Christmas Bar Soap - Winter Ice Soap

What you'll need:

White and transparent soap base – 3/4 pound of each
Soap dye – royal blue
Cosmetic grade fragrance, your choice of scents (see recommendations below)
Soap mold – one clean and dry Pringles container
Rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle
Double boiler, metal spoons, glass measuring cup with handle, large kitchen knife or grater

Procedure:

1. Follow instructions for Christmas Guest Soaps to prepare about ¾ of a pound of clear soap base and melt it. While the soap is melting, chop about ¾ of a pound of white soap base into randomly shaped chunks, about half an inch square.
Drop half of the soap chunks into the Pringles container, letting them rest where they fall. Spritz the chunks with rubbing alcohol.

2. When your clear soap has melted, remove it from the heat and add your royal blue coloring. You want the final shade to be a deep blue to contrast with the white soap chunks. Add your favorite scent – I usually use a blend of berry-based fragrances and call this one “Winter Berry”, but feel free to use what you like.

3. Pour the melted soap base into the Pringles container to cover the white soap chunks that are in there. Let it sit for a couple of minutes, then add the rest of the melted base. Spritz the remaining white soap chunks with rubbing alcohol and dump them in with the melted base in the container.

4. You’ll want to leave this to dry overnight. When the soap has completely set, cut a small snippet out of the top of the Pringles container and peel it away. Then take your soap log and slice it into bars, about an inch think. Smooth the edges with the back of a hot spoon or with a vegetable peeler.

5. Wrap your soaps as you did for the guest soaps, and store them the same way.

These look gorgeous when they’re finished, and everyone will wonder how you made them!