Creating DIY projects with your Essential Oils can be super fun and rewarding. If you have ever considered making your own soap, but thought it was too hard, you should know there is an easier way. Melt and Pour Soap is a really simple base to work with. Simply melt, spruce it up with scents and herbs, then pour into molds. Here are some ideas for this do it yourself soap. 

Melt and Pour Soap is sold in different forms, so that you can easily find what ingredients you desire. Options include honey, shea, aloe, goat milk and more. This easy to use component has already been saponified which means that you do not have to work with Lye. This gives you the freedom and safety to just have fun and personalize it the way you would like.

How to Make Essential Oil Soap

No matter which type of Melt and Pour Soap you use, the first step is going to be to gather all of your supplies. You will need:

* One of the great things about this soap is the creative freedom you have to add in embellishments of your liking. Each of these can be added at 1 tsp per pound of soap.

Colors: natural dyes, micahs, and color blocks are skin safe additions

Botanicals: herbs, seeds, flowers, petals

Exfoliants: loofah, oats, coffee, salts

Essential Oils: 

When you want to use Essential Oils that add to the cleansing factor of the soap, there are many options. Some REVIVE blends that would work well for this are Purify, Deodorizer, Fresh, Germ Away,  Immunity Boost, and Tumble & Tidy.

As far as single oils you can use for germ killing purposes to create your own blend, we love citrus oils like Lemon, Orange, and Lime as well as antifungal oils like Tea Tree, Thyme, and Clove.

Fun Idea: Make a dog shampoo using REVIVE Pet’s Odor!

For the most part, when you are adding Essential Oils to soap for just scent purposes, it is helpful to choose some of the stronger smells since you do need to use a lot of oil to get a good scent throw.  Blends that REVIVE offers in this category include Citrus Break, Joy, Fantastic, Mint Rain, Mommy Fuel, and Smile.

For single oils that have a stronger scent, you can try Peppermint, Coffee, Rosemary, Eucalyptus, Cinnamon, or Lemon.

Have fun creating your own scents with simple blends like Orange Cinnamon or Lavender Lemon.

1. Cut the soap into small chunks and place in the double boiler, stir until completely melted.
2. Weigh out .3 oz of Essential Oils on your scale.
3. Remove soap from heat and mix in your Essential Oils as well as any other additions you are using like colors or botanicals.
4. Using your glass measuring cup, carefully pour the soap mixture into your mold and let it harden at least 6 hours, overnight is best.
5. After it is ready, gently pop out the soap and store it in an airtight plastic bag/wrap. Makes a great gift!