Not all homemade soap recipes are equal. Some are complicated and beginners may feel overwhelmed. Others contain many ingredients and it may be overwhelming to get all these products. And, some soap recipes can be boring.
Here are some recipes that might inspire you to make your own creative soaps.
This gentle castile soap contains 90% olive oil and releases an asian inspired blended scent of lime, basil and lemongrass. It is colored naturally with ground sage and tumeric.
Thai Castile Soap
INGREDIENTS
Fats, oils and butters
- 540 grams olive oil
- 60 grams castor oil
Lye – distilled water
- 77 grams lye (sodium hydroxide)
- 228 grams distilled water
Scent at trace
- 20 to 36 grams of a blend of lime, basil and lemongrass essential oils or your favorite essential oils or fragrance oils
- 2 tablespoons of ground sage
- 1 tablespoon of tumeric
Take about 1 cup for the soap mixture at trace. Add and mix the sage. Take about 1 cup of the soap mixture at trace. Add and mix the tumeric.
You can swirl these different colors in your mold.
This recipe makes about 2 pounds of soap which will produce about 6-7 bars of natural soap.
Cold Process Soapmaking Instructions
Juniper Berries Sage Soap
Juniper berries have a piney scent and that are used to flavor gin. They have antibacterial, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and astringent properties. They are a detoxifier and cleanser. It is said that this scent removes negativity and relieves anxiety and nervous tension, clearing the path for positive energy. It is one of the only botanicals to retain some scent through the saponification process.
INGREDIENTS
Fats, oils and butters
- 180 grams palm oil
- 180 grams shea butter
- 120 grams coconut oil
- 120 gram olive oil
Lye – Water solution
- 77 grams lye (sodium hydroxide)
- 228 grams distilled water
Additive and scent at trace
- 20 to 36 grams of a blend of juniper berries and sage essential oils or your favorite essential oils or fragrance oils.
- 1/3 cup of ground juniper berries
- dozen juniper berries to decorate
This recipe makes about 2 pounds of soap which will produce about 6-7 bars of natural soap.