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February 21, 2015 By Gabby 11 Comments

Soap Your Kids Will Love: How To Make Shower Jellies

This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure policy for more details.

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I know every time I try a new Stephenson soap base I tell you it’s my new favorite, but the soap base you’re about to see REALLY IS my new favorite.

Why, you ask? Two words: Jelly Soap!

These shower jellies are amazing! Learn how to make your own jelly soap at home using this easy jelly soap base. Your kids are going to love this! | DIY Bath and Body | Soap Making | How to Make Shower Jellies | Mom Makes Joy

Crystal JS is a vegetable based soap base that melts down and sets to form a jelly solid–think Jello, but made out of soap! Don’t let it’s color straight from the container fool you–it melts down to a transparent soap base perfect for creating brightly colored shower jellies. It also has (in my opinion) one of the most neutral scents of all the Stephenson bases I’ve tried, which makes it super easy to add your own fragrance. It’s solid enough to slice into jiggly bars or mold into the shape of your choice, and it feels GREAT on your skin! I promise: You (and your kids) will love this soap base.

Today I’m going to share with you how I made shower jellies using Stephenson’s Crystal JS soap base.

YOU WILL NEED:
  • Jelly Soap
  • Double Boiler
  • Fragrance oil of your choice
  • Soap colorant
  • Soap mold (<–this is the one I used)

These shower jellies are amazing! Learn how to make your own jelly soap at home using this easy jelly soap base. Your kids are going to love this! | DIY Bath and Body | Soap Making | How to Make Shower Jellies | Mom Makes Joy

HOW TO MAKE SHOWER JELLIES

Step 1. Melt down your Jelly Soap. Normally you can microwave a a melt-and-pour soap base down–typically at 15-30 second intervals–but it is recommended to melt this particular base in a double boiler or similar getup (I used a glass pyrex bowl sitting on top of a sauce pan like this). This soap base will bubble up and boil over easily if melted too quickly/at a temperature that is too hot, which will leave unsightly bubbles in your soap base (and may leave some of your soap base at the bottom of your microwave). Let it melt slowly and do not stir too frequently.

These shower jellies are amazing! Learn how to make your own jelly soap at home using this easy jelly soap base. Your kids are going to love this! | DIY Bath and Body | Soap Making | How to Make Shower Jellies | Mom Makes Joy

These shower jellies are amazing! Learn how to make your own jelly soap at home using this easy jelly soap base. Your kids are going to love this! | DIY Bath and Body | Soap Making | How to Make Shower Jellies | Mom Makes JoyStep 2. Once your soap base is melted down, add your fragrance oil and soap colorant. Water based soap colorants work just find for this soap and are probably what I would recommend for a soap like this if you’re aiming for a transparent soap.

How to Make Shower Jellies | www.EssentiallyEclectic.com | These shower jellies are amazing! Learn how to make your own jelly soap at home!Step 3. Pour your soap base into your mold and let things cool.

These shower jellies are amazing! Learn how to make your own jelly soap at home using this easy jelly soap base. Your kids are going to love this! | DIY Bath and Body | Soap Making | How to Make Shower Jellies | Mom Makes JoyVoila! You’ll have a jiggly jello bar of soap in no time! However, if you really can’t deal with jiggly soap, you can always freeze your soap into a solid bar if that’s more your thing.

These shower jellies are amazing! Learn how to make your own jelly soap at home using this easy jelly soap base. Your kids are going to love this! | DIY Bath and Body | Soap Making | How to Make Shower Jellies | Mom Makes Joy

These shower jellies are amazing! Learn how to make your own jelly soap at home using this easy jelly soap base. Your kids are going to love this! | DIY Bath and Body | Soap Making | How to Make Shower Jellies | Mom Makes Joy

And last but certainly not least, I’m really excited to share with you my very first ever VIDEO PRODUCTION! Ok, maybe it’s only 30 seconds long, but I still think you’ll like seeing this jelly soap in action!

I hope you enjoyed this soap making tutorial! Stay tuned for more! And be sure to leave some comment love if you enjoyed this post :)

Love,
Gabby

P.S. DISCLOSURE: I was not compensated to write this post; however, I did receive a free sample of Stephenson’s Crystal JS Jelly Soap base to use for this project. Rest assured, I only endorse products and brands I use, trust, and would recommend to a friend! This post contains affiliate links, meaning I will receive a small commission on products purchased through these links at no extra cost to you. Please see my FAQs and disclosure policy for more information. Thank you for your support! :)

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  1. Kim Young says

    June 14, 2015 at 5:02 pm

    This looks great! How do you use & store this soap in your shower? This would be a great follow-up. Also where do you (meaning me) get these Stephenson’s base products? Thanks so much!

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    • Tara says

      July 5, 2015 at 9:25 pm

      I don’t know about the shower storage thing but I know they sell some of those products on amazon, other than that I don’t think they sell them anywhere in store.

      Reply
  2. Jay says

    January 14, 2016 at 1:44 pm

    Does this base use gelatin? I can’t seem to find the ingredients list anywhere. Thank you!

    Reply
  3. Paula Hawthorne says

    May 7, 2016 at 8:22 pm

    I found Stephenson’s bases at Candles and Supplies.They have quite a variety,
    hope this helps . the video and tutorial are very nice.

    Reply
  4. Jess says

    June 13, 2016 at 10:27 am

    I see by the mold that this is 4 oz. How many showers does one jelly soap last? If more than 1, have you ever made them sized for 1 time use? If so, how many ounces? We are camping this summer & I want make a soap with lavender, lemongrass & citronella essential oils added…to help repel mosquitos instead of the store bought soaps with fruity scents that seem to attract them 😠 But I thought if I made it sized for just one use, my kids would have 1 less thing to remember to take from the shower room, lol.

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  5. Sue Finley says

    January 7, 2017 at 5:31 pm

    Do you know how I would package this if I were to use it in the same mold you did? Cellophane? Curious how it would be presented for sale. Thank you so much!

    Reply
  6. Carla says

    July 7, 2017 at 12:03 pm

    I have made this soap jellies at home using gelatine and hand soap ( the jellies were for handwashing), these did not hold their shape well and after sitting in counter, melted into a gooey mess. Do these soap jellies using soap jelly hold their shape? I would love to make some with my girls.

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    • Gabby says

      July 7, 2017 at 4:17 pm

      In my experience, yes they do! Eventually they will squish once they’ve been used a lot, but the finished product was reasonably firm :)

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      • Carla says

        July 12, 2017 at 12:11 am

        Thank you very much for answering my question, your soaps are beautiful!

        Reply
  7. Alicia says

    December 15, 2017 at 6:24 am

    Hi, thank you for this tutorial. I’m excited to try this base. I have a question of a different nature though. How do you get samples to try out? How do you get the company to send you samples? Call?

    Thank you

    Reply
    • Gabby says

      December 16, 2017 at 12:03 pm

      They actually reached out to me! If you are interested in working with a company, you can send that company a pitch email and see what they say :)

      Reply

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