Soap-makers, having a little rest from the pre-New Year's race, with renewed vigor begin to create masterpieces: there are still many holidays ahead. How to decorate soap for men, to make it not just a foaming piece, but a beauty that you can admire and even brag to your friends? My favorite magic mother-of-pearl comes to the rescue.
I have a lot of molds for the men's holiday, of which I chose "Pistol" and "Badge of a real man." Many of you, colleagues, have such.
She used food dyes, and saved expensive pigments for more complex works. Pour the soap in the usual way, add delicious aromas.
Men love not only cold shades of "Atlantic freshness", they also like "Chocolate" or "Peach".
You can add white pigment if you want the soap to be opaque.
So, we made soap, and it turned out something like this:
Mother of pearl is the best way to decorate soap
To make the soap look chic, I actively use it. With an ordinary brush, I apply them on ready-made soap... I tried different colors of mother-of-pearl. Most of all I liked the golden pistol. And on the keychain, she emphasized only the protruding letters, giving them a metallic sheen. Such a beautiful set can already be packed in a festive box and given as a gift. Or sell at a higher price.
Below in the photo are examples of the use of different shades of mother-of-pearl.
You can show your imagination and "metalize" only individual parts of the pistol. It will look interesting, I suppose. If you decorate a black pistol with gold plates on the handle, it will look great!
- The mother-of-pearl is washed off very easily, and if the result is not to your taste, then gently rinse it off under running water, let the soap dry, and try to decorate it differently.
- Mother-of-pearl does get a little dirty, so don't stack unpackaged soap next to others so that the mother-of-pearl doesn't leave marks on your other items.
- Be sure to cover the pearlescent soap with plastic film to avoid accidentally smearing the design.
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It's no secret that soap self made can be a wonderful present for any holiday. Over the years, the realization comes that those made by the hands of loved ones are priceless. Let's take a look at how to make handmade men's soap in a detailed master class.
For work we need:
- 100 gr. transparent soap base;
- 50 gr. white soap base;
- cotton seed oil;
- avocado oil;
- Chanel Egoiste Platinum fragrance;
- liquid pigment green;
- liquid pigment blue;
- silver mother of pearl;
- alcohol (to remove bubbles);
- molds;
- plastic cups;
- stirring stick;
- electronic balance;
- knife;
- cutting board.
First you need to cut 30 grams of transparent base into small cubes.
Then, place it in a glass and put it in the microwave. It is advisable to use the mid-low frequency mode. At the maximum, everything will melt much faster, but the cups do not withstand this temperature. The base must not be allowed to boil.
Then add avocado oil (a third of a teaspoon) and 3-4 drops of blue dye.
In order to avoid paint migration in the soap, you need to use pigments and 3-4 drops of fragrance.
At the next stage, you should gently mix everything, sprinkle the mold with alcohol, pour the prepared mixture and sprinkle everything with alcohol again.
The shape does not matter, the main thing is that it is flat, since in the future all the workpieces will need to be cut.
Next, you should cut another 30 grams of the transparent base, melt it and add the following components by analogy with the first option, only instead of the blue dye, you need to take the green one, then pour it into the mold and sprinkle with alcohol.
At the next stage, you need to cut 30 grams of a white base, melt, add cottonseed oil, flavor, mother of pearl (on the tip of a knife), mix everything and pour into the third mold. Be sure to sprinkle with alcohol.
After 30 minutes, all layers will harden and can be removed from the mold and cut into cubes.
In a large mold, in which you will prepare the soap, you need to place all the colored cubes, after sprinkling the cubes and the mold with alcohol. This will prevent them from sticking to each other.
Please note that no oil should be added at this stage of the work, as the liquid may become cloudy. The amount of the transparent base (in the last step of the work) must be enough to cover all the cut cubes.
After 10-15 minutes, when the top layer of soap dries up a little, you need to melt the remnants of the white base (20 grams) and pour the top layer, after sprinkling the previous one with alcohol.
As a result, you should get a white flat surface on one side and transparent with colored cubes on the other.
Now you can please your loved ones with a useful and beautiful gift!
The myth that real men only wash laundry soap, most likely, the manufacturers of such soap themselves came up with. True, "there are still admirers in Russian villages", but the majority still prefer modern facilities... Shower gel, bubble bath, shampoo with a "masculine" character appeared in our country relatively recently, however, immediately gained popularity and today they live in almost every bathroom.
