- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 2 ½ hours
- yield: 2-4 soaps (depending on the size of the molds)
Ingredients
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1 cup goats milk soap base
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1 T Anthony’s Goods Organic Shea Butter
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1 tsp Anthony’s Goods Coconut Milk Powder
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7 drops peppermint essential oils
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1/4 tsp Anthony's Goods Coconut Sugar
Instructions
Add water to a pot and place it on the stove over medium heat. Next, add the soap base and shea butter to a glass measuring cup and place it into the water as a double broiler. Melt the soap and shea butter completely, stirring frequently. Once melted, remove the glass measuring cup from the pot and turn the stove off. Add the essential oil, coconut milk powder, & coconut sugar to the melted soap base and stir until combined. Next, pour the soap base into silicone soap molds. Allow the soap to harden in the refrigerator for 2 or more hours. Once hardened, remove the soap from the molds.How fun is this DIY Soap? This would be such a fun recipe to make with your children. It is also a great way to eliminate some unnecessary chemicals from your beauty/hygiene products.
The fun thing about this recipe is you can add different scents, colors, etc. to change up the soap. Try adding some dried flowers or herbs to really change the look. There are also different types of soap molds you can purchase to make different shapes of soap.
DIY Shea Butter Soap
Ingredients:
- 1 cup goats milk soap base
- 1 T Anthony’s Goods Organic Shea Butter
- 1 tsp Anthony’s Goods Coconut Milk Powder
- 7 drops peppermint essential oils
- 1/4 tsp Anthony's Goods Coconut Sugar
Directions:
- Add water to a pot and place it on the stove over medium heat.
- Next, add the soap base and shea butter to a glass measuring cup and place it into the water as a double broiler.
- Melt the soap and shea butter completely, stirring frequently.
- Once melted, remove the glass measuring cup from the pot and turn the stove off.
- Add the essential oil, coconut milk powder, & coconut sugar to the melted soap base and stir until combined.
- Next, pour the soap base into silicone soap molds.
- Allow the soap to harden in the refrigerator for 2 or more hours.
- Once hardened, remove the soap from the molds.
Total time: 2 ½ hours
Makes 2-4 soaps (depending on the size of the molds)