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Easy To Make Homemade Essential Oil Soaps

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Easy To Make Homemade Essential Oil Soaps

This post may contain affiliate images and or links. I love the holidays and the gift giving that goes with it. These Easy To Make Homemade Essential Oil Soaps smell amazing and make the perfect gift. This post contains affiliate links and/or images.

I love saving money on store bought beauty products by making them myself. These Easy To Make Homemade Essential Oil Soaps make my skin feel and smell amazing!

When I worked in an office, I wore make up everyday. I used several skin and hair care products as well. When I would total the cost each month, it was surprising. I was spending close to $150 a month. 

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Saving Money And Having Fun Too!

Now that I work from home, I don’t spend nearly as much. But, my daughter on the other hand does. We decided to take the plunge and make some beauty products at home.

I have recently begun using essential oils and learned the many different uses for them. I can make my favorite soaps and scrubs with them. One of my favorite lines Nature’s Truth® Essential Oils.

You can find Nature’s Truth Essential Oils at several of your favorite retailers. They offer many scents including Eucalyptus, Peppermint, Frankincense, Cinnamon and Lemon Oil. 

Do you love to make your own gifts? It is meaningful and affordable, which is why I love making and giving these aromatic Homemade Essential Oil Soaps #ad #StimulateTheSenses @naturestruthvit

For my lime zest soap, I chose the Frankincense because it is a great way to start your day. With its uplifting, invigorating scent, I use the Frankincense in Homemade Essential Oil Soap in my morning shower.

It has sweet citrus notes, which I love, with rich, warm balsamic undertones. The scent is spiritually elevating and mentally refreshing, making it the perfect way to start my day!

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Essential Oils Are Amazing!

For my nighttime bath, I made the lemon zest soap with the Good Nite Nature’s Truth Essential Oil. The scent is calming, comforting, and relaxing after a long day. It is the perfect choice to have in my end of the day soak in the tub!

When making my Easy To Make Homemade Essential Oil Soaps there are a few precautions I take. When you are using essential oils, you never want to apply them directly on your skin. Be sure to you a carrier oil, like a Sweet Almond Base Oil.

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The rule of thumb is to use 5-7 drops of your favorite essential oil to every 10 mL (1/3 oz.) of your base oil. For children under two, be sure to check and see what the ratio would be for them. 

Easy To Make Homemade Essential Oil Soaps supplies

What you will need to make your Homemade Essential Oil Soap:

  • 1 lb. Clear Glycerin Soap Block
  • 1/8 cup Nature’s Truth Almond Base Oil
  • 10-12 drops of your choice of essential oils
  • Zest of 1-2 lemons and limes
  • Yellow and green soap coloring (if desired)
  • Soap Mold
  • Spray bottle of rubbing alcohol
  • Microwave safe glass bowl

Directions:

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Step One: Cut your soap block into small cubes. Place into your bowl. Heat in microwave at 50% power for 40 seconds. Stir and repeat until melted completely and smooth.

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Step Two: Add your Almond Base Oil into mixture. Stir until mixed in completely.

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Step Three: Add  your Essential Oil into mixture. Stir until mixed in completely.

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Step Four: Add your soap coloring. Start with one drop and mix thoroughly. Continue to add one drop and stir until desired color is achieved.

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Step Five: Add in your lemon zest until completely blended into your mixture.

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Step Six: Pour your mixture evenly into your soap molds. Spray your rubbing alcohol onto the molds. This will get rid of any air bubbles, so you get a nice smooth bar. 

Allow to cool completely and harden. You can do this at room temperature or place in the fridge for 30-45 minutes. Gently pop your soap out of the molds.

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Have you ever made your own essential oil soaps at home? I would love to hear about it!

Get what you need to make your soaps from Amazon. Just click the buttons below to order.

