Soap Making Essentials

Homemade Soap Recipes


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If you're looking for homemade soap recipes then you've come to the right place. This page will serve as a hub for recipes suitable for cold process and hot process soap making recipes.

There are so many wonderful ingredients involved in soap making and I seem to have a desire to try them all! Since I'm pretty sure you would too, I'm posting each successful soap recipe I create for your use.

What is YOUR favorite homemade soap recipe?

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Below you will find a selection of decorative soaps with instructions and the recipes to go with them. If you prefer to create your own look, try the Basic Homemade Soap Recipes page.

Each soap recipe produces approximately 10 - 110 to 150 gram bars. Remember to always check soap recipes with a lye calculator before using them, including mine.




Homemade Soap Recipes

Click here for a selection of Basic Homemade Soap Recipes

Basic Homemade Soap Camellia Oil Soap
Basic Homemade Soap
Made with Coconut, Olive and Palm Oils, sugar, Rosemary Extract and Grapefruit Seed Extract.
Camellia Oil Soap
Made with Coconut, Olive, Palm and Camellia Oils, sugar, mica, orris root, Rose Geranium E/O, Sweet Orange E/O and Lemongrass E/O.

Avocado Oil Soap Olive Oil Soap with Calendula & Chamomile
Avocado Oil Soap
Made with Coconut Oil, Comfrey infused Olive Oil and Palm Oil, sugar, hydrated chromium oxide, orris root, Rose Geranium E/O, Lemon Grass E/O, Rosemary E/O and Patchouli E/O.
Olive Oil Soap
with Calendula and Chamomile

Made with Calendula and Chamomile infused Olive Oil, Coconut Oil and Palm Oil, honey, ground oatmeal, ground calendula petals and orris root.

Apricot Kernel Soap Lavender Soap
Apricot Kernel Soap
Made with Apricot Kernel, Coconut, Olive and Palm Oils, sugar, carrot root powder, orange zest, orris root, Jasmine E/O, Sweet Orange E/O, Oakmoss E/O, Clove E/O and Patchouli E/O.
Lavender Soap
Made with Coconut, Olive and Palm Oils, sugar, mica, ultramarine blue, orris root and Lavender E/O.

Almond Oil Soap Shea Butter Soap
Almond Oil Soap
Made with Sweet Almond, Coconut, Olive and Palm Oils, sugar, Chamomile E/O, Sweet Orange E/O, Lavender E/O and Geranium E/O.
Shea Butter Soap
Made with Shea Butter, Coconut, Olive and Palm Oils, sugar, ultramarine blue, hydrated chromium oxide, Lime E/O, Sweet Orange E/O, Oakmoss E/O, Patchouli E/O and Clove E/O.

Cocoa & Shea Butter Soap Cocoa Butter Soap
Cocoa and Shea Butter Soap
Made with Cocoa Butter, Shea Butter, Castor, Coconut, Carrot infused Olive and Palm Oils, sugar, Grapefruit E/O, Titanium Dioxide and Apricot Kernel Oil.
Cocoa Butter Soap
Made with Cocoa Butter, Castor, Coconut, Vanilla infused Olive and Palm Oils, sugar, Peru Balsam E/O, Tolu Balsam E/O, Copaiba Balsam E/O, Jasmine E/O and Kaolin Clay.

Coffee Soap Coconut Milk Soap
Coffee Soap
Made with Shea Butter, Castor, Coconut, Olive, Lard and Palm Oils, sugar, Ginger, Cinnamon, Sweet Orange, Clove, Patchouli and Benzoin E/O's, Coffee, Cocoa and Oatmeal.
Coconut Milk Soap
A 'Palm Free' homemade soap recipe made with Cocoa Butter, Castor, Coconut, Grapeseed, Lard, Apricot Kernal and Avocado oils, Coconut Milk Powder, Ginger, Lemongrass, Lime, Sweet Orange, Jasmine, Peru Balsam and Copaiba Balsam E/O's.

Rose Milk Soap Beer Soap
Rose Milk Soap
Made with Crisco, Castor oil, Coconut oil, Grapeseed oil, Lard, Coconut Milk Powder, sugar, Rose Geranium, Rosewood, Palmarosa, Ginger, Patchouli, Sweet Orange and Peru Balsam E/O's and color.
Beer Soap
Made with Avocado oil, Castor oil, Coconut oil, Shea Butter, Sweet Orange, Lemongrass, Palmarosa and Litsae Cubeba E/O's and carrot root powder.

Sweet Citrus Honey Soap Salt Soap Scrub
Sweet Citrus Honey Soap
Made with Olive oil, Castor oil, Coconut oil, Grapeseed oil, Lard, Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter, Honey, Beeswax, Orange Marmalade Fragrance Oil, Oakmoss, Palmarosa, Copaiba Balsam, Sweet Orange E/O's and calendula petals.
Salt Soap Scrub
Made with Coconut oil, Grapeseed oil, Castor oil, Sea Salt, grated soap bits, Lavender e/o, Eucalyptus e/o and Rosemary e/o. .

Marbled Soap  
Marbled Soap
Made with Olive oil, Castor oil, Coconut oil, Palm oil, Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter, Sugar, Beeswax, Essential Oils, mica, titanium dioxide, cocoa powder and silk.
 


Calculation for Mold Volume

Not sure how much soap will fit in your mold? Here is a formula that will calculate how much oil you need in your homemade soap recipe to make the right size soaps.

Length of mold x Width of mold x Height of soap x .40 = ounces of oil needed

example: My mold is 6" x 6" and I pour my soap to 2.25" high so the calculation will be:
6" x 6" x 2.25" x .40 = 32.4 ounces

Since I like working in grams, I convert the ounces over by mulfiplying the ounces by 28.375
32.4 ounces x 28.375 = 919.35 grams
(I use 900 grams in my recipes for simplicity)



Do you have "the secret" formula?

We all have different needs when it comes to skin care. That means of course, that not all homemade soap recipes are ideal for everyone. The ones I have made work great for me and my family but what about you?

What's your idea of a perfect bar of soap? What favorite homemade soap recipes do you have that leave your skin saying "I'm lovin' it!"?

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