Shea Butter Soap Base 1 kg

Melt and Pour Soap Base with Shea Butter (SFIC Farms Ltd): Your Canvas for Luxurious Skincare

Unleash your creativity and craft exquisite, nourishing soaps with our premium Melt and Pour Soap Base with Shea Butter, proudly manufactured in England by S.F.I.C. Farms Ltd. This 100% natural, opaque, and matte white soap base offers a neutral scent, providing the perfect foundation for your personalized creations. With a balanced pH of 8.0-9.0, it's gentle on the skin, making it an ideal choice for a wide range of luxurious and beneficial soap products.

Description and Key Features

Our Melt and Pour Soap Base with Shea Butter is meticulously crafted to simplify the soap-making process while ensuring a high-quality finished product. Its opaque, matte white appearance provides a clean and sophisticated look, allowing added colors to truly pop. The neutral scent is a significant advantage, as it won't interfere with the delicate aromas of essential oils or fragrance oils you choose to incorporate. As a 100% natural soap base, it appeals to consumers seeking more wholesome and less synthetic products. The inclusion of Shea Butter is a key feature, known for its exceptional moisturizing, emollient, and skin-conditioning properties, contributing to a rich, creamy lather and a soft, nourished feel after washing. The pH range of 8.0-9.0 is characteristic of natural soaps, ensuring effective cleansing without being overly harsh.

Versatile Applications and Usage Areas in Cosmetics

The ease of use and beneficial properties of the Melt and Pour Soap Base with Shea Butter make it incredibly versatile for crafting a diverse range of cosmetic and personal care products:

• Luxurious Body Soaps:
  • Create hydrating and nourishing bar soaps for everyday use. The shea butter content makes them particularly beneficial for dry, sensitive, or mature skin, leaving it feeling soft and moisturized.
  • Formulate exfoliating soaps by adding natural exfoliants like oat bran, coffee grounds, or poppy seeds, which will be suspended beautifully within the opaque base.
  • Develop aromatherapy soaps by incorporating various essential oils for specific therapeutic benefits, such as lavender for relaxation or peppermint for invigoration.
• Facial Cleansing Bars:
  • Gentle enough to be used as a facial cleanser, especially for normal to dry skin types. You can add beneficial ingredients like activated charcoal for detoxifying or gentle clays for a purifying effect.
  • Craft specialized makeup remover bars that effectively cleanse while conditioning the skin.
• Hand Soaps:
  • Produce elegant and nourishing hand soaps that are gentle on frequently washed hands, preventing dryness and cracking.
  • Ideal for creating decorative hand soaps for guest bathrooms, incorporating unique molds and colors.
• Shampoo Bars:
  • A fantastic base for crafting solid shampoo bars, offering an eco-friendly alternative to liquid shampoos. The shea butter helps to moisturize the hair and scalp.
  • Can be customized with hair-beneficial ingredients like nettle extract or argan oil.
• Shaving Soaps:
  • The creamy lather produced by this soap base makes it suitable for creating shaving bars, providing a smooth glide and preventing irritation.
• Pet-Friendly Soaps (with appropriate additives):
  • With careful selection of pet-safe essential oils and additives, this base can be used to create gentle, nourishing pet shampoos in bar form.
• Gift Sets and Craft Fairs:
  • The ease of customization makes this base perfect for creating unique, handcrafted soaps for gift sets, wedding favors, or to sell at craft markets and online shops. Its premium quality enhances the perceived value of your artisanal products.

The Melt and Pour Soap Base with Shea Butter eliminates the complexities of cold or hot process soap making, allowing you to focus on design, scent, and added beneficial ingredients. Its consistent quality from a reputable English manufacturer ensures reliable results for all your soap-making ventures, with worldwide shipping available for your convenience.

Cosmetic Recipe: "Lavender Dream" Nourishing Shea Butter Soap Bar

Craft a soothing and hydrating soap bar perfect for relaxation and skin nourishment.

Instructions for Preparation:

1. Preparation: Sanitize all tools and molds. Cut the Melt and Pour Soap Base with Shea Butter into small cubes (approx. 1 inch) to facilitate melting.
2. Melting: Place the soap base cubes in a heat-safe container. Melt the soap base slowly using a double boiler or microwave in short bursts (15-30 seconds), stirring frequently, until fully liquid. Avoid overheating.
3. Adding Oils & Color (Optional): Once melted, gently stir in the Sweet Almond Oil. If using, add the Purple Mica Powder and stir until the color is evenly dispersed and no streaks remain.
4. Adding Essential Oil: Allow the melted soap base to cool slightly (to around 130-140°F / 55-60°C) before adding the Lavender Essential Oil. Stir gently but thoroughly to ensure even distribution. Adding it too hot can cause the essential oil to evaporate.
5. Adding Botanicals (Optional): If using, gently fold in the Dried Lavender Buds.
6. Pouring: Carefully pour the melted soap into your chosen soap molds.
7. Setting: Allow the soap to cool and harden completely at room temperature, which can take several hours depending on the mold size and room temperature. For faster setting, you can place it in the refrigerator (but avoid freezing).
8. Unmolding: Once fully hardened, carefully unmold the soap bars.
9. Curing/Drying: For best results and to prolong shelf life, allow the finished soap bars to cure in a well-ventilated area for 1-2 weeks. This allows any residual moisture to evaporate, resulting in a harder, longer-lasting bar.

Recommendations for Use:

• Fragrance Load: The recommended usage for essential oils or fragrance oils in melt and pour soap is generally 1-3% of the total soap base weight. Always start with a lower percentage and add more if a stronger scent is desired, keeping safety guidelines in mind.
• Additives: When adding other ingredients like oils, butters, clays, or exfoliants, ensure they are compatible with soap and do not exceed 5% of the total soap base weight, as excessive additives can affect lather, hardness, and overall stability.
• Temperature Control: Always melt the soap base slowly and avoid boiling, as high temperatures can degrade the quality of the base and added ingredients, and may cause sweating.
• Sweating (Glycerine Dew): Melt and pour soap bases, especially those rich in glycerin (like this shea butter base), can attract moisture from the air, causing small "sweat" beads on the surface. To minimize this, wrap your finished soap bars tightly in plastic wrap immediately after they have fully hardened.
• Storage: Store finished soap bars in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight.
• Shelf Life: Properly made and stored melt and pour soaps generally have a long shelf life, often up to 1-2 years, especially if well-wrapped.