so...i've had this idea of a hand shaped soap in my head for a while...yeah...i don't know what goes on up there sometimes!....well...i haven't tried it because i thought it might be a little too jeffery dahmerish for just anytime...but perfect for halloween!...is it still creepy?...uh...yeah....but 'tis the season!...oh...and did i mention that this one glows in the dark?...yeah...that's right...you don't have to have the lights on for this to freak ya out!...insert evil laugh here!...
i thought i'd give you a hand in making 'em and show ya how it's done!...
you're going to need....one
unpowdered vinyl or latex glove....fragrance oil of your choice... heaping measuring cup of cubed clear melt and pour soap...
glow in the dark powder....rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle...
you'll also need....clothespins...and a pair of some type of containers to rig up a contraption for your mold...i used these two glass vases that are 9 1/2" inches each...but along the way...i realized they weren't tall enough once i poured the soap...because it should be about 10 1/2" inches....
attach the glove to the cylinders with the clothespins....i did two on each side...
here's an aerial shot...
go to the microwave and melt the soap...i did three minutes at 50% power...if it's not all melted...do another minute at 50%....you're going to need to end up with about two cups of melted soap...so if you don't have enough...add a couple more chunks in....
add about a teaspoon of the glow in the dark powder...a little goes a long way!...
mix really really really well!....you want it all through out your soap!....it likes to hide out on the bottom...so make sure you're scraping the bottom with your spoon!...
then add your fragrance oil...mix 'er up!...
see all those nasty bubbles around the edges?...we gotta get rid of 'em!...and that's what the rubbing alcohol's for!...spray liberally until they disappear!...
all gone!...
slowly pour your soap into the glove...don't go too quick...or your containers might fall over...just keep going until there's no soap left...
once again...get rid of the bubbles with the rubbing alcohol...
now leave it alone!...it's going to take about an hour to harden...
***this pic shows ya how i solved the problem of adding height to my containers...just grabbed these little guys from the cabinet and slapped 'em under...they added another 2" inches!...
when all ready...take your glove down...
cut the glove away...it'll come right off...i just like to cut it...don't want to break any fingers off!...
all done!....
no glow in the dark powder?...don't worry!...just add some soap color instead!....like this orange one i did up!....
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