How To Make Natural Organic Soap Using Gorgeous Ingredients

I’ve been making my own soap for years & I love it. If you get it right it’s way better than shop-bought soap. It cleanses your skin better, and leaves it feeling fresh and smelling amazing! But you can make it even better by using only natural, organic soap ingredients.

Organic soap is such a luxury that everyone should be able to experience it. And if you’re like me, you’ll use nothing but this stuff! So I made it my task to formulate some of the very best organic soap recipes I’ve ever made. I have three recipes to show you & I think I succeeded in this.

In this post, you’ll learn how to make natural organic soap that smells amazing and is suitable for the face & body. I’ve chosen oils that create a nice hard bar, with lots of bubbles. Let’s take a look at the first of three recipes, my gorgeous green clay and wheatgrass soap!

Green Clay and Wheatgrass Soap 

This organic soap smells amazing and is suitable for both face or body. I’ve chosen oils that will create a nice hard bar, with lots of bubbles. They are also readily available and easy to work with.   

The wheatgrass is what gives the soap its lovely green coloring. It’s super moisturizing and packed full of skin-loving properties, including soothing, healing, and rejuvenating.

If you can’t get hold of any organic wheatgrass you could substitute it for nettle leaf powder, which is another good natural colorant in soap making. 

Green clay isn’t actually very green, in fact, it can often look more beige than green so it only contributes a little to the color of this soap. Having said that, the green clay is great for drawing out impurities, leaving the skin squeaky clean.

Watch How To Make Organic Soap

How To Make Natural Organic Soap Recipe With Green Clay & Wheatgrass

This organic soap smells amazing and is suitable for both face or body. I've chosen oils that will create a nice hard bar, with lots of bubbles. They are also readily available and easy to work with. 

Rate This Project

5 from 1 vote

Print Comment Pin Share

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Active Time: 30 minutes minutes

Curing Time: 28 days days

Total Time: 28 days days 45 minutes minutes

Difficulty Level: Intermediate

Yield: 8 chunky bars

Author: Angela Wills

DISCLOSURE: SavvyHomemade.com is reader-supported. Some of the links below are affiliate links, If you buy via the links we may earn an affiliate commission at no cost to you. Affiliate disclosure.

Ingredients

1/21x2x3x

MetricUS Customary

• 360 grams Olive Oil
• 315 grams Coconut Oil
• 45 grams Cocoa Butter
• 45 grams Avocado Oil
• 135 grams Castor Oil
• 127.64 grams Soapmaking Lye
• 255.28 grams Distilled Water
• 15 grams Bergamot Essential Oil
• 10 grams May Chang Essential Oil
• 7 grams Palmarosa Essential Oil
• 2 tsp Wheatgrass (powdered)
• 1 tsp French Green Clay

Equipment

• Glass Mixing Bowl
• Heatproof Containers
• Digital Scales
• Basic Stick Blender
• Silicone Soap Mold
• Spoon or Spatula

Show ImagesHide Images

Watch Video

Instructions

• If you are new to soapmaking, please refer to my basic cold process soap guide, read that in full before you try to make this soap.

  I always find it best to prepare everything before I start making my soap. So I make sure I have my mold, stirrers and blender within reach, and that all the ingredients have been weighed out.

  Then Put on your protective clothing, mask gloves and glasses
  
• Pour your lye into the distilled water, and stir until dissolved.
  127.64 grams Soapmaking Lye, 255.28 grams Distilled Water
  
• Add the green clay and wheatgrass powder to the lye water, stir until well incorporated. The clay and grass won't fully dissolve so it will look a bit grainy. Set a side in a safe place to cool.
  1 tsp French Green Clay, 2 tsp Wheatgrass
  
• Place the oils and butters into a good size heat proof container . Do not add the essential oils at this point. Gently heat the oils in the microwave until the solid oil and butter has been melted.
  360 grams Olive Oil, 315 grams Coconut Oil, 45 grams Avocado Oil, 135 grams Castor Oil, 45 grams Cocoa Butter
  
• Check the temperature of the oils and lye regularly. You want them both to cool to around 120 to 90f. Once lye and the oils have fallen to around 120f – 90f it's time to mix them together.
  
