablespoon of soap really well before you add it back into the half it came from. Stir through well so you have a smooth even brown soap mixture. Add twenty drops of cappuccino fragrance to the brown soap and twenty drops of vanilla fragrance to the white soap and stir through well. Pour the white vanilla soap into the moulds but only half filling them. Leave to set until the white soap feels like thick warm rubber. Now pour the brown cappuccino soap over the white soap and leave to set. It is really important that you get the timing right. If you pour the brown over the white too early the two colours will melt into each other and blend together. If you pour the brown over too late (when the white is already cold) the two colours will split and separate when set. Once the soap is un-moulded you can wrap it in the brown paper and tie it up with raffia. Stick a couple of coffee beans on top for decoration. back to top

75 - Lemon Verbena Loofah Soaps Requirements: 250g Lemon Verbena Soap (Soap Barn) 1 Deep Soap Bubble Mould (Soap Barn) 1 Loofah (Soap Barn) Cellophane (Soap Barn) Raffia (Soap Barn) Dried lemon slice (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt your soap in the microwave or in a pot over a very low heat. Pour the soap into the moulds filling them only half way up. Cut the loofah into 1cm thick slices. When the soap in the mould feels like hot, thick rubber you can pour a small amount (tablespoon) of melted soap on top as glue to stick down the loofah slice. Now you can fill the mould to the top with more melted soap. It is important to make this soap in two stages (as I have described) otherwise the loofah will float to the top. Once the soap is un-moulded you can wrap it in clear cellophane and tie it up with raffia. Stick a dried lemon slice on top for decoration. back to top

76 - Box of Chocolate Bonbon Soaps Requirements: 250g White glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 1 Chocolate brown Ateco gel colouring (Soap Barn) 1 Cocoa butter Fragrance (Soap Barn) 1 Chocolate mould (Soap Barn) Paper cups (Soap Barn) 1 Chocolate presentation box (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt your soap in the microwave or in a pot over a very low heat. Take a tablespoon of melted soap and add to it twenty drops of Ateco brown gel. Blend the colouring in the tablespoon of soap really well before you add it back into the rest of the soap. Stir through well so you have a smooth even brown soap mixture. Add twenty drops of cocoa butter fragrance to the brown soap to make it smell like chocolate. Pour the soap into the chocolate shapes and leave to set. When the soaps have set you can place them in paper cups and package them in the presentation box. Be sure to put a glycerine soap sticker on the box so that your beautiful soaps don't get eaten. This box of chocolate soaps makes a wonderful gift for friends and family. back to top

77 - Orange Splash Soap Requirements: 200g White glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 50g Orange citrus glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 1 Citrus fragrance (Soap Barn) 1 soap mould (Soap Barn) Cellophane (Soap Barn) Raffia (Soap Barn) Dried Orange slices (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt your white soap in the microwave or in a pot over a very low heat. Then add twenty drops of citrus fragrance to the melted white soap and stir through well. Chop the orange soap up into small cubes and position them randomly in your mould. Press them down in place so that they stick to the bottom of the mould. Now pour your white soap over the orange cubes. The white soap should be quite hot so that the orange pieces partially melt and blend into the white soap. Leave aside to set. When the soaps are un-moulded you can wrap them in cellophane and tie them with raffia. You can tie on a dried orange slice for attractive decoration. back to top

78 - All Spice Soap Requirements: 250g Sandalwood glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 1 Pack ground allspice (from the supermarket) 1 soap mould (Soap Barn) Cellophane (Soap Barn) Corrugated cardboard (Soap Barn) Raffia (Soap Barn) Cinnamon sticks (from the supermarket) Method: Gently melt your sandalwood soap in the microwave or in a pot over a very low heat. When the soap has melted you can add two tablespoons of ground allspice and mix through well. Leave aside to set. When the soaps are un-moulded you can wrap them firstly in cellophane. Then cut a broad strip of corrugated cardboard to go around the soap. Tie it in place with raffia. Then stick a cinnamon stick on top for decoration. These lovely spicy soaps make wonderful gifts for men. back to top

