Life of the Party Honey Glycerin Soap Base, 5 lb, 52042

Every now and then I make some melt and pour soap. It makes a lot of bars that I give for gifts. All I have to do is add some Vit. C and essential oils, prepare my molds melt the soap base and let it set a bit. The soap lasts and lasts, and I know what is in the bars and it's all good stuff.

With this soap jade I made 53 bars of soap. I was going to buy individual 2 pound packs but found this and knew I had to get it. I was making 50 bars of soap for adults in homeless shelters for Stockings From Santa, a donation drive run by one of the managers at my work. One came out messed up and two were kept. We had 50 adults to make soap for and managed to make soap for everyone. This large affordable bulk soap made it possible to make 50 peoples’ lives better. I’m very happy that this exists. When it comes time to start selling I’ll be ordering more

Expensive without a craft store sale. Easy to use.

Loved it!

The media could not be loaded.  This was my second batch of melt & pour soap (my first being with Life of the Party glycerin soap base). Overall, I liked it much better than the glycerin soap, but I still found myself somewhat disappointed by some of the aspects of the base.Half of the soap base made 5 small bars (see pic). I added dried lavender buds, orange zest, and essential oils to the batch, but no other oils or butters. I figured the goats milk would make it pretty soft on the skin already. The melting process was easy, and I liked it better than glycerin because it wasn't so sticky and messy. The soap didn't congeal around the bowl, and it was easy to stir in the additions and pour it into the mold. The smell wasn't too strong, though still distinctly soapy.The major problems I have with the melt & pour are the ingredients & the texture of the bars. The stuff is loaded with sulfates & propylene glycol--things I try to avoid by making my own soaps. If I wanted all those additives in my soap, I'd just buy it at the store. In addition, the soap bars come out really soft, much softer than I like in a homemade bar. I worry that the soap with melt quickly and be used up in no time. If I had used a more complex mold, I might have destroyed the design by popping it out of the mold, since the bars were so soft. I let them cure overnight but they never hardened up. Even after a couple weeks, the bars I have left are soft.The redeeming quality is the finished bar's soft lather. It feels quite luxurious when washing! It foams up into a soft, smooth lather that I really like in a body soap bar. View the video and see my hand washing test for a better idea of the finished product.

I was looking for a melt and pour to do with a craft day with my daughter and her friends. This suited my need perfectly! It melts clear and quickly and smoothly. Just be aware that it starts setting almost immediately from taking off of the heat! So have all of your add-ins ready to go and work quickly.

Good soap, bought many times before but this time was weird that the package of the soap wasn't taped down like and package like usual. poor packaging gets a star off for me but again, the soap does work well especially Vitamin E oil.

This was my first time "soap making", but it sounded like a fun idea to give cute handmade soaps for my co-workers' Christmas gifts. After reading several reviews and instructional websites, I chose this goats milk suspension soap base. The melt and pour idea is fabulous since you can just use the microwave to heat it up. It may be kind of cheating compared to making it from scratch, but you can't beat the effort to results payoff here. Plus, there was something satisfying about the texture as I sliced it up it for heating, too- almost like a very, very firm creamy cheese. The neutral milky scent is also refreshing. Instead of mixing in special dyes and fragrances, I added loose leaf tea, and it turned out great. (Green tea and peach tea smelled nice, but chai was my favorite.). The suspension properties of this soap base ensured I didn't just end up with a layer of tea at the bottom. Instead, it distributed fairly evenly, and the tea became a nice exfoliant throughout. Aside from the scent, people have commented about how much they love the soap, how creamy it lathers, and how clean it rinses. If you are thinking about dipping your toe in and giving soap making a shot, I definitely recommend this.