How to Make All Natural Shampoo Bar Soap

Homemade bar soap nourishes and cleanses with natural ingredients.

Making all natural soap and skincare products at home allows you to be in charge of the ingredients you use. A versatile and easy-to-make product, the shampoo bar, can be made at home with 100 percent natural and naturally-derived ingredients. This can be achieved by a novice soap crafter as an introduction to the hobby, or an advanced crafter can have fun experimenting with this recipe.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• 1 cup palm kernel oil
• 1 Tbsp. coconut oil
• 1/4 cup vegetable glycerin
• 1/2 cup Lanette O wax
• 1 Tbsp. Borax
• 1 cup dry goat's milk
• 2 glass bowls
• Spoon
• 3 soap molds (6 oz)

1. Add the oil, wax, borax and vegetable glycerin to a glass bowl.

2. Microwave the bowl for three minutes.

3. Add the goat's milk and a 1/2 cup of water to the second bowl. Microwave this bowl for two minutes.

4. Pour the bowl of oils and wax into the bowl of warm goat's milk. Mix it thoroughly with a spoon. A thick, creamy pink mixture will form. It will turn pink because of the palm kernel oil's hue.

5. Pour the mixture into the three, six ounce soap molds. Place the soap molds into the freezer for an hour.

Tips & Warnings

• Add 20 drops of an essential oil of your choice just before adding the mixture to the molds if you want fragrance.