Strawberry Cupcakes Cold Process Soap DIY

This Strawberry Cupcakes cold process soap DIY is perfect for Valentine’s Day gifts. This is a fun way to create different soaps. While I love my standard rectangular soaps I like hand soaps that have different shapes that are not only a practical item but can help bring a unique touch or even decorate! The scent that I am using is called Strawberry Cupcakes, it is fruity and a “bakery” type of scent but it is lovely. It is perfect for Spring and Summer!

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This fragrance oil certainly accelerated but it was not too bad. I was glad I had a plan! And I was still able to get some gorgeous cupcake soaps. This is a great idea for hostess gifts and Valentine’s gifts for friends and family.

Strawberry Cupcakes cold process soap DIY Pinterest pin with a close up of one of the soap cupcakes.

I recommend taking good notes on how the soap behaves and always planning your soaps. There have been times that even with a good plan I had to improvise and change the plan on the fly because of acceleration due to the fragrance oil. This strawberry cupcake cold process soap accelerated a bit but it was a joy to make.

The soap notes indicated that this fragrance oil causes discoloration. With that, I decided to keep the color simple and added titanium dioxide to the lye water solution to try and delay the discoloration. The soap will still discolor but not as much as it normally would without the Titanium dioxide.

For the swirl top layer, I added a small amount of pink color mica to create some contrast and a resemblance to the delicious pink strawberries.

My favorite cold process soap additives – I add these to all of my soaps!

My favorite cold process soap additives are kaolin clay and colloidal oatmeal. I add them to all of my soaps because of the wonderful properties they add to the soaps.

Kaolin clay

Kaolin clay is a very gentle clay used in many cosmetics and face masks. It is not only gentle on the skin but it is also great for anchoring the scents in the soaps. I also think it gives a great slip to the soaps that make the soap super luxurious.

Colloidal oatmeal

Colloidal oatmeal is also used in several skin care products and is considered a skin protectant. It helps retain moisture on the skin. It is very soothing and is usually recommended for people with dry skin. You can skip it but I like it in my soaps because of its excellent skin properties.

Strawberry Cupcake cold process soap finished close up.

Another thing to pay attention to when making this soap is to make sure you use good micas. Sometimes mica colorants can accelerate the batter. Titanium dioxide also tends to accelerate trace, so keep that in mind as well when making this soap.

Making soaps in cupcake shapes – Strawberry Cupcakes Cold Process Soap

Five strawberry cupcake cold process soap finished and piped

Additional equipment needed for cold process soap making at home

Recipes and techniques for making cold process soap at home

Check out the posts linked below for several free cold process soap recipes and techniques. I hope you find one that is perfect for you.

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In this Kiss Pour and Handmade Mold DIY I not only give you a recipe and another fun technique to use, but I also share how to make a mold using a cardboard milk box.

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Ready to start making your cold process soaps? Then this eBook with 25 different cold process soap formulations is the perfect resource. With so many formulations, you will have lots of inspiration to experiment and find the perfect one.

This eBook also includes best practices to modify the formulations to your liking.

I want the 25 recipes!

Step by Step Strawberry Cupcakes Cold Process soap DIY

Weigh out the butters and coconut oil and melt them in the microwave
Add the liquid oils to the melted butters
Weigh out the water in a separate container – I added 1 Tbsp of Titanium Dioxide to the lye water solution to keep the discoloration low.
Weigh out the sodium hydroxide (lye) needed for the soap in a separate container
Sprinkle the sodium hydroxide (lye) into the water and mix well, then allow to cool to 85-90 degrees F
Add the lye water solution to the melted oils and butters
Mix using the immersion blender for only a few seconds until you achieve a light trace
Add the Strawberry Cupcake Fragrance Oil and mix for a few more seconds
Split the batter into two separate containers
Pour the soap in one of the containers into the cupcake molds and set aside.
Split the soap batter in the second container, then add the pink color mica to one of the containers and mix well.
Prepare a piping bag with a swirl tip
Place the soap batter into the piping bag side by side.
Pipe the top of the strawberry cupcake soaps using the piping bag
Allow the soap to go through the saponification process for at least 24 hours
Unmold the strawberry cupcake soaps and allow them to cure for four to six weeks

I hope you enjoy making this strawberry cupcake cold process soap. This is a fun way to make soaps!

Learn more about cold process soap making in Cold process soap making most common questions answered in one place. This post summarizes all the questions I get about cold process soap making.