Crafter's Choice
Shamrock Beer MP Soap

Yield: 12 Bars  |  Est. Time: 1 Hour  |  Level: Easy
About This Recipe:
These soaps are perfect for St. Patrick's Day celebrations. We used our Honey Ale Beer soap base which has a beautiful amber color along with the sweet and robust scent of a handcrafted beer. Using this soap may just bring along the "luck of the Irish"!


Shopping List:
(2) 2 lb Premium Honey Ale Beer MP Soap Base - 2 lb Tray
(1) 1 Block Neon Bright Green Soap Color Block
(1) 1 Block Light Gold Shimmer Mica Soap Color Blocks
(2) 1 Mold Shamrock Soap Mold (MW 134)
(1) 1 Each Hairnets - 24 inch Disposable
(2) 1 Each Mix & Pour Funnel Pitcher
(12) 1 Box Soap Box - Square with Round Window (WHITE COLOR)


Recipe Ingredients:
Measure ingredients with a scale or precise measuring tool.

• 54 oz. Premium Honey Ale Beer MP Soap Base - 2 lb Tray
• 0.20 oz. Neon Bright Green Soap Color Block
• 0.20 oz. Light Gold Shimmer Mica Soap Color Blocks


Equipment From Home:
• (1) Microwave-Safe Measuring Cup (32 oz.)
• (1) Microwave-Safe Measuring Cup (8 oz.)
• (1) Microwave
• (1) Soap Cutter & Cutting Mat
• (1) Scale - Digital Display
• (1) Spatula
• (1) Freezer
• (1) Rubbing Alcohol - 99%
• (1) Thermometer - Digital

Directions:
NOTE: If you are making these products for sale, good manufacturing practices recommend you wear a hairnet, gloves and a mask. We also recommend a clean apron and workspace.
  1. To a microwave-safe measuring cup, add 7 oz. cut up soap. Add 0.10 oz. bright green color block. Heat in microwave until melted. Stir to blend ingredients well. 
  2. Pour soap into shamrock area only in both soap molds. Set aside remaining soap for later.
  3. To a microwave-safe measuring cup, add 20 oz. of cut up soap and 0.20 oz. gold color block. Heat in microwave until melted. Stir to blend soap and color.
  4. When the shamrocks have hardened, spritz them generously with rubbing alcohol.
  5. When soap has cooled to 128°F or less, place first mold on digital scale and tare to zero. Pour 1.50 oz. of soap into each cavity and let set up. Set aside remaining soap.
  6. Melt green soap from first measuring cup. Soap temperature should be around 128°F when poured. Spritz gold soap in mold and add 0.75 oz. to each cavity. Let harden.
  7. Melt remaining gold soap. Spritz green soap generously with alcohol. Check soap temperature then fill mold cavities with remaining soap. Spritz and let harden.
  8. Remove from mold and set aside.
  9. Repeat above steps to make second set of soaps.
  10. Wrap soaps in plastic wrap and place into a soap box. Or, package as desired.
  11. Label product accordingly.
To Use: Lather onto wet skin and rinse with warm water.   

Ingredient Label: Sorbitol, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Stearic Acid, Water, Sodium Hydroxide, Myristic Acid, Lauric Acid, Honey, Beer, Fragrance, Polyester-3, Pigment Green 7, Fluorphlogopite, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxide.

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