SILICONE Soap Making Molds - New!
Can you believe these images here are all actual cakes of soap - beautiful!
Create "3D" soap & Beautiful Soap Art

Victorian Lady Cameo $22.95 (Pictured here - however it seemed that the fine filigree proved difficult to achieve for beginner soap makers - this mold has now been redesigned with the cameo as depicted here - yet without the filigree lace work surrounding it.)

***NEW, NEW, NEW**** ANGEL RESTING ON A BED ON LOTUS FLOWERS - Just delightful - keep it simple as a white bar soap or become creative with gold mica dust and special features - $26.95

***NEW, NEW, NEW**** ENERGY SOAP BAR - Mystical - keep it simple as a white bar soap or become creative with gold mica dust and special features - $18.95

Scroll down for - Instructions for Use and Care of your Renascent Designer Soap Art Molds & Basic Renascent Melt and Pour Soap Instructions

Rubbing alcohol - now available - 10ml bottle with spray mister - $5.95 bottle (cannot be posted) - mist over soap to remove all bubbles - perfect for the "Diamond" soap or spray between layers to prevent 'slips' in colors

FRAGRANT OILS:

Strawberry - Butterscotch - Passionfruit - Apricot/Peach - Apple Fresh - Coffee Creme - Pina Colada - Vanilla Creme - Pear - Mango - Honey - Lemongrass

These oils are so delicious it is an incredible experience bathing with them. Children especially love these fragrances.

Fragrant Oils – 10ml RRP $5.95 , 50ml - RRP $16.50

Not all fragrant oils are the same, we use only "nature identical" oils which are of the highest quality - GORGEOUS & DELICIOUS !!

Soap Making Fragrant oil kits
Kit 1 - A full kit of 6 fragrant oils - Butterscotch, Apricot / Peach, Pina Colada, Vanilla Creme, Coffee Creme, Strawberry

Kit 2 (Tropicals) - A full kit of 6 fragrant oils - Mango, Lemongrass, Pear, Passionfruit, Honey, Apple

Gift boxed in a divided box with full color gloss labels - $32  full gift boxed kit of 6

Also available is Mica dust:
In: Gold, Rainbow, Copper or Pearl

Add a small pinch of this lovely cosmetic grade mica to your soaps to create a beautiful "shimmer" effect throughout or ‘paint’ a little inside your mold for a gorgeous gold effect. Pop in & experience them yourself or we can ship supplies anywhere. We are sure once you have used or made & used these soaps for yourself, you will always want to use them. Gold, Copper, Rainbow or Pearl - RRP $3 pkt

NEW - Soap Making Booklet:

A small A5 booklet (full color cover) with complete instructions as to how to create the ‘Renascent’ Melt & Mold soap products. Includes: instructions, FAQ section, General trouble shooting & a few tips & ideas to really get you started RRP $1.50 Free with soap base or any (soap) purchase over $20 by request.
See below picture for cover illustration (on right).

Pure OPAQUE soap base in a 1kg block
(makes 10-30 soaps)

OPAQUE MELT & POUR SOAP BASE

Melt & Mold Soap Ingredients: for the opaque Soap Base :- sodium palmate (soap emulsifier made from Palm oil), sodium palm kernelate  (derived from Palm oil), sodium cocoate (derived from coconut oil and acts as an emulsifier), propylene glycol (Propylene glycol is generally regarded as safe for use in food it is a derivative of natural gas), water (H2O), glycerine (derived from coconut, palm kernel oil, and palm oils)

Also available is high quality soap dyes: 10ml bottle

In: Red / Yellow / Blue / Green / Pink / Violet / Neon Blue / Neon Violet / Neon Pink / Neon Orange / Black / White
(use only a few drops) RRP $4.95 each

By blending these colors you can make most shades desired.