79 - Strawberry Milkshake Bath Foam Requirements: 500ml clear liquid soap (Soap Barn) 250ml Aqueous Cream (Soap Barn) Strawberry Fragrance (Soap Barn) Pink powder colouring (Soap Barn) Glass bottle (Soap Barn) Method: Pour a little (50ml) clear liquid soap into a mixing bowl. Add a tiny amount of powder colouring and 30 drops of strawberry fragrance into the bowl. Mix through well till you have a smooth, even pink colour. Now add the aqueous cream to the pink mixture and mix through well. Add the rest of the liquid soap to the pink mixture and stir till you have a smooth consistency. Pour your mixture into a bottle and seal. To Use: Pour some Strawberry Milkshake Bath Foam into the bath under hot running water for a fragrant moisturising bath. back to top

80 - Mango Vanilla Striped Soap Requirements: 250g white glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 250g orange glycerine soap – unfragranced (Soap Barn) 1 Square soap mould (Soap Barn) Vanilla Fragrance (Soap Barn) Mango Fragrance (Soap Barn) White mulberry or handmade paper Orange satin ribbon Method: Gently melt your white soap in the microwave or in a pot over a very low heat. Then add twenty drops of vanilla fragrance to the melted white soap and stir through well. Pour the vanilla soap into moulds and leave to set. When the white soaps have set un-mould them and cut each one into six strips lengthwise. Now reposition those strips in the moulds, one on either end and one in the middle. Press them down firmly so that each strip sticks to the bottom of the mould. Gently melt your orange soap in the microwave or in a pot over a very low heat. Then add twenty drops of mango fragrance to the melted orange soap and stir through well. Leave the soap to cool a little. Pour the orange soap into the moulds between the white strips for a vanilla and mango striped soap. Leave to set. When the soaps are set you can wrap them in white mulberry paper and tie them up with an attractive orange satin bow. back to top

81 - Mixed Berry Bath Salts Requirements: 1 Cup Coarse Bath Salt (Soap Barn) 1 Cup Bath Crystals (Soap Barn) Pink powder colouring (Soap Barn) Blue powder colouring (Soap Barn) Strawberry fragrance (Soap Barn) Blueberry fragrance (Soap Barn) Small cellophane bags (Soap Barn) Pink ribbon (Soap Barn) Blue ribbon (Soap Barn) Method: Mix the Bath salts and bath crystals together and then divide the mixture in half. Add a tiny amount of blue colouring and 20 drops of blueberry fragrance to the one mixture. Mix through well. Add a tiny amount of pink colouring and 20 drops of strawberry fragrance to the other mixture. Mix through well. Half fill the cellophane bags with alternating layers of both mixtures. Tie the bags closed with mixed pink and blue ribbons. back to top

82 - Rose Toning Mask Requirements: 2 Tablespoons Glycerine (Soap Barn) 2 Tablespoon Witch Hazel (Soap Barn) 2 Tablespoon Rosewater (Soap Barn) 2 Tablespoons Sweet Oil (Soap Barn) 10 drops rose fragrance (Soap Barn) One Jar (Soap Barn) Method: Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, stirring them until they are smooth. Store in a bottle or Jar. To Use: Shake mixture well before use. Pat the mixture onto your face with a cotton wool ball and leave it on for 15 minutes. Rinse off and pat face gently with a dry towel. back to top

83 - Mixed Fruit Soap Requirements: 100g red cherry-melon glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 100g green grapefruit glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 100g yellow lemon verbena glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 100g orange citrus glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 100g white glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 1 square soap mould (Soap Barn) Cellophane (Soap Barn) Raffia (Soap Barn) Dried fruit slices (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt all four fruit soaps separately. Once melted, pour each of them separately into square moulds and leave to set. Un-mould the soaps and cut each square up into six blocks. Place four different coloured blocks into a square mould so there is space between and around them. Press them down hard so they stick to the bottom of the mould. Gently melt the white glycerine soap. Pour the white soap into the moulds around the coloured squares. Leave to set. When the soaps are set you can wrap them in cellophane and tie them with raffia. You can use an assortment of dried fruit slices for decoration on top. back to top

