Recipes for Soap, Toiletries, Candles & Potpourri - A Guide for Making your own Soap, Toiletries

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Table of Contents
Balms ...................................................................................................................... 12
Basic Balm ................................................................................................................................. 12
Belly Balm .................................................................................................................................. 12
Body Butter ................................................................................................................................ 13
Body Butter Bar.......................................................................................................................... 13
Citrus Body Splash ..................................................................................................................... 14
Emu Herbal Baby Balm .............................................................................................................. 15
Herbal Hand Salve ...................................................................................................................... 16
Herbal Healing Balm .................................................................................................................. 17
Neem Balm ................................................................................................................................ 17
Peach & Berry Gardener’s Hand Cream ...................................................................................... 18
Strawberry Cream ....................................................................................................................... 18
Tiger Balm.................................................................................................................................. 19
Winter Balm ............................................................................................................................... 19
Candles.................................................................................................................... 21
Beer Mug Candles ...................................................................................................................... 21
Floater Candles .......................................................................................................................... 21
Honeycomb Sheet Candle .......................................................................................................... 21
Ice Candles ................................................................................................................................. 22
Millefiori Candles......................................................................................................................... 22
Water Candles ............................................................................................................................ 23
Whipped Wax Candle.................................................................................................................. 23
Cold Process Soap .................................................................................................. 25
Basic Instructions for Cold Process Soap .................................................................................... 25
Create Your Own Bar or Liquid Soap Recipe - The Easy Way! ..................................................... 27
Azuki Bean Cucumber Kokum Soap ........................................................................................... 28
Bubble Gum Soap ...................................................................................................................... 29
Camper’s Delight with Neem Oil ................................................................................................. 29
Canola Soap ............................................................................................................................... 30
Carrot Veggie Bar ....................................................................................................................... 31
English Countryside Soap ........................................................................................................... 32
Flax Oil Soap .............................................................................................................................. 33
Gift Shop Three Oil Soap............................................................................................................ 34
Goat’s Milk Soap......................................................................................................................... 35
Good Bar.................................................................................................................................... 36
Hope’s Basic Soap...................................................................................................................... 37
Lemon Olive Complexion Bar ..................................................................................................... 38
Luxury Bar .................................................................................................................................. 39
Megan’s Sweet Honey Almond Soap ........................................................................................... 40
Milk Based Soap ......................................................................................................................... 40
Neem Oil Soap ........................................................................................................................... 41
Nutmeg Butter Soap................................................................................................................... 42

Old Fashioned Goatsmilk Soap................................................................................................... 43
Pampering Body Bar................................................................................................................... 44
Peppermint Wake Up .................................................................................................................. 44
Shampoo Bar II .......................................................................................................................... 45
Shaving Soap ............................................................................................................................. 45
Shea Butter Soap ....................................................................................................................... 46
Simply Soap Bar ......................................................................................................................... 46
Slice of Summer ......................................................................................................................... 47
Tons of Bubbles .......................................................................................................................... 47
Vinny’s Wild Oats Soap............................................................................................................... 48
Vitamin Soap .............................................................................................................................. 49
Youthful Complexion ................................................................................................................... 50
Creams .................................................................................................................... 52
Basic Hand & Body Cream ......................................................................................................... 52
Cucumber Cream ....................................................................................................................... 52
Gardener’s Hand Cream ............................................................................................................. 53
Gentle Face Cream and Base...................................................................................................... 53
Lavendar Cream ......................................................................................................................... 54
Rose Aloe Face Cream................................................................................................................ 54
Skin Butter ................................................................................................................................. 55
Ultra Hand & Body Cream .......................................................................................................... 55
Whipped Creme.......................................................................................................................... 56
For Baby .................................................................................................................. 58
Anti-Septic Tincture .................................................................................................................... 58
Baby Body Balm ......................................................................................................................... 58
Baby Bottom Oil ......................................................................................................................... 59
Baby Soap .................................................................................................................................. 59
Baby Washbags .......................................................................................................................... 60
Bottoms Up! Baby Bottom Balm ................................................................................................ 60
Calendula Baby Oil ..................................................................................................................... 61
Diaper Ointment......................................................................................................................... 61
Herbal Baby Balm ...................................................................................................................... 62
Herbal Baby Powder ................................................................................................................... 62
Herbal Milk Bath ......................................................................................................................... 63
Sweet Dreams Baby Lotion......................................................................................................... 63
For The Bath ........................................................................................................... 65
Basic Bath Salts.......................................................................................................................... 65
Basic Salt Glow........................................................................................................................... 65
Bath Cookies .............................................................................................................................. 65
Chocolate Ice Cream Bath Fizzies ............................................................................................... 66
Fizzing Bath Bombs .................................................................................................................... 66
Fizzy Bath Salts........................................................................................................................... 66
Foaming Bath Rocks .................................................................................................................. 67
Foaming Bath Salts .................................................................................................................... 67

Lavender, Milk & Oatmeal Tub Tea .............................................................................................. 68
Lavender-Citrus Bath Salts.......................................................................................................... 68
Moisturizing Bath Fizzy................................................................................................................ 69
Natural Cleansing Washbag ........................................................................................................ 69
Oatmeal, Milk & Honey Bath Tea ................................................................................................ 70
Oatmeal-Salt Bath ...................................................................................................................... 70
Relaxing Milk Bath ...................................................................................................................... 71
Shimmering Rose Dusting Powder .............................................................................................. 71
Silk Soak .................................................................................................................................... 71
Soothing Milk Bath - Jasmine’s................................................................................................... 72
Soothing Milk Bath ..................................................................................................................... 72
Thalasso Therapy ....................................................................................................................... 73
Truly Distinctive Bath Oil ............................................................................................................. 73
For The Face ........................................................................................................... 75
Acne Toner ................................................................................................................................. 75
Almond & Honey Face Scrub...................................................................................................... 75
Anti-Wrinkle Clay Mask................................................................................................................ 75
Ayurvedic Facial .......................................................................................................................... 76
Balancing Moisturizer.................................................................................................................. 76
Clay Facial .................................................................................................................................. 77
Clay Mask for Sensitive Skin........................................................................................................ 77
Exfoliating Facial Cleanser .......................................................................................................... 77
Exfoliating Gentle Face Wash ...................................................................................................... 78
Facial Cleansing Bar ................................................................................................................... 78
Facial Moisturizing Cream ........................................................................................................... 79
Facial Toner ................................................................................................................................ 79
Gentle Milk & Oatmeal Facial...................................................................................................... 80
Healing Clay Facial ..................................................................................................................... 80
Herbal Facial Scrub .................................................................................................................... 81
Honey Mud Mask ........................................................................................................................ 81
Lecithin Moisturizer ..................................................................................................................... 82
Marie Antoinette Masque ............................................................................................................ 82
Moisturizing Cleanser .................................................................................................................. 83
Moisturizing Facial Scrub ............................................................................................................ 83
Non-Clay Facial for Dry Skin ....................................................................................................... 84
Oily Skin Toner ........................................................................................................................... 85
Rose Care Facial ......................................................................................................................... 85
Rosewater Egg Facial .................................................................................................................. 85
Skin Astingent ............................................................................................................................ 86
Strawberry Hydroxy Mask............................................................................................................ 86
Yogurt & Banana Facial............................................................................................................... 87
For The Hair ............................................................................................................ 89
Flax Seed Hair Gel ...................................................................................................................... 89
Hair Lotion ................................................................................................................................. 89
Hair Oil ....................................................................................................................................... 90
Hair Rinse ................................................................................................................................... 90

Herbal Shampoo ........................................................................................................................ 91
Loc Butter .................................................................................................................................. 91
Natural Hair Detangler ................................................................................................................ 92
Natural Herbal Shampoo ............................................................................................................ 92
Hand Milled Soap .................................................................................................... 94
Basic Handmilling/Rebatching .................................................................................................... 94
Lavender/Chamomile Soap......................................................................................................... 95
Mango Mint Shampoo Bar .......................................................................................................... 96
Wake-me-up Soap ...................................................................................................................... 96
Hot Process Soap .................................................................................................... 98
Apple Spice Soap ....................................................................................................................... 98
Stefanie’s Favorite - Emu Oil Soap .............................................................................................. 99
Lip Balms .............................................................................................................. 101
Apricot-Orange Lip Gloss ......................................................................................................... 101
Avocado Lip Balm .................................................................................................................... 101
Basic Lip Balm ......................................................................................................................... 101
Bubble Gum Lip Gloss.............................................................................................................. 102
Cocoa Vanilla Lip Gloss............................................................................................................. 102
Darlene’s Healing Lip Balm...................................................................................................... 103
Emu Oil Lip Balm ..................................................................................................................... 103
Flavored Lip Balm (moisterizer and gloss)................................................................................. 104
Healing Lip Gloss...................................................................................................................... 104
Hemp lip Balm ......................................................................................................................... 105
Hemp Oil Lip Balm ................................................................................................................... 105
Honey Lip Balm ........................................................................................................................ 105
Kissable Lip Balm ..................................................................................................................... 106
Moisturizing Lip Balm ............................................................................................................... 106
Sherry’s Extra Moisture Lip Balm .............................................................................................. 107
Lotions .................................................................................................................. 109
All-Over Lotion ......................................................................................................................... 109
Almond Oil Lotion .................................................................................................................... 109
Beeswax Handbutter - Lotion Bar ............................................................................................. 110
Body & Feet Cream .................................................................................................................. 110
Camelot’s Suntan Lotion .......................................................................................................... 111
Creme de la Cream................................................................................................................... 112
Easy Body Lotion ...................................................................................................................... 113
Eczema Soother ....................................................................................................................... 113
Light Lotion Spray .................................................................................................................... 114
Peppermint Neroli Lotion .......................................................................................................... 114
Rich Creamy Butter Lotion ....................................................................................................... 115
Masks .................................................................................................................... 117

