Below you will find some homemade soap recipes that are quite unusual, yet very easy to make. You can make these soaps for your own bathroom, or you can make them give away as gifts.
The nice thing about making your own decorative soaps is that you can make whatever soap you need to suit the occasion. You can make heart shaped soaps for Valentine’s Day or egg shaped soaps for Easter. You can make snowball soaps for Christmas and spider soaps for Halloween!
One of the best way to give your homemade soaps as a gift is to create a soap gift basket. Just pick out a small basket and lay a hand towel in the bottom. Fill the basket with several soaps mixed in with some rolled up face cloths. You might also want to include a loofah sponge or a bath scrubbie. What a great gift you can make!
The soaps below are all made with the easy melt and pour method. This means you just melt the base, add some ingredients, then pour into molds. To start, you can use a base of soap flakes. You can buy soap flakes in the laundry section of most stores. If you prefer a more luxurious soap, you can use special melt and pour bases that you can find in craft stores. But those bases are more expensive. So, it’s a good idea to experiment with soap flakes first.
You can melt your soap base in the microwave. Just put the flakes in a microwave safe glass bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Then heat on high for 30 seconds. Check the soap to see if it’s melted. If not, heat again for another 30 seconds. Once it starts to melt, you can just stir it to melt any leftover chunks.
For molds, you can use anything from muffin tins to ice cube trays. You can also buy molds in any craft store. After pouring your soap into the mold, let it dry for about 3 days. Then just pop out the soaps and your done!
You can add so many different things to your soap base to make interesting and unusual soaps. Below are just a few basic soap recipes. Once you get started, you can experiment with different ingredients.
Chocolate Soap: To make chocolate soap, you will need 12 ounces soap flakes, 8 ounces cocoa butter, 12 ounces olive oil, and 4 ounces cocoa powder (buy it in the baking aisle). Melt the soap base as directed above, then add the other ingredients and stir. Use chocolate candy molds to make the soap look like candy.
Butter Fingers Soap: To make this soap, you will need 12 ounces soap base, 8 ounces cocoa butter, 12 ounces olive oil 4 ounces cocoa powder, and 1 tablespoon peanut butter. Melt the soap base as directed above, then add the other ingredients and stir. Pour into the molds of your choice.
Lime Soap: For lime soap you will need 4 drops lime oil, 8 drops vanilla oil, 1 cup grated soap base, 1/2 cup water, and a couple drops of green food coloring. Melt the soap base as directed above, then add the other ingredients and stir. Pour into the molds of your choice.
Honey Rose Soap: To make this soap, you will need 12 ounces soap flakes, 4 ounces dried rose petals, 8 ounces cocoa butter, 12 ounces olive oil, and 2 tablespoons honey. Melt the soap base as directed above, then add the other ingredients and stir. Lay rose petals in the molds then pour the soap over the petals. You can also chop the petals and mix them into the soap.
Clay Soap: To make clay soap, you will need 4 ounces soap base, 1 tablespoon earth clay (you can get it at a health food store), 2 tablespoons olive oil, and 1/4 cup water. Melt the soap base as directed above, then add the other ingredients and stir. Pour into the molds of your choice.
You can also add scented oils to any of the soaps above. Just add a few drops of the scent of your choice. You can buy scented soap oils in any craft store.
