Its a great time to do a few projects that you've been putting off. With the days getting shorter, we are inside a lot more now. That makes the natives, and their mother, get a little restless.
So, we're experimenting with what all we can make with our Young Living Essential Oils.
Our first project was handmade soap. And this is actually one I've wanted to do for a long time. Soap is actually how I was very first introduced to essential oils.
I was introduced to this wonderful family of homesteaders who made handmade soaps and breads and salves and all kinds of good REAL stuff. The oldest daughter shared with me about her Thieves soap and how it boosted immunity and how all the junk in soaps these days are what cause so many skin issues. So I switched to her soap and it was AMAZING. I would order 8-10 bars at a time because she was about an hour from us and that was the only soap we used. Eastons skin improved immediately.
When I discovered Young Living Essential Oils I noticed they sold Thieves Essential Oil! I emailed the daughter and she informed me it was Young Living oils that she used in her soaps. So my love of essential oils grew from there! I purchased my Premium Starter Kit and have never looked back!
So when a friend posted that she'd used her essential oils to make soaps I thought I'd try my hand at it as well. It's super easy and quick! And they are so cute! I think they would make great gifts too! In fact, I might be giving some this year.
So, here's what you'll need to get started:
- 2 lbs of Soap Base (this makes 12 bars- The first batch I made, I didn't use organic and noticed it had the sulfates and additives, so the second batch I made sure I purchased Organic soap base.)
- Mix In of choice- I used oats + Pink Himalayan Sea Salt. But you could use Chia Seeds or dried lavender. Anything to give it some texture. (I used 1/4 cup of mix ins)
- Essential Oils- I prefer Young Living Essential Oils. Young Living has a Seed to Seal process that makes its quality and purity unmatched. Your skin is your largest organ. Make sure you know what you're putting on it.
- Double Boiler or make shift double boiler
Directions:
Gather your supplies
Cut the soap base into small sections
I work in 1 pound base batches
Place in a metal or glass bowl over a pan of boiling water
Allow to melt and stir as it melts
Once all of the base has melted, remove from heat and add in your textured add in's
In this batch it was 1/4 cup of oats.
Then add in your essential oils.
I do about 25 drops of essential oils per 1 pound of soap base.
Stir together and prepare to pour into your molds.
For this I used a 1/3 cup metal measuring cup and scooped out the liquid/oat mixture into the molds.
Make sure to place your molds on a cookie sheet so you can move them easily if need be.
Spray molds with coconut oil to help them pop out easily.
I did 2 separate batches of 6. 1 pound of base makes 6 bars of soap.
Some examples of combinations:
Lavender + Cedarwood with Oats
Rosemary + Peppermint with Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
Eucalyptus + Peppermint with Oats
Thieves + Lemon with Chia Seeds
The options are ENDLESS!
Label your molds so you know which are which.
Let harden 3-4 hours then pop out of the trays.
Create a Label and wrap with wax paper or wax bag.
Michaels or Hobby Lobby has little flat snack bags for cookies that work wonderful for soap.
Now you have a beautiful bar of soap that cost you very little to make, but its full of goodness that benefit your mind + body!
If you have any questions about Young Living Essential Oils I would love to answer your questions.
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