CindyMaking your own soap is such a fun thing to do, and when you realize how easy it is, you’ll wonder why you didn’t start earlier! These fabulous easy homemade soap recipes are sure to inspire you to get crafty – the only hard part will be choosing which one to start with!
DIY Soap Making Recipes
Making handmade soap means you can choose the scents and ingredients that most appeal to you – and avoid any nasties. Whether you’ve got sensitive skin, or you’re just looking for a creative party favor, these natural soap recipes have something for everyone – and they’re super simple to create!
DIY Exfoliating Soap Recipe
Here we have not one, but four delicious melt and pour soap recipes that not only smell divine, but look amazing too! These four homemade exfoliating soap recipes start from the same base. Making it easy for you to customize by adding different scents and exfoliating grains to each one. This is a brilliant way to quickly make handmade soap gifts or soap bars to sell.
Homemade Milk & Honey Soap Recipe
This homemade milk soap recipe only takes ten minutes to whip up, yet the end result is super cute! By using a pre-made goat milk soap base, you really cut down on prep time, and can whip up these cute as a button DIY soaps in no time! The addition of honey to the goat’s milk base adds moisturizing and naturally antibacterial properties to the soap too.
Find the recipe at Happiness is Homemade
DIY Glycerin Soap Recipe
Learning how to make glycerin soap is a little more complicated than other types of melt and pour soap. But that doesn’t mean you can’t still make glycerin soaps at home! You just need to be prepared with the right tools beforehand and know the potential pitfalls if things don’t quite go right. That’s where this clearly explained recipe comes in, it has everything you need to make beautiful clear glycerin soaps at home.
Find the recipe at Oh the Things We’ll Make
Homemade Lavender Goat Milk Soap Recipe
Who doesn’t love the scent of lavender? This homemade goat milk soap recipe includes lavender essential oil, making it smell great, but also giving it beautiful relaxation properties. This simple recipe uses an organic goat’s milk glycerin base, which leads to perfectly smooth and silky looking soaps. Wrap your individual soaps up with strings and ribbons for a unique gift.
Find the recipe at Living Well Mom
DIY Liquid Soap Recipe
Those interested in reducing their waste will be delighted to know that making homemade liquid soap at home is easy and cost-efficient! This simple recipe for a handmade hand soap with castile soap base is super quick to whip up – you’ll be wondering why you haven’t been doing it for years!
Add the fact that you can add moisturizing oils and customize your own scents (forget about synthetic fragrances!) and you’ll be hooked for life.
Find the recipe at Live Simply
DIY Soap Bars – Orange Creamsicle
How to make soap bars smell incredible? Add the dreamy combination of orange and vanilla! These orange creamsicle soap bars are perfect for beginners to try at home and only need 4 ingredients. Simply melt your goat’s milk soap base, add your essential oil, fragrance and orange zest and pour into the molds – it couldn’t be easier!
Find the recipe at Simply Stacie
Homemade Flower Infused Milk Soap Recipe
This homemade milk soap recipe takes a little more planning to achieve, but the results are more than worth the wait! Infuse your favorite dried flowers into a handmade soap that’s moisturizing and delicate on your skin. The smell is incomparably good, and you can further customize your creations by using more of your dried flowers to decorate the soap bars.
Find the recipe at Reformation Acres
DIY Pumpkin Spice Soap
Tune into the scents of Fall at any time of the year with this DIY lye soap infused with pumpkin and spice. A beautiful soap recipe that uses almond, coconut and olive oils for the base, along with a little goats milk, means you get a deliciously hydrating soap. But do be aware that this one might not be the best for those of you with sensitive skin.
Find the recipe at The Things We’ll Make
How To Make Soap on a Rope
Making soap on a rope is so easy, I don’t know why more soaps aren’t made this way! Did you know that hanging your soap up by a rope lets it dry out between uses – both making it last longer and stay cleaner? These cute little soaps make great gifts and can be made in minutes. The goat’s milk base is incredibly nourishing and the added chamomile helps with skin regeneration.
