Easy Homemade Goat’s Milk Lavender Soap Recipe (2024)

Makingyour own Homemade Lavender Soapis not only fun, but a great way to improve your soap-making skills.

You caneasilycreate customized soaps using all natural ingredients – making it great for sensitive skin. Make 12bars of soap with lavender scent in just one hour. No lye solution needed! This is an easy homemade soap recipe because you will use soap blocks, melt them, and customize your own soap batter before you pour it into a silicone soap mold.

Easy Homemade Lavender Soap Recipe –Made with Lavender Essential Oil

Are you looking for some unique and usefulhomemade gifts this season that uses lavender essential oil?If there is one thing I truly enjoy, it is making my own homemade items, like this lavender soap.

This is one homemade gift idea that is easy and is guaranteed to be loved by its recipient! Plus you are making these the easy way melt and pour soap. This natural soap is so pretty and when using lavender essential oil, it smells absolutely amazing.If you’ve never tried any easy melt and pour soap recipes, then this is the perfect one to start with.

Supplies Needed for Homemade Lavender Soap:

2 lb block of Shea Butter Soap Base (Goat’s Milk soap base is also just as great!)– this is enough for 12 bars
Silicone Soap Moldsfor 12 bars
Pure Lavender Essential Oil (You can use soap fragrance oils, but I like to make natural lavender soap. You can even purchase organic lavender oil if you prefer.)
Dried Lavender Buds or Flowers (I have my own lavender plant where I get my dried lavender buds from. But you can always buy some as well.)
Red & Blue Liquid Soap Colorant
Empty dropper bottle
Microwave Safe Glass Measuring Cup w/ Spout
Spatula
Decorative tape, raffia,burlap, and/or ribbon

Makes 12 bars

Creating Your Homemade Lavender Soap:

The large block of thesoap base is smooth and silky, and it cuts easily with a kitchen knife.First, slice the soap base into strips, then cubes, and place them inside the microwave-safe measuring cup.

2.Next, melt in the microwave in 30-second increments, stirring well in between to ensure that the soap is completely melted.It tookthree 30 second heatings for each batch to 100% melt.My pyrex measuring cup was only big enough to melt half of the soap at one time, so I ended up making 2 batches out of the 2 lbs of soap base.

Adding Color To Your Homemade Lavender Soap

4.You will also need about 20 drops of the purpleliquid soap color.You’ll need to mix the purple by dropping 10 red and 10 blue into its own empty dropper bottle.Again, this amount can vary depending on how bright you want your soap color to be.

5.Once all of that is stirred well, pour soap base into the soap mold and let sit for at least 45 minutes to cool.The 2 lbs of soap exactly fit to make 12 bars using this mold.

PRO TIP: If there are bubbles on the bottom of the soap after you pour, the best way to get rid of those is to spray a mixture of 50:50 isopropyl alcohol and water. That will pop the bubbles so that you will have a nice smooth bottom on each bar of soap.

6.I found some burlapand purple raffia that I had in my craft stash to wrap around the soap.While shopping at Walmart (clearance section) I stumbled upon adorable brown flower tape.I also like to use these made-over cookie tins to hold the soaps when giving them as a gift.This is great for Christmas, Mother’s Day, teacher gifts – so many possibilities with this! 🙂

Aren’t theseHomemade Lavender soaps just beautiful?

More About Lavender

Lavender is wonderful not only for allergies but helpful for a range of skin issues. It is a great soap for all skin types and it smells amazing with a fresh scent of clean. This is why it also helps with anxiety and gives a calming effect.

Goat soap is non-abrasive. It’s gentle and provides healing to dried-out skin. This combination is not only extremely simple to make but it has many positive benefits. This is why you will just enjoy making and using these homemade lavender soaps.

Free Homemade Lavender Goat Milk Soap Label

I also have this great free printable soap label sheet!Just fill out the form below and you will get the PDF sent right into your inbox!Then you can click, print and cut out these labels to wrap around your lavender soap bar for a more polished look of your handmade soap!

Since this soap is made without synthetic preservatives, I would say this has a shelf life of around 6 months.

If you decide to make your own, I’d love to see some pictures and hear about your experience!This is a very versatile homemadesoap recipe where you can add different scents and experiment with creating your own custom bar soap!

Other Easy Homemade Soap Recipes:

Lemon Poppy Seed Homemade Soap Recipe

Fall Scented Glycerin Soap,

Frankincense and Pine recipe specifically for Christmas!

Other Lavender Soap Recipes using a Blend of Essential Oils:

Easy Essential Oil Blend of Lavender, Geranium, and Patchouli Scented Homemade Soap

Easy Homemade Goat’s Milk Lavender Soap Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is lavender goat milk soap good for? ›

The fact that it's a natural humectant, that it exfoliates the skin, surrounds you with the soothing aroma of lavender, and leaves your skin feeling fresh and tingly—it's something you must feel to truly understand.

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What makes goat milk soap better? ›

Due to its lactic acid content, goat milk soap may help control or prevent acne. Lactic acid is a natural exfoliant that gently removes dead skin cells, which helps prevent acne by keeping pores clear of dirt, oil, and excess sebum ( 21 ). Moreover, goat milk soap is gentle and may help maintain the skin's moisture.

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Can I use goat milk soap everyday? ›

Using goat milk soap on a daily basis will remove those unwanted dead skin cells leaving your skin with that desired youthful appearance,” Cunningham says.

Is goat milk soap good for elderly skin? ›

Benefits of Goat Milk for Mature Skin

The short answer is that the lactic acid, vitamin A and selenium in goat milk are believed to have properties that may help improve fine lines and wrinkles. Lactic Acid gently exfoliates your skin.

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Does goat milk increase lather in soap? ›

By using goat's milk instead of water to create the lye, you add an abundance of saturated and unsaturated fats to the soap. The saturated fats increase the soap's lather, and the unsaturated fats enhance its nourishing and moisturizing properties.

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Does goat milk soap need lye? ›

Even goat milk liquid soap uses potassium hydroxide (a form of lye) instead of the sodium hydroxide (lye) that is used to make bar-soap. However, to make any soap, lye is a necessary ingredient.

How long does homemade goat milk soap last? ›

Properly made goat milk soap can be kept indefinitely without going bad. Soap, much like wine, gets better with age. Simply store out of direct sunlight, in a place that is neither too hot, too cold nor too humid. Doing so, will allow your soap to be kept for years.

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Do you have to use lye to make goat milk soap? ›

No lye = no soap. That's right, there is no such thing as true soap-making without lye. Other cleaning products, like detergent, can be made without lye. Even goat milk liquid soap uses potassium hydroxide (a form of lye) instead of the sodium hydroxide (lye) that is used to make bar-soap.