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Crafting melt & pour glycerin soap looks effortless and is the perfect gift to give any time of the year. Better yet, why not just start making and selling it? Learn some valuable tips from Melt & Pour Glycerin Soapcrafting: What You Need to Know.

Shea Butter Soap is something you need if you love to have a thick, rich moisturizing lather. Not only is this the perfect Melt & Pour soap recipe to use if you're new to soapcrafting, but it's the type of recipe that yields a soap that is good for most skin types.

Shea Butter Soap ~ Shea butter is a popular additive to soaps, lotions, creams, lip balms, shampoos, conditioners, and lotion bars. Why? The healing qualities of this African nut fat abound, helping those with dry skin, sunburn, minor skin irritations, and in just plain softening and conditioning the skin and hair. You can use either refined or unrefined shea butter in your soaps. You can also purchase a soap base with shea butter already included.

INGREDIENTS:
8 oz. opaque melt & pour soap base
1/2 Tablespoon shea butter
1 teaspoon honey [optional]
1/2 teaspoon sweet orange essential oil

 MOLD:
Two 4-oz. rectangle molds

 INSTRUCTIONS: 
1. Slice up the opaque soap base into cubes.
2. Melt the shea butter and the soap in a double boiler OR crock pot.
3. Pour into molds.
4. Refrigerate or freeze until soap is hardened.
5. Unmold and allow to return to room temperature.
6. Wrap in cling wrap.
7. Label.

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