Are you planning to give any DIY gifts this year? If so, try this Cranberry Vanilla Shea Butter Soap, an easy homemade soap recipe perfect for gift giving!
It has a bit of a holiday feel with the inclusion of dried cranberries. I added some vanilla soap fragrance to give it a soft, pretty scent. The dried cranberries will make the soap last longer than if you used fresh.
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Ingredients
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You’ll need to pick up a few supplies to make this soap.
Materials Needed
- Silicone soap mold (size and shape of your choice)
- Dried cranberries
- Shea Butter melt and pour soap base
- Vanilla soap fragrance
Then you’ll also be able to make my other DIY soap recipes too. I love making my own soap. It’s so simple.
Do you have anyone on your holiday shopping list who would love this soap?
Cranberry Vanilla Shea Butter Soap
Make your own DIY soap perfect for holiday gift giving.
Materials
- 1 lb Shea butter melt and pour soap base, cut into 1 inch cubes
- ¼ cup dried cranberries
- 20 drops vanilla soap fragrance
Tools
- 1 silicone soap mold
- Bowl
Instructions
- Cover the bottom of your soap mold with dried cranberries.
- Add shea butter soap base to a microwaveable bowl. Microwave on high for 30 seconds, and then stir. Microwave an additional 10 seconds and stir. Continue to microwave in 10-second increments, stirring in between, until the soap is completely melted.
- Stir in vanilla soap fragrance.
- Pour into soap mold. Let sit at room temperature until set (about 40 minutes to 1 hour).
- Carefully remove from soap mold by pushing on the bottom to release the soap.
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Karla Pratorius says
I would love to make this for Christmas gifts. What size mold did you use and how many bars of soap did it yield?
Stacie says
I used this mold: http://amzn.to/2y0hvJT and it made 4 bars.
Pat Stern says
Someone mentioned a vanilla stabilizer or the soap would turn brown. Is this necessary?
Stacie says
I didn’t use one.
Sheryl says
Is this soap for the shower? I’m concerned with the cranberries clogging my drain.
Stacie says
If you are worried, I would just use it in the bath.
Connie says
It is true that if you use any Fragrance Oil in it that has Vanilla, the soap will eventually turn brown. If you do not want to use a Vanilla Stabilizer, I would suggest a different fragrance. For many new soapers they do not know this. Some I do not mind turning brown, if they go with the flow of the design, so these will start to look like little cakes with cranberry in them. Some suggested fragrances would be Lavender, Cranberry Salsa or any that say no vanillin content ..hope that helps.
Jessica Leigh says
I used this for my Christmas gifts this year! Wicked easy to make and it smells amazing. I ran out of clear vanilla fragrance so I added a bit of vanilla extract. The only thing that happened was that it turned the soap slightly brown but not completely. It looks kind of artsy to me. Thanks for sharing!!
Julie E. says
If you use dried cranberries, will this give the soap a “shelf life” (will it mold eventually)?
Stacie says
Yes, use it within three months.
Donna says
Hi Stacie:
I have never made soap before. Friends and I are looking to make some cranberry soap. My question is: Won’t the cranberries clog the shower drain?
Thank you!