Beauty’s Secret......................................................................................................................... 117
Body Clay ................................................................................................................................. 117
Herbal Clay and Oat Mask ........................................................................................................ 118
Melt and Pour ........................................................................................................ 120
Citrus Blast M&P Shampoo Bar ................................................................................................ 120
Coffee and Cream Soap............................................................................................................ 120
Cucumber Ivy Swirl Mint Soap .................................................................................................. 121
Earth Tones .............................................................................................................................. 121
French Citrus Bar ..................................................................................................................... 122
Milk & Honey Butter Bars ......................................................................................................... 122
Milk and Honey Melt & Pour Soap............................................................................................. 123
MP Base Geode ........................................................................................................................ 124
Peppermint Exfoliating Foot Soap ............................................................................................. 125
Vanilla Honey Oatmeal.............................................................................................................. 125
Oil Blends .............................................................................................................. 127
Oil Blend: Eczema .................................................................................................................... 127
Oil Blend: Hair .......................................................................................................................... 127
Oil Blend: Light ........................................................................................................................ 127
Oil Blend: Light Face ................................................................................................................ 128
Oil Blend: Rich.......................................................................................................................... 128
Oil Blend: Rich But Penetrating................................................................................................. 128
Oil Blend: Rich Butter ............................................................................................................... 129
Oil Blend: Soothing (for inflamed, irritated skin)........................................................................ 129
Oil Blend: Sun Care .................................................................................................................. 129
Ointments.............................................................................................................. 131
Calendula & Plantain Ointment................................................................................................. 131
Darlene’s Ointment #1 ............................................................................................................. 131
PMS Oil Blend .......................................................................................................................... 132
Perfumes & Colognes ............................................................................................ 134
Aftershave................................................................................................................................. 134
Alluring ..................................................................................................................................... 134
Citrus Zinger Cologne ............................................................................................................... 135
Denise’s Night Out ................................................................................................................... 135
Hydrating Perfumed Body Spray ............................................................................................... 135
Lilac Solid Perfume ................................................................................................................... 136
Men’s After Shave Gel ............................................................................................................... 136
Mood Scents: Happiness .......................................................................................................... 137
Mood Scents: Serenity .............................................................................................................. 137
Potpourri ................................................................................................................ 139
Basic Potpourri ......................................................................................................................... 139
Citrus Potpourri......................................................................................................................... 140

Fresh Pear................................................................................................................................. 140
Heather Potpourri ..................................................................................................................... 141
Mardi Gras ................................................................................................................................ 141
Nostalgia Potpourri ................................................................................................................... 142
Patchouli Potpourri ................................................................................................................... 142
Plumerian Delight Potpourri ...................................................................................................... 143
Romance .................................................................................................................................. 143
Sunflower ................................................................................................................................. 144
Vanilla Bay ................................................................................................................................ 144
Scrubs ................................................................................................................... 146
Almond-Oatmeal Body Scrub ................................................................................................... 146
Apricot Kernel Face and Body Scrub......................................................................................... 146
Body Scrub............................................................................................................................... 147
Body Scrub Bliss ...................................................................................................................... 147
Body/Facial Scrub..................................................................................................................... 148
Brown Sugar Scrub .................................................................................................................. 148
Cleansing Aromatic Salt Glow ................................................................................................... 149
Diane’s Body Polish .................................................................................................................. 149
Fruit n Honey Oatmeal Body Scrub .......................................................................................... 150
Happy Skin Scrub..................................................................................................................... 150
Lavender Rose Sugar Scrub...................................................................................................... 151
Mint Salt Scrub ......................................................................................................................... 151
Oatmeal Body Scrub ................................................................................................................ 152
Sugar & Spice Body Polish ....................................................................................................... 152
Summer Salt Scrub .................................................................................................................. 153
Miscellaneous ........................................................................................................ 155
5-Alive Air Freshner................................................................................................................... 155
Air Freshner Gel ........................................................................................................................ 155
Anointing Oil ............................................................................................................................ 156
Body Powder ............................................................................................................................ 156
Botanical Oil Bottle................................................................................................................... 156
Celestial Dreams Pillow ............................................................................................................. 157
Cool Foot Powder ..................................................................................................................... 157
Crystal Gel Air Fresheners ......................................................................................................... 158
Flea Powder .............................................................................................................................. 158
Fragrance Spray ....................................................................................................................... 158
Gel Air Fresheners .................................................................................................................... 159
Glitter Gel for the Body ............................................................................................................. 159
Making a Tea ............................................................................................................................ 159
Making a Tincture ..................................................................................................................... 160
Making an Infused Oil ............................................................................................................... 160
Melon Blossom Foot Soak ........................................................................................................ 160
Minty Toes Foot Spray ............................................................................................................... 161
Moisturizing Hand Treatment Oil ............................................................................................... 161
Nail Oil ..................................................................................................................................... 162
Shoe Powder ............................................................................................................................ 162

Stretch Mark Oil........................................................................................................................ 163
Useful Conversions ................................................................................................ 165
Approximate Equivalents........................................................................................................... 165
U.S. to Metric............................................................................................................................ 165
Metric to U.S............................................................................................................................. 165
Weight ...................................................................................................................................... 165
Cooking Measurment Equivalents ............................................................................................. 166
Aromatherapy Information..................................................................................... 167
Guidelines for the use of Essential Oils...................................................................................... 167
Methods of Application - Dilutions ............................................................................................ 168
Storage and Shelf Life............................................................................................................... 169
Various Methods of Application ................................................................................................. 170
Candlemaking ....................................................................................................... 171
Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 171
Types of Candles ....................................................................................................................... 171
Methods of Candlemaking ........................................................................................................ 172
Wax Additives............................................................................................................................ 172
Commonly Used Waxes ............................................................................................................ 172
Wax Blends ............................................................................................................................... 173
Candle Wicks............................................................................................................................ 174
Types of Wicks .......................................................................................................................... 174
To Prime a Wick........................................................................................................................ 175
Tabbing Your Wicks .................................................................................................................. 175
Coloring Your Candle ................................................................................................................ 175
Scenting Your Candle ............................................................................................................... 175
Techniques for Candlemaking ............................................................................... 176
Decorating with Botanicals ....................................................................................................... 176
Dipping Candles ....................................................................................................................... 176
Overdipping for Decorating ...................................................................................................... 177
Overpouring ............................................................................................................................. 177
Painting with Wax...................................................................................................................... 178
Poured Candles ........................................................................................................................ 178
Pouring a Container Candle................................................................................................. 178
Making Candles Using Molds ............................................................................................... 178
Color Variation..................................................................................................................... 179
Chunk Candles.................................................................................................................... 179
Embedding Objects ............................................................................................................ 179
A Layered Color Effect......................................................................................................... 179
Rolling Wax Sheets ................................................................................................................... 180
Library Information ................................................................................................ 181

