My Favourite Homemade Soap Recipes

Do you want to create your own handmade soap?

Then the Cold Processed method couldn’t be easier.

Below are three of our favourite homemade soap recipes:

Before you begin, why not check out this article, to ensure you follow safe soaping practices.

Homemade Soap Recipes

Rose and Oatmeal Scrub Bar Soap

Ingredients
550 g Coconut Oil
190 g Shea Butter
300 g Grapeseed Oil
10 g Wheat Germ Oil
330 g Distilled or Spring Water
15 g Powdered Madder
150 g Sodium Hydroxide
15 g Ground Oatmeal
8 g Ground Rose Petals
10 mL Vitamin E Oil
Dried Rosebuds for decoration

Essential Oils
5 mL Geranium
2.5 mL Patchouli
2.5 mL Sweet Orange

Instructions

1. • Weigh out both the Coconut and Shea Butters, chop into small chunks, and place in a plastic bucket.
   • Weigh and add the Rapeseed and Wheat Germ Oils.
   • Put on your safety goggles and rubber gloves and weigh out the water into the bucket.
   • Measure out 100 mL from the bucket and heat slightly, then add the Powdered Madder until it blends together.
   • Next, blend together the oils and weigh out the Oatmeal.
   • Then weigh out the Rose Petals and blend them with the Oatmeal and Essential Oils.
   • Either outside or in a well-ventilated area, wearing the protective gear, carefully pour the Sodium Hydroxide into the water.
   • Stir the ingredients together with a long-handled stainless steel spoon; once everything has dissolved, remove the mask.
   • Next, add the Madder, which will become a paste; however, don’t put it in all at once, as you want to add it one spoonful at a time until it has taken on the desired colour.
   • Add the Vitamin E. Oil, which will work as a preservative.
   • Then put the Rose Petals, Essential Oils, and Oatmeal blend into the mix.
   • Mix everything together thoroughly with the blender, until trace.
   • Pour into individual moulds.
   • Leave the soap in the moulds for 48 hours until the bars have hardened enough.
   • Then put them out to air and leave for six weeks before using.

Notes: You need to use a 1.5 kg mould; this is one of the homemade soap recipes that is super fatted at 3%

Fig and Honey Homemade Soaps

Ingredients
500 g Coconut Oil
150 g Shea Butter
350 g Olive Oil
330 g Distilled Water
154 g Sodium Hydroxide
2 Fresh Figs
15 mL Honey
5 mL Vitamin E

Essential Oils
10 mL Ylang Ylang
2.5 mL Cinnamon
2.5 mL Ginger

Instructions

• • Start by weighing the Shea Butter and Coconut Oil, then cut into small chunks and put in  plastic bucket.
  • Next, weigh the water in a plastic bucket, with the Sodium Hydroxide in a jug.
  • Either outside or in a well-ventilated area, pour the Sodium Hydroxide into the water and stir until thoroughly dissolved.
  • Blend the figs together with the stick blender to a pulp.
  • Pour the figs and honey into the caustic soda and stir until everything is dissolved.
  • Blend the Essential Oils and Vitamin E together and combine with the mix.
  • Then, pour into your prepared mould.
  • Leave the soap in the moulds for 48 hours until have become hard.

Finally, turn the soap out of the mould and leave to cure for 4 to 6 weeks

Notes: You need to use a 1.5 kg mould; this recipe is super-fatted at 3%

Moisturising Melon and Shea Butter Bar

Ingredients
400 g Coconut Oil
300 g Shea Butter
300 g Watermelon Seed Oil
330 g Distilled Water
147 g Sodium Hydroxide

Essential Oils
2.5 mL Tea Tree
2.5 mL Rosemary
2.5 mL Lavandin
7.5 mL Mandarin

Instructions

• • Weigh both the Shea Butter and Coconut Oil together and cut into small chunks and place in the bucket.
  • Next, weigh out the watermelon oil and add to the other oils.
  • Then weigh out the water in a plastic bucket, with the Sodium Hydroxide in a jug.
  • Either outside or in a well ventilated area, pour the Sodium Hydroxide into the water and stir until thoroughly dissolved.
  • Pour the caustic solution into the Oils and stir with a spoon, until the Oils have dissolved.
  • Then, bring the soap to a light trace.
  • Pour the soap into a 15 kg prepared mould and leave the soap to set for 48 hours.
  • Finally, turn the soap out of the mould and leave to cure for 4 to 6 weeks.

This is a one of those homemade soap recipes that is great for making a really moisturising bar of soap.

Notes: You need to use a 1.5 kg mould; this recipe is super-fatted at 3%