Making exfoliating soaps is a fantastic craft. The use of different fragrances or essential oils, colors and mold shapes, the sky is the limit with the number of great soaps one can make. In this DIY I am using the embossing technique which gives another dimension to this great craft. I enjoy making soaps because I can create a beautiful work of art that has an amazing aroma and can keep it natural or organic if I chose to. There are also lots of products that can be used for exfoliating in the soaps. I have used the loofah in the past, today I am using grated apricot seeds which are a great mild exfoliant, but a loofah or grated loofah can be used for exfoliating.
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Ingredients & Materials
- 1 lb shea butter or goat’s milk melt and pour soap base
- 1/8 tsp rose mica for coloring the soap
- up to 3 ml of your favorite fragrance or essential oil (buy essential oils here)
- 1 tsp finely grated apricot seeds for exfoliating
- embossing soap stamps
- soap mold
- glass jar for melting the soap
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How to make embossed exfoliating soaps
First, set the embossing soap stamps in the square mold. Make sure this is ready before melting the soap as you would not want to have to set this after the soap is ready for pouring. Insert the embossing stamps and make sure that they fit tight at the bottom of the mold.
Melt the base soap and add the rose mica, apricot seeds and the fragrance. I recommend up to 3 ml for one pound of soap, this will give a medium to strong fragrance to the soaps. For the exfoliating, you can add more apricot seeds if necessary. It is really up to your preference but one teaspoon was more than enough for me.
Pour the soap into the molds. Spritz rubbing alcohol on top of the poured soap to remove all the bubbles that may form on the surface. Allow to fully cool and harden for approximately 45 minutes to an hour. I do not recommend placing in the refrigerator, unless your are in a time crunch and need the soaps right away.
Unmold the soaps and carefully remove the embossing stamps.
I used fragrance for this recipe and the aroma is great, however for a more natural soap use essential oils or infuse 1 tablespoon of olive oil with natural herbs. See a post where I used this technique here.
I love how the details show in the soap so beautifully.
Other DIY soaps you may like:
Sunflower Aloe Vera Melt and Pour DIY
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These look great / I always read the word ‘soap’ and think of horrible harsh products from my childhood but this isn’t that at all! #twinklytuesday
Beautiful soaps. Love the embossed patterns. Thanks for sharing with us at Brag About It. Pinned to share 🙂 Have a great week Jasmine!
Stopping over from the Wonderful Wednesday hop! Your soaps came out so pretty! This is a great idea for small spaces too – the stamps look much easier to store instead of buying entire new mold sets for each design you want. I live in an apartment so taking space into consideration with my {huge} amount of craft and cooking supplies is important.
Very pretty soaps! I would love to try to do this sometime.
So pretty! i had no idea they could be so easy to make. Thank you for sharing at The Really Crafty Link Party. Pinned!
Oh these look lovely – I always love the look of soap but never use it!! Thanks for linking up with #TwinklyTuesday
Jasmine, thank you so much for showing me that making soap can be easier than seen previously. I chose you to be this week’s Featured Blogger at the Over the Moon Link Party. Come join us again from Sunday evening through Thursday evening and grab your Featured Blogger badge and share your latest posts. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much Sandy, making soaps is a lot of fun!
These are GORGEOUS!! Thank for sharing and making it look so easy
These are gorgeous looking soaps Jasmine – I must try and make some soaps soon
These are beautiful. I have never heard of using apricot pits to exfoliate. The soap mold is gorgeous. I really should try and make some soaps so I know exactly whats in them. I am allergic to both dyes and cocoa butter. A pretty mold might tempt me to try it.
You need to write a book. I have bought many soap and candle making books over the years and none of them as good as what you put out every week. Love it as always!
Thank you so much Debbie, I would love to write a book on this, I may take this on as one of my goals for this year!
Jasmine,
I wish I had scent on my computer! Your exfoliating bars are not only beautiful but keep skin fresh too. Thanks for sharing with TADA this week. See you again soon,
Happy Creating,
Karen Marie