About Dead Sea Ingredients ..................................................................................................... 181
About Dendritic Salts ................................................................................................................ 182
About Emu Oil .......................................................................................................................... 182
About Hemp ............................................................................................................................. 182
About Neem Oil ........................................................................................................................ 183
Essential, Fragrance & Flavor Oils ............................................................................................ 183
What is the difference between Essential oils, Fragrance oils and Flavor oils? ...................... 183
Can candle fragrance oils be used in toiletries and vise versa? ............................................. 184
How to...................................................................................................................................... 184
Heat Shea Butter Properly ................................................................................................... 184
Melt Solid Oils ..................................................................................................................... 184
Reshape Flattened Loofah................................................................................................... 184
Figure a Percentage (i.e., how much fragrance oil to add) ................................................... 184
Making...................................................................................................................................... 184
An Infusion .......................................................................................................................... 184
Linen Waters ....................................................................................................................... 185
Natural Hair Care ...................................................................................................................... 185
Cleansing ............................................................................................................................ 185
Conditioning ....................................................................................................................... 185
Oil Treatments..................................................................................................................... 185
Using ........................................................................................................................................ 185
An Anti-Oxidant to Preserve Your Products .......................................................................... 185
Clay in Soap ........................................................................................................................ 186
Clays for Facial Masks.......................................................................................................... 186
Emulsifying Wax .................................................................................................................. 186
FD & C Dyes ....................................................................................................................... 186
Flavor Oils........................................................................................................................... 186
Grapefruit Seed Extract ....................................................................................................... 187
Hydrolyzed Silk.................................................................................................................... 188
Milk Powders ....................................................................................................................... 188
Oxides and Ultramarines ..................................................................................................... 188
Polysorbate 20..................................................................................................................... 188
Silicone Rubber Molds .............................................................................................................. 189
Choosing Objects to Make Your Mold .................................................................................. 189
Making your Mold ................................................................................................................ 189
Why consider adding potpourri and air fresheners to your line?................................................. 190
Index...................................................................................................................... 192

Balms
Basic Balm
Ingredients:
1 part beeswax
1 part butter
1 part oil or oil blend
Instructions:
Melt wax and butter in a double boiler and stir in oils. Remove from heat and add fragrance and
colorant. This basic balm can be softened with more oil or hardened with more wax or butter. This
can be poured into lip balm containers or deodorant containers for use as lotion bars.
Belly Balm
Great for dry skin
Ingredients:
2 parts cocoa butter
1 part shea butter
1 part mango butter
2 parts virgin coconut oil
rose geranium essential oil or fragrance oil
Color with pearlescent micas if you wish
Instructions:
Melt butters and oil in a double boiler. Add essential oil or fragrance oil. Add mica if you are
coloring the balm. Pour into deodorant containers.

Body Butter
Submitted by Catina of Moreno Valley, CA
A soft,soothing, easy to make body butter.
Ingredients:
1/8 cup illipe butter
1 1/2 tsp virgin coconut oil
1 T almond oil, apricot oil or peach kernel oil
1 1/2 tsp emu or avocado oil
1 1/2 tsp hydrogenated jojoba MP 56
5-10 drops essential oil
mica can be used to color
Instructions:
Melt illipe butter & jojoba together in a double boiler. Mix mica into 1 tablespoon of oil and then
add to the rest of the oils. Add the oils to the butter wax mixture. Add EO and whip until cool.
Spoon into containers and let solidify.
Body Butter Bar
Cocoa Butter Moisturizing Bar
Ingredients:
4 oz. sweet almond oil
4 oz beeswax
4 oz. cocoa butter
1/2 tsp. to 3 tsp. vanilla fragrance oil
Instructions:
In a double boiler melt ingredients. Cool slightly and add fragrance. I like the smell of cocoa butter,
so I use the least amount of fragrance oil. Pour into molds and let harden.

Citrus Body Splash
Submitted by Elise of Lake Elsinore, CA
Ingredients:
1 tbs. finely chopped lemon peel
1 tbs. finely chopped orange peel
3 tbs. vodka
10 drops mandarin essential oil
10 drops orange essential oil
5 drops lemon essential oil
5 drops grapefuit essential oil
3 tbs. white wine vinegar
2 cups distilled water
Instructions:
You will need a fine sieve and a sterilized 20-ounce glass bottle with a tight-fitting stopper. 1)place
the peels and vodka in the bottle. cover tightly and let stand for 1 week. 2)press the mixture
through the fine sieve to extract all the liquid. 3)pour the liquid back into the resterilized bottle. Add
the essential oils, vinegar, and the water. Let stand for 2 weeks shaking often. Store in a cool, dark
place.

Emu Herbal Baby Balm
Submitted by Staci of Cocoa Beach, FL
This aromatic oil balm is healing, soothing, or helps miitgate pain and stress for babies, safe for
newborns to prevent and heal nappy bottoms.
Ingredients:
Make Ahead: Botanical Infusion - 3 tbsp. Dried lavender flowers; 1 tbsp. dried calendula petals; 1
tbsp. dried rose petals; 1 tbsp. dried chamomile flowers to 1 cup grapeseed oil, Olive Oil, or Hemp
Seed Oil (or a blend of oils). Simmer the herbs in the oil for at least 4 hours.
Tip for faster infusion: In a clean coffe grinder blend herbs then add to oil, infuse for 1
hour over a double boiler to allow healing properties of herbs to be fully released to the
oil. If using whole herbs, infuse at low heat for at least 4 hours in double boiler.
Emollients(to soften and soothe):
In a glass bowl blend:
1 tbsp. vitamin E T-50
1 1/2 tsp. EMU Oil
4 drops either Rose, Roman Chamomile, or Lavender Essential Oil. (I used 4 drops Lavender
Essential Oil, **caution use only recommended amounts of essential oils especially if recipe is
being used on a newborn or baby under 6 mos of age***
Next take a wire strainer and place a coffee filter inside of strainer, strain herb & oil mixture into
bowl of emollients, be sure to apply gentle pressure to coffee filter to squeeze out most of oil, but
do not break coffee filter or allow herbs to spill.
Emulsifier:
5 tbsp. Beeswax melted in separate double boiler
After beeswax is melted slowly pour into bowl of emollients and herb infused oil, mix w/ electric
blender or hand whisker until mixture is thick and creamy. Quickly pour into 2oz and or 4 oz
sterlized jars, recipe yields 16oz. Label, if you plan to store balm for 3 months or more, refrigerate.
This recipe is good for babies bottoms, or any burns, cuts or scrapes. Balms (also called salves)
work best for healing burns, cuts, scrapes, diaper rash & skin.
Instructions:
Recipe submitted by Staci McCormick of McCormick Soap Company, this was tested on my son
who has extremely sensitive skin and used for over a year, he has had no problems from this
mixture and has never had diaper rash for over 2 days after using this recipe. We lived in Florida
when he was born and now live in the mountains of North Carolina, both of which have extremely
hot humid summers which tend to intensify prickly heat and diaper rash. Good Luck and God
Bless you and your babies.

Herbal Hand Salve
Submitted by Bonnie of Cedar City, UT
Great for hands, elbows, heels...
Ingredients:
3 cups olive oil infused with 1 cup calendula petals & 1 cup lavender buds
1/2 oz tea tree oil
1/2 oz lavender eo
2 oz illipe butter
3 oz beeswax
Instructions:
Infuse oil with calendula & lavender. Strain. Add butter & beeswax and heat to 150. Cool slightly,
then add eo’s and pour. Makes 10-3 oz containers.

Herbal Healing Balm
Submitted by Stephanie of Conway, AR
This balm sinks in quickly, about 5 minutes, and has a wonderful scent from the infused herbs.
Lightly applied, it is a great all-over balm. It can be applied more heavily to heal and sooth dry skin.
Ingredients:
4 parts beeswax
4 parts olive oil infused w/ equal parts of calendula, comfrey root, chamomile, and nettle
1 part liquid jojoba
1 part avocado oil
6 parts sweet almond oil
1% vitamin E T50 (optional)
Instructions:
I usually measure by fractions of a cup, but you can make a “part” whatever you desire. Melt wax in
double boiler. Turn off heat. Add remaining ingredents, stiring to prevent wax from becoming solid.
Pour into wide mouthed jar or tin. Allow to set until solid. (Cosistency can be checked before
pouring by dipping a spoon into the mix, and more wax or oils can be added to adjust firmness.)
Neem Balm
Submitted by Kathleen of Burlington, WA
A good all around anti fungal, anti bacterial healing balm.
Ingredients:
2 oz Hemp Oil infused with Neem leaves
1/4 oz of each:
shea butter
neem oil
mango butter
kokum butter
sal butter
illipe butter
2 T beeswax
Instructions:
Melt together and pour into litle jars or as I do, into the little 1/4 or 1/2 oz tins.

