Bath crayons

Course DIY

Keyword bath time fun, kids gifts, melt and pour soap, soap crafts

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 1

Total Time 31

Clear melt-and-pour soap with fragrance and color poured into lip balm tubes to make bath crayons.

What You’ll Need

4 oz. Clear Melt and Pour
18 Lip Balm Tubes
Lip Balm Pouring Tray (optional)
3 mL White Tea and Ginger Fragrance Oil
Red Orange, Canary, Emerald, and Brilliant Blue LabColor (small)
99% isopropyl alcohol in a spray bottle
Small heat-safe containers a spoon, a dropper

Directions

Melt the soap in the microwave in short bursts (10-15 seconds). Stir in 3 mL fragrance oil. Place the tubes in the tray.
Pour 0.6 oz melted soap into a small container, stir in 1 mL undiluted Red LabColor. Reheat in 2-second bursts if it stiffens. Pour into three tubes, then spray the tops with alcohol to pop bubbles.
Do the same with 0.6 oz soap and 1 mL Orange, then yellow, green, and blue.
For purple, stir 3 drops Brilliant Blue and 7 drops Red into the soap and pour into three tubes.
Leave to cool and harden fully, about 30 minutes.

Notes

Test in an inconspicuous spot on the tub first.

Safety: NOT edible. Adult-only making: melted soap is hot and can burn, and isopropyl alcohol is flammable. For young or sensitive kids, consider leaving out the fragrance oil (skin irritation); use skin-safe soap colorants only, never wax crayons. Little pieces can break off; supervise toddlers.