| A few weeks ago, my sister made Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins and those yummy muffins inspired this soap. I’ll even show you how I made the soap look like it had been baked!
Collect needed items:
Weigh your fragrance oil, color and 1 ounce of water into a small beaker and set aside. Measure seeds and set aside as well. Add sodium hydroxide to the water. Mix well. Allow to cool to near 120 °F. Exact temperature is not critical. Allow the lye solution to cool as the oils are being melted. Measure oils on your scale. Warm on the stove or in the microwave. Bring temperature to near 120 °F. Once again, exact temperature is not critical. Combine oils and lye solution. Stir until thin trace. Upon light trace add the fragrance oil, color and seeds. Stir well. Pour soap into molds. I used the Guerrilla Mold from Dirk’s post. Lightly sprinkle the cocoa powder over the soap. Using a gloved hand, gently mix the cocoa powder into the soap, making a thin layer of brown colored soap to represent the baked top. Allow to sit until soap is firm. Cut into bars. Stack to allow good air circulation. Allow to cure for several days before using. Longer curing will result in a harder bar. Notes: Don’t forget to submit your blog or video posts to win the MMS Perfumer’s Kit. Remember, this kit is worth $280! Submissions are due by May 1st for posts during April. Did you know that you can become a fan of Majestic Mountain Sage on Facebook? Receive the latest updates, blog post notifications and more! Don’t forget to become a fan of Majestic Mountain Sage on Twitter! Be the first to know when we release new products, change prices and more! Don’t miss your chance to vote for future blog topics! The poll can be found on the right side of the screen between the Join In and Follow us on Twitter sections. Every vote counts! You can choose up to five answers if there are multiple topics you would like to see!
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 Finished soaps!  Measured oils.  Adding the lye to the water.  Melted oils.  Adding the lye solution to the oils.  Blending the lye solution and oils together. |
 Fragrance, color and water mixture.  Pool of fragrance mixture.  Measuring the Blueberry Seeds.  Mixing the seeds into the soap.  Smearing the cocoa powder over the top of the soap. |
 Adding the fragrance mixture.  Blending color into the soap.  Adding the Blueberry seed to the soap.  Filling the mold.  Cocoa powder covered soap! |
That looks so cool. I sprinkled cocoa power on top before, but I will smear it in the future to get a thicker layer.