 ULTRA CLEAR TRANSPARENT 100% PURE & Premium organic GLYCERIN MELT & POUR SOAP BASE (2 lb) Nature's Truth Essential Oil, Good Nite, 0.51 Fluid Ounce Nature's Truth Vitamins Essential Oil, Frankincense, 0.51 Fluid Ounce Now Solutions Sweet Almond Oil, 16-Ounce 12 Color Bath Bomb Soap Dye - Skin Safe Bath Bomb Colorant Food Grade Coloring for Soap Making Supplies, Natural Liquid Soap Colorant for DIY Bath Bomb Supplies Kit, Slime, Crafts - with Instructions Zester Stainless Steel Grater, Cheese, Lemon, Ginger & Potato Zester with Plastic Cover, Long Ergonomic Handle with Rubber Base (Black) Rectangle Silicone Soap Mold - LeBeila 6 Large Cavity DIY Baking Molds Cake Pan Reusable Silicon Ice Cube Trays For Soap Making Bar, Loaf, Resin, Muffin, Brownie, Homemade Craft (6 Cavities, Pink)

 

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Comments

  2. I totally love different scented soaps! In fact, my wife got me a whole supply for Christmas last year…but I had no idea how easy it is to make scented soaps at home. Adding the lemon and lime zest in there is a great idea! Thanks so much for sharing! #client

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  4. I am SO making these, not only for gifts but for myself! I would love to use the frankincense for myself because it is suppose to be a natural remedy for migraines, which I suffer from. I am so happy to know I can get these oils at my favorite local stores.

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  11. Oh my goodness, I had no idea it was so easy to make these. AND, I had no idea Walgreens. 🙂 What a great idea for holiday gifts for everyone. Thanks for sharing

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  14. I absolutely love anything that has to do with essential oils. I know that there are so many different uses. I just never thought about soap!

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    • Really? Doesn’t save me money lol. It costs me much more money, but in the end, I have organic, healthy, chemical free soap for my family.

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  23. I used to make soaps a few years ago. I still have all of my supplies. I will have to make some for Christmas gifts.

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  24. I would love to give this a try. I think it is a great idea for Christmas gifts. I will have to get the supplies I will need.

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  25. I would love to make peppermint soap. It would be great for when you have a cold. I will have to give this a try.

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  28. I love this idea so much and can just imagine how a gift recipient would feel to receive something so thoughtful! I’m going to save this and hope that I will give it a go!

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  30. My family recently began using essential oils. This would not only be a great project to enjoy with my son but also a natural alternative to the harsh additives used in other brands!

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  39. oh I need to do this. I think it would be so fun to make my own soaps. I also hear so many great things about essential oils I’d love to see how they work in soaps!

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  48. I don’t think I’ve ever smelled Frankinscnce. My gram used t o make her own soap, but not with oil. That is a great new twist.

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  50. Thank you for the simple step by step process with PICTURES. One can find so many recipes but you always wonder if you are doing it properly. My girls wanted to give homemade gifts this year so your post is very timely. Thanks!

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  51. I love the idea of making scented soaps for gifts. They are perfect for everyone on my list. Thanks for sharing the
    directions. I hope they have jasmine oil since I like it’s aroma.

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  52. Love, love homemade soap. My neighbor and friend makes soap and is selling it at my Christmas Open House event. It is so much better than buying a bar at the store. Yours is gorgeous! 🙂

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  56. I love your easy recipes here, I hope to make some for my Christmas gifts for my family and friends this holiday season.

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  62. I’ve been really wanting to try making my own soap. I just realized I have everything I need to make it using your directions… except goats milk. I just love Frankincense !!

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  64. I love this idea of making your own homemade soaps, and this is a great gift idea. Thank you for sharing.

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  65. I love making my own soaps because I can make sure that they are all natural. I think the lemon soap would be so pretty without any dye and just letting the zest stand as the pops of color. Such a great post!

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  66. Wow, I’ve maybe found that of what I can do for holiday gifts… Thus I couldnt afford anything the last few years because of my income! More so, I will share this page and contents with that of others; that I know enjoy doing special events during the holidays! I love to design things from scratch; since being a Boy Scout…. making such like a hobby that I set out to get just to find one more – activity that is, in which will help one day build a dream come true!

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  67. This looks so fun! I’ve always wanted to make soap, but too spooked to use lye. This is perfect, and I’d like to try it!

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  69. I’ve always wanted to try my hand at soap but found it intimidating. I like that you use glycerin. that seems to make it simpler for me.

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