Today I wanted to talk about how to make soap and show you this fun homemade lavender soap that I made with essential oils. I love to make my own soap and this kid soap I made a while ago is still one of my most popular posts. This lavender soap can be made in any shape, but because Easter is coming up, I thought it would be fun to make Bunny Soaps. How cute are these!? I found these molds at the grocery store and snatched them up because I knew they would be the cutest mold for soaps! So you can make this soap to look like bunnies or you can use a rectangle mold or even use muffin tins to get round soaps! So many options! So keep reading on to learn how to make soap.
How to Make Soap | Homemade Lavender Soap with Essential Oils
Making your own soaps is so fun because it gives you the ability to customize soaps. You can determine the scent, you can change the shape or even the color (or leave all coloring out if you prefer!). You can really make soap exactly how you want it and save time while knowing exactly what is going into your soap.
Plus, if store-bought soap causes skin trouble for you (it does for members of my family), knowing what is in the soap you are using can help you avoid all sorts of things.
How to Make Soap without Lye
You can make your own soap base with lye but I really just prefer to use a premade soap base. It is easy, inexpensive, and you don't need to worry about expensive equipment or dangerous products in your home. For this project, I decided to use a goats milk soap base because it is so luxurious and moisturizing. You can use your preferred soap base for this.
Goat Milk Soap Benefits
Goat milk soap has so many benefits and I really love using it. Goat milk tends to be really gentle for sensitive skin and it is moisturizing so it is really good for people with dry skin. Goats milk is also really rich and luxurious so it is such a treat!
How to Make Soap with Essential Oils
It is easy to make soap with essential oils. Because you are making your own soap, you are able to control the scent of your soap. This is a huge benefit of making your own soap! So many times, bar soaps (and all soaps) are full of things that aren't actually great for your body including fragrances or perfumes. Fragrances and perfumes can often cause skin trouble and even headaches.
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How to Make Bar Soap
So if you want to make bar soap, I am going to walk you through this. It is so easy and you will be making your own soaps in no time!
Ingredients:
- 1 lb Goat's Milk Soap Base
- 24 drops Young Living Lavender Essential Oil
- Natural Food Dye in Pink and Blue (optional) (I used the entire pink packet and about half of the blue packet)
Directions:
- You will begin by placing your soap base in a microwave-safe dish.
- Place your soap in the microwave and melt it on high for 30-second intervals, stirring regularly, until fully melted.
- Once the soap is melted, add your food dye if desired and your essential oil.
- Stir until well incorporated.
- Pour soap into molds and allow to set completely.
This soap recipe will make about 6 bars of soap depending on the size.
Isn't that so fun!? It's amazing how easy and fun it can be to make your own soaps! You can customize the scent or color if you like or recreate them just like this!
And if you want to learn more about Essential Oils, why I use them and how to get started, GO HERE.
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Cara V.
Hi, love this post as I am in the essential oils business and am looking into making my own homemade soap. I was wondering since you said you used a premade goats milk soap base if you can make the base if you have access to goats milk? Or where would I find a goats milk soap base premade? Is there a certain kind that’s better and more natural? Thank you 🙂
Ashley Phipps
Hi there! You can definitely make your own goats milk soap base. There are lots of recipes on the internet for how to make a soap base. Best of luck!
Cee gee
I ca t wait to try making g the lavander soap. How did you get the word homemade on them?
Ashley Phipps
It was the soap mold I used from Consumer Crafts! 🙂
Joanne Esposito
When you heat the soap does it melt to a liquid do you need to add water or anything to help it and when it cools does it go back to solid?
Ashley Phipps
No, the soap will return to a solid on its own once it cools.
Brenda Grimsley
Just a note that you listed the dye twice. I clicked on the first one in your ingredients thinking you may have meant for it to say goats milk soap base and yes that's what it was. You might want to correct the link name on the recipe.
Ashley Phipps
Oh whoops! Thank you so much for catching that!! I will fix it right away! Have a lovely day!
Bri Conrad
How many soap bars does this recipe typically make?
Ashley Phipps
Hi. It really depends on the size of your soap mold. 16oz of soap base would make (4) 4oz bars of soap. Most bars of soap you buy at the store are 4-5oz. If the soap mold is smaller than that, you’d get more out of it. The mold I used for these I would guess is about 4-5 ounces.
J Dumphy
The goat milk soap base you recommend is loaded with chemicals! Might want to check for another one. I found this one: Premium Goat's Milk & Glycerin Soap Base by Velona | Melt & Pour All Natural Bar for The Best Result | Size: 10lb [Link deleted]
Ashley Phipps
Thank you for the recommendation!