"Fresh!"
Homemade Soap Recipe

Fresh! Soap

Fresh! is a homemade soap recipe scented with lavender, rosemary and eucalyptus essential oils and is perfect for adding some 'get up and go' to your morning routine.

A beautiful blue bar coloured with ultramarine blue, hydrated chromium green oxide and white mica. Plain white chunks of soap add visual appeal while making the blue base colour appear to have more 'punch'.

Base Ingredients Grams Ounces Percentage
Castor Oil 65 gr. 2.3 oz. 10%
Coconut Oil 162.5 gr. 5.7 oz. 25%
Olive Oil 195 gr. 6.9 oz. 30%
Palm Oil 162.5 gr. 5.7 oz. 25%
Hempseed Oil 65 gr. 2.3 oz. 10%
Distilled Water 234 gr. 8.3 oz.  
Lye 91.7 gr. 3.2 oz.  

Water as % of Oils = 36
Super Fat/Discount = 5%

Optional Additives Measurement
Rosemary E/O 1 tsp. (5 ml)
Eucalyptus E/O 1 tsp. (5 ml)
Lavender E/O 6 tsp. (30 ml)
White Mica 1/2 tsp. (2.5 ml)
Ultramarine Blue 1/4 tsp. (1.25 ml)
Hydrated Chromium Green Oxide 1/4 tsp. (1.25 ml)
Plain white soap chunks 350 gr. (12.3 oz.)

Take note that this recipe only uses 650 grams of base oils. With the addition of the soap chunks, this soap recipe will make the same amount of soap as my normal recipes. If you do not add the soap chunks, be sure to increase the amount of base oils to fit your mold.

  1. You can make the base for this homemade soap recipe following the instructions for your preferred soap making method on "The Process" page.

  2. When the soap has reached a thin trace add the scent blend and the colourants (pre-mix the oxides and mica together before adding).

  3. Mix the colour and scent in well and continue until the soap has reached a good thick trace.

  4. Add the white soap chunks and give a stir.

  5. Pour the soap into your prepared soap mold.

  6. Finish up as per the soap making instructions for the method you are using.

Many more Homemade Soap Recipes can be found on the main recipes page.

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