28 DIY Soap Recipes For Spa Days, Gifts and More! (2024)

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DIY Rose vanilla soap

DIY Pink Salt Soap

DIY Lemon Cake

Citrus Sugar Cube DIYs

DIY Sea Mud Soap

DIY Pumpkin Spice Soap

DIY Vanilla Latte Soap

DIY Jasmine Dead Sea Salt Soap

DIY Rose Shea Butter Soap

DIY Peppermint Sugar Scrub Bars

Pink Lemonade Soap DIY

DIY Oatmeal Cinnamon Soap

Orange Zest Lemon Soap DIY

DIY Coffee Milk Soap

DIY Milk and Honey Soap

DIy Coconut Oil Soap

DIY Ginger Spice Cookie Soap

DIY Citrus Soap

DIY Oatmeal Spice Soap

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1. Coconut Lime

As it states in the tutorial, this DIY bar of soap will help turn you bath into a true spa experience. Check out Shelterness for all the details and learn how to create this refreshing new addition to your bathroom routine.

2. Cream

With only four ingredients, you’re going to love Savvy Naturalista for featuring this wonderful recipe for cream soap. And did you know these soaps will make a great shaving cream too!

3. Precious Stone

Fall For DIY gives us a really special DIY to try our hands off. Making soap is one thing but making soap that resembles some semi precious stones is an entirely new and fun experience!

4. For Kids

How about making something fun for the kids to enjoy? Crafts Unleashed show us how to make soap (with tissue paper confetti) just for the little ones of the family to have fun with!

5. On A Rope

Check out A Beautiful Mess and learn how to create these adorable soaps on a rope! And you’ll get to add some wonderful essentials oils to your liking.

6. Grapefruit, Mint & Poppyseed

And you can pop back over to A Beautiful Mess, if you want to try out making these charming grapefruit, mint and poppyseed bars. We think these would be great for gift-giving too!

7. Peppermint

Day2Day makes a soap that so many will love! Learn how to make some peppermint bars. And, yes, the recipe includes actual peppermints and/or candy canes!

8. Herb & Spice

If you want to get a bit fancier with your soap making – and more creative – Hello Natural has some great ideas for mixing herbs and spices into the mix.

9. Lavender

A Pumpkin and A Princess shows us how to make soap with the inclusion of one of the most popular fragrances: lavender! And it’s quite a beautiful final product as well!

10. Oatmeal Spice

You’ll definitely want to visitCrafts Unleashed if you’re looking for a soap recipe you can make at home that will be sure to help out your sensitive skin. Anything made with oatmeal will be sure to moisturize and stray from harshness.

11. Citrus

Hello Wonderful makes these gorgeous citrus soaps that the entire family will love and may even wan to help in the making of!

12.Ginger Spice Cookie

Here’s another great soap recipe when you’re wanting to create a special gift for your friends or family. Visit Feathers in Our Nest to snag all of the details!

13. Coconut Oil

Now we have my personal favorite on the list! Visit Mommypotamus for the recipe and learn how to create pure coconut oil soap that can be used for both cleansing and laundry too!

14. Milk & Honey

The best part of this soap DIY from Happiness is Homemade is that it takes only ten minute to make! Grab the milk and honey and get started this afternoon!

15. Coffee & Milk

And Happiness is Homemade does it again with this recipe! Taking only ten minute you can have some homemade coffee and milk soap to enjoy at home!

16. Orange Zest Lemon

Essentially Eclectic gives us a great citrus-focused recipe that works so well as a gift because of it’s universal appeal and beautiful finished look.

17. Oatmeal Cinnamon

Simple Designing took another fan-favorite fragrance and turned it into a bar of soap that will moisturize and act as a great gift for one of your gal pals to enjoy!

18. Pink Lemonade

Here’s a recipe that will really hit the spot come spring or summertime. Have a spa party with your girls and use these as favors. Check them out at PopSugar!

19. Peppermint Sugar

These peppermint sugar scrub bars from Happy Mothering will both cleanse and exfoliate your skin, leaving a smoother, brighten complexion!

20. Rose & Shea Butter

How Do I Make Soap has plenty of great ideas when it comes to soap making, but this one in particular stood out for its feminine fragrance and beautiful finish look!

21. Jasmine & Dead Sea Salt

This soap from Essentially Eclectic will smell wonderful but it will also exfoliate your skin, leaving it smoother and clearer than you’ve ever felt it before!

22. Vanilla Latte

Do we have any coffee lovers? Or at least those that love the smell? Treat yourself by making some of this vanilla latte soap from She Uncovered!

23. Pumpkin Spice

Happiness is Homemade does it again with this 10-minute recipe. And this time it’s made with pumpkin spice!

24. Sea Mud

Mommypotamus gives us a recipe that one of the easiest to make. So, it’s a great recipe to start with when you first dive into soap making!

