How to Make Oatmeal Soap

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If you’re looking for a sweet smelling soap with amazing skin care benefits, consider learning how to make oatmeal soap.

Oatmeal soap makes a fabulous beauty treatment.

Understanding the Skin Care Benefits of Oatmeal

Oatmeal makes a creamy and delicious hot breakfast, but it can also be used as an excellent part of your skin care routine. Even the ancient Greeks and Romans used oat baths as a skin treatment!

Today, a number of beauty products are made using colloidal oatmeal, which is oatmeal that has been finely milled. Oatmeal helps to nourish and protect the skin while acting as a light exfoliant. It’s also a great way to relieve itching caused by dryness or insect bites. As one of the few natural ingredients recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), oatmeal makes a great addition to homemade soaps.

How to Make Oatmeal Soap: A Simple Tutorial

Although this recipe isn’t a made from scratch oatmeal soap, it’s a simple project that provides a good introduction to the concept of making your own soap. This oatmeal soap recipe also makes a great inexpensive handmade gift idea, especially if you can find an attractive mold to use.

Supplies:

  • 1 large bar of soap, preferably a mild cleanser such as a Dove beauty bar
  • 3 tablespoons of oatmeal
  • 4 tablespoons water
  • Large microwave safe bowl
  • Soap mold or decorative muffin tin
  • Knife
  • Microwave

Instructions:

  1. Use a food processor to grind up your oatmeal. It should have a bit of texture, but you want to break up most of the individual flakes.
  2. Grate your bar of soap into small slivers. Place shavings in a large, microwavable bowl.
  3. Add water to the mixture and microwave on high for two to three minutes. Watch carefully to make sure the soap doesn't bubble over the bowl, stirring the mixture as needed.
  4. Remove the bowl from the microwave. Stir in the oatmeal.
  5. Pour soap into mold.
  6. Remove from mold when cool.
  7. For a pretty presentation, wrap the soap in a washcloth and tie with a decorative ribbon bow.

To make a simple lotion to coordinate with your soap, add approximately 1/4 of a cup of ground oatmeal to a four ounce bottle of unscented body lotion.

Ingredients to Add to Oatmeal Soap

While oatmeal soap makes an excellent cleanser on its own, you may want to try customizing your natural soap even further. Here are a few ideas to consider:

  • Include goat’s milk in your soap to leave your skin feeling soft and silky.
  • Use shea butter to enhance your soap’s moisturizing properties.
  • Give your soap aromatherapy benefits with lavender essential oil.
  • Add a touch of vanilla to enhance the fragrance.

Decorative molds, additives, and other supplies for soap making can be purchased from a craft store such as Hobby Lobby, Michaels Crafts or Joann Crafts. If you prefer to shop online, you can also buy soap making materials from the following Web sites:

Additional Information

For more tips on how to make oatmeal soap, LoveToKnow Crafts recommends visiting these helpful resources:

  • How to Make Natural Oatmeal Soap outlines instructions for making oatmeal soap using a glycerin melt and pour soap base.
  • How to Make Homemade Soap outlines the process for making homemade lye soap, with suggestions for adding oatmeal and other natural ingredients.
  • Cole Brothers has instructions for making oatmeal soap in a blender.
  • Basic Soap Recipes has a variety of simple soap recipes for you to follow, including directions for how to make oatmeal soap.
  • Momma Muse has a lovely lavender, tea tree, and oatmeal soap recipe that makes a great facial cleanser.
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