This floral embed melt and pour soap has tiny colorful flowers floating in crystal clear, glittery glycerin soap, with a creamy white layer behind them so the flowers really stand out. It’s a fun, kid-friendly project, and it’s a great way to use up leftover clear soap from another batch.
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Materials & Tools
Soap Bases
- Crystal clear melt and pour soap base (for the flowers and the clear front layer)
- A white base for the back layer, like goat’s milk or shea butter melt and pour
Color, Scent & Glitter
- Red Strawberry from this Stardust mica set or individual Stardust micas, plus an aqua pearl mica
- Bio glitter for the clear layer
- Fragrance oil for the white layer only (I used Summer Fling from Bramble Berry)
Tools
- Small flower silicone mold for the embeds
- Pink 6 cavity bar mold or a cloud mold
- Silicone mat and a spatula
- Flat whisk
- Funnel pour cups
- Skewers
- Spray bottle of 91% isopropyl alcohol
- Thermometer
Fragrance Amount
Use up to 5 ml of fragrance oil per 16 oz (1 lb) of soap base. You can always use less if you like a lighter scent, but don’t go over 5 ml per 16 oz. Leave the clear layer unscented, because fragrance can make clear soap cloudy.
How to Make Floral Embed Melt and Pour Soap
1. Color the Clear Base for the Flowers
Melt some clear base. Leftover clear soap from another project works great. Mix the micas with a little alcohol and stir them into the soap. I made red and aqua flowers.
2. Fill the Flower Mold the Easy Way
The flower cavities are very thin, and pouring into each one takes forever. Instead, set the mold on a silicone mat and pour the soap right over the whole mold.
3. Scrape Off the Extra
Run a spatula across the mold to scrape off the extra soap so only the flowers are filled. The runoff lands on the silicone mat, so you can peel it off later and remelt it. Let the flowers set.
4. Pop Out the Flowers
Gently pop the flowers out of the mold. Be careful not to dig your fingernail in, since they may still be a little soft.
5. Pour a Thin Clear Layer with Glitter
Melt more clear base and stir in a little bio glitter. Pour a very thin layer into the bottom of each bar cavity, just enough to cover it.
6. Place the Flowers Face Down
Spray the flowers with alcohol, then place them face down on the clear layer, since the bottom of the mold will be the front of the soap. Arrange them however you like. It doesn’t have to be perfect.
7. Cover with More Clear
Stir out any skin on the clear soap, spray the flowers with alcohol and slowly pour a little more clear soap over them. Don’t fill the cavity. Leave room for the white background.
8. Pour the White Background
Melt the white base and add your fragrance. Once the clear layer has set, score it with a skewer and spray with alcohol. Let the white base cool to about 135°F, then pour slowly to fill the cavity. Spray with alcohol to pop bubbles and let it set.
9. Unmold
Tug the sides of the silicone mold to loosen it, then push the soap out from the bottom. The flowers and glitter show up beautifully against the white.
Tips & What I Learned
- Pour over the whole mold. For tiny, thin cavities, flooding the mold and scraping it is much faster than pouring each flower.
- Work on a silicone mat. The runoff peels right off so you can reuse it.
- Keep the clear layer unscented. Fragrance can cloud clear soap and hide the flowers.
- Put the flowers face down. The bottom of the mold becomes the front of the bar.
- Score between layers. Scratching the set layer and spraying alcohol helps the next layer stick.
Troubleshooting
My clear layer looks cloudy.
Fragrance can cause it. Only scent the white layer.
The flowers moved when I poured.
Pour slowly and only a little clear soap at first to lock them in place.
The layers separated.
Score the set layer and spray with alcohol before pouring the next one.
FAQ
How much fragrance oil should I use?
Up to 5 ml per 16 oz of soap base. You can always use less, but don’t use more than 5 ml per 16 oz.
Is this a good project for kids?
Yes, with adult help for anything hot. Kids can pop out the flowers and arrange them in the mold.
Can I use leftover soap for the embeds?
Yes. Leftover clear soap is perfect for small embeds like these.
More Embed Soap Ideas
- Daisy Flower Embed Melt and Pour Soap
- Rose Embed Melt and Pour Soap
- Pretty Flowers Melt and Pour Soap
- Fancy Melt and Pour Soap with Flower Embeds
- All my melt and pour soap tutorials on YouTube
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