Terrazzo is no longer just a trend for floors or home accessories – the speckled pattern also makes for exciting projects in the DIY sector. A particularly nice idea is terrazzo soap: small colored pieces of soap are incorporated into a light base and, when cut, create a colorful, mosaic-like pattern.
The production seems complicated at first glance, but it can be easily done with a little preparation. The most important thing is to first make the colored soap bars, which will later form the typical terrazzo chips.
Terrace-Seife Do it yourself: This is how it works
The typical terrazzo look is created by small, irregular pieces of soap in different colors that are poured into a light soap base. When you cut the finished soap, the colorful pieces appear like small splinters of color.
So-called melt-and-pour soap is particularly suitable for this DIY. This can be easily melted, colored and poured into shapes – perfect for creative soap projects.
Reading tips: We have instructions for practical utensils such as polymer clay coasters or stylish decorative bowls, but also for pretty decorative items such as candles with a terrazzo look and Easter eggs with a terrazzo pattern.
- Melt and pour soap base transparent or white
- Soap dyes in different colors e.g. from here 🛒
- Fragrance oil for soap optional
- Silicone mold for soap
- First cut some of the soap base into small cubes and melt them carefully in a water bath or in the microwave. Stir occasionally until a smooth liquid forms.
Melt and pour soap base
- Then divide the melted soap into several small portions and color each portion with a different soap color. This is how the colorful terrazzo pieces are created later.
Soap dyes in different colors
- Pour the colored soap portions thinly onto a flat surface or into small molds and allow them to harden completely.
- Once the colorful soap bars are solid, use a knife to cut them into small irregular pieces. It is precisely these uneven shapes that later create the typical terrazzo effect.
- Now cut some soap base into small pieces again and carefully melt it again. This serves as a light base for the terrazzo soap.
- If desired, add a few drops of fragrance oil to the melted soap and stir well.
Fragrance oil for soap
- Now distribute the colorful soap bars in the silicone mold and pour the light soap base over them. Make sure that the colorful pieces are well distributed and completely surrounded by the soap.
Silicone mold for soap
- Now let the soap harden completely. Depending on the size of the mold, this can take one to two hours.
- Then take the solid soap out of the mold and cut it into individual pieces with a knife. Now the typical terrazzo pattern becomes visible as the colorful soap bars appear inside.
- The more irregularly the colored pieces are cut, the more natural the terrazzo pattern will appear later. With different color combinations you can always try out new designs.
