Liquid Soap Recipes
By Marie Browning |
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"When you care enough to use the very best!" |
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Now you can create your own liquid hand and face soaps, bubble baths, fragrant blowing bubbles, foaming bath oils, shampoos and shower soaps. Our vegetable based "Liquid Soap" will leave your skin and hair clean and soft with no soap film. Blend in our Fields Landing Fragrance Oils and Liquid Colorants to achieve the look and scent you desire. The following recipes are just a sampling of the many projects you can create with our Liquid Soap (clear unscented base).
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General Materials Required:
- Fields Landing Soap Factory -
- Liquid Soap (clear unscented base)
- Fragrance Oils
- Liquid Colorants
- Natural Glycerine Additive
- Metal Spoon
- Plastic Funnel
- Decorative Bottles
- Microwave or double boiler
- 1 and 2 Cup Pyrex Measuring Cups
- Optional: Witch Hazel, Rose Water & Almond Oil.
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| Bubble Gum Bubbles |
This recipe will have you blowing bunches of fragrant floating bubbles! Makes approximately 1-¼ cups of fragrant bubble mixture. |
| Materials Needed: |
- Liquid Soap: ½ cup
- Fragrance Oil: 20 drops Bubblegum or fragrance of choice.
- Liquid Colorant: 5 drops Red
- Natural Glycerine Additive: ¼ cup
- ½ cup distilled water
- 1 teaspoon sugar (dissolve in distilled water)
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| Instructions: |
- Gently mix the Bubblegum fragrance oil and Red liquid colorants into the Liquid Soap. This step must be done before adding the additives.
- Gently mix in the sugared water and Natural Glycerine Additive.
- Place the mixture in the microwave (or heat on stove) and heat on high for 10 seconds. Repeat until mixture has become warm and trapped air begins to slowly rise. Avoid boiling mixture, which can create more bubbles.
- Let the mixture cool and using a spoon, skim off the surface foam.
- Pour into your decorative, labeled bottle and seal. Add a handmade bubble wand made from colored copper wire.
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| Raspberry/Vanilla Bubble Bath |
A little sugar and Natural Glycerine Additive help create mountains of long lasting fragrant bubbles! This Raspberry/Vanilla Bubble Bath recipe will help sooth aching muscles while gently moisturizing your skin, hummn enjoy! Makes almost two cups of fragrant bubble bath, or eight ¼ cup applications. |
| Materials Needed: |
- Liquid Soap: 1 cup
- Fragrance Oil: 20 drops Raspberry/Vanilla
- Liquid Colorants: 5 drops Red and two drops Black
- Natural Glycerine Additive: ¼ cup
- 1 tablespoon sugar (dissolve in distilled water)
- ½ cup distilled water
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| Instructions: |
- Gently mix the Raspberry/Vanilla fragrance oil into the Liquid Soap. Add the Black and Red liquid colorants to make a dark Red. This step must be done before adding the additives.
- Gently mix in sugar/water mixture and Natural Glycerine Additive.
- Place the mixture in the microwave (or heat on stove) and heat on high for 10 seconds. Repeat until mixture has become warm and trapped air begins to slowly rise. Avoid boiling mixture, which can create more bubbles.
- Let the mixture cool and using a spoon, skim off the surface foam.
- Pour into your decorative, labeled bottle and seal.
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| Nourishing Rose Face wash |
A little honey helps to soothe and soften your skin while the Rose Water adds moisturizing qualities. This wash is good for all skin types and gentle to use every day. Makes 1-¾ cups. |
| Materials Needed: |
- Liquid Soap: 1 cup
- Fragrance Oil: 10 drops Victorian Rose and 5 drops Honey
- Liquid Colorant: 4 drops Orange, two drops Red and one drop Blue.
- ½ cup Rose Water
- ¼ cup liquid Honey
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| Instructions: |
- Mix ¼ cup of the Liquid Soap gently with the Rose and Honey fragrance oils. Add the liquid colorants to make a rosy amber hue. This step must be done before adding the additives.
- Gently mix in Rose Water and Honey.
- Place the mixture in the microwave (or heat on stove) and heat on high for 10 seconds. Repeat until mixture has become warm and trapped air begins to slowly rise. Avoid boiling mixture, which can create more bubbles. Let mixture cool.
- Use a spoon and skim off surface foam.
- Gently stir in the remaining Liquid Soap. 6. Pour into your decorative, labeled bottle and seal.
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| Wake-up Face Wash |
This refreshing scented face wash is excellent for oily and normal skin types. Makes 1-½ cups. |
| Materials Needed: |
- Liquid Soap: 1 cup
- Fragrance Oil: 10 drops Papaya Plum and 6 drops Lime.
- Liquid colorant: 5 drops Yellow
- ½ cup Witch Hazel
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| Instructions: |
- Gently mix the fragrance oils and liquid colorants into ¼ cup of Liquid Soap. This step must be done before adding the additives.
