Learning how to make your own natural lavender exfoliating loofah soap is another great addition to your DIY skillset. As with other exfoliating soaps such as sugar scrub soaps and soaps with other natural exfoliators such as ground apricot seeds, this is another great addition to your DIY skin care. Melt and pour soaps are great for a creative fun afternoon and great to make with kids. These soaps also make great handmade gifts. Melt and pour soaps are quick and easy to make. One benefit of using melt and pour soaps is that the soap can be used immediately after it has hardened which is usually within a couple of hours.
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Today I am using a natural loofah. Natural loofahs come from the family of the cucumber plants and you can buy these from farm growers to support your local community. These loofahs are used as sponges in skin care products and are perfect for exfoliating the skin.
In this DIY lavender exfoliating loofah soap I am using a lavender color block to color the soap but you can use your favorite mica colorant if you prefer. I like using both either mica or color blocks when I make melt and pour soaps.
There are so many wonderful melt and pour soap bases that I love to use. I’ve listed some of my favorites below. For this exfoliating loofah DIY, I chose the aloe vera melt and pour base, honey soap base, and shea butter soap base. The aloe vera soap base is clear and the mica colorants show bright and beautiful.
Melt and Pour soap bases that are great to work with and perfect for DIY handcrafted soaps
- Oatmeal soap base
- Goats milk soap base
- Shea butter soap base
- Honey soap base
- Aloe vera soap base
- Cocoa butter soap base
Exfoliating Loofah melt and pour soap DIY ingredients and materials
- 4 oz Aloe vera soap base and/or Honey soap base (I used both)
- 4 oz Goats Milk soap base or Shea Butter soap base
- pinch (small amount) of lavender melt and pour color block or mica colorant (I purchase my color blocks from Brambleberry and BeScented)
- 5-10 drops of Lavender essential oil (optional) or your favorite essential oil
- soap cutter
- cupcake soap mold
- natural loofah
- heat safe measuring cup
- rubbing alcohol on a spray bottle
How to make DIY exfoliating loofah soap
There are only a few steps to this DIY but the final product is perfectly beautiful and practical.
Start by cutting the melt and pour soap base into small cubes and melt in the microwave using 30-second intervals. You can also melt the base using the double boiler method.
Once the soap base is melted, add a small amount of the lavender blue color block and mix well until fully melted.
Add the lavender essential oil and mix well.
Cut the loofah into two inches by 2 1/2 inches and open manually. The natural loofah often comes tightly packed and flat. While manufacturers recommend expanding it using water I do not recommend you do this at this step. Simply open it up using your hands.
Place the loofah on the soap molds.
Pour the melt and pour soap base into the molds and allow it to fully cool and harden. Then remove from the molds.
Make sure the molds are placed in a location where you would not need to move them while they are cooling. If you need to move them around place them on a sturdy cutting board or a baking sheet.
These exfoliating loofah soaps are perfect to use on your feet, elbows, and knees.
Tips and troubleshooting melt and pour soaps DIY
It is a good idea to keep a spray bottle with rubbing alcohol readily available when making melt and pour soaps. This can be used to remove the bubbles at the top of the soap and also aid in adhering layers.
If you live in a humid environment, wrap your soaps in cling wrap or place them in an air-tight container to prevent glycerin dew. Glycerin dew is basically drops of glycerin and water that form on top of the soap. This is purely a cosmetic issue and does not impact the soap.
I wanted to share this DIY using melt and pour soap to show how simple the process is. If you are an experienced soap maker and enjoy making cold process soaps, you can certainly make these using your cold process soap as well.
I hope you enjoy this project. I would love to see what you make if you decide to try it. Also, if you want to see some other ideas simply click on the email above this post and send me an email to let me know. I would love to create more DIYs that you are interested in seeing and learning.
Let me know if you make these soaps, I would love to see your pictures.
More Melt and Pour Soap Making Ideas and Recipes:
Summer Fun Sea Shells Melt and Pour Soaps DIY
Sunflower Melt and Pour Soaps DIY
Lavender Melt and Pour Cube Soaps
Wonderful, pinned it, if I have time I am going to try this out as use it as a gift
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