This is a great recipe I found in Martha Stewart's Holiday (Living) magazine. It's a $10.00 magazine, little pricey for my likes, but it's a collectors edition that I will keep for years to come because of all the fun, cheap craft, and food ideas and recipes. It's worth the money.
A fun recipe you can do with kids. My friend Jess a brave mommy is proof of that.
Striped Peppermint Soaps-
Use a standard-size loaf pan as a mold; each "loaf" of soap requires 2 cups of clear glycerin soap and 2 cups white glycerin soap, and yields six bars of soap. *glycerin soap can be picked up at most craft stores.
1. Melt the glycerin according to the manufacturer's instructions. (Jess told me you can use the microwave for a safe way to do it with kids.)
2. Stir 4 to 5 drops of peppermint essential oil into melted glycerin with a plastic spoon; stir in drops of red food coloring to the clear glycerin until you reach the desired hue.
3. Pour the first 1/2 cup of melted soap into the loaf pain. Let cool for 20 minutes. Score the top with a fork in a grip pattern. Repeat, alternating colors, until the pain is full. Let set for 4 hours. Freeze for 20 minutes to make it easier to remove the soap from the pan.
4. Pop soap out of pan, and slice into evenly-sized bars. Wrap each bar in cellophane, secure with tape, and tie with baker's twine.
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