Making your own glycerin soap is very easy to do. So easy, in fact, that all of this soap was made by my 8 year old with minimal assistance from me.

My daughter gave homemade glycerin soap as Christmas presents to her grandparents, godparents, dad and brother.

I had soap molds already, so I didn’t need to buy any to make these and we used food products we had in our home and essential oils I already had. I have seen posts where people greased muffin tins or used silicone muffin molds to make their soap in. Our only cost was the 2 pound container of glycerin soap base that we used a 50% off coupon for Joann’s to bring down that cost, otherwise the container was normally $9.99.

Glycerin Soap Supplies

To make your own glycerin soap, you’ll need:

• Soap molds (or something to use as a mold like a greased muffin tin or silicone muffin cups)
• Glycerin (in cube form – available at craft stores or online)
• Scents (such as herbs or essential oils)
• Microwave-safe container to melt the glycerin in your microwave
• A sharp knife to cut the cubes or cut your soap into bars

The instruction for how to make the soap are simple: It is just melting the glycerin cubes in the microwave and then stirring in any other ingredients you want.

Peppermint-Scented Glycerin Soap

• 10 cubes of glycerin
• 1 tsp. dried peppermint leaves

Directions: Place glycerin in a microwave safe container and cook glycerin on high for 30 seconds. Stir and return to the microwave for 30 more seconds. Stir in mint leaves. Pour in to molds. Let the soap cool and harden. Remove the soap from the molds.

Cinnamon Glycerin Soap Recipe

• 10 cubes of glycerin
• 1 tsp. cinnamon

Directions: Place glycerin in a microwave safe container and cook glycerin on high for 30 seconds. Stir and return to the microwave for 30 more seconds. Stir in cinnamon. Pour in to molds. Let the soap cool and harden. Remove the soap from the molds.

 Sweet Orange Glycerin Soaps

• 10 cubes of glycerin
• 1 tsp. orange zest
• 5 drops of sweet orange essential oil

Directions: Place glycerin in a microwave safe container and cook glycerin on high for 30 seconds. Stir and return to the microwave for 30 more seconds. Stir in orange zest and essential oil. Pour in to molds. Place in toys, if desired. Let the soap cool and harden. Remove the soap from the molds.

My daughter was making the sweet orange soaps with her brother in mind and we thought it would be fun to put some cheap little dinosaurs (he’s a huge dinosaur fan!) inside that will eventually come loose and out as he uses his soap. The toys did rise to the top, so it won’t take long for him to be able to play with them.

Have you ever made your own glycerin soap?  What scents do you like to use?

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