Peach & Berry Gardener’s Hand Cream
Submitted by Christina of Grand Marais, MN
Deep moisturizing lotion for dry skin
Ingredients:
1/2 C distilled water or hydrosol
1/8 tsp borax powder
1/3 C almond oil or other vegetable oil
1 Tbsp beeswax, grated
1 tsp liquid lanolin
1 tsp coconut oil
10 drops fragrance oil (5 raspberry 5 peach)
Instructions:
Combine the water and borax in a heavy saucepan over low heat and stir until the borax has
dissolved. In a seperate saucepan, melt the beeswax and add the almond oil, coconut oil, and
liquid lanolin, stirring the mixture until all ingredients are well blended. This was taken from Janet
Reno. Remove from heat. Slowly pour the heated water/borax mixture into the oil/beeswax misture.
Stirring constantly. Continue stirring until the mix forms a thick, white cream and has cooled to
room temperature. Stir in fragrance oil. Pour into bottle or jar and seal.
Strawberry Cream
Submitted by Robert of Hyattsville, MD
Ingredients:
1/2 ounce Cocoa Butter
1/2 ounce Lanolin
2 1/2 ounces Apricot Kernel Oil
3/4 ounce Strawberry juice
3 drops of Benzoin
Instructions:
Thoroughly wash and drain several large, fresh strawberries. Mash and strain the juice through a
colander or sieve(if you have a fruit/vegetable juicer, this will be easier). Heat the cocoa butter,
lanolin, and almond oil in a double boiler(do this slowly, not to a boil). Remove from heat, and add
strawberry juice very quickly. Beat briskly until fluffy(an egg whisk or electric mixer will do). Put into
sterilized jars. Keep refridgerated. Apply each night, or when ever needed.

Tiger Balm
Submitted by Raquel of Bristol, RI
Linament for sore muscles
Ingredients:
4 tsp shea butter
3 TBS of vegetable oil
2 tbs of jojoba oil
1 cake (1 tbs) camphor gum
15 ml peppermint oil
15 ml eucalyptus oil
10ml of lavender oil
1 tsp beeswax pellets
Instructions:
Melt shea butter, oil and jojoba and crumble camphor gum into the mix. (use rubber gloves it’s
really stinky) When it is liquid add essential oils and pour into a 4 oz container and let set. It will be
a thin ointment that will relieve tired muscles.
Winter Balm
Good for cracked heels and severe winter skin
Ingredients:
2 oz beeswax
2 oz shea butter
2 oz cocoa butter
2 oz coconut oil
2 oz avocado oil
2 oz apricot kernel oil
2 oz aloe vera oil
2 oz jojoba
2 oz emu oil
Germal Plus
FO or EO of choice
Instructions:
Melt Beeswax in a double boiler or pyrex measuring cup. Add butters, then coconut oil. Blend with
a stick blender while adding the remaining oils. Add the Emu, Germal Plus and scent last. Blend
for several minutes, until cool and put into jars or containers of choice. The small, plastic,
disposable containers work well.

Candles
Beer Mug Candles
Submitted by Jessica of Ormond Beach, FL
Gel candles that look just like beer
Ingredients:
Beer mug
Gel Wax
Small amount of paraffin wax
7" 51 series zinc wick
Candle fragrance oil with flashpoint of 170 degrees or higher
Gold candle safe coloring
Instructions:
THE BEER: Follow the instructions for preparing the gel wax. Do not over heat. The cooler the gel,
the more bubbles you will have. While this is heating, get your wick positioned in the mug using a
little melted paraffin to hold the wick in place. Add your color and your scent to the gel wax (I use
vanilla)and stir thoroughly. Pour into mug, stopping about an inch from the top. Pull up on your
wick to straighten it. THE HEAD: Melt paraffin wax at med low heat. Once it has melted, take off
the burner and add fragrance. Start whipping it up with a fork. As the wax cools, it will turn white
again, and your whipping will make it frothy. When it is is thick enough to be spooned out, spoon it
on top of the “beer” in the mug. This forms the beer’s head. Tug your wick again, and while it is
setting up to be sure it stays straight.
Floater Candles
Instructions:
You can easily make floater candles by pouring wax into tart tins that have been greased with mold
release. Just pour the wax in and allow it to form a thin layer of hardened wax and then poke a hole
through the top so you can push a primed wick into the tart.
Honeycomb Sheet Candle
Instructions:
Rolling honeycomb sheets is the easiest & quickest way to make candles and these candles are a
blessing when you are low on inventory for a show or fair. The sheets can be rolled in a number of
different ways. You can take one sheet and simply roll the length of it or divide the sheet in half and
roll 2 small candles. You can also roll 1 fat candle from the 2 halves by rolling the first and then
lining up the edge of the second half with the end of the first and keep rolling. The sheets can be
cut in half on the diagonal and then you can create a tapered look by starting your roll on the
widest edge. Different colored sheets can be combined and rolled to make multicolored candles.
Seal the outer edge of the wax sheet with a hot knife pressing lightly but firmly so that the edge
seals onto the candle. Make sure you work in a relatively warm but not too hot environment so your
sheets don’t break or dent. Use with square braid wicks.

Ice Candles
These are fun to make and relatively simple but they look beautiful when they’re finished.
Instructions:
Clean out an empty milk carton and tape along the outside/bottom of it with masking tape to make
the walls stronger so they don’t bow from the weight of the wax. Melt some paraffin wax to about
140F. Place a taper candle the same height as the candle you want to make in the center of the
milk carton and fill up the carton with crushed ice. The ice should hold the taper in place. Place the
carton in a basin of some sort to catch any spilling water as the ice melts (not in the sink though!).
Slowly pour the wax into the carton until it fills to the top. If the level of the wax goes down, just add
more wax. When the candle is cool to the touch, hold it over a basin or tub and peel/cut the milk
carton off the candle. The melted water will gush out so be prepared. The taper inside the candle
can be replaced when it burns down completely.
Millefiori Candles
Millefiori means thousands of flowers.
Instructions:
It is done by creating logs of wax that have a design that runs through the length of the log so that
when it’s sliced, the slices all look the same. As you slice the log with a hot knife, the slices are
applied to a candle base. The logs can be created by rolling different colored wax sheets around
each other or by creating a multicolored taper.
To create the log using wax sheets, start with warm poured or store bought flat soft wax sheets.
Take a thin slice of one color and position it on the edge of another colored sheet. Roll the sheet
around the slice once. Cut off the excess. Then place the roll on top of another colored sheet and
roll it around the log once. Cut off the excess and continue building up layers by rolling the log in
different colored sheets. When it reaches a thickness of a taper candle, give it a good roll on a hard
surface to make it nice and round.
To create the logs by dipping, place several tins of colored waxes in a double boiler and melt them.
Take a 6 inch piece of a small wick and dip it into one of the colors a couple of times until you get
a good wax buildup. Then dip it into another color a few time until you get a build up. Keep dipping
in various colors until your log is about the size of a regular tapered candle. Put the wick out of the
candle halfway. When the log is warm, it should pull out easily. If the log gets too hard to slice, just
redip it in the last color you used for a bit and the hot wax should soften the log up again. Keep
pulling the wick out as you slice the log. The wick will allow you to redip in hot wax if necessary.
Warm a knife in a pot of boiling water and take a thin slice off the log and immediately apply it to
the candle base (start at the top and work down). Apply a little pressure to ‘glue’ it to the base.
Keep applying slices as close together as possible until the whole candle is covered or until you
have finished your design.

Water Candles
These candles are very pretty and well worth the extra time and effort
necessary to create them.
Instructions:
Have ready a large, clean trash can full of cold water. Melt about 12
oz of micro crystalline wax (to make the wax more pliable) in a double
boiler or crock pot. Add about 6.5 lbs of paraffin wax (medium
melting point - 140F), heat up the blend to about 170F and maintain
it at that temperature. Fill an empty pie plate with wax and place a 5
inch tall pillar candle base in the center. Allow it to harden by holding
the pie plate in the water. Once it’s firm, remove the pie plate from
the candle. Your pillar should now have a sturdy rim around it.
Holding the pillar so that the rim is at a 45 degree angle to the water, pour some wax into the rim
and slowly but firmly plunge the rim into the water, twisting it as you go. Keep repeating this
process as you go around the entire rim of the candle. The wax will form wispy wave-like shapes
around the pillar. When you burn the candle, only the pillar will burn so you can replace it when
necessary. To clean up, scoop up the wax bits from the water and allow them to air dry. You can
reuse these pieces if you are sure no water remains trapped inside. Crushing them with a rolling
pin and then allowing them to dry should get rid of any water. If you are not sure, just chuck them -
better to be safe than sorry.
Whipped Wax Candle
Instructions:
Creating a whipped wax candle - whipped wax can be created with either paraffin and cornstarch
or beeswax and turpentine or just plain wax. Melt down your wax and stir in the cornstarch or
turpentine if you are using them. Start whisking your wax with a whisker or egg beater. When it gets
light and frothy, start applying it to a candle base like you would frosting to a cake. If it sets up, just
melt it back down again and re whisk it.

