Oatmeal, Milk and Honey Soap recipe is an outstanding soap making idea for beginners. This recipe is special because it teaches you how to recycle your soap box and use it as a soap mold. One very important aspect of making handmade soaps is to help reduce our carbon footprints. By doing away with so much packaging and plastic, we at our end learn to live an organic life.
Chiefly handmade with Sulfate Free Goat milk, this soap is rich in Vitamin A and Lactic acid. This soap will remove your dead skin and restore your damaged skin cells. Furthermore, Goat milk helps prevent premature aging and helps maintain a younger looking skin.
Additionally, this recipe combines Sls & Paraben free Honey soap base which is naturally hydrating and is infused with the benefits of natural honey. It is rich in antioxidants and offers anti-microbial benefits to your skin.
Finally, the infusion of powdered Oatmeal makes your Oatmeal, Milk & Honey Soap an exfoliating scrub bar. The presence of Amino acid and Vitamin E in Oatmeal contribute with its skin lightening properties.
All in all, your handmade Oatmeal, Milk & Honey Soap is a powerhouse of nutrients that comforts dry, itchy, irritated skin. Furthermore, it naturally polishes your skin with its deep cleaning and removal of dead skin cells. Eventually it leaves your skin feeling supple, refreshed, and bright, locking in the moisture without stripping it off its natural oil.
I would strongly recommend that for the sheer joy of handmade soap making, as well as to show that you care for your skin, you must indulge in this brilliant work of art. Give yourself and your loved ones the gift of Nature.
Ingredients
- Honey Melt and Pour Soap Base, 300 grams
- Sulfate Free Goat Milk Soap Base, 700 grams
- Honey and Milk Fragrance oil, 16 grams
- Cosmetic Grade Orange Color, 0.3 grams (2 to 3 drops)
- Powdered Oats, 10 grams
- Bubble Wrap
Time needed: 50 minutes
First thing to remember is to sanitize your soap making equipment and work area with 99% Iso Propyl Alcohol commonly known as rubbing alcohol.
- Prepare the Soap mold
Firstly open the Goatmilk Soap box and take out the soap base. Close the flap of the inner box as shown in the tutorial and place the inner box inside the outer box to use this as a mold. Place bubble wrap in the box.
- Melt Honey Soap Base
Secondly, melt 300 grams of Honey Soap Base, add 0.3 grams of Orange color and mix well.
- Add Fragrance oil
Thirdly, add 6 grams of Honey and Milk fragrance oil to the soap base and mix till its incorporated fully.
- Set the first layer
Fourthly, pour the mixture over the mold over the bubble wrap. Spray 99% Iso Propyl alcohol to remove any air bubbles. Let the first layer set.
- Melt Goat Milk Soap Base
FIfthly, melt 700 grams of Sulfate Free Goat Milk Soap Base in a heat safe container.
- Add Powdered Oats
Subsequently, add 10 grams of Oats powder to the base and mix well till the oats powder blends in fully.
- Add Fragrance Oil
Simultaneously, add 10 grams of Honey and Milk Fragrance oil to the base and mix till it is fully infused. Check the temperature of the base, stirr till it drops to 60 degree celsius.
- Pour the Second layer
Finally, spray rubbing alcohol over the first layer and gradually pour the second layer with the help of a spoon as shown in the tutorial. Spray rubbing alcohol to remove any air bubbles.
- Let the Soap Set
Thereafter, let the soap set for two to three hours. Once hard, remove the soap from the mold, separating it from the bubble wrap gently. Cut into rectangular bars. Your Honey, Oatmeal and Milk soap is ready to use!
Equally important is to wrap your soaps in cling film to keep it protected from environmental moisture for future use.
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Additionally, you may like to visit the following blogs,
- Hydrating Face Wash for Dry Skin
- Beetroot & Strawberry Body Wash Recipe (Sulfate Free)
- Handmade Face Cream Recipe
Frequently Asked Questions
Ans 1. Certainly, Honey is a naturally hydrating agent, Oatmeal is a gentle exfoliator and Goatmilk adds abundant nourishment because its rich in Lactic Acid and Vitamin A. The combination of Honey, Oatmeal and Goat milk soap cleanses from deep within and moisturizes your skin fully.
Ans 2. Powdered Oatmeal works as a gentle exfoliator which removes dirt, oil and dead skin from your face. With the presence of Amino Acids and Vitamin E in Oatmeal, it works as a natural skin lightening agent.
Ans. 3 As I have shown, above is a very simple recipe for beginers on how to make Oatmeal, Honey and Goat Milk soap at home. You may follow it step by step and have your Sulfate free Oatmeal, Honey and Milk Soap at home.
Ans 4. The right temperature for your Goat Milk Soap base should be down to 55 degree celsius before you pour it on top of the first layer with the help of a spoon. Before pouring, make sure to spray some rubbing alcohol on the first layer.
Ans 5. Adding honey to your soap makes your soap naturally hydrating and moisturizing. Besides, Honey has exceptional anti-aging properties. Furthermore, it absorbs impurities from your skin giving your skin a clear and radiant glow.