It's not unusual for people to plan a party and source the party favor a bit too late in the game because it's always thought to be the least important piece of the puzzle. If you are a cold process soap maker you would understand when I say it takes time to have a custom made soap ready so plan ahead, like 2 months ahead! Well, but what if it's too late already? This is where melt and pour soap comes to rescue.
What is melt and pour soap? It used to be made with detergent and glycerin, can be transparent or opaque, made to be meltable to form whatever shape you want it to be. Nowadays it can be made detergent free and just like cold process soap but with extra process of glycerin and high % alcohol (or propylene glycol) to turn it transparent and meltable. Melt and pour soap can be done at home but sure not as cost effective and quality is not as good in my opinion. Most of us source it from a supplier or directly from a manufacturer. The advantage of using melt and pour soap is you don't need to wait for cure time like cold process soap. And if you are not happy with your design you can always remelt it again. Nevertheless, I still prefer cold process soap most of the time. Cold process soap allows me to customize recipes and be more flexible with designs. In my opinion, quality can be far more superior than melt and pour soap.
Yes, those cherries are soap, usable soap. The only thing that's not soap is the stem. I collected and dried these stems from real cherries thinking one day I would need them. And I did! I must be a psychic or something! The only problem with making soap in the form of food is that it can easily be consumed as food if one does not read the label!