25. Citrus Sugar Scrub

These cubes will cleanse and exfoliate just like its peppermint predecessor. The Idea Room gives us all of the details needed to create our own.

26. Lemon Cake

Marte Ravn made these charming lemon cake soap bars that again act as both treats for yourself and treat your friends with a bar as well!

27. Himalayan Salt & Shea Butter

Soap Queen made these gorgeous bars of soap using pink Himalayan salt and Shea butter. It’s truly a spa-like experience once made!

28. Rose Vanilla

Here’s another ultra-feminine recipe that would be a beautiful gifting idea but also one that will be a true luxury for yourself. Visit Hello Natural for the details!

28 DIY Soap Recipes For Spa Days, Gifts and More! (2024)

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How do you make soap like old days? ›

Here are couple of old fashioned soap recipes: A typical Southern recipe: “One half-box of concentrated lye, four pounds of grease, one pound of rosin, five gallons of water. Boil all together until the soap is made…then add a half pint of salt dissolved in a quart of water, boil a few minutes longer, and pour off.”

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Can you make soap without lye? ›

NO, chemically-speaking, soap itself cannot be made without lye. Soap is made by blending oils (like olive oil or coconut oil), a liquid (water, goat's milk, etc.), and an alkali (lye). Lye is needed to convert oils into soap.

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How many days does homemade soap last? ›

How long does homemade soap last? Most homemade soap last about one year. Depending on the ingredients used and the quality of the ingredients, soap may last less than a year, or much longer. As a rule, soaps made with “fancy” oils will have a shorter shelf life than basic oils.

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How do you increase the shelf life of homemade soap? ›

However, in general, properly stored natural soaps made with high-quality ingredients can last for around 1-2 years. To maximize the shelf life of black seed oil soap, it should be stored in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight and moisture.

What can replace lye in soap? ›

Lye “Alternatives”

Still, some soap-makers make a point of positioning themselves as lye “alternatives,” insisting – for example – they use glycerin instead, or make their soap without the involvement of lye.

What happens if you don't use lye in soap? ›

You can't make real soap without lye. All natural soaps have lye as an ingredient in them; synthetic chemicals can now be used instead of lye (like phthalate-free glycerin), but we wouldn't consider that natural soap because it contains no botanical ingredients or essential oils from plants or flowers.

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What is the recipe for 34 33 33 soap? ›

You can never go wrong with a 34/33/33 ratio. That's 34% olive oil, 33% coconut oil, and 33% palm oil. It creates a firm, moisturizing bar with great bubbles. From there, you can start experimenting and adding your favorite oils.

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What is grade 1 soap? ›

The most important factor to be considered in soap quality is its total fatty matter (TFM). Higher the TFM quantity in the soap, better is its quality. As per BIS, Grade 1 soaps should have 76 per cent minimum TFM, while Grade 2 and Grade 3 must have 70 per cent and 60 per cent minimum TFM, respectively.

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Can you use old oils to make soap? ›

So I wondered last month what I could do with all that used-up oil. Enter soap making—turn that trash to treasure and feel like Tyler Durden from Fight Club doing it! It's surprisingly easy. If you have a deep fryer or otherwise inherit a bunch of used oil, consider this ultimate recycling hack instead of dumping it.

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Can you make a living selling homemade soap? ›

Selling homemade soap can be profitable if you have the right pricing and promotion strategy. However, profitability depends on many factors. Doing lots of research and planning prior to starting your soap business will help increase your chances of profitability.

What is the cheapest oil to make soap with? ›

Canola Oil – 1 year

Canola oil is an affordable option for soap. It produces a balanced bar with creamy lather. It's also a great substitute for olive oil.

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Is homemade soap expensive? ›

Handmade soap is expensive to make because production runs are very small and ingredients are expensive. You need a pot, measuring equipment, fats, lye, molds, safety gear, packaging materials, fragrances, oils and lots of space. Those high costs are then passed onto the consumer by raising the price of every bar.

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What did pioneers use for soap? ›

Long ago, in the pioneer days, people used the same type of soap for many purposes, including house cleaning, laundry, dishes, and hygiene. The soap was handmade using tallow, lye, and water. Lye is made from wood ashes usually gathered from the fireplace and put in a wooden hopper.

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How was lye soap made in the old days? ›

Lye, the alkaline substance needed for saponification, could be made by pouring water over ashes from the fireplace. This was typically done in a special basin, called a leaching barrel or an ash hopper. For the fatty substance, colonists used animal fat left over from cooking or butchering.

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How to make soap in the woods? ›

Wood Ash mixed with water produces lye, which can then be mixed with animal fat to make soap. You simply have to add boiling soft water to your ash, allow it to sit for a few days, and drain the lye out of the mixture.

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