How to make lavender soap is easier that you would think! It’s also a great homemade gift for the holidays. The trick for this lavender melt and pour soap recipe is to get alcanet root powder which will give a beautiful lavender purple-blue color to your soap. Don’t bother trying to use dried lavender flowers directly inside your soap because 1: they will turn brown 2: they will not give any lavender color to your soap. Believe me, I tried!
Alkanet is an herb in the borage family and native from the Mediterranean region. It is known to be used as a natural dyeing agent for wool, wood, stone, lip balm, lipstick, ointments, salve, soap, lotion…
Just keep in mind, Alkanet root will yield shades of pink, blue, and purple, depending upon the amount used, types of oil used, and the alkalinity of the soap. For the organic melt and pour soap base I’ve used, it turned out perfectly: Purple blue lavender ish (excuse my language!)
You can use dried lavender flower buds on top of the soap as decoration.
For this melt and pour soap recipe, you need to buy an organic goat milk soap melt and pour base on amazon for example. Just make sure to read the ingredients so they are indeed natural and organic.
Have fun with this, you can also add some natural loofah, orange peel, sugar, Himalayan salts or grounded coffee to exfoliate….The possibilities are endless!
This makes about 12 soaps. Let dry for 24h hours before un-molding and cutting.
if you are interested in making more soap, check out my goat milk soap recipes here!
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