Homemade Oatmeal Soap Recipe
This easy DIY soap recipe smells good enough to eat! The addition of honey and oatmeal to the goat’s milk base means it’s chock full of anti-inflammatory properties and will make your skin glow in no time. It takes no time to prepare, making it one of the best soap making recipes for beginners.
Find the recipe at Simply Stacie
Homemade Shea Butter Soap
If you’re looking for a DIY vegan soap, look no further! This soap recipe uses a shea butter soap base as opposed to the more common goat’s milk base. But it’s just as quick and easy to use and prepare. The addition of cinnamon and apple fragrance oil gives this easy soap recipe its apple pie scent and the fun tutorial comes with a free template for making your own soap labels.
Find the recipe at Happiness is Homemade
Fun DIY Glycerin Soap Recipe
Perfect for the summer months, this DIY soap with glycerin and shea butter ticks all the right boxes for a fun craft project. The soap is made in two parts before being poured into the same mold. And the effect is just amazing. Kids will love these watermelon soaps so you won’t have to nag them to wash their hands!
Find the recipe at Consumer Crafts
Handmade soap for Beginners
If you’re new to soap making, start with this simple beginners soap recipe. It uses just four ingredients and can be whipped up in no time. Use fun heart-shaped molds to create little soaps that are just perfect for guests or for travel. They also suggest different scent combinations to try, so you’ll have loads of fun trying them all out!
Find the recipe at I Save A to Z
Easy Handmade Soap Recipe
Making soap at home couldn’t be more simple than with this easy handmade soap recipe. Chose your melt and pour soap base, add your favorite essential oils and you’re pretty much done.
The magic comes when you choose a pretty mold and decorate your soaps with petals, seeds, or grains – the choice is yours! You’ll have so much fun customizing your own soaps with this recipe.
Handmade Soap with Essential Oils
The addition of Himalayan salt in this recipe turns a simple soap into an excellent exfoliating bar that you can use on your whole body. Start with a premade shea soap base to cut down on prep time and you can make these soaps in a flash. Add your own favorite essential oils, or stick to the suggested peppermint for a lovely refreshing scent as you shower.
Find the recipe at Simple Pure Beauty
Easy Lavender Soap Recipe
Organic oatmeal and honey combine with luscious lavender to create a soap that doesn’t just smell amazing, it’s amazing for your skin too! For this soap making recipe, you can choose from a goat’s milk or glycerin base. Or try both and see which one you prefer!
The prime ingredients will do wonders for your skin, and if you give these away, you’re sure to win over a few friends too.
Find the recipe at Mama Instincts
Homemade Honey Soap
Another take on the classic honey and oatmeal soap, this version uses a goat’s milk soap base to give it a luxuriously hydrating foundation. Quick oats and honey are added for their healing properties and delicate smell, and the optional food colorant will give your soaps a lovely rustic look. Wrap them up simply and give them as thoughtful gifts.
Find the recipe at Creative Me Inspired You
Homemade Bar Soap Recipe
A wonderful festive treat, or DIY Xmas present, this easy soap recipe uses an oatmeal soap base for maximum skin hydration. The addition of cinnamon bark essential oil creates an amazing smell that is just perfect for the winter season. These handmade soap bars look great on their own, or great creative with cinnamon sticks and twine to create your own look.
Find the recipe at Simply Designing
Best Soap Recipe for Fall
Pumpkin lovers rejoice! Here’s another wonderful pumpkin spice soap recipe that will have you dreaming of Fall. The addition of real pumpkin pulp to this recipe is what makes it stand out, and the beautiful blend of essential oils combine wonderfully. Your mouth will be watering as you make this delectable soap recipe!
Find the recipe at Living Well Mom
Make Your Own Goat Milk Soap
Adding lavender to a simple goat’s milk base creates a softy scented soap bar that’s hard to resist. The fun purple coloring in this recipe is optional but makes the soap bars stand out from the crowd. With only 2-3 ingredients required, this is easily one of the most simple ways to make your own soap at home.
Find the recipe at Simply Designing
