Glycerin Soap Recipes

Glycerin is a colorless, odorless, thick liquid that is sweet in taste and is mostly used in pharmaceutical products. It soothes the skin, as it draws moisture. It is a good solvent, and dissolves in water and alcohol. However, glycerin does not dissolve in oil. One of its most common uses is in homemade soap making. So, let's know some easy-to-make glycerin soap recipes.

Lavender Glycerin Soap

You will need

• 1 glycerin soap base
• 7 to 10 drops of lavender essential oil
• lavender flowers
• Purple food color
• double boiler
• molds
• rubbing alcohol spray
• petroleum gel

Method

Melt