Looking for a gentle, skin conditioning face and body soap? Then try my all natural homemade yogurt soap recipe. Made using the cold process soapmaking method, this natural homemade yogurt soap recipe ismade from a combination of real Greek yogurt, lavender and chamomile flower powders, and a blend of butters and oils renowned for their moisturizing properties.
Not only is this natural homemade yogurt soap is the perfect treat for dry, winter skin, but it’s also perfect as a facial soap year round! It’s light fragrance blend of natural essential oils makes it suited for those who tend to have allergies to synthetic or strong fragrances.
This natural homemade yogurt soap also makes great holiday gifts and stocking stuffers. Soo don’t be afraid of making too much of this must have nourishing homemade soap!
Natural Homemade Yogurt Soap Recipe
Ingredients:
1.8 oz. argan oil
1.8 oz. shea butter
1.8 oz. cocoa butter
1.8 oz. safflower oil
7.2 oz. 76 degree melt point (refined) coconut oil
10.8 oz. sustainable palm oil
10.8 oz. olive oil (pomace is fine)
4.9 oz. lye/sodium hydroxide
10 fluid ounces distilled water
3 oz. natural plain Greek yogurt
.33 oz. (10 ml) Eden’s Garden Relaxation Synergy Blend Essential Oil
.2 oz. lavender flower powder
.2 oz. chamomile flower powder
chamomile flowers, to suit
Instructions:
To create this natural homemade yogurt soap recipe you will need to follow your basic cold process soapmaking instructions. This homemade soap recipe yields a 3 lb. batch – or 10-12 bars – and will fit inside one of my DIY wooden loaf soap molds.
Start by lining your mold. Set aside. Then measure out the distilled water in a large pyrex measuring cup or pitcher. Set to the side, then weigh out the lye using a digital kitchen scale and slowly pour into the distilled water. Stir until the lye is completely dissolved, then set aside to cool in a well ventilated area.
Next weigh out shea butter, cocoa butter, argan oil, safflower oil, coconut oil, palm oil and olive oil and combine in a large non-aluminum pot. Heat on the stove top over medium heat until all of the oils have melted, then remove from heat and set aside to cool to about 110-115 degrees.
While the oils and lye-water are cooling, prepare your other ingredients by weighing out the yogurt – I used plain Chobani Greek yogurt – and flower powders.
Once your ingredients have cooled, add the yogurt, flower powders and the bottle of the Relaxation Synergy essential oil blend to the soapmaking oils and use a stick blender to mix thoroughly. (If you don’t want to use the synergy blend, you can sub for 1/3 – 1 oz. of lavender or half that amount ofchamomile essential oil. Use more for a stronger fragrance or less for a lighter scent.) Now slowly pour the lye-water into the soapmaking oils and mix with the stick blender until you reach trace.
Once trace is achieved, pour the soap into your mold, top with chamomile flowers (optional), then cover and insulate for 24 hours.
Once the soap has completed the saponification process, you can unmold the soap and cut it into bars. {Learn how to make a soap cutting guide here.} Allow soaps to cure for 3-6 weeks, then wrap as desired with professional plastic food wrap film
, Kraft paper, or even fabric, and label. If you’re making these to sell, you’ll need to include the weight of each bar of soap on your label.
For more homemade cold process soap recipes similar to my natural homemade yogurt soap recipe, be sure to try my , , Natural Coffee Kitchen Soap Recipe, Natural Patchouli Granola Crunch Soap Recipe, Natural Peppermint Foot Soap Recipe, Natural Summer Festival Soap Recipe, Natural Unscented Goat Milk Soap Recipe, Natural Unscented Banana Soap Recipe, Natural Lanolin Shaving Soap Recipe, and my Natural Activated Charcoal Soap Recipe.
You can also find more of my handmade soap recipes and bath & beauty recipes on my DIY Bath & Body Board on Pinterest!
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