- Gently mix in the Witch Hazel.
- Place the mixture in the microwave (or heat on stove) and heat on high for 10 seconds. Repeat until mixture has become warm and trapped air begins to slowly rise. Avoid boiling mixture, which can create more bubbles. Let mixture cool.
- Use a spoon and skim off surface foam.
- Gently stir in the remaining Liquid Soap.
- Pour into your decorative, labeled bottle and seal.
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| Foaming Fun Bath Oil |
This bath oil has a revitalizing fragrance and the oil and soap blend helps to make the bath bubbly and moisturizing. This mixture may separate over time to form a layered look that is attractive and interesting to display in your bathroom. Shake well before using. Pour ¼ cup into your bath. Makes 1-½ cups. |
| Materials Needed: |
- Liquid Soap: 1 cup
- Fragrance Oil: 10 drops each of Peppermint, Winter Pine and Rainforest Liquid Colorant: 5 drops Blue and 3 drops Green
- ½ cup Almond oil
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| Instructions: |
- Mix ¼ cup of Liquid Soap gently with fragrance oils. Add Green and Blue liquid colorants to create a teal hue. This step must be done before adding the additives.
- Gently mix in Almond oil.
- Place the mixture in the microwave (or heat on stove) and heat on high for 10 seconds. Repeat until mixture has become warm and trapped air begins to slowly rise. Avoid boiling mixture, which can create more bubbles. Let mixture cool.
- Use a spoon and skim off surface foam.
- Gently stir in remaining Liquid Soap.
- Pour into your decorative, labeled bottle and seal.
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| Candy Hands Liquid Hand Soap |
Watch this liquid hand soap disappear! Your kids will love you for this fragrant hand soap made just for them! Packaged in a recycled bottle with an easy to use pump makes it even more inviting. Makes 1-¼ cups. |
| Materials Needed: |
- Liquid Soap: 1 cup
- Fragrance Oil: 10 drops Cake bake, 5 drops Peppermint and 5 drops Chocolate
- Liquid Colorant: 5 drops Red
- ¼ cup Witch Hazel
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| Instructions: |
- Mix ¼ cup of the Liquid Soap gently with the fragrance blend and liquid colorant. This step must be done before adding the additives.
- Gently mix in the Witch Hazel.
- Place the mixture in the microwave (or heat on stove) and heat on high for 10 seconds. Repeat until mixture has become warm and trapped air begins to slowly rise. Avoid boiling mixture, which can create more bubbles. Let mixture cool.
- Use a spoon and skim off surface foam.
- Gently stir in the remaining Liquid Soap.
- Pour into your decorative, labeled bottle and seal.
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| Tutti-Fruity Morning Shampoo |
A real wake-me-up fragrant shampoo that will leave your hair clean and shinny. |
| Materials Needed: |
- Liquid Soap: 1 cup
- Fragrance Oil: 5 drops each of Pink Grapefruit, Green Apple and Mango
- Liquid Colorant: 4 drops Orange and 2 drops Red
- ¼ cup distilled water
- 1 tablespoon Witch Hazel
- 1 tablespoon Almond Oil
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| Instructions: |
- Mix ¼ cup of the Liquid Soap gently with the fragrance blend and liquid colorants. This step must be done before adding the additives.
- Gently mix in the distilled water, Witch Hazel and Almond oil.
- Place the mixture in the microwave (or heat on stove) and heat on high for 10 seconds. Repeat until mixture has become warm and trapped air begins to slowly rise. Avoid boiling mixture, which can create more bubbles. Let mixture cool.
- Use a spoon and skim off surface foam.
- Gently stir in the remaining Liquid Soap.
- Pour into your decorative, labeled bottle and seal.
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| Luxurious Moisturizing Shower Soap |
Use this luxurious shower soap with a bath scrubby to gently exfoliate while adding soothing and nourishing emollients to your skin. Makes 1-½ cups. |
| Materials Needed: |
- Liquid Soap: 1 cup
- Fragrance Oil: 10 drops Vanilla Bean and 5 drops Jasmine
- 2 tablespoons Aloe Vera gel
- ¼ cup Rose Water
- Natural Glycerine Additive: 1 tablespoon
- 6 capsules Vitamin E Oil (oil only)
- 2 tablespoons Almond Oil
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| Instructions: |
- Gently mix fragrance oils into ¼ cup of the Liquid Soap. This step must be done before adding the additives.
- Gently mix in the Aloe Vera gel, Rose Water and oils.
- Place the mixture in the microwave (or heat on stove) and heat on high for 10 seconds. Repeat until mixture has become warm and trapped air begins to slowly rise. Avoid boiling mixture, which can create more bubbles. Let mixture cool.
- Use a spoon and skim off surface foam.
- Gently stir in the remaining Liquid Soap.
- Pour into your decorative, labeled bottle and seal.
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