Natural Soap Making Recipes, Tutorials & Ingredient Guides
updated 2026 Overview: What Is Lemongrass Essential Oil? Lemongrass essential oil is a bright, citrusy oil known for its cleansing, deodorizing, and refreshing properties. With its crisp lemon-like aroma, lemongrass has long been used to support skin clarity, natural cleaning, digestive comfort, and handcrafted soap making. Because of its strong scent and versatility, lemongrass essential…
If you enjoy fresh, earthy scents, this Tea Tree and Eucalyptus Soap Recipe is a wonderful combination to try. Tea tree essential oil has a strong herbal scent, while eucalyptus adds a fresh, crisp aroma that gives this handmade soap a refreshing smell. This has been one of my top 10 soaps. Customers enjoyed the…
This blackberry orange soap recipe was the second best-selling soap in my store. Because of its popularity, I made blackberry orange scented lotions, bath salts, perfume oil, and body butter. There is no way to make this an all-natural bar as there is no such thing as blackberry essential oil, but you can make it…
Orange spice soap, also known as Christmas Spice soap, was one of the top ten bars at the store. The essential oils, especially the cinnamon and cloves essential oils, had a long-lasting scent. The other popular and traditional Christmas scents are nutmeg and ginger, yet the cinnamon and cloves along with the orange scent make…
Have you ever wondered where the rich, creamy ingredient in many natural skincare products actually comes from? I’m talking about cocoa butter, one of the most popular ingredients in natural skincare and cold process soap making. Cocoa butter doesn’t just appear magically in lotions and soaps. It begins its life inside the pods of the…
You can make your own all-natural lip balm recipes from this one simple recipe. like in cooking, you can alter the ingredients and get the same but different meals. Lip balms are no different, well, lotions too. Generally, you will need beeswax, not crude oil-based paraffin wax. You could get stearic acid wax or emulsifying…
Why is Honey Good for the Skin? I’ve always been amazed by nature’s gifts. Honey ranks high on my list for its array of uses and not only does it sweeten my tea, but I’ve also incorporated it into my skincare routine with impressive results. Why is honey good for the skin, you ask? Well,…
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If you are interested in making your own homemade soap but are not really sure if you are ready to jump into it. Some really good soap-making kits can help you get started. Making soap Making soap can be an expensive hobby, but if you want to turn it into a business it may not…
Trying to figure out the best oil to make soap when creating a soap recipe can be confusing. What and how much of each oil should I use? There are so many reasons and/or purposes for each of the oils used for making soap. Below you will find a list of the Pros and…