And what about the soap? Along with household, toilet and children's soap, the so-called handmade soap appeared, which, due to the variety of aromas and forms, also liked the taste of a strong half of humanity. And now you have the opportunity to once again show your concern for your beloved men. Today you will learn how to make a soap for men at home.
To make gift soap, you will need the following tools:
- microwave
- a glass heat-resistant cup or flask, a saucepan (if you heat the base in a water bath)
- stirring stick (glass is better, but a new wooden one will work too)
- warp knife
- oilcloth
- a clean towel or napkins to dry dishes
- various forms for pouring the base
- spray bottle filled with alcohol
You also need materials that can be purchased in specialized stores or on Internet sites of goods for creativity:
- soap base, white and transparent, preferably made in England
- cosmetic fragrances: " Fresh air"," Sea Breeze "," Woody-Spicy "and others. You can also use essential oils: mint, any citrus, ginger
- dyes food or cosmetic pigments of different colors
- cosmetic jojoba oil (or any other suitable for the skin type)
How to make soap for men
Before starting work, we cover the table with oilcloth, arrange everything necessary so that later not to be distracted from the process, lay out the forms. If they are plastic, then it is better to lubricate them with oil, otherwise it will be difficult to remove the finished handmade soap.
1. Cut the transparent base, put the pieces in glassware and melt at low power, periodically removing the container and stirring the base to avoid boiling.
2. Add jojoba oil (it is ideal for all skin types) at the rate of 1 teaspoon per 100 grams of base, a few drops of blue dye, depending on the desired color saturation, but without fanaticism, since blue hands are not included in our plans. By the way, if you are making baby or one-color soap, it is better to use food coloring. If you want to add several different colors to one form, then you need a cosmetic pigment, thanks to which the colored layers will not mix over time.
3. Add a few drops of "Sea Breeze" perfume, mix thoroughly and fill in a simple shape (I have a rectangular and leaf-shaped one, you can also use yogurt cups and small plastic containers) for 2/3 of the volume.
4. Spray with alcohol to remove bubbles from the surface.
5. Chop the white base and put in the microwave. The white base for such a soap needs to be taken half as much as the transparent one.
6. Add cosmetic oil and "Sea Breeze" fragrance.
7. Pour the white base into a transparent blue in a thin stream, sprinkle the surface with alcohol and leave the soap in the mold for several hours.
Handmade gift soap with an interesting pattern and a great sea scent is ready!
How to make soap of the right shape
Now you have seen that it is not at all necessary to have special shapes to make soap for men. The most important thing is imagination and the desire to create. If, nevertheless, you want something special, then there are a few things to consider:
- Pouring a base into an embossed shape is a rather troublesome task, so sometimes it is easier and more interesting to fill it entirely using a white base painted in the desired color. She, unlike transparent, will clearly highlight all the details. However, it's up to you to choose.
- The transparent base retains the color of the dye, while the white base changes: black to gray, red to pink, blue to cyan, and so on.
- We paint soaps with various small details only with cosmetic pigments, otherwise all our painstaking work will be in vain, because food colors mix over time.
- Do everything quickly, otherwise small details may subsequently lag behind the finished soap.
In general, the cooking algorithm is the same as for any handmade soap. You can see for yourself using the instructions.
Instructions on the "invention of the wheel"
1. Cut a small amount of the white base, melt in the microwave and fill the wheel rims. Do not add oils and fragrances to avoid oil protrusion on the surface. You can color the discs if you want. After hardening with a knife, carefully remove the excess.
2. Spray the hardened layer with alcohol and lightly scratch it with a toothpick or knife so that the layers stick together better. For the wheel itself, we use a black cosmetic pigment. A wheel made from a white base turns out to be gray, and from a transparent base it turns out to be black. Enrich with oils, add a few drops of perfume and pour into molds.
3. Sprinkle with alcohol to remove bubbles and leave in the mold for several hours. Boys of all ages will love these wheels. Using the same instructions, you can “build” a motorcycle, a rocket, and even a flying saucer.
And to amuse your loved ones, put a soapy jaw instead of soap in the bathroom.
Making soap with your own hands is a fun and rewarding experience. And the point is not only that you can please your men with the result of it, but also that the creative process itself can captivate them. Before you have time to look back, you will turn from a performer into a coordinator. I wish you success!
