Beautifully decorated soaps can really add to the décor of a bathroom, giving it a unique personal touch. If you don't want to go to the trouble of making your own soap, you can still make custom decorative bath soaps using pretty soap decals. A soap decal can be created from almost any copyright free image you find in a magazine or other paper product such as gift wrap. These decals are easy to apply to a ready made bar of soap to give it a unique, personalized, and decorative look. Here's how to make decorative bath soap using soap decals:
Find Your Images
First you'll need to decide what type of images you want to use to decorate your soaps. Does your bathroom have a Victorian look? If so you might want to use old fashioned floral images or other Victorian motifs to apply to your soap bars. A good place to get interesting patterns and images to use is from wrapping paper. Why not visit a paper store that carries unique wrapping paper and see if you can find some unique wrapping paper that can be used to cut out designs for your soap decals?
Apply the Images
Using a small pair of scissors carefully cut out the soap decals you'll be applying to your soaps. Lightly moisten the back of the image as well as the surface of the soap where you'll be applying the image. Place the image onto the damp portion of the soap and lightly rub to smooth away any wrinkles.
Cover Your Image with Wax
Using a double boiler, melt your paraffin wax until the wax appears clear in the pan with no visible cloudiness. Once the wax is ready, dip the soap with the soap decal face down into the melted wax. The surface will now have a thin coating of wax. Lay the soap face up on wax paper until it dries completely. It may appear slightly cloudy at first but will dry clear. Complete this process with all the soaps you plan on decorating.
Display Your Soaps
Once your soaps have dried completely, it's time to display them in your bathroom. Place them in pretty soap dishes or in baskets decorated with ribbons. Don't forget these soaps make wonderful gifts and the images can be customized to meet the needs of your recipient.
Making decorative bath soaps using soap decals is also a great way to keep a child occupied on a rainy day. Why not create some special bath soaps of your own?
