Instructions on How to Rebatch Soap
Rebatching soap is simply melting
soap scraps or soap that didn't turn out quite right!
Rebatching soap is extremely
easy - but there are a few things to remember to
make the process go a lot more smoothly.
First of all, the fresher your
soap, the easier to rebatch. That's because it
will have more liquid then aged soap. It is also
important to keep the heat on as low a setting
as possible to avoid burning the soap. So here
are the steps:
Step One
Cut our soap into small pieces
or grate it with a kitchen grater - easier said
than done though :-) Put the soap shavings into
a stainless steel, enamel or glass pot. Turn on
low setting.
Step Two
If your soap is over a week old
and is mostly vegetable based oil, pour one cup
of milk for every pound of soap. If you grated
soap is basically olive oil, use less milk -
about 1/2 cup. If the soap is largely animal
fat, then use water. If the soap is less
than a week old, you can add a little less
liquid.
Step Three
Cover the pot and let the soap
soak up the milk/water for a couple hours or
overnight. Stir the mixture every half hour or
so.
Step Four
Heat your oven to its lowest
setting - usually about 170 degrees - and place
the pot into the oven and let it heat up for
approximately an hour. Check your pot every 20
minutes and stir to mix well.
Step Five
After the soap is smooth you can
remove from oven and stir to cool just a bit.
This is the time you can use to add your herbs,
ingredients, cocoa butter, essential or
fragrance oils or anything else you want to add.
Step Six
Blend all ingredients into the
soap - the easiest way is to use the stick
blender and mix it but you can also hand blend
items. Just be quick as it tends to set up quite
quickly. After mixing thoroughly, pour or plop
into molds, let it sit up for a at least 24 hour
and unmold. You can use it after a week!
This is a great process to 'redo' botched soap
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