I recently discovered how to make soap and it's really fun and simple! Â Be sure to check out my Kids Soap Tutorial HERE. Â You can see my sweet daughter actually make soap all by herself! Â And today I created some really fun and festive handmade oatmeal cinnamon soap! Â This makes a perfect holiday gift, for men or women. Â It smells amazing and only takes a few minutes of hands-on time.
The other day I hinted that I was buying a few supplies online for an upcoming project and I was so excited when my supplies arrived the other day!  I got to work immediately creating this Oatmeal Cinnamon Soap and love how it turned out.
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Here is how to make soap easy and quickly:
- 2 lb Oatmeal Soap Base
- Young Living Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil
- Soap Molds (I used plastic soap molds in the past, but silicone molds like I linked to are actually much easier to use.)
- Cooking Spray (Optional, but highly recommended if you have plastic molds. Non needed for silicone molds.)
- Cinnamon Sticks (optional)
- Jute (optional)
- Baker's Twine (optional)
How to make soap step by step:
First, cut your Oatmeal Soap base into smaller pieces and place it in a microwave-safe dish. Â Microwave the soap on a lower power for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between. Â Once the soap base is melted, add your cinnamon bark essential oil and stir well.
Coat your soap molds with a thin layer of cooking spray if you are using plastic molds, and pour the melted oatmeal cinnamon soap into the molds. Â Allow the soap to set completely. Â I placed my soap outside in my cool garage to help these set quickly.
The oatmeal cinnamon soap will pop out of the molds very easily if the soap is completely set.
I tied these up with a bit of jute, twine, and a few cinnamon sticks! Â And they are perfect to give as holiday gifts this year or just because!
***Since the time I wrote this post, I discovered the amazing benefits of Young Living Essential Oils and now exclusively use those essential oils and I never use fragrance oils. I changed this recipe to reflect that.
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Deb Harrington
My granddaughter is knee deep in school projects; we could have an awesome time with this machine while learning something new together! How awesome is that! 🙂 Thank you for this fantastic opportunity!
Jennifer S
I would create some vinyl words for above my couch in my living room.
Debbie
I love this site and all the wonderful ideas! Thanks.
Debbie
I'd want to try the Explore on metal!
Marlene
I will make stencils, cards and oh so many other wonderful things. Thank you for this giveaway.
Laura Sue Shaw
This project is so pretty! It seems pretty easy to make too. I bet the oatmeal cinnamon smell is amazing. Thanks for sharing!
Kayla
This is so cool! I love things like this 🙂 If it's going on my skin and I can make it, I ill make it 😛
Debbie
These look lovely. What a great gift they would make.
Bryn
My daughters crafting wish list is so long I don't know where we'd start! Probably vinyl project her room
Theresa @DearCreatives
I'd make some projects with iron on glitter sheets and vinyl. Thanks for the chance! (my FB & blog addresses are different)
Terrie
So lovely soaps. Already smell the fragrance.
heather @french press
probable vinyl sayings for the walls - or paper crafts with the kids - LOVE the soap
Paula Tarnaski
Wow I bet this would smell and feel great!! Going to have to try this.
Linda @ Mixed Kreations
Your soap turned out so pretty! I bet it smells amazing. Would make wonderful gifts. Thanks for sharing, and a chance in the drawing!
Heather
I would love to create vinyl lettering for my kitchen!
Darlene Peterson
I would use the Circut Explore machine in my card making projects.
Tina Z
I think it would be great to cut out vinyl!!!
Deborah W
I love the circular doilies and paper flowers, so I would definitely make a variety of them.
Tess S.
I absolutely LOVE your projects!!!! Thank you for all of them!!
Kathy Jaws
Definitely work on making some stencils!
Meg K
There are so many home decor projects I want to work on that I can't wait to do it!!! 😀
Mindy Drummond
I would cut images for several decoupage projects I have in mind.
Lisa
What a great project! Could you please provide me some feedback on the amount of Cinnamon scent to use? Also curious how many bars can be made, based on the molds you referenced above? Super excited to try this for gifts this season!
Catherine
I was thinking of making bunch for my baby shower.?? Is this gonna last long enough and if not what do u use then? Hope to hear from u. Ty!
Ashley Phipps
They will last at least a couple of months. To be honest I have never had any around longer than that! But they really should last a long time. Best of luck!
lucy Booth
How many soaps will this make? How big were your molds? Thanks!!
wendyDIY
I think your idea of DIY oatmeal cinnamon soap is so creative! I am not sure that if I could add some lemon essential oil? Thank you for sharing this DIY tutorial.
Ashley @ Simply Designing
Yes of course you can definitely add lemon essential oil to this! Soaps are so great to make because you can definitely modify them for your own preference!
Maggie Gillespie
how many drops of the cinnamon bark oil do i add? I'm excited to try this for christmas gifts! also where did you get the 'handmade' molds? Thank you!
Lara
Looks great. Can’t wait to make it. How many drops of essential oil did you use? Thank you
Stephanie
Love these! Where did you find mold that said natural and handmade? The words add such a nice touch to the soap. Thanks!
Ashley Phipps
Thank you! They are from Consumer Crafts.
Laura
How many drops of oil were used to make the soap? TIA
Ashley Phipps
For 1 lb of soap base, I typically use around 24 drops of essential oil. But it may be slightly more or less depending on how strong you want it, and how strong of a smell the essential oils you're using has 🙂 But I like to start around 24 drops.
Mary Birder
I've had some experience using pure peppermint essential oil while making soap using a Shea Butter Melt and Pour base. Peppermint can be an especially overpowering and has a very strong scent. I personally started out using just 10-20 drops per pound of soap base and the bars of soap turned out very pleasing and refreshing. I just purchased cinnamon essential oil, which also has a very strong scent. Because it has a light, brown color I plan on using the Oatmeal melt and pour base since that has an off-white color to begin with. I fear using cinnamon e.o. with a white soap base would ultimately discolor my bars of soap.
Ashley Phipps
Oils can definitely change the color of something that is white. Oatmeal soap is great alternative for cinnamon oil. Hope it turns out great!
Alison
Love the idea as a gift. Who doesn't love cinnamon. lol How many soap bars would this recipe make?
Ashley Phipps
It depends on the size of bars. It should make 4-8 though.
Susan Leibsly
I'm going to attempt the oatmeal cinnamon soap. I do have one question. How much essential oil should you use? Thanks.
Ashley Phipps
For 1 soap base, I typically use 20-30 drops of young living branded essential oil. With minty oils like cinnamon, I would go closer to 20 drops, and with things that are a bit lighter (like citrus or florals), I would use closer to 30 drops! Having said that, not all essential oils are created the same and some will be stronger and more potent than others. I use Young Living oils and so that is how many drops I use for their oils. Other oils may vary and you may need more or less of them.
Have a lovely day.
Carolyn Rieger
What is "one soap base"? Is that one 2 lb package of oatmeal soap package? 24 drops in each bar of soap or 24 drops for the entire two pound package of oatmeal base kit?
Ashley Phipps
Hi! Yes, I am referring to using the entire 2lb package of soap base. And I would typically use 20-30 drops of a Young Living brand cinnamon oil in the entire 2lb package of soap. However, if you choose to use another brand of essential oil, you should first of all make sure it says that it is safe for topical use, and you may need more essetial oil then the 20-30 drops. Young Living is incredibly pure and these "minty" and "spicy" oils are very strong so you don't need a lot of them!