In addition to being an excellent detoxifying component for bath products, activated charcoal also makes an exceptional deep black color when used in little amounts. A small bag goes a long way and it has a wide array of other health and household uses.
Note: When bathing with charcoal soap there is a dark color to the suds. No worry, it rinses right off and is great at pulling toxins and deodorizing.
Ingredients
- 340 gr clear glycerin melt and pour soap
- 1 tbs activated charcoal powder
- ¼ tsp essential oil
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- soap molds (with plain flat tops, no 3-d ornamentation for galaxy soap, use molds of choice for plain black activated charcoal soap)
For Galaxy Soap:
- cosmetic pigment powder
(optional)
- cosmetic glitter
Instructions
- Chop the glycerin soap into smaller chunks. Place in a microwave-safe container and pour in the activated charcoal.
- Microwave the glycerin soap until melted (only takes slightly over a minute in my microwave). Mix well, until all the activated charcoal is fully dissolved. Pour into molds slowly until nearly at the top of each cavity.
- Allow to completely cool (yes, it is fine to carefully place them in the refrigerator), then pop out of molds.
Galaxy Version
Before pouring your soap into molds:
- If you are using pigment powder, take a toothpick and scoop up a tiny amount. Fleck into the soap mold cavities in a random pattern. Keep it in tiny clumps.
- Sprinkle glitter in the soap molds. Lighter tones would be better against black. Use 2-3 complementary colors in each cavity. Enjoy!
While we did use flecks of cosmetic pigment powder in addition to the glitter to create the galaxy effect of this charcoal soap. The pigment powder could be skipped without altering the results too much. We would say, if you are just making this as an isolated project and not into further soap craft projects, skip it. If you have some or desire to make more soaps, then use or invest in the pigment. Pigment powders do seem to add a richer color to soaps than liquid/gel dyes.
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