Cold Process Soap
Basic Instructions for Cold Process Soap
Equipment you will need
A 4-6 cup lye resistant container for mixing lye and water. This container must be made of stainless
steel, glass or heat resistant (212 degrees F) plastic. It must not be made of aluminum or tin.
Another large heat resistant container or pot (stainless steel, enamel or plastic will work) for mixing
the soap
A large saucepan for heating up the oils
Heavy duty rubber spatulas or wooden spoons for mixing
A good quality scale for measuring ingredients (it’s nice to have one in ounces and anotehr in
grams if possible)
A soap mold - can be anything from a Rubbermaid(tm) type container to a wooden tray or even a
heavy duty cardboard box. Use your imagination and be on the look out for containers that will
make nice molds. It is adviseable to use something flexible so that the soap will come out easily
with a little twist.
Wax paper or a plastic bag to line the molds with to prevent leaks and deterioration of the mold
itself. Replace cardboard molds when warped to avoid unshapely bars.
Two thermometers for checking the temperatures of the oils and the lye solution - the type used for
candy making will work best (220 degrees F)
Goggles and rubber gloves
Safety First
Lye is a caustic substance! If you will be keeping your lye in the house or in other accessible areas,
make sure to store it in a proper child proof container and educate all members of the family about
the nature of lye. Keep it away from areas where pets and young children have access. Children
and pets should not be allowed in teh work area until all the equipment has been cleaned and put
away. Do not place pots/bowls near the edge of the counter. Do not leave the area unattended.
Wear protective goggles and rubber gloves when working. Wear long sleeves and close fitting
clothing. If you accidently get lye on your skin, flush the area with ordinary vinegar and wash well
with soap and water. (Lye will feel slippery on skin.) Never reuse lye containers for other purposes.
When mixing lye with water, always add the lye to the water and not the other way around. Be
careful not to inhale the dust when pouring the lye and work in a well ventilated area.
Although soap can be made anywhere, it is easiest if you have quick access to a stove and sink,
making the kitchen the ideal work area. Use the exhaust hood when mixing lye or mix outside.
Have adequate space to work on.
Put on protective eyewear and gloves

Lay out all the equipment you need, line your mold with wax paper if necessary and measure out
ingredients. You can measure out the lye on a piece of wax paper square using a plastic spoon or
scoop, just make sure to tare the scale with the paper first. You must weight the lye accurately
because an extra ounce is too much. Lye amounts are calculated according to the saponification
values of the oils in a recipe. See the Saponification Value Chart. When you are ready to
experiment with your own recipes, you can use the Saponification Chart (comma delimited) that I
provided for calculating how much lye and liquid would be needed for the quantities of oils you
wish to use.
Pour the water into the appropriate container (remember, no aluminum!). Carefully pour the lye
into the water and stir until dissolved. Do not breathe in the fumes. Leave the solution to cool to
within 5 degrees of the required temperature of the recipe at which point you can start heating up
the oils in a saucepan. If you are using grapefruit seed extract, add it to the warm oils.
When the oils have reached the required temperature, check the lye temperature. If it becomes too
cool, place the container in another container filled with hot water. Do not attempt to heat the lye
in a microwave or on the stove. The oils will heat quickly so remove the saucepan frmo the heat
source when the temperature is within 5-10 degrees of the required temperature.
When the correct temperatures have been reached, pour the oils into the container that you will
use to make the soap. While stirring, pour the lye carefully into the oils. Stir continuously until the
soap traces. Tracing is described as the point at which the soap will eave a mark when soap from
the spatula is drizzled over the surface of the soap in the container.
At this point, stir in any nutrient oils, color pigments and essential or fragrance oils but work
quickly. Some fragrance oils will cause the soap to suddenly solidify. Grapefruit seed extract will
cause a quicker trace than usual.
Pour soap into mold and cover with a piece of wood or wrap with an old blanket or towel. Leave
the soap undisturbed for at least 24 hours until it cools. The soap should be firm with no pools of
oil on top. If it’s not firm, wait another day or so and check again.
Remove the soap from the mold and slice into bars. If you have trouble getting the soap out of the
mold, try placing the mold in the freezer overnight and it should then pop out easily. The soap
needs to cure for the given amount of time in the recipe.
You can check to see if it’s cured by washing your hands with it. If it leaves a slimy feeling, leave
it to cure for another week.

Create Your Own Bar or Liquid Soap Recipe - The Easy Way!
If you haven’t seen our custom written “Soap-U-Lator” yet - you’ve
got to check it out! It’s very easy to use, even for the novice soap
maker. Simply choose your “oils” from the list by percentage until
you have 100% picked, choose your additives and what size of batch
you want. Press the button and viola - your very own custom recipe.
It’s like having your very own experienced soaper right there at your
fingertips!
We’ve tried to include everything a soapmaker would want to be
able to do including superfatting, liquid soap and more! If you’re
signed up as a Preferred Customer, you can even save your recipes
in your very own online recipe book.
To find the “Soap-U-Lator”, simply click on the “Soapulator” button
on the left hand side of our website, or the direct URL is:
http://www.fromnaturewithlove.com/soap/creator.asp
We’re constantly looking for ways to improve, so if you have any
suggestions for making the “Soap-U-Lator” better, please don’t
hesitate to let us know!

Azuki Bean Cucumber Kokum Soap
Soap exfoliant with Azuki Beans
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Azuki Bean Powder
4 oz. of Cucumber Floral Water
4 oz. of Neroli Hydrosol
3 oz. castor oil
6 oz. coconut oil
2 oz. Kokum butter
4 oz. olive oil
4 oz. palm oil
1 oz. Sunflower oil
2.83 oz.lye [NaOH]
Mandarin Orange essential oil
Basil Fragrance oil
sprinkle of chamomile leaves
Vitamin E T50 for preservative
Green mica for coloring
Instructions:
Melt the kokum butter and coconut oil and add to all the oils; Add lye to the floral waters
THE TEMPERATURE OF LYE WITH FLORAL WATER MUST MATCH THE TEMPERATURE OF
THE OILS.
When both reach 105-106 degrees, mix water and oil. Stir, stir, stir [use handblender.] When it
starts to thicken, add half of the azuki beans, and 1 tablespoon of the orange essential oils - use
your nose to see if you need more.
Mix mix mix. Add chamomile leaves. Add Vitamin E. When it saponifies [looks like thick pea soup]
you are ready to pour the soap into your mold. Make sure your mold is lined with parchment paper.
Wrap the soap in mold with a towel. Wait a day or two before slicing. Slice soaps, air dry and put in
cupboard. Wait 2-3 months.
You’ll have a beautiful soap that will gently exfoliate and moisturize your skin. I’ve used this and it is
great! Lathers beautifully.

Bubble Gum Soap
Smells so good you’ll want to eat it!!!
Ingredients:
8 oz soft water
3 oz lye
7 oz crisco, palm oil or tallow
7 oz coconut oil
6 oz olive oil
1 oz jojoba oil
1 oz Bubble gum fragrance oil
Imperial Red Mica to color
Instructions:
Mix water and lye together. Let cool to 100 degrees. Blend oils together over a double boiler all
except the essential/fragrance oil. Melt and cool to 100 degrees. Blend the lye mixture and oils
together slowly and stir till it traces. Add the mica mixed with the fragrance oil so there are no
clumps of mica. Pour in mold and wrap in blanket to keep temp at an even 100 degrees then insert
thermometer to keep track. When it gets to 80 degrees it’s ready to unmold, cut and let rest for 2
weeks to cure.
Camper’s Delight with Neem Oil
Submitted by Susan of N Syracuse, NY
A soap that soothes skin problems and keeps the
bugs at bay.
Ingredients:
19.2 ounces coconut oil
22.4 ounces olive Oil
16.0 ounces palm Oil
6.4 ounces Shea Butter
6.4 ounces Neem Oil
23.0 ounces water
9.6 ounces Sodium Hydroxide
14 teaspoons essential oil- equal parts Citronella Java, Eucalyptus Citriodora, Geranium and
Rosemary essential oils.
Instructions:
Dissolve lye in water, allow to cool. Combine oils and Shea butter in large soap pot and warm over
low until various components have melted. Remove from heat to cool. When both mixtures reach
95’F it’s time to make soap. Combine in large pot and stir briskly until soap traces. Add the
essential oils and stir well. Pour into mold, put it someplace quiet and wrap to insulate. After 24
hours, unmold and cut as desired. Allow soap to cure for at least three weeks before using.

Canola Soap
Submitted by Laura of Defuniak Springs, FL
No coconut or palm added
Ingredients:
4 oz. olive oil
52 oz. canola oil
9 oz castor oil
30 oz. lard or tallow or crisco or a combo, of any of them
28 oz cold water
12 oz. lye
Additives (optional)
Instructions:
Use rubber gloves and safty goggles to prevent injury from lye. Weigh all ingredients. Use glass,
plastic or enamel coated pan to mix lye water. Slowly add lye to the water and let it sit until temp is
about 95 degrees. Meanwhile, warm the oils to about 110 degrees. Have all your additives ready to
put in (do this while the lye solution is cooling). Add the lye solution to the oils slowly to prevent
splashing and stir until the mixture is like thin pudding. At light trace, add your scents and pour
into pregreased molds (I use mineral oil). Wrap in a blanket and let it set for 12-24 hours. Remove
and cut into desired sizes and lay in the open to cure for at least two weeks. This makes a pretty
white bar that takes scents well and has a fairly good lather.

