Autumn Pumpkin Soap
Audrey
Do you love pumpkin so much that you stretch the pumpkin everything season all the way to December? Are you familiar with making handmade soap by cold process saponification? This recipe is for you!
Level
Advanced
Preparation
90 minutes
Conservation
indefinite
Ingredients
Soap base
- 615 g of organic olive oil
- 205 g of organic coconut oil
- 17 g of raw beeswax
- 122 g of sodium hydroxide
- 244 g of water
- precision scale
At trace
- 20 g of melted raw organic shea butter
- 20 g of calendula oil macerate
- 8 g of organic patchouli essential oil (Pogostemon cablin)
- 8 g of organic sweet orange essential oil (Citrus sinensis)
- 1 tsp of crushed cranberry seeds (optional) (For an exfoliating soap.)
- 60 g of unsweetened homemade pumpkin puree
- 1 to 2 tsp of turmeric powder
- 1 tsp of vitamin E
NOTE: If you're really interested in making handmade soap but have never tried this method, I recommend taking our online soapmaking workshop (see the link below). Handling caustic soda calls for safety precautions and it's best to be well prepared before jumping into cold process saponification.
Preparation steps
Psst, psst! I'm not giving the production procedure because this recipe is aimed at people who already have the knowledge needed to make soap by cold process saponification.
Over here to get started with handmade soapmaking!
How to use it
Wet the soap and lather up your body as usual! You can also use it as a hand soap.