Soap Making Dye kits
Kit 1 - A full kit of 6 Soap / Candle making Dyes - Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, Violet, Pink

Gift boxed in a divided box with full color gloss labels

$26 full gift boxed kit of 6

TRANSPARENT SOAP

TRANSPARENT SOAP 1-9kgs = $17.95kg, 10-14kgs = $15.95kg, 15-20kg = $14kg, 21-30kg = $13kg, 31-40kg = $11kg, 50+kg $10kg

A NEW line for us – by popular request – a terrific soap for molding or shaping. Transparent – even when colored so it is terrific for embedding plastic animals in soaps – children love them!
A terrific soap for molding or shaping.
Fun for embedding plastic animals in soaps!
Froth up with a whisk to make foamy peaks – shape into a lemon meringue pie & slice for novel gifts. 
Color blue and pour into a cellophane bag, add a plastic fish or two, allow to set and tie with elastic or string – How fun – goldfish in a bag soap!  This soap can be easily sliced, even when fully set so it has great versatility. Fragrance with fruit flavours and pour into fruit shape molds – lovely !

Froth up with a whisk to make foamy peaks – shape into a lemon meringue pie & slice for novel gifts.

NEW - SOAP MAKING KIT

Create your own Soap - All you need to get started $29.95 Retail value of items in this kit = $47 - A great saving. Anyone would love this gift - fun, delightful & useful items. Booklet contains tips & ideas for further soap making skills. (Creat your own special gifts or a new business skill today)   RRP $29.95

A FUN PACKAGE - PACKED IN A BRIGHT COLORED CARRY BAG WITH FULL COLOR LABELS - GREAT FOR A GIFT - YOU GET:
500gm pure melt & mold OPAQUE soap base
2 Fragrant Oils           2 Soap Colors
1 pure essential oil              2 soap molds
Package of Botanical Herbs      Instruction booklet

Stuck for kids birthday party ideas - Have a soap making party!!

Also available is Silk Petals:
Take a single petal, dip it in to your melted soap, place to dry. When completed these make beautiful guest soaps. Simply take a petal, rub between your hands under water and toss petal away when finished. No more scungy mini soaps laying around. Delight your friends & family, Great for hospitality businesses. Very inexpensive. RRP $2.95 pkt (40-60 petals)

ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL – (Rubbing Alcohol)
10ml bottle with spray mister. (Cannot be posted due to flammability)

Use to mist over melted soap to remove all bubbles & provide a perfect glossy finish to your soap. Also spray in between layers of soap to prevent slipping – eg – when you allow one layer of color to set and then pour the next color on top when unmolded you may get a ‘slip’ or separation of the 2 layers. A mist of rubbing alcohol  on the set layer will prevent the ‘slip’ & ensure they are perfectly adhered.      10ml $5.95

Basic Renascent Melt and Pour Soap Instructions

You have 2 methods of melting your Renascent Opaque or Transparent soap base, on a stove top or in the microwave:

Step 1 – Preparing the area:    You will need a double boiler. This can be a smaller saucepan inside a larger one or a stainless steel bowl on top of the sauce pan.
1.       Make sure there is some water in the base of the double boiler
2.       Roughly chop up the desired quantity of soap you wish to melt and place it in the top of the double boiler (away from the water).
3.       Over a reasonably low heat, allow your soap to melt, gently stirring as you go
Although not recommended, I have also placed my soap base directly in the base pot and allowed it to melt over a gentle direct heat. It seems to have worked quite well also.
Your transparent soap will remain that way throughout the entire process, your opaque soap will become transparent on melting and revert to opaque as it sets.

The microwave.
For the microwave, ensure the bowl you are melting your soap base in is covered with a lid or plastic wrap to prevent excess moisture evaporating.
Place your microwave on medium for 3 minutes and stir any unmelted pieces through. You may need to repeat this process a couple of times depending on quantity of soap you are melting.
*NOTE – If you melt it over too high a heat / too quickly, or let it cool to rapidly (eg – freezer) when your soap sets it will form ‘beads’ of sweat  on the soap and ruin the appearance. Your soap can be melted again once or twice if this happens. Each time you remelt your soap it will remove some of the water and provide a firmer (more long lasting) soap, however as you have evaporated the water away, you will have slightly less soap. I am not sure how many times it can be remelted before it ‘seizes’ although I have remelted it 3 times and still had success.

