It is a great experience to try new things . If you haven’t tried DIY homemade soap, it is best that you try this interesting hobby now. Don’t be afraid to get creative with new ingredients, color patterns, design and decorations. Soap making is just like cooking. The possibilities are endless. Set your creativity free to explore.

Cold Process Soap Making Directions

1. Start with weighing all of your ingredients according to the recipes.
2. Place the water in a stainless steel bowl, gently add the lye and keep stirring. The reaction will take place and the water will be heated. Do not let the water boil, do not inhale the smoke. Set aside to cool.
3. While waiting the lye solution to cool down, add the oils to the stainless steel pan and gently heat until the oil melts. Set aside to cool
4. When the lye solution and oils are both about 100°F to 120°F (38°C to 49°C), it’s time to mix them together. Slowly add the lye solution to the oils. (Once the oils and lye are mixed together, the
   chemical reaction starts and the mixture becomes soap quickly!) Now use the immersion blender to mix thoroughly.
5. Blend your mixture until reach trace where it will look something like a thick custard.
6. Once the oils and lye are fully mixed, it’s time to add fragrance, color, or other additives to the soap. Do not use the immersion blender for this; just mix them in with a whisk.
7. Pour the mixture into the molds and cover them with a blanket. Keep them away from sunlight
8. Let the mold sit for about 24 hours, then remove the blanket and lid and let the soap air again in the mold for a few hours.
9. Now the soap are hard enough to be removed from the mold. If it is still a bit soft, then wait another 1 day before demolding.
10. Demold the soap and cut it into small bars.
11. Place the soap bar at the drying rack for 4 to 6 weeks. Make sure the soap separated and do not touch each other and remember to turn them at regular intervals so that all sides are evenly dry.

 

Homemade Cold Process Soap Recipes

Double Butter Soap

If you wish to nurture your skin with supreme moisturizing soap, you go for the luxurious products that contain nourishing elements such as cocoa butter or shea butter. Instead you can make it at home and control everything. This recipe uses double butter for extreme nourishment to your skin.

The Oils

• 5.4 oz of Shea butter
• 4.5 oz of lard
• 11.2 oz olive oil
• 2.2 oz castor oil
• 5.8 oz of cocoa butter
• 15.6 oz of coconut oil

For the Lye Solution

• 6.3 oz lye
• 12.6 oz water

Personal Touch

• 2 oz of any fragrance or essential oil blend
• Golden or light brown

Tea Tree and Charcoal Soap

The wonderful properties of charcoal makes this soap very healthy to the skin. Charcoal absorbs oil, pulls it out of the pores and binds with it. Think of the cleaning properties of this soap. The tea tree oil blends perfectly with charcoal and is perfect for oily skin.

The Oils

• 14.5 oz of Olive Oil
• 9 oz of Coconut Oil
• 1.8 oz of Tamanu Oil
• 9 oz of Palm Oil
• 1.7 oz of Castor Oil

For the Lye Mixture

• 5.1 oz of Sodium Hydroxide Lye
• 10.1 oz of Distilled Water (15% water discount)

The Magic Touch (Added during trace)

• 1.7 ounce of Tea Tree Essential Oil
• 2 Table spoons of Activated Charcoal

Zesty Lemon Soap

Some people go crazy for the smell of fresh lemon. If you are one of those people, you will enjoy this lemon scented soap. Moreover, the lemon zests in this recipe will add a cute touch to your soap.

The oils

• 7.5 oz olive oil
• 6.5 oz palm oil
• 1.3 oz castor oil
• 6.5 oz coconut oil

The Lye Mixture

• 3.1 oz lye
• 8 oz water

The Magic Touch

• 1 oz of lemon fragrance oil or essential oil
• 1 tablespoon of grated lemon zest (mix with the soap at trace or spray on top or both)

 

Loofa Soap

How convenient would it be if your soap was molded on your bath sponge immediately, so you can just wet it and use it right away. This recipe offers you a creative and distinctive way to represent and use your soap.

The oils

• 7.5 oz olive oil
• 6.5 oz palm oil
• 1.3 oz castor oil
• 6.5 oz coconut oil

The Lye Mixture

• 3.1 oz lye
• 8 oz water

Personal Additions

• 1 oz of your favorite essential oil blend
• A beautiful soap colorant of your choice
• A long loofa (A classic style of sponges, can be found online)

Note: The loofa replaces the mold, you slice the loofa into thin slices and pour the soap on it to create small slices of loofa soap.

 

Raspberry Soap

The aroma and color of raspberries is a wonderful addition to any soap. Raspberry also has antioxidant properties, that is why, you can add it to your soap for its benefit.

The Oils

• 1 ounce of castor oil
• 2.1 oz of canola oil
• 5.2 oz of palm oil
• 6.3 oz of coconut oil
• 6.3 oz of olive oil

For the Lye Solution

• 3 oz of lye
• 7.2 oz of goat’s milk

The Magic Touch

• 1 teaspoon of raspberry fragrance
• 2 oz of freshly diced raspberries