Honey Oatmeal Soap Recipe with Melt and Pour Soap
This honey oatmeal soap recipe is the perfect way to get started on your homemade soap journey. It has natural ingredients that are amazing for the skin and is such as easy soap recipe. Great for beginners and anyone that loves making soap!
Equipment
- glass measuring cup or large glass bowl
- double boiler or large saucepan
- wooden spoon
- soap mold set
Ingredients
- 1 pound shea butter melt and pour base or goat's milk melt and pour base
- 80-100 drops essential oils (see below for recommendations)
- 5 tsp raw honey
- 5 tsp ground oats
Instructions
- Chop up 1 pound of your shea butter soap base into similar size pieces, about 1-2 inches in size. This will make it easier to melt and stir the soap. Also, blend the oatmeal in your blender so it's ready when you need it.
- Place the pieces of shea butter melt-and-pour soap into a double boiler on your stovetop. For mine, I used a large saucepan with water halfway up the side and a 4-cup glass measuring cup in order to make pouring into the molds easier. Heat the water to a gentle boil, while stirring the soap pieces after they start to melt. Then turn the burner to low heat.
- Continue stirring the soap until smooth and no pieces are left. Once that happens, remove the measuring cup from the stovetop and dry off the bottom. The measuring cup will be hot, so make sure to have towels and pot holders nearby. Turn off the stove.
- Next, add essential oils, raw honey, and ground oats directly to the melted soap based on your measuring cup. For 1 pound of soap base, plan to use 80-100 drops of essential oils. Then you can a total of 5 teaspoons of raw honey and 5 teaspoons of ground oats. I always start with the smaller amounts, and then add more if needed.Mix everything really well, as this is your chance to make sure it's incorporated. Then pour the soap mixture into your soap molds of choice. I find that this makes around 5 bars of soap, depending on the molds you use.
- Leave the soap in the molds for several hours up to overnight. I find the honey bar soap is usually ready after a few hours, but I like to leave it overnight to be sure it has hardened. Peel the molds back slowly and gently, so the top of the soap comes out clean and beautiful.
- If you aren't going to use the oatmeal bar soap right away, then you will need to wrap your soap so it stays in good condition for your future use.
Notes
My personal recipe uses 30 drops of stress away, 30 drops of vanilla, and 30 drops of orange essential oil.