Carrot Veggie Bar
Submitted by Antoniette of Bloomingdale, NJ
Vegetable based soap
Ingredients:
2 oz sweet almond oil
4 oz canola oil
8 oz coconut oil
2 oz palm kernel oil
8 oz. Hydrogenated Soybean oil (or crisco)
24 oz total oils
1 Tbsp. Olive oil at trace for superfatting
1 Cup fresh Carrots
3.5 oz lye
Instructions:
Since I was just looking around in the fridge one day when this idea came to me, and I was limited
to what I had on hand, it is only a small batch. It has good lather though, beautiful color which has
held up (3 weeks so far) and produces a very nice hard bar like the tallow soaps are. Chop and boil
1 cup of fresh carrots, then mix with water to total 9oz. liquid. Add 3.5 oz lye. Let cool to 100
degrees. Mix oils and let cool to 100 degrees (I added 2 Tbsp. GSE). Follow basic safety
instructions. Add lye/carrot mixture to oils. At light trace I added 2 Tbsp. Apricot FO. At heavy trace
pour in mold and let sit 18-24 hours. Do not let sit longer than 24 hours, since this does make a
very hard bar and may be difficult to cut later. I cut mine in 18 hours. Although my carrots were not
pureed totally, there was no trace of chunks or pieces after curing. Maybe my stick blender finished
the job.

English Countryside Soap
Submitted by Michele of Jenison, MI
A heady yet invigorating scent
Ingredients:
24oz Water
9oz Lye
20oz Coconut Oil
17.5oz Palm Oil
4.3oz Castor Oil
11.4oz Canola Oil
4.1oz Aloe Oil
5.1oz Sweet Almond Oil
.8oz Shea Butter
.8oz Cocoa Butter
1-1/2 tsp. Clovebud EO
1-1/2 tsp. Spearmint EO
1-1/2 tsp. Neroli FO
1/2 C. Calendula Petals @ Trace
Instructions:
Blend EO’s and FO (preferably 24 hours in advance) and cover. Add lye to water and let cool to
90* - 110* Melt solid oils, stir in liquid oils and bring to 90* - 110*. Drizzle lye solution into the oils,
stirring constantly. Stir a couple minutes(or until trace if stirring completely by hand). Stick blend to
trace. Add EO’s and Calendula Petals. Pour into mold.

Flax Oil Soap
Submitted by Susan of N Syracuse, NY
An ultra creamy bath bar with skin pampering Flax oil
Ingredients:
19.2 ounces Coconut oil
9.6 ounces Flax Seed oil
22.4 ounces Olive Oil
12.8 ounces Palm Oil
9.6 ounces Sodium Hydroxide
23 ounces water
10 tsp essential oil
Instructions:
Dissolve Sodium Hydroxide in water and allow to cool in safe place. Warm oils in large non-reactive
pot,until solids are melted. When both mixtures have cooled to 95’carefully combine in large pot.
Stir to trace. Stir in essential oil. Pour in large mold. I use a 13" square wooden wine box with a lid.
Allow to sit undisturbed in warm area for 24 hours. Cut into bars place in cool, dry area for at least
3 weeks, turn bars over every few days for even drying. This recipe makes 4lbs of soap. I cut it into
24 bars.

Gift Shop Three Oil Soap
Submitted by Deidre F. of Westfield, IN
Olive, Coconut and Palm Oil Soap - 4 Lb. Batch
Ingredients:
32 oz Olive Oil
8 oz Palm Oil
8 oz Coconut Oil
6.5 oz Lye
18 oz Water
4 or 5 teaspoons fragrance oil
1 heaping teaspoon herbal additives for interest. I like ground chamomile!
Instructions:
After measuring all ingredients by WEIGHT, not volume, pour powered lye (with gloves and goggles
on for safety!!) into water (NEVER the reverse!!) Stir, set aside.
Measure out fats by WEIGHT; melt, let temperature fall to about 110-130 degrees. Cool lye mixture
in cold water in sink until its temperature falls to 110-130 degrees.
When both mixtures are the SAME temperature (between 110-130 degrees), pour lye mixture into
fat mixture. Stir continually for 45 to 55 minutes until you are sure mixture is at trace (you can see
lines and swirls in the soap as you stir).
Add fragrance oils and herbs just before pouring into mold. (I like wood loaf-shaped molds!) Pour
soap into container lined with freezer paper (for easy release). Cover top with Saran wrap (to
prevent powdery buildup).
Wrap mold in blankets so temperature will fall slowly as soap cures. (You don’t want soap to catch
cold!!)
In a couple of days, release soap from mold and cut into bars. Place bars separately on wax paper,
and cover loosely with another sheet of wax paper so air can circulate. Turn the bars 1/4 turn every
couple of days so they will cure evenly.
After about two weeks, wrap each bar in shrink wrap (with your label, of course!) and let soap
continue to cure for two more weeks. Tell your friends and customers to enjoy their new soap that
lathers and pampers their skin like no other!! Enjoy!!

Goat’s Milk Soap
Submitted by Michelle of Long Beach, NY
Wonderfully creamy and moisturizing
Ingredients:
40z Vegetable shortening
5oz olive oil
6oz sunflower seed oil
1oz beeswax
5oz goat’s milk
2oz lye
2tbsp dry goat’s milk
Instructions:
If you are not familiar with making CP soap, please do your reading before making this recipe.
Combine fats in a pan and melt over low heat. Combine the lye and goat’s milk in a separate
container. When the lye mixture and the fats meet at the same temperature between 130 and 140,
combine the two. Stir well. At trace add the dry goat’s milk powder. Pour into molds. Allow to
harden for 24 to 48 hours and once dry turn out and cut into bars. Allow to cure for four weeks.

Good Bar
Submitted by Brian of Fairfield, CA
Inexpensive oils can make a luxurious bar of soap
Ingredients:
Oils:
2.4 oz Sweet Almond Oil
4.0 oz Coconut Oil
3.4 oz Grapeseed Oil
2.4 oz Olive Oil
2.4 oz Palm Oil
2.4 oz Sunflower Oil
Lye/Water:
2.4 oz NaOH/Lye
5.7 oz Water
Instructions:
Combine oils, heat gently. Once the fats and oils are melted and the temperature is 100-125
degrees, the oils are ready. Temporarily set oils aside.
Combine the lye and the water. Add the lye slowly and stir constantly, never let a bunch of granules
become caked on the bottom of the container. Once the temperature has cooled to 100-125
degrees, the lye solution is ready.
Combine the melted oils and lye solution together. Stir until tracing occurs. Add fragrance.
Pour into prepared molds. Allow 1 to 2 days to set-up. Remove from mold and cut into bars. Allow
to cure. When the bars are cured, the pH reading should be between 7.5 and 9.0.

Hope’s Basic Soap
Submitted by Hope of Ventura, CA
A good hard bar of soap using basic ingredients
Ingredients:
5 1/2 oz castor
30 oz wt hydrogenated soy
40 oz wt olive oil
16 oz wt coconut oil
5 1/2 tsp each salt and sugar
12 1/2 oz lye
34 fl oz distilled water
Instructions:
Mix lye in 30 oz of the water. Dissolve 5 1/2 tsp each of salt and sugar into the remaining 4oz of
water and add back to your lye solution. Let the lye reach 125 degrees. Warm oils to 125 degrees
and combine with lye solution. Blend until trace is reached. Pour into molds. I used 2" PVC and
unmold in 48 hours. This makes a nice hard bar with lots of medium bubbles. I find it a bit drying,
but my husband loves it.

Lemon Olive Complexion Bar
Submitted by Stephanie of Princeton, NJ
Nourishing & moisturizing, great for difficult skin conditions.
Ingredients:
OILS:
2.6 oz Sweet almond oil
2.6 oz Castor oil
2.6 oz Coconut oil
2.6 oz Grapeseed oil
21.4 oz Olive oil
LYE/LIQUID:
4.3 oz NaOH/Lye
11.4 fl oz Water
SCENT:
1.4 oz Lemongrass EO
(can add another 0.5 oz. Tea Tree Oil for treating acne)
Instructions:
Pour lye into water, stir until clear. Set aside to cool (c. 100-F)
Heat/melt all oils, cool (c. 100-F).
Pour lye/water mixture in slow steady stream into the oils. Stir to trace. Use stick blender
intermittently with spoon (no more than 1 minute at a time for blender).
Add scent just before pouring into mold.
A good mold for this batch is an empty “Parmalat” milk container. Don’t cut off the top, just slice it
open so that you can refold it closed to help keep batch warm for first 48 hours.
Soap should slip out easily, allowing for possibly one more use of the mold (otherwise just peel it
off). Will yield nice, palm-sized rectagular shapes once cut.
To help container keep its firm shape, reinforce sides and bottom of box with packing tape.
Container should hold most or all of the 2lbs of soap, but have an extra individual mold or two
around to catch any extra soap.

