Using my tutorial on how to make soap at home using cold process here’s two of my favorite organic soap recipes for you to try out, I will add more as I make them.
The homemade mustard seed soap simply leaves you feeling fresh and will revive your senses. Additionally, it features antiseptic as well as deodorizing benefits, and the mustard seeds help exfoliate and smooth rough edges. The homemade seaweed soap is incredibly purifying, it’s packed with nutrients and will help to stimulate blood circulation.
How To Make Organic Soap With 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.
- 6Â 1/2Â oz (184g) Olive Oil
- 3 1/4Â oz (92g) Sunflower Oil
- 2 1/2 oz (65g) Palm Oil
- 2 1/2 oz (65g) Coconut Oil
- 1 oz (28g) Sweet Almond Oil
- 1 1/2 oz (40g) Beeswax
- 8 oz (227g) (230ml) Mineral 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 This Recipe:
The Organic Soap Recipe with 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 sweatyness 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
- 1 oz (30g) Beeswax
- 6 oz (170g) Mineral 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 Method plus the following recipe specific steps:
- In Step 4 – Combine the oils and lye when both temperatures reach 130° f (55c)
Photos From This Recipe:
Did you make your own soap using seaweed? What other ingredients did you use? What mixes well with seaweed?
There is absolutely nothing ‘organic’ about lye which is not found in nature.
Hi fitzsimmons thanks for the comment as it brings up an interesting point.
It is true that Lye is not organic but during the process of making soap there is a reaction known as saponification where all of the the Lye is consumed leaving you with an organic end product.
You cant make soap without Lye & to be honest people have been using lye to make soap for centuries, its not organic, but it is one of the allowable non-organic ingredients included in USDA organic standards since their inception.
Honestly, I’m not sure why it’s not considered natural. It’s the ashes of hardwood trees with the same water repeatedly run through it. Then it dries and your left with lye. What’s not organic about hardwood trees. The government’s of the world seems to think it’s safe to put lye in our foods, pretzels are an example
Just wondering if there is any alternative to palm oil?, thanks,
Hi , there I used She butter instead … I’m sure any butter would work however be sure to check what ratio is require per batch ( 1 % , 5 % )
Thank you for this beautiful website! Wonderful recipes and great idea’s
These are infact great recipes for soap making. I am going to try the seaweeds recipe soon.
Great post with detailed step by step guide. Hope I’m gonna make soaps one day like this one 🙂
Thank for sharing your recipes and tips it’s very helpful for beginners like me
Nice one, but what about adding the likes of Sandal wood, cinnamon, turmeric, dead sea salt, papaya, camwood..etc?
Hi Gold,
The best thing about soapmaking is that you can totally make it your own! While I haven’t tried adding dead sea salts to my own soaps before, all of your suggested additives can impart gorgeous color, fragrance, and goodness to any soap! Some lovely suggestions, thanks!
This is a nice website and lovely, but I suggest to add aloe Vera, thanks.