This probably doesn’t come as a surprise, but I have Mother’s Day gifts on the brain. And as far as homemade gifts go, it doesn’t get much easier than making your own homemade soap. Once you buy a soap base (I like shea butter because it’s so creamy) you can go wild making different flavors. Last time I experimented with cocoa & mint; this time I’m going with what every mom wants – flowers!
Homemade Soap with Roses and Vanilla
Supplies needed
- About 1/3 of a 2 lb block of shea butter soap base for 3 bars of soap
- 1/4 cup dried roses
- 1-2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- Soap mold. A small plastic container works perfectly.
Melt the shea butter soap base in 30 second intervals in the microwave until it is liquified. Use a microwave safe container, like a glass Pyrex measuring cup, so it is easy to mix and pour.
After the soap is melted, crumble the roses into small pieces and add to the soap with the vanilla extract. Start with 1 tablespoon of vanilla and add more if you want a stronger smell. Stir together until combined and pour into your mold. Let the soap sit for an hour or two until it hardens. Then pop it out of the mold.
Just add a bouquet of fresh roses and you’re all set for Mother’s Day.
These r very useful recipes……but I want to know what ingredients u use for transparent soaps.
You just have to look for transparent soap base at Michaels or Amazon. Works the same way, never heat to much. Small intervals and pour fast in molds begore it starts building scum. Spray alcohol!??
NEVER made soap and wondering IF other flowers can be used AND other hand soaps besides the Shea butter soap?? Thank you
Hi Henry, I can smell the beautiful aroma of the soaps posted by you just by looking at them. I am so much in love with them that i want to do it myself and use it. Please tell me the vanilla extract which u have used in this soap is the one which we use for making cakes n cookies or is there something which is meant for making soaps. Thanq :) Indumathi
Who’s Henry?
May I know where you buy your soap base? Thanks.
I like roses and vanilla then if the soap can be made from these ingredient… that would be great…!
I love making my own soap. It’s so much fun and way easier than you’d think it would be. Throwing in roses is so perfect for Mother’s Day!
Your post title alone made me imagine how amazing this must smell! I only tried making soap once many, many years ago and it was some boring soap kit I got from a craft store nothing near as amazing as this one looks!
What pretty soaps!! And I’m sure they smell amazing!
these are so pretty and perfect for mother’s day!
This sounds like such a great D.I.Y! I’d love to try my hand at making some shea butter soap. It must smell heavenly, yes? { http://www.jupiterskye.com }