DIY Lavender Soap

A few weeks ago, I purchased a couple of lavender plants from Aldi, and have been looking forward to making some easy lavender soap ever since.

Lavender Soap

Lavender not only has a lovely purple colour, but it also has an amazing aroma. It is also an antiseptic,an astringent, antiviral and antibacterial which aids in the healing of cuts, dermatitis, eczema, acne, boils and burns. This scent is also very relaxing.
You will need:

450 g Goats Milk Soap Base
1 1/2 tsp dried lavender
15 drops Lavender essential oil
Microwave safe glass bowl
Spoon
Knife
A soap mold
Soap Colourants – This is optional and I played around with blue and red until I got the purple colour I wanted.
Rubbing alcohol in spray bottle (optional)

I have purchased separate utensils just for soap making, as I didn’t want to use the ones I use for cooking our meals.

Cut up the goat milk soap into small chunks, about 2 cm x 2cm and place in a glass microwavable jug.
Microwave in 20 second increments, stirring well after each 20 seconds. Don’t overheat as it will cause the soap base to start bubbling up.
One all the lumps are melted, add the dried lavender and lavender essential oil.
Mix well.
If you are using the colorants, now is the time to add them.
Place your soap molds on a flat even surface where they can stay, untouched for the next few hours.
Pour your soap into the mold.
I let my soap sit for around 12 hours, allowing it to harden up before popping it out of the mold.
With a silicon mold, the soap should pop out easily, once set.

To make the top free from bubbles, you can spray with rubbing alcohol.

For those in Australia, I purchase my soap supplies from Aussie Soap Supplies in Western Australia.

I made 6 small, round soaps with this recipe, though it all depends on the size of your moulds. If you wish to make more, you will need to adjust the quantity of the ingredients.

Just a note: If your soap has bubbles form on the top after you pour your soap base into your molds, you can spray the tops of the soap with rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol) as this will help break them up and give you a smooth surface.

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Easy Lavender Soap

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This lavender soap is so quick and easy to make and smells absolutely amazing!

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Ingredients

 

• ▢ 450 g goats milk soap base
• ▢ 1 1/2 tsp dried lavender
• ▢ 15 drops Lavender Essential Oil
• ▢ Microwave safe glass bowl
• ▢ Spoon
• ▢ Knife
• ▢ A soap mold
• ▢ Soap Colourants - This is optional and I played around with blue and red until I got the purple colour I wanted.
• ▢ Rubbing alcohol in spray bottle optional

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Instructions

 

• Cut up the goat milk soap into small chunks, about 2 cm x 2cm and place in a glass microwavable jug.
• Microwave in 20 second increments, stirring well after each 20 seconds. Don't overheat as it will cause the soap base to start bubbling up.
• Once all the lumps are melted, add the dried lavender and lavender essential oil.
• Mix well.
• If you are using the colorants, now is the time to add them. Then mix well.
• Place your soap molds on a flat even surface where they can stay, untouched for the next few hours.
• Pour your soap into the mold.
• I let my soap sit for around 12 hours, allowing it to harden up before popping it out of the mold.

Notes

• If your soap has bubbles form on the top after you pour your soap base into your molds, you can spray the tops of the soap with rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol) as this will help break them up and give you a smooth surface.

Nutritional information is an estimate and provided as a courtesy. The values may vary according to the ingredients and tools that are used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed information.

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