How to Make Homemade Toning Soaps

Toning soap can be created at home by adding essential oils into your soap mixture.

Depending on what materials you add to a handmade soap mixture, you can create soaps that are specifically designed for dry skin, acne-prone skin, oily skin or aging skin. If you are making a handmade soap for aging skin, it is important to know which ingredients are helpful in toning and tightening the skin. These ingredients can be added into the mixture before the soap cures, enabling the soap to ward off the signs of aging effectively.

Things You'll Need

• 32 oz. olive oil
• 16 oz. coconut oil
• 16 oz. water
• 8 oz. soap-grade lye
• 1/2 tsp. aniseed essential oil
• 1/2 tsp. carrot seed essential oil
• 1/2 tsp. German chamomile essential oil
• 1/2 tsp. clary sage essential oil
• Glass beaker
• Pot
• Metal long-handled spoon
• Soap molds
• 2 meat thermometers
• Rubber gloves
• Safety goggles

Instructions

1. Pour 32 oz. of olive oil and 16 oz. of coconut oil into a pot.

2. Heat the oils over medium heat. Place a meat thermometer into the pot to measure the temperature.

3. Put on rubber gloves and safety goggles.

4. Move to a well-ventilated area, such as outdoors.

5. Pour 16 oz. of water into a glass beaker. Add in 8 oz. of soap-grade lye. Stir the mixture well.

6. Place a second meat thermometer into the glass beaker to measure the temperature of the lye water mixture.

7. When both mixtures reach around 100 degrees Fahrenheit, pour the lye water into the oils.

8. Pour in 1/2 tsp. of aniseed essential oil, 1/2 tsp. of carrot seed essential oil, 1/2 tsp. of German chamomile essential oil and 1/2 tsp. of clary sage essential oil. These essential oils are highly toning to the skin.

9. Stir the toning soap mixture for 30 minutes using a long-handled metal spoon. The mixture will thicken and will resemble loose pudding.

10. Pour the thickened mixture into soap molds, and place the molds into a dark, cool room for six weeks.

11. Use your handmade toning soap twice a day to tone the skin and help reduce the signs of aging.

References

• Teach Soap: Easy Cold Process Soaps
• Dreaming Earth: Toning Essential Oils