With my newfound hobby of soap making, I am getting a little more creative and coming up with wonderful different combinations. Today, I’m sharing this vanilla & lavender soap recipe using melt and pour soap base. Why melt and pour, you ask? Well, because it’s simple and I like simple. Most of our readers like things that are easy to make too, so it makes perfect sense to share projects that are pretty effortless!
This vanilla and lavender shea butter soap is great for moisturizing your skin and has the wonderful lavender aroma that so many enjoy, with a hint of vanilla. Just a few simple steps, and you can make this soap for yourself, or tie it with some raffia ribbon to give as a gift.
Vanilla & Lavender Soap recipe using melt and pour
*You can get all of these soap making supplies at Michaels craft store. You can also find similar products on Amazon, which I’ve provided affiliate links to below.
Supplies:
- 3/4 pound Shea Butter melt and pour soap base
- 1 tablespoon dried lavender flowers
- 10 drops lavender essential oil
- 10 drops vanilla essential oil
- Large Pyrex measuring cup
- Spoon or wooden craft stick
- Rectangular soap molds
(3)
- Spray bottle
of rubbing alcohol
Step 1. Sprinkle some lavender flowers into the molds.
Step 2. Cut soap base into cubes (this can easily be done with a butter knife), and place in measuring cup.
Step 3. Microwave for 30 seconds. Stir very well. If not completely melted, repeat for 10 second intervals until fully melted.
Step 4. Add essential oils.
Step 5. Stir lavender flowers into mixture.
Step 6. Pour mixture into the soap molds.
Step 7. Spray lightly with rubbing alcohol. This helps to prevent bubbles.
Step 8. Let set for about 30-60 minutes and remove from mold.
See, I told you it was simple! If you are looking for other easy DIY tutorials, we have a few that you might be interested in. Do you love bath salts? We have a simple DIY that is great to make for yourself or a gift. If sugar scrubs are more of your thing and you love the smell of coffee, then this is the sugar scrub recipe you gotta check out!
Thank u for sharing. Looks so easy.
Lori in ct
How do you not get the sticky/dry feeling once you rinse the soap off your skin?
I haven’t encountered that issue. Do you have hard water at your home? That could be an issue, as soap products don’t tend to work as well in hard water.
How much soap base do we need? The amount is coming up as a question mark on my screen.
3/4 pound. I don;t know why that happened to some of my posts. I have updated it.
Does this need any cure time before use?
Thanks!
No, I did not cure it at all!
Just started making soap!! Love it! I crochet wash pretty little wash cloths and face scrubbies and wanted homemade soap to go with it as gifts. doing it for Christmas. Dish rags and lemon poppy seed soap to go in the kitchen.
Oh how fun! I want to learn how to crochet! Those would be perfect gifts!
Trying this for the first q!! Wish me luck and I’ll share my experience.
I am doing my research on soap making and I found your blog. This recipe is great and sounds divine.
Can this soap be used on the face or is it only a body soap?
I’m really not sure. Personally, I wouldn’t, because I have sensitive skin on my face so I cam only uise certain cleansers.
How do get the dry herbs to mix with the soap? All my stuff sinks to the bottom
Sometimes I give it a quick stir after pouring. I often have iissues with it floating to the top.
I’ve never made soap before but this looks pretty easy
I do not own a microwave. Would you be able to use a double boiler? If so, any tips?
Yes, you could. You would need to cut the soap into 1 inch cubes, and stir the soap base until it is fully melted. Then follow the rest of the directions.
How do you prevent the soap from turning brown? I’ve done the same steps (without the vanilla AND I came across this AFTER my soap has turned brown).
I have not had that problem, so really I am not sure.