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Continue ShoppingEverything you need to make your first batch of melt & pour soap with the RV Organica kit — video, step-by-step checklist, exact fragrance ratios and fixes for common mistakes. No lye, no chemicals, no weeks of curing.
Everything below is inside the kit except the microwave or double boiler, a heat-safe bowl and a knife.
Tap the number to tick off each step as you go. Your progress is saved on this device.
Unwrap the 250 g base and cut it into roughly 2 cm cubes on a clean board. Smaller, even pieces melt faster and don't scorch at the edges.
Put the cubes in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in 30-second bursts, stirring with the spatula between each burst, until fully liquid with no lumps. On a double boiler, keep the water at a low simmer and stir until smooth.
Never let it boil or go above 70°C — overheated base goes rubbery, loses lather and can turn brittle.
Stir slowly and wait until the steam settles and the base is around 55–60°C — hot, but not steaming hard. Adding fragrance to very hot base burns off most of the scent.
Don't wait too long: the base starts to set at about 54°C, so as soon as you see a thin skin forming, move on.
Use the dropper to add the amount from the calculator — for a full 250 g base at normal strength that's about 5 ml (≈ 100 drops). Stir slowly for 20–30 seconds so it blends without making bubbles.
Add 3–5 drops of soap colour, stir, and check. Keep adding until you like the shade. Colour looks darker in the bowl than in the finished bar, so stop slightly earlier than you think.
Either sprinkle a pinch of dried flowers into the empty mould first (they'll show on the top of the bar), or stir a small amount into the base. Press any floating petals gently under the surface after pouring.
Pour slowly and steadily into the silicone mould from a low height to avoid bubbles. If bubbles appear on top, lightly spritz with rubbing alcohol or tap the mould on the table a few times.
Leave the mould flat and undisturbed at room temperature. It's firm enough to unmould in 1–2 hours and fully hardened in about 4 hours. The bar is ready when it's firm to the touch and pulls cleanly away from the sides.
Skip the fridge — the cold makes melt & pour soap sweat once it comes out.
Gently push from the bottom of the mould to pop the bar out. Wipe off any fingerprints with a tissue dipped in rubbing alcohol. Once the surface feels dry, wrap in cling film or paper — melt & pour soap pulls moisture from humid air and sweats if left open.
Too much fragrance makes the bar sweat and can irritate skin; too little and the scent fades. Enter your base weight and we'll give you the exact amount.
Based on 1 ml ≈ 20 drops with the kit dropper. Add colour a few drops at a time — you can always add more, you can't take it out.
Why it happens: Stirring too fast or pouring from too high traps air.
Fix: Spritz the surface with rubbing alcohol right after pouring, or tap the mould on the counter 4–5 times. Next time, stir slowly and pour close to the mould.
Why it happens: Oil was added while the base was too hot, or the dose was too low.
Fix: Let the base cool to about 55–60°C before adding fragrance, and use the calculator — 2% is the sweet spot for most fragrances, 3% is the maximum.
Why it happens: The base sat too long between melting and pouring, so heavier particles sank.
Fix: Give it one more gentle stir immediately before pouring, and pour as soon as it's mixed. Bases with multani mitti, coffee or charcoal need this most.
Why it happens: Glycerin in melt & pour soap pulls moisture from humid air.
Fix: Dab dry, then wrap tightly in cling film as soon as it's fully set. Store in a cool, dry place.
Why it happens: The base was overheated or boiled during melting.
Fix: Use shorter microwave bursts (20–30 s) and stop as soon as it's liquid. The current batch can be remelted once at low heat, but the texture may not fully recover.
Why it happens: It hasn't fully set, or the mould wasn't dry.
Fix: Give it another 30–60 minutes at room temperature. Then flex the mould and push from the bottom — never pull from the edges.
Pour half the base, wait 15–20 min until the surface is set but still warm, spritz with alcohol so the layers bond, then pour the second colour on top.
Place a pinch of dried flowers in the empty mould first so they sit on the face of the bar — the one everyone photographs.
Pour the same batch into an ice-cube tray for small single-use soaps — perfect for Diwali and wedding favours.
No. The kit uses a ready melt & pour base that's already saponified. You only melt, scent, colour and pour — no lye, no curing for weeks.
A 250 g base makes 3–4 standard bars (60–80 g each) or 8–10 mini guest soaps.
Yes — just keep the total within 2–3% of the base weight. The calculator above gives you the total ml.
Wrapped and stored dry, 6–12 months. Use within 3 months for the strongest scent.
Yes. Many of our customers start this way and then move to bulk soap base, fragrance oils and colours from us once they have a few happy buyers.
Cutting, choosing colours, adding flowers and unmoulding — absolutely. Keep the melting and pouring with an adult, since the base is hot.
