Coconut Shea Butter Soap
This Coconut Shea Butter Soap is super easy to make. It smells delicious and has a luxurious lather.
Making my own DIY beauty scrubs inspired me to branch out into other beauty products. I’ve always been intrigued about soapmaking, but figured it was too complicated. I pictured myself stirring a huge vat of chemicals on a stove trying to not burn the house down.
Little did I realize is that there is a simple way to make your own soap. The answer is melt and pour.
It’s as easy as it sounds. Pick up some soap base at Michael’s or online on Amazon. Melt the soap cubes in your microwave, add some fragrance and/or colour, pour into a soap mold. Boom. Handmade soap. It’s really that easy.
And if I can make my own soap, then anyone can. Michael’s had a variety of melt and pour soap bases to choose from. I started off with shea butter to help soothe my dry, winter skin.
They also have soap fragrances at Michael’s. I picked up the coconut scent so I can close my eyes and be whisked away somewhere tropical and warm.
A friend of mine mentioned coconut extract. That might be another option if you can’t find coconut soap fragrance.
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The soap mold I used was purchased at Michael’s. It’s plastic and has four different shapes. I really wanted a silicone soap mold, but they didn’t have any. I’m planning to order one on Amazon so I can have uniform shapes.
After you’ve poured your soap mixture into the mold, let it sit on your counter for about 40 minutes to an hour. I was surprised how quickly it was ready!
It was a bit tricky to push the soap out of the plastic mold. You have to play around with it and push up on the base for it to release. Thankfully, mine came out perfectly without any breakage.
Coconut Shea Butter Soap
What You’ll Need
- 6 cubes Shea Butter Melt and Pour Soap Base (you can also find it at Michael’s)
- 15 drops of Coconut Soap Fragrance (I bought this soap fragrance at Michael’s too).
- 1 soap mold
- In a microwaveable bowl, add your cubes of shea butter soap base. Microwave on high for 30 seconds. Microwave an additional 10 seconds and check to see if it’s melted. Repeat for another 10 seconds until it’s melted. Stir.
- Add in drops of Coconut Soap Fragrance and stir. Carefully pour into soap mold. Let sit for 40 minutes to an hour before attempting to remove it.
- To remove, carefully push on the bottom of the mold until the soap releases.
I used two rows of the melt and pour soap base to make these four soaps. The recipe below is broken down into one soap in case you don’t want to make a ton. It also depends on how big your soap mold is if you’ll need less or more of the soap base.
If you are planning to give the soap as gifts, buy some jute or twine and wrap it up. They sell cute little mesh bags at Michael’s for gift giving. I ended up storing ours in a plastic sandwich bag though. Nothing fancy here!
The soap smells heavenly! It gives a nice, rich lather that makes my skin feel soft and smooth. I had fun with this little soapmaking project and I’ll most likely end up doing more! Don’t worry, I promise to share the fun with you so you can give it a try too if you like!
Soap Recipes
You might also like these easy melt-and-pour soap recipes:
- Cranberry Vanilla Shea Butter Soap: Make your own DIY soap perfect for holiday gift giving.
- Apple Cinnamon Goat’s Milk Soap: This beautiful soap smells like fall! It gives a rich lather and also makes a lovely DIY for someone special.
- Lemon Shea Butter Soap: Creamy, smooth and fresh. This beautiful DIY soap leaves skin feeling so soft and makes a lovely homemade gift.
Have you ever made your own soap?
Coconut Shea Butter Soap
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Ingredients
- 6 cubes Shea Butter Melt and Pour Soap Base you can also find it at Michael’s
- 15 drops Coconut Soap Fragrance I bought this soap fragrance at Michael’s too.
Instructions
- In a microwaveable bowl, add your cubes of shea butter soap base. Microwave on high for 30 seconds. Microwave an additional 10 seconds and check to see if it’s melted. Repeat for another 10 seconds until it’s melted. Stir.
- Add in drops of Coconut Soap Fragrance and stir. Carefully pour into soap mold. Let sit for 40 minutes to an hour before attempting to remove it.
- To remove, carefully push on the bottom of the mold until the soap releases.
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I want to try this. I try to use all natural ingredients. Are the melt and pour bases all natural?
I’m not sure if they are or not. I guess it would depend on the one you bought.
I can’t wait to try this! Do any essential oils pair well with this?
Yes, you can! I like lavender or maybe lime.
Hi I have a few suggestions since I also make MP soap and sell them in my town. Try going to health food stores to find essential oils to add scents that are long lasting. Any store that has silicon bake ware can be used for soap molds, Hobby Lobby, Amazon, Michaels etc. Also seal them up in plastic wrap to preserve them. They will last longer and put a unique name on each scent.
I’ve been reading a lot of articles on soap making, a lot of them say that you need to let them sit for four to six weeks. How does that differ from your recipes? I’m a newbie and haven’t yet tried making soap yet.
I use the melt and pour soap bases so you don’t have to let them sit that long.
Simply awesome! I love making soaps, am learning, am also thankful for every bit of information that advance my learning in soap making.simplystacie
So how would you wrap these, with heat shrink or leave open ? Is it just cold process soaps that have to be allowed to breathe ?
You can wrap them up if you like. They don’t shrink.
YUm! Thanks for sharing! Does this soap hold it’s shape well?
Yes, it does.
Can I use some coconut milk in this receipe?
You could try it and see what happens. Let me know if you do.
The ingredients for Michael’s m&p soup is not the same as the soap linked above. Very different, I went in Michael’s and left with nothing for that reason. The best I’ve found on Amazon is pfitito brand. Any ingredient you don’t understand go to http://www.ewg.org. and read what they have to say or at least check the sliding scale of danger to the skin and/or environment. Since I have stopped using substances chemical that have been put in most commercial products my fibromyalgia has taken a back seat to life. For others who have this issue removing chemicals can be life changing! Peace.
I love making my own soap, but I use the hot process. I love the combinations you have listed here, I will have to give them a try.
Great tips here for making soap, I’ve never tried it myself but it does sound easy enough. I might just have a go at this come summer. 🙂
check the baking aisle for silicone molds. they have all kinds, especially holiday molds. they’re actually for cupcakes but work perfectly for soap.
Can essential oils be used instead of the coconut soap fragrance?
Yes, you can use essential oils.
Hey if you ever want to find silicone soap molds at Michaels, check out the silicone muffin pans iin the baking section, they have some cute shapes!
You are supposed to spritz the soaps with 99% isopropyl alcohol after pouring into the mold to pop the air bubbles. Wrap the soaps immediately after unmolding to help prevent glycerin dew. Be careful not to overheat the base. Good rule of thumb: if it boils, it’s burned. Make sure your fragrances are skin safe. Oh and craft store bases are awful.
This is good info. Best to always wrap your melt and pour soaps to prevent sweatingÂ
So what soap bases do y you recommend?
Do you sell your soap?
No, I usually just give it to my family and friends!
This sounds amazing!! I want to make it for my mom as her skin is extremely dry. Would this help? And I’m assuming this does not lather up with form and bubbles at all? Or even a little?
I find shea butter works well for dry skin. It may help her too! It lathers a little, but not as much as some other types of soaps do.
Love this coconut soap recipe. Recently, I’ve been using coconut for every thing like cooking, oil pulling etc.
I featured your post on my blog 🙂
http://www.craftsonfire.com/2017/01/25-homemade-soap-recipes.html
I have never made soap and this looks easy. I like to know whats in the products I use so I would go out and buy the molds to make these nice gift to give too.