*Note – At this melting stage your opaque soap will become transparent, this is a temporary state and will become opaque once again on setting. Keeping this in mind, your colors (if used) will lighten slightly on setting so you may like to have them a little darker than desired at the melting stage. Naturally the transparent soap base remains that way through melting and setting stages.

Step 2 – Add Colors / Fragrance:     
1.       Once the soap has melted you can add colors, fragrances, buttermilk powder or florals if desired. Ensure that the soap is gently heated as the hotter it is the more rapidly your fragrance will evaporate. Add a few drops of your chosen fragrance / essential oil(s), smell and apply to your own preference. *Take care – if you take a deep breath and your oils are evaporating, you will inhale them and this can be most uncomfortable.
2.       Add a few drops of your chosen Renascent Soap dye, you can mix the dyes to achieve different colors.
We recommend Renascent pigment dyes, although alternative colors can be used, such as food grade colors, however the colors may not ‘fix’ to the soap as well, causing people to slightly dye their skin on using the finished soap. Also certain food grade colors will fade in different lighting, eg – certain colors fade when exposed to sunlight, others when exposed to moonlight. Over time food dyes will ‘bleed’ into the color next to them also – eg – if you made a soap art with red in one section and yellow in another, over a short period of time the entire soap will become a ‘peach’ color.

The Renascent soap dyes have been especially formulated to blend well and remain true in soap making. *Take care – you will only need a drop or 2 for lighter colors, you can always add more as you go.

Step 3 – Add Botanicals:     
1.       If you wish to add botanicals or flower petals, gently mix them through. *Remember, botanicals will sink to the bottom of your mold in most cases and if you use a lot of very fine botanicals, they can become caught in body hair when using the soap and create an unpleasant experience.

Step 4 – Molding:        
1.       Ladle or gently pour your melted soap into the molds.
2.       Place aside to set. If you are in a hurry you can place in the fridge, however this may cause some sweating on their removal. Allow to set for at least 5 hours, preferably overnight.
3.       Pour into your molds - and spray the top with rubbing alcohol (available soon from renascent – meanwhile you may like to rty using Witch Hazel) to get rid of any excess bubbles.

Step 5 – Unmolding:    
1.       Turn mold upside down and gently press in the centre, the soap should easily release and come away from the mold, leaving you with a shiny beautifully finished cake of soap. Allow to harden for at least a day (preferably several weeks to prolong use) and then delight in a beautiful bathing experience.

Congratulations - Your soap is now complete.

Additional Information…..

Adding Mica dust – Renascent stock a beautiful gold mica, Copper, Rainbow or a pearl iridium dust. It is very inexpensive and you only need a pinch.
After you have melted your soap and added the colors and fragrances, add a tiny pinch and wait a few moments. Do not add more at this stage, it takes a few moments to show. You will notice a beautiful shimmer suddenly appear throughout your soap. If desired, you can add a pinch more at this stage to get the effect you desire. Alternatively – paint shimmer in mold to give your unmolded soaps a gold / shimmer appearance.

Soap Petals for guests – Renascent now stock inexpensive high quality silk flower petals. These are lovely to use as guest soaps. Melt your Renascent Melt and Mold soap as usual, adding colors or fragrances if desired. Dip each petal in and place on a piece of tinfoil or wire rack to dry. When set (usually only a few minutes) you will have beautiful soap petals. Place in a dish for guests to take one and wash their hands. A lovely idea for parties or special guest soaps. Packaged up, these make very (inexpensive) special gifts.