Luxury Bar
Submitted by Kia of Provodence, RI
A luxury body bar
Ingredients:
14.3 ounces lye
34.5 ounces water
2 tsp hydrolized silk amino acids added to water & lye mixture.
1.9 oz sweet almond oil
19.2 oz tallow (beef)
1.0 oz castor oil
24.0 oz coconut oil
1.0 oz emu oil
1.9 oz jojoba oil
1.9 oz mango Butter
1.0 oz neem oil
24.0 oz olive oil
19.2 oz palm oil
1.0 oz sal butter
recipe was superfatted with:
3 ounces of mango butter, 2 ounces of jojoba oil,and 2 ounces of emu oil.
Instructions:
Follow basic instructions for cold processed soaps.

Megan’s Sweet Honey Almond Soap
Submitted by Megan of Indianapolis, IN
Family favorite! Sweet smelling soap with great lather (does not use Palm oil)
Ingredients:
1oz Cocoa Butter
8.6oz Coconut Oil
3.2oz Olive Oil
19.2oz Soybean Oil
4.8oz Lye
9.6oz Water
1 tsp Salt
0.5oz Almond fragrance oil
0.5oz Honey fragrance oil
Instructions:
Mix water, salt, and lye. Let cool. Mix soybean oil, oilive oil, coconut oil, and beeswax. Heat oils until
they reach 100-110 degrees F. Wait until lye mixture cools to 90-95degrees F. Slowly stir together
oils and lye mixture. Stir and stir and stir! Add almond and honey fragrance oils. Stir! (If unable to
reach trace, place mixture in microwave for one minute and 15 seconds.) Once you reach light
trace, add coloring (I like the beeswax color naturally produced, so I don’t color this particular
batch). Stir and pour into mold. Cover mold.
In two days, release from mold and cut soap into slices (if applicapable). Let soap cure for at least
4-6 weeks. The longer cure time, the harder (longer lasting) your bar of soap will be!
Milk Based Soap
Submitted by Donna of Greenwich, NY
A great 1lb batch to experiment with
Ingredients:
1 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 cup melted coconut oil
1/2 cup palm oil
1 cup milk,cream,powdered milk,anything you’d like
1/4 cup Red Devil lye granules
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 teaspoons essential oil
Instructions:
Follow basic cold process soapmaking procedures and combine lye solution & oils at 110 to 120
degrees. Stir in the milk. This recipe usually traces within 20 min. Add essential oil. Pour in mold. (I
use a plastic rubbermail drawer organizer. Leave in mold for two days. Remove from mold and
allow to age for 3 weeks).

Neem Oil Soap
Submitted by Kathleen of Burlington, WA
A Very Healing Treatment Soap
Ingredients:
18 oz canola oil
18 oz olive oil
5 oz virgin coconut oil
4 oz palm
4 oz neem oil
2 oz sesame (to be reserved to mix with herbs & clay)
12 oz of liquid (I use distilled water made into an herb tea infused with: marshmellow root, comfrey
root & calendula petals)
61/2 oz of lye (sodium hydroxide)
Herbs:
1 T Tulsi
1 t Tumeric
1 t basil
1 t comfrey root
1 T neem powder
1 T Bentonite Clay
1 T Fullers Earth
1 T each of essential oil of Sandalwood & Myrrh
Instructions:
Follow basic soap making instructions: Make sure the herb tea is cold before adding lye, cool to
100 degrees, add to warmed oils, (about 110 degrees) stir to a light trace. Add herbs and clay
mixed with the two oz of sesame oil and blend well, then stir in essential oils. This recipe will make
one dozen 5 oz (plus) bars. This has a powerful odor while making, but cures out to be a very
pleasant, fresh smelling bar. (see info on the benefits of Neem, clays and herbs used) I can’t seem
to keep enough of this on hand!

Nutmeg Butter Soap
Submitted by Stephanie of Princeton, NJ
Exceptionally elegant gift soap. Great way to put the FNWL 4 oz. butter sampler sets to use.
Ingredients:
BUTTERS/OIL: 4.0 oz Cocoa Butter
1.6 oz Coconut Oil
4.0 oz Mango Butter
3.2 oz Sal Butter
3.2 oz Shea Butter
LYE/LIQUID 2.4 oz Lye (NaOH)
5.7 oz Buttermilk (goat’s or whole milk) powder in water
SUPERFAT 0.2 oz Nutmeg Butter (1%)
SCENT: Nutmeg EO
Vanilla EO
Instructions:
This makes a few, medium sized elegant gift bars, depending on the molds used. Use a decorative
but sturdy set of molds to ladel in the raw soap. ~ Combine lye and liquid, stir well. Set aside and
to cool (100° F to 125° F).
~ Combine oils and melt. Allow to cool (100° F to 125° F).
~ Pour lye/liquid solution into melted oils in thin steady stream. Stir until trace. Can use stick
blender intermittently, but for no more than one minute at a time — then go back to spoon.
Should trace quite quickly. Don’t over-stir beyond trace.
~ Pour raw soap into your prepared molds. ~ After 48 hours, the soap can be turned out of the
mold. Allow to cure for 3 weeks. Place the bars on something that will allow air to circulate all
around (or flip bars every few days).

Old Fashioned Goatsmilk Soap
Submitted by Terrie of Sidney, OH
Old Fashioned Goatsmilk, Avocado and Dill soap
Ingredients:
12 oz. lard
1.5 lbs. coconut oil
1.5 lbs. avocado oil
11 oz. water
10 oz. lye
10 oz. goats milk
1 tablespoon dill weed-finely chopped
1 tablespoon anise e.o.
3 tablespoons fennel e.o.
1 1/2 teaspoons grapefruit seed extract
Instructions:
Measure all ingredients. Melt lard and coconut oil. Set aside. Add lye to water. Add avocado oil to
melted lard/coconut oil. Cool both the lye and the oils to 95 degrees. Warm the goats milk to 95
degrees. When all temperatures match add the goats milk to the lye water and stir slightly, add
milk/lye mixture to oils, stir with a stick blender until trace. Quickly add dill weed, essential ois and
grapefruit seed extract. Mix slighly with stick blender. Pour into prepared molds. This recipe makes
almost 6 pounds.
*This soap is naturally antibacterial because of the anise and fennel essential oils.

Pampering Body Bar
Submitted by Gail of Loxahatchee, FL
Pampers Skins of All Types!
Ingredients:
Avocado Oil, 3 oz
Castor Oil, 2 oz
Jojoba Oil, 3 oz
Olive Oil, 12 oz
Palm Oil, 6 oz
Palm Kernel Oil, 5 oz
Wheat Germ Oil, 1 oz
Beeswax, 1 oz
Lye, 4.1 oz
Cold Water, 10 oz
Instructions:
Carefully make your lye and water mixture, using standard safety procedures and let cool to about
100-110 degrees F. Gently warm the oils and beeswax, just enough to melt the beeswax and cool
to about 100-110 degrees. Slowly and carefully, add the lye/water mixture to the oils and stir well.
This recipe traces quickly, so add any fragrance oils and/or essential oils at light trace. Pour into
molds (and by the way, it’s a great recipe if you want to use fancy molds) and cover lightly for about
24 hours. This recipe as listed is at about a 5% superfatting ratio.
Peppermint Wake Up
Submitted by Holly of Wilmington, DE
Minty soap that holds fragrance well
Ingredients:
1 TBSP Peppermint EO
1 tsp Rosemary EO
1 tsp Tea Tree EO
.25 grams T50 or ROE
1/3 cup peppermint leaves, finely ground
Instructions:
To a 5 lb. batch of cold-process soap at trace (recipe of choice) add T50 (or ROE), essential oils,
and finely ground peppermint leaves. Use a whisk to blend well. Pour into molds.

Shampoo Bar II
Submitted by Mary Ellen of Tustin, MI
A wonderful shampoo bar with lots of lather.
Ingredients:
Sweet Almond Oil 8 oz.
Canola Oil 8 oz.
Castor Oil 24 oz.
Coconut Oil 32 oz.
Olive Oil 32 oz.
Palm Oil 24 oz.
Lye 17.95 oz. (5% excess fat)
Liquid 46 oz. (I used water)
EOs to scent
Instructions:
Combine lye into liquid, stir well. Wear your eye goggles and gloves. Cool to 110 degrees.
Combine oils and heat to 110 degrees. Add lye solution to oils. Stir until trace. Add desired scent.
Pour in mold.
Shaving Soap
Submitted by Bonnie of Cedar City, UT
Ingredients:
20 oz palm kernal oil
20 oz coconut oil
40 oz olive oil
30 oz buttermilk
11 oz lye
3 heaping Tbls bentonite clay
Instructions:
Heat oils to 100. Partially freeze buttermilk. Slowly add lye to milk, don’t let it go over 100.
Combine.
At trace: add 3.5 oz lavender eo, 3 Tbsp castor oil & 2 Tbsp sweet almond oil.

