Sep 08 2008
Making Soap That Looks Like Gems
The photo to the left may look like an amethyst crystal, but it’s really soap - credits for the photo go to Arlena Thane at the TeachSoap site. That link also gives very detailed instructions on how to make this amethyst gem soap using the melt-and-pour technique.
Several years ago, I was really into soap-making, and I was recalling today all the pictures I had seen in the past from people who had created soaps that resembled gems and minerals. In particular, I remember a great photo that someone had taken of malachite soap along with instructions on how to make it. I wasn’t able to find that, but I did find this other post at Urban Design with a fantastic photo and a link to Amethyst Soaps on Etsy. I love stuff like this - the only problem is I think it’s too pretty to use. I’m still hoping to find some time this winter to try making that malachite soap, though. If I can’t find the instructions, I’ll just have to experiment with it until I get it right.
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Wow, I’d love to have some of that - like you though I’d probably think it was too pretty to use!
I would have to say the same. It is too pretty to use. I would love to have one of those soaps for my dish in the bathrooms.
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You are right, too pretty to use. It will only sit forever in a special soap dish in my bathroom to be admired and give Hubby special instruction - never ever use it under any circumstances.
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On the other hand, if it did get used, it would be a great excuse to get some more.
ooh pretty! That’s really cool!
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Agreed… they’re pretty rad, but I think they’d get dusty before I let anyone use them. lol
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Thanks everyone for stopping by - I haven’t had a lot of time lately to write back, but I have been reading.
I’m the same way, Melissa - I probably have soap laying around that is so old that we don’t even want to talk about it. On the other hand, I have no trouble at all burning that candle of Santa dressed in a tutu and holding a magic 8 ball.
And now we all know that Michelle is too sly for that file-hidden-in-the-soap trick. No soap for her!
I just happened to stumble on this blog while surfing! This soap is really not hard to make at all…I’ve even taught this to kids so I’m sure any one of you could do it. I find it really fun to make soaps that look just like something else- I’ve even fooled geologists with my geode soap up until they picked it up. It sounds complicated when you have to write down the instructions but if you saw it being done you’d be surprised at how easy it is. The more uneven and messy you are with it, the more real it looks….my fav kind of project! You can make a rose quartz soap using the exact same technique.