Soap
Cold process, melt-and-pour, syndet bars, and decorative techniques. Lye-calculator-friendly recipes.
26 recipes
Surfactants In Cosmetics
This is a summary post on typical surfactants used in cosmetics. I could not include all the exciting surfactants available today, but I tried to include a variety that is very used in cosmetics today, especially with DIY cosmetics.
Glucoside Face Cleanser
This gel cleanser is suitable for all skin types; both surfactants in this formula are plant-derived and gentle on the skin. In this post, you can read about the ingredients I used for this product.
Solid Cleanser Scrub
This formula is for a solid version of a body and face scrub cleanser. The scrub cleanser is easy to make, and you can change some of the ingredients I used in this formula. I used the same beaker (heat resistance one) for both phases.
Retainer Cleaning Tablets
The natural composition of the tablets is kinder to the environment, and the infusion of your preferred essential oil adds a refreshing scent, leaving your retainers smelling pleasant and feeling thoroughly clean.
Dead Sea Soap
I am a big fan of natural cold process soaps and often make them. If you are looking for more recipes for cold process soaps, I have recipes for oat soap bars, salt soap bars, lime and honey soap bars, solid dish soap bars and using soap sc…
Using Soap Scraps For Soap Design
I usually collect the scraps and leave them in a bag for later use. Once I have enough soap balls I make the new soap batter to combine with the balls.
Easy Hand Wash
Sometimes, you need a simple formula that you can make fast without heating or 3-4 phases.
Horse Chestnuts Cleanser
Ingredients: - Crushes horse chestnuts 150-250g - Distilled boiling water 450g - Preservative (Cosgard) 3.6g - Essential oil (optional) 4g I used lavender essential oil In this post, I'll explain a little about the Horse chestnut tree and h…
Banana Soap Recipe (Cold Process — Boosts Lather + Natural Color)
Cold-process banana soap recipe. The natural sugars in ripe bananas boost foam and lather while adding a soft creamy color. Step-by-step instructions, full lye calculation, and 4-week cure schedule.
DIY Liquid Dish Soap Recipe (Gentle on Hands, No SLS, 5 Ingredients)
Homemade liquid dish soap that cuts grease without drying your hands. Just 5 ingredients, no SLS, ready in 20 minutes. Full recipe with percentages and a gram-weight calculator below.
Oats Body And Face Soap
This recipe is for oats soap. If you have never made soap before, please read this post about soap for beginners. In this recipe, I blend some oat powder into the oils for a smooth texture. Oats are a fun additive to soap.
Soap Bars Only 3 Oils
Another solid soap bar recipe, this time a recipe with very few ingredients. This recipe has only three oils (ok, 2, and 1 butter). If you are looking for an easy recipe for a creamy, conditioning soap bar - you must try this recipe.
Salt Soap Bars Recipe
Ingredients: - Distilled water or infusion 232g - Lye (sodium hydroxide) 102g - Coconut oil 600g - Cocoa butter 40g - Sunflower oil 120g - Castor oil 40g - Essential oils 26g (I used 10g jasmine essential oil, 10g clary essential oil and 6g…
Lime and Honey Soap Bar
Ingredients: - Lime juice 280g - Lye (sodium hydroxide) 150g - Coconut oil 200g - Shea butter 100g - Cocoa butter 100g - Sunflower oil 300g - Olive oil 240g - Castor oil 60g - 1 ¾ tbs honey - 3 tbs lime peel powder - 1tbs french green clay …
Solid Dish Soap Bar Recipe (Zero-Waste, 5 Ingredients, Lasts 3 Months)
A single solid dish-soap bar that replaces 3+ bottles of liquid soap. Zero-waste kitchen staple — coconut-oil base, lemon essential oil, full cold-process recipe with lye amounts and cure time.
Whipped Soap Base From Scratch
In a previous post, I shared a recipe for whipped soap using soap scraps. This post will explain how to make whipped soap base from solid surfactants and other ingredients.
Whipped Sugar Scrub from Soap Scraps
Whipped soap scrubs are very effective for exfoliating the skin while cleaning it. Although many suppliers will have a whipped soap base, you can buy, you can make your own whipped soap base.
Avocado Cold Process Soap
If you have never made soap before, I suggest starting with the soap for beginners recipe or the 100% coconut oil soap. This recipe uses the heat transfer method, which is not recommended if it's your first cold process soap.
Ingredients and Tools to Start Making Your Cosmetics
You decided to make some of your cosmetics products at home, what’s next? Which ingredients should you buy to begin creating your products? This post will give you a general guide to help you decide what to buy.
100% Coconut Oil Soap
Making only one oil soap is simple and only requires two ingredients. All you need is coconut oil and sodium hydroxide (lye). Soap recipes usually use distilled water, but if your tap water is drinkable, you can use tap water to make soap.
Infusing Oils (no heating)
In this post I’ll explain to you step by step how to make your own oil infusion, oil infusion can be used for many cosmetics products, such as shampoo bars, conditioners, creams, lotions, shower gels, exfoliating products, etc.
Skincare pH Explained: Target Ranges by Product (Cleanser, Serum, Cream, Soap)
Skin sits at pH 4.5-5.5. This guide gives target pH ranges for every product type — cleansers, serums, creams, soaps — plus exactly how to lower or raise pH safely with citric or lactic acid.
Soap For Beginners
The information here is not very profund, so if you want to learn more about the ingredients there is plenty of information online.
Different Soaps from the same Batter
Remember to use protective gloves, glasses and long sleeves while working with caustics substancesses. Soaps are caustic for the first 24 hours so protection is important while making soap.
Happy Soap
This soap makes me happy. I made this soap using three leftovers bars of soap I had for a few months.
Basic Equipment for Soap Making
- **Mixing Bowls** preferably stainless steel but plastic PP#5 (polypropylene) can be used too since it's lye and heat resistant. We use these bowls to mix our lye with water and to mix the lye solution with oils.