• Carefully pour the lye into the melted oils and give the batter a good stir with a silicone spatula.
  
• Grab your stick blender and blend the batter using 30 second intervals until you reach trace (when a small mound of batter takes a few seconds to blend back within the mixture)
  
• Add the essential oils to the batter and stir until fully incorporated. This can be done with a few short blasts with the stick blender or manually with a spatula.
  15 grams Bergamot Essential Oil, 10 grams May Chang Essential Oil, 7 grams Palmarosa Essential Oil
  
• Once you have a good thick trace, pour or spoon the batter into the mold. Level out and tap the sides of the mold to make sure the soap gets into all the corners.
  
• Use a spoon to make a wave pattern on the top of the soap and set aside for 24 hours to harden.

  Then, release the soap from the mold and cut into slices. Although the soap should no longer be very caustic, it will still be too harsh on the skin so you will need to cure it for around 4 weeks before using.
  

Category: Soapmaking

Cuisine: N/A

Difficulty: Intermediate

Tried This ProjectMention @savvyhomemade or Tag me! #savvyhomemade

Natural Organic Soap Using Mustard Seeds

This soap is also believed to offer you extra energy, so be sure you use it before a hectic day or night out!

Ingredients:

This recipe will make 6 bars. Links are included to view information on each organic ingredient.

• 6 1/2 oz (184g) Olive Oil
• 3 1/4 oz (92g) Sunflower Oil
• 2 1/2 oz (65g) Palm Oil (from sustainable sources)
• 2 1/2 oz (65g) Coconut Oil
• 1 oz (28g) Sweet Almond Oil
• 1 1/2 oz (40g) Beeswax
• 8 oz (227g) (230ml) Distilled water
• 2 1/4 oz (65g) Lye (Sodium Hydroxide/Caustic Soda)
• 2 teaspoons (7ml) Lemongrass essential oil
• 1 teaspoon (5ml) Lime essential oil
• 1/2 teaspoon (5ml) Rosemary essential oil
• 2 drops Benzoin essential oil
• 2 tablespoons Mustard Seeds

Specifics To This Recipe

Use The Cold Process Soap Making Method plus the following recipe specific steps:

• In Step 4 – Combine the oils and lye when both temperatures reach 130° f (55c)

Photos From Making This Soap:

Natural Organic Soap Using Seaweed

This organic soap recipe carries a wonderful sea aroma. Seaweed is incredibly purifying, it’s packed with nutrients and will help to stimulate blood circulation. The sage offers anti-fungal and antiseptic qualities that can reduce sweatiness and soothe muscles and joints.

Overall this is first-rate organic soap recipe. It boasts a rich and creamy consistency that will invigorate and uplift you, as well as make you feel relaxed and well-balanced.

Ingredients:

This is a small batch recipe making around four bars. Again, links are included to view information on each organic ingredient.

• 8 1/2 oz (240g) Olive Oil
• 1 1/2 oz (40g) Avocado Oil
• 2 oz (50g) Coconut Oil
• 2 oz (50g) Palm Oil (from sustainable sources)
• 1 oz (30g) Beeswax
• 6 oz (170g) Distilled water
• 2 oz (55g) Lye (Sodium Hydroxide/Caustic Soda)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons (7ml) Grapefruit essential oil
• 1 teaspoon (6ml) Orange essential oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoon (2ml) Petitgrain essential oil
• 2 tablespoons (1/2 oz)(15g) of Dried Seaweed

Specifics To This Recipe

Use The Cold Process Soap Making Method plus the following recipe specific steps:

• In Step 4 – Combine the oils and lye when both temperatures reach 130° f (55c)

Photos From Making This Soap:

Did you make your own soap using seaweed? What other ingredients did you use?