Shea Butter Soap
Submitted by Cheryl of Tucson, AZ
Wonderful and moisturizing soap bar
Ingredients:
4.8 oz olive oil
4.8 oz coconut oil
3.2 oz shea butter
3.2 oz palm oil
6oz distilled water
2.2oz of lye
.8oz essential oil
Instructions:
Follow your basic soap recipe. I melt the Shea Butter in the microwave for about 20 seconds or so
it doesn’t take long. and I add it along with the other oils.
This recipe will produce 4-6 bars depending on the size of your molds. I think these bars are simliar
to the lquid soap they sell at bath and body works that has the shea butter in it.
Simply Soap Bar
Submitted by Theda of Millport, AL
Gentle soap, great lather
Ingredients:
42 oz Olive Oil
30 oz Vegetable Shortening
6 oz Cocoa Butter
3 oz Castor
14 oz Lye
41 oz Distilled Water
Instructions:
Follow basic cold process soap procedures and combine oils & lye solution at 95-98º. Slow to
trace, mechanical stir 30-35 minutes. Trace hard to recognize, but small amount of mixture
dropped on cool surface should hold shape and not run. Insulate 24 hrs, unmold, cut & cure 3-4
weeks.

Slice of Summer
Submitted by Camille Pratt of Wild Iris Botanicals
Cucumber soap
Ingredients:
15 oz. canola oil
30 oz. Coconut oil
27 oz. Olive oil
21 oz. Palm oil
5 oz. Shea butter
13.75 oz. Lye
20 oz. Rain or distilled water
16 oz. pureed cucumber, (peels and all!)
Instructions:
Mix lye and water and cool to 90 degrees. Puree the cucumbers, will be about 2 or 3 large cukes.
Heat the oils to 90 degrees. Mix lye solution and the oils, blend well, add the cucumber puree.
Bring to light trace, add fragrance of your choice. Bring to heavy trace. Pour in molds. LEAVE IT
ALONE. :-)
Notes: Even in very hard water it has lots of lather, very creamy, and is very soothing to the skin.
Uncolored, it is very lovely pale ivory, slightly translucent. No GSE (Grapefruit Seed Extract)
needed. If you choose to modify this recipe by subbing other oils or butters, it will not be remotely
the same unbelievably wonderful soap.
Tons of Bubbles
Submitted by Dawn of Gladstone, MI
This recipe gives tons of big bubbles! 3 lb. batch
Ingredients:
8 oz. sweet almond oil
2 oz. castor oil
10 oz. coconut oil
10 oz. olive oil
8 oz. safflower oil
10 oz. vegetable shortening
7 oz. lye (5% superfat)
17 oz. water
Instructions:
Follow basic cold process soapmaking procedures.

Vinny’s Wild Oats Soap
Oatmeal Soap, 2 pound batch
Ingredients:
1 oz. cocoa butter
11 oz. coconut oil
16 oz. olive oil
4 oz. beeswax
4.32 oz. lye
12 oz. water
4 oz. course colloidal oatmeal
Instructions:
[Please use gloves, goggles, apron, long sleeves shirt during ENTIRE cold processing cycle,
ESPECIALLY when mixing water/lye solution, to insure personal safey] Measure 12 oz. water into
glass/plastic pitcher. Measure 4.32 oz of lye. Slowly mix lye INTO water a little at a time until
complete incorporated. Set safely aside to cool to 115 degrees. Meanwhile heat all solid oils
(cocoa, coconut, beeswax) until fully melted. Remove from heat and mix in olive oil. Transfer to
glass/plastic bowl. Oil mixture should be cooled to 100 degrees. (Lye/water solution at 115
degrees, oils at 100 degrees) Once oils have reached desire degree slowly pour in lye/water
solution a little at a time until fully incorporated. Trace time will be reached within 15-20 minutes.
At trace quickly mix in ground (course) oat meal. Sprinkly a litte whole oats at the bottom of
individual greased molds. Pour in soap mixture. Seal with saran wrap. Set in warm place for 24-72
hours. Remove from molds. Cure 4 to 6 weeks. Note: Do not use fast cooking oats. Soap will have
a strong unpleaseant smell, but it will become pleasant during the curing process. At the end it will
have a light honey/cocoa scent. Enjoy.

Vitamin Soap
Submitted by Kathryn of Verona, NJ
This soap nourishes the skin in every way possible.
Ingredients (by weight):
Lye Solution:
3 lbs (48 oz) distilled water
475g Sodium Hydroxide
Fats:
2-1/2 lbs (40 oz) Coconut Oil
1-1/2 lbs (24 oz) Palm Oil
1-3/4 lbs (28 oz) Olive Oil, Grade B or pomace (2 lbs less 1/2 cup)
1 oz (2 tbsp) Wheat Germ Oil
1 oz (2 tbsp) Carrot Seed Essential Oil
1 oz (2 tbsp) Carrot Root Oil
1 oz (2 tbsp) Vitamin E Oil
1/2 lb (8 oz) Sweet Almond Oil
1/2 lb (8 oz) Apricot Kernel Oil
1/2 lb (8 oz) Kukui Nut Oil
1/2 lb (8 oz) Jojoba Oil
4 oz Shea Butter
30g Grapefruit Seed Extract
Nutrients:
2 oz (4 tbsp) Avocado Oil
2 oz (4 tbsp) Evening Primrose Oil, Borage Oil or Rosa Mosqueta Rosehip seed Oil
Scent:
45-50g (about 3 oz) essential oils
Instructions:
Add lye to water and let cool to 80 degrees. Melt fats and let cool to 80-90 degrees. Add lye to fats
and stir briskly for up to one hour til it “traces”. Add nutrients and essential oils, stir to combine
and pour into molds. Cover with blankets and allow to sit for 24 to 48 hours until it stops
generating heat. When hard (up to a week), cut and remove from mold. Set out to dry and cure for
4-6 weeks.

Youthful Complexion
Submitted by Kim of Winter Haven, FL
Designed specifically to be healthy for maturing skin
Ingredients:
Oils
1.6 oz Sweet Almond Oil
0.6 oz Cocoa Butter
9.6 oz Olive Oil
8.0 oz Palm Kernel Oil
12.2 oz Shortening (veg)
4.5 oz Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH/Lye)
11.5 oz Water
Additives
1.4 oz total of Essential/Fragrance Oil
Essential Oil: Roman Chamomile; .2 oz.
Essential Oil: Rose Bulgarian; .2 oz.
Essential Oil: Lavender; 1 oz.
Dried Herbs: 1 oz total: Rose Powder, Chamomile powder and Calendula powder
Instructions:
Make soap according to basic soaping instructions. The EO’s are expensive but more than worth it.
Add the dried herbs just before pouring into molds. I usually make this recipe in a PVC tube mold

Creams
Basic Hand & Body Cream
Doesn’t leave greasy feel. Great for winter dry skin.
Ingredients:
1/3 cup Ex-Virgin Olive Oil
1 T Aloe Vera Oil
2 T Cocunut Oil
1 T Beeswax
4 T Hydrosol
Essential oils (optional)
Instructions:
Mix together Olive Oil and Aloe Vera Oil. Set aside. Melt Coconut Oil and Beeswax. Add olive oil
and aloe oil to this mixture. Add hydrosol while blending in processor until smooth. Transfer to jars
and let cool.
Basic Hand & Body Cream
Cucumber Cream
Submitted by Yohana of Voorhees, NJ
Ingredients:
1/4-teaspoon borax powder
1/4-cup fractionated coconut oil or any light oil
1 tablespoon distilled water
1-tablespoon beeswax
1-tablespoon fresh cucumber juice
8 drops Grapefruit Seed Extract
Cucumber Fragrance oil if desired
Jade or emerald mica for color if desired
Instructions:
Dissolve borax in the water and add the grapefruit seed extract. Mix together oil and beeswax in
another cup. Place the glass cup in a pan of water (about 1-2 inches of water). Heat the oil-
beeswax mixture in the water bath over medium heat until beeswax is melted, stirring occasionally.
Bring this mixture almost to boiling. Remove the mixture from the water bath. Slowly add the
borax-water mixture to it. Add the cucumber juice and stir thoroughly. You can whip the mixture in
the blender. Add the Fragrance oil if using and cool completely. Take a small amount of cream and
mix the mica into it removing all of the clumps. Add the colored cream back to the main batch and
blend well.

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