Adding Botanicals – Many different items can be added to your soaps. Try adding green tea leaves, dried basil leaves, herbs, dried flower petals. Anything you can imagine. It is important to dry the botanicals prior to use as they may otherwise become mouldy or rancid.  *Remember, botanicals will sink to the bottom of your mold in most cases and if you use a lot of very fine botanicals, they can become caught in body hair when using the soap and create an unpleasant experience.

What to do with all this soap – There has been a recent awakening in soap making, however those who have looked into soap making from scratch will realise it can be complex and can be quite dangerous, especially with little ones in the house. With the Renascent Melt and Mold soap, you have a lovely quality soap that can be made in a few minutes, safely and with the addition of anything you like.
It makes wonderful gifts, people just love a delightful soap and unlike some gifts that sit around forever, we all use some form of soap. Great fun for children to make and perfect for school fetes & craft days – the possibilities are endless, but most of all ………….. it is great fun, enjoy! 

Different Molds – Many different objects can be used for soap molds. The best choices are professional soap molds or chocolate moulds. The little sea shell chocolate molds are lovely for guest soaps, however, ensure people do not confuse them with sweets. (They look and smell great, but don’t taste so good)  Some chocolate style molds are now available for larger items such as love heart shapes – these are ideal for soap making molds. (Renascent stock a range of trays & 3D molds)

A milk carton can be used to make a bar style soap.  Pour your melted soap in as usual, however if you intend to use opaque soap & cut the soap don’t leave it for the full hardening time – it will shatter and you will have to remelt it. I find for a 1 litre milk carton – my hardening time is around 4-5 hours. It will still feel slightly warm often when I unmold it. I peel the milk carton off (once only use). Then placing the block on a chopping board covered with tin foil, I mark where I want my divisions to be and then use a cleaver to slice through. Generally if you are a little careful (and have a good cleaver) your cuts will be fairly accurate.

I have recently seen many molds and slicing devices on the internet for this use. If you wanted to seriously get into the soap making this may be the way to go, however, I find for most people the basics work just fine. It is a really lovely sight when you have just unmolded about 6 different blocks of soap and sliced them up. The kitchen smells wonderful and there is a great self satisfaction that comes about with soap making.

FAQ

Q. My favourite !!! How much soap will 1kg make?
A: About a kg of soap!! If your molds take 100gm then around 10 soap bars (generally 10-30 soaps per 1 kg)

Q. My soap has little ‘beads’ of water all over it
A. – If you melt it over too high a heat / too quickly, or cool too quickly (eg – freezer) when your soap sets it will form ‘beads’ of sweat  on the soap and ruin the appearance. Your soap can be melted again once or twice if this happens.

Q. My opaque soap is transparent
A. At the melting stage your opaque soap will become transparent, this is a temporary state and will become opaque once again on setting. Naturally transparent soap base remains transparent.

Q. How do I know how much dye to use
A. Keeping this in mind, your colors (if used) will lighten slightly on setting so you may like to have them a little darker than desired at the melting stage. Just add according to what shade looks right.

Q. When I unmolded my soap, it wasn’t quite set & I ruined it
A. Your soap can be melted again once or twice if this happens.

Q. Do I need to purchase the full Renascent Soap Making kit again?
A. No, Renascent supply 1 kg blocks of Melt & Mold soap, essential oils, fragrant oils, Molds, Colors and many other items, in person & mail order. If you wish to build a soap making business, you can even speak to us about a wholesale account.

Q. My soap doesn’t last very long?
A. – The opaque (natural) soap will use up more quickly than commercial soaps, if you wish to prolong it’s life, ensure it is kept fairly dry between uses & allow to stand a longer time (up to 3-4 months) to harden. If manufacturing professionally, a dehumidifier will dry the moisture out of your soap & greatly prolong it’s life. Sadly, often the more ‘natural’ soaps do disappear more quickly but they seem to be much kinder to the skin and personally that is a choice I happily make.

Q. My Soap Art Soap is too nice to use?
A. – It's so nice, how could you not use it? We think they are too nice not to use.