This simple lavender olive-oil soap recipe is perfect for the first-time soap maker. Dried lavender flowers add texture to the soap, and gently crushing the flowers adds more fragrance.
Perhaps the easiest recipe in my book, the Simply Lavender soap is perfect for the first-time soap maker. Dried lavender flowers look like little pods when added to soap. If you prefer a more textured look, crush the flowers using a mortar and pestle. Gently crushing the flowers also releases fragrance and will make the soaps more heavily scented.
Yields six bars
Simple Lavender Olive-Oil Soap Recipe
Ingredients
Supplies
- Double boiler with lid
- Glass measuring cup: 4-cup
- Large knife
- Measuring spoons
- Metal spoon for stirring
- Mold: silicone muffin pan
- Rubber spatula
- Spray bottle filled with rubbing alcohol
Directions
- Using the large knife, cut the soap into cubes, then melt the soap in the double boiler, covering the double boiler with the lid. Once the soap is melted, remove the double boiler from the heat. Add the dried lavender flowers, stirring gently to incorporate.
- Transfer the soap into the glass measuring cup using the rubber spatula, stir in the essential oil, then pour the soap into the molds. Spray the surface of the soap with rubbing alcohol to eliminate any bubbles.
- Allow the soap to cool and fully harden, then remove the soap from the molds.
The following is an excerpt from Soapmaking the Natural Way: 45 Melt-and-Pour Recipes Using Herbs, Flowers and Essential Oils by Rebecca Ittner (Lark Crafts, 2010). This excerpt is part of Chapter 4: Luxuriate. Read more from Rebecca Ittner with “Handmade, Home Soap Recipes: The Art of Natural Soap Making.”
