How-To | DIY | Rose Petal Goats Milk Soap Bars

DIY rose petal goats milk soap bars
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So you want to make your own soap, do you?

I recently made a blog post about a finished set of homemade soaps, yet I failed to give full instructions on how you can create your own! 
Tips and tricks don't always tell the full process, so this post is for those of you that want the full instructions:

Soap Making 101

*Just so you know, I use a pre-mixed goat's milk base so I can avoid having lye in my home around the children. Safety reasons, of course*

Supplies:

DIY Soap making supplies

What you will need:

~ A good, clean pot.
~ Soap molds or a parchment paper lined box
~ Your chosen base (goats milk or castile)
~ Soap coloring powder (optional)
~ Natural Additives (Essential oils, scents, herbs, etc)
~ A little bit of time. (Set aside at least an hour to complete the project)

Melt your base

I chose goat's milk over Castile because the coloring powder and the additives mix evenly.
Castile soap tends to separate from the additives, leaving you with a multi-layered (and often an unattractive) bar of soap.

*Melt over medium-low heat*
Goats milk soap base, in cubes

While your base is melting:
It's time to get your additives ready. Choose your colors, herbs, or essential oils.
I chose dried rose petals and crushed them as small as I could (not into powder) while my base was melting.

Crushed dried rose petals
Crushed dried rose petals


Powdered soap coloring:

This is a soap safe product to use. It is made specifically for soap coloring.
*DO NOT use food coloring* 
I chose the two colors on the bottom to compliment the rose petals I chose for this soap.
DIY soap making powder dye pink
DIY soap making powder dye pink

 Choose your molds:

Silicone soap molds, cooking molds, baking, soap making

By now your base should be melted thoroughly and you can add in your powdered coloring.
I'd suggest stirring slowly until the color is fully mixed. You'll see a little further down what whisking can do. 

Melting goats milk soap base
Melting goats milk soap base

 When your color is mixed completely, it's time to pop in your additives.
I.E. crushed rose petals.

Melting goats milk soap base with rose petals

Don't worry too much about those bubbles right now. We can fix them at the end.
After you're satisfied that your soap is mixed completely, use a ladle to slowly pour the mix into your molds.
See that big bubble on the top right? Pop it. The littles can wait until your soap has set.
When your soap sets, you can use a hot spoon to softly smooth out the bubbles.

~WHEN YOUR SOAP IS SET~
You'll need to wait a while for your soap to harden.
You can place it into the fridge to speed up the process if you'd like.
After the setting is complete - pop them out of their molds and show them off!

Melting goats milk soap base in molds

And you're done!
How-To | DIY | Rose Petal Goats Milk Soap Bars

Here is a photo of the finished batch from my previous post! 

How-To | DIY | Rose Petal Goats Milk Soap Bars






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