84 - Magnolia Cuticle Treatment Requirements: 4 Tablespoons coconut oil (Soap Barn) 4 Tablespoons cocoa butter (Soap Barn) 2 Tablespoons sweet oil (Soap Barn) 20 Drops magnolia fragrance (Soap Barn) 1 small silver tin (Soap Barn) Method: Over a low heat warm the cocoa butter till it is melted. Add the coconut oil, sweet oil and magnolia fragrance and stir. Remove from the heat and place in a glass bowl. When mixture is cool enough soak your fingertips and nails for 15 minutes. Rinse your fingers and with a soft towel gently push back your cuticles. Pour the mixture into the tin and store for future use. back to top

85 - Silky Lavender Shower Gel Requirements: 500ml clear liquid soap (Soap Barn) 3 Tablespoons glycerine (Soap Barn) Purple powder colouring (Soap Barn) Lavender fragrance (Soap Barn) Lustre Powder (Soap Barn) 1 Bottle for packaging (Soap Barn) Method: Mix into the glycerine 20 drops of lavender fragrance, a tiny amount of purple powder colouring and a quarter teaspoon of lustre powder. Mix through well till you have a smooth, even mixture. Then add this mixture into your clear liquid soap. Mix through very well. Pour into an attractive bottle and seal. back to top

86 - Honeybush Soap Balls Requirements: 500g Honeybush glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 1 Round ball mould (Soap Barn) Method: Cut both halves of the round out of the mould with a 1cm border around the edges. Then cut a small circle (5c piece) out the side of one of the rounds. Now stick both rounds together with sellotape. Apply sellotape all the way around the edges making sure there are no gaps. I like to stick three layers of sellotape around the edges, just to be sure. Your mould is now ready. You should have a round plastic ball, taped all the way around the edges with a small hole cut out of the one side. That hole is for pouring in the soap. Gently melt the soap in the microwave or in a pot over a low heat on the stove. Leave your soap to cool quite substantially. Place your mould in a cup or small bowl with the cut out hole facing upwards. Pout the soap into the mould through the cut out hole. If the soap is too hot it will melt and buckle your mould. When your mould is filled to the top leave it to set. The ball could take up to two hours to set. When the soap is cold and hard you can remove the sellotape from the edges and un-mould your ball. Note: All 3D soaps are moulded in this way. back to top

87 - Lemon Verbena Body Cream Requirements: 2 Tablespoons cocoa butter (Soap Barn) 1 Tablespoons coconut oil (Soap Barn) 6 Tablespoons aqueous cream (Soap Barn) 20 drops lemon verbena fragrance (Soap Barn) 1 jar (Soap Barn) Method: Warm the cocoa butter and coconut oil in a pan until they are melted. Add them to the aqueous cream and mix well. Add 20-30 drops of lemon verbena fragrance and stir through thoroughly. Pour into a jar and seal. This fragrant cream is a rich and nourishing moisturiser. back to top

88 - Honeybush Body Scrub Requirements: 250g honeybush glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 1 tablespoon coconut oil (Soap Barn) 1 cup baking soda (Soap Barn) 1/4 cup citric acid (Soap Barn) 1/2 cup cornstarch (Soap Barn) 2 jars (Soap Barn) Method: Grate soap finely. Crumb the dry ingredients and coconut oil into the soap. Mix ingredients together well till soap is not obvious. Package attractively in jars. Use this powder mixture to give your body a good scrub. It is refreshing and revitalising. Your skin will feel soft and smooth after you have washed with this luxurious scrub. back to top

89 - Coconut Cream Soap Bar Requirements: 250g White glycerine soap (Soap Barn) Coconut Fragrance (Soap Barn) 50g Aqueous Cream (Soap Barn) 50g Desiccated coconut 1 Soap Mould (Soap Barn) Mulberry or handmade paper (Soap Barn) Raffia (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt your soap in the microwave or in a pot over a very low heat. Once the soap has melted add 20 drops of coconut fragrance, the desiccated coconut and the aqueous cream. Stir well till the aqueous has melted into the soap. If your soap still smells of aqueous cream you can add another 10-20 drops of coconut fragrance. Pour the soap mixture into the mould and leave to set. Once the soap is un-moulded you can wrap it in the mulberry paper and tie it up with raffia. This soap combines a gentle scrub with a smooth creamy texture. back to top

90 - Tropical Foaming Bath Oil Requirements: 250ml clear liquid (Soap Barn) 250ml technical oil (Soap Barn) 2 Tablespoons sweet oil (Soap Barn) Yellow powder colouring (Soap Barn) Lustre powder (Soap Barn) Coconut fragrance (Soap Barn) Litchi fragrance (Soap Barn) 1 attractive bottle for packaging (Soap Barn) Method: Dissolve a tiny amount of yellow powder colouring and twenty drops of litchi fragrance in a tablespoon of clear bubble bath. Add the yellow litchi mixture back into the rest of your bubble bath. Then dissolve a small amount of lustre powder and 20 drops of coconut fragrance into the sweet oil. Add this mixture to the technical oil and mix through well. Pour the litchi bubble bath into your bottle and then on top of that pour your coconut bath oil. Two separate layers, one yellow and one silky white, will be visible in the bottle. Pour some of this wonderful foaming bath oil into your bath under hot running water for a moisturising, rejuvenating bath. back to top

91 - Blueberry Vanilla Lip Balm Requirements: 1 teaspoon beeswax (Soap Barn) 1 teaspoon cocoa butter (Soap Barn) 1 tablespoon sweet oil (Soap Barn) 10 drops vanilla fragrance (Soap Barn) 10 drops blueberry fragrance (Soap Barn) Pink powder colouring (Soap Barn) Lipstick pot (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt all ingredients together till well blended. Pour into lipstick pot and allow to set. Use regularly to keep lips soft and smooth back to top

92 - Magnolia Milk Bath Requirements: 1 cup powdered skim milk 1 cup bath/salt crystals (Soap Barn) ½ cup baking soda (Soap Barn) ½ cup cornstarch (Soap Barn) 30 drops magnolia fragrance (Soap Barn) Method: Mix all ingredients thoroughly, till smooth and even - no lumps. Sprinkle 3-4 Tablespoons into your bath for a relaxing, comforting bath. Notice how soft your skin feels after this indulgence. The shelf life on this product is about 2-3 months back to top

93 - Silky Blueberry Bubble Bath Requirements: 500ml clear liquid soap (Soap Barn) 3 Tablespoons glycerine (Soap Barn) Blue powder colouring (Soap Barn) Blueberry fragrance (Soap Barn) Lustre Powder (Soap Barn) 1 Bottle for packaging (Soap Barn) Method: Mix into the glycerine 30 drops of blueberry fragrance, a tiny amount of blue powder colouring and a quarter teaspoon of lustre powder. Mix through well till you have a smooth, even mixture. Then add this mixture into your clear liquid soap. Mix through very well. Pour into an attractive bottle and seal. Bath in a luxurious blueberry dream. back to top

94 - Cut Out Silky Christmas Soaps Requirements: 250 g White glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 250 g Red glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 1Teaspoon lustre powder (Soap Barn) 1 Square soap mould (Soap Barn) Christmas cookie cutters (Soap Barn) Cellophane for wrapping (Soap Barn) Raffia (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt the white soap in the microwave or in a pot over a very low heat. Pour the melted white soap into the mould and leave about one hour to set. When the white soaps have set remove them from the moulds. Cut Christmas designs out of the centres of the soaps with your cookie cutters. Now position the cut out white designs in the middle of the empty moulds and press them down firmly so they stick to the bottom of the mould. Do the same with the other half of the soap (the part that is still square but has a design cut out of it). Gently melt the red soap in the microwave or in a pot over a very low heat. When the soap has melted you can add one teaspoon of lustre powder and mix through well. Now pour the silky red soap into the moulds. It goes around the white designs and also inside the white soaps where the design is cut out. This way you get matching pairs of soaps. (For example red bell in white soap / white bell in red soap). You can wrap matching pairs of soaps together in cellophane and tie with raffia. These soaps make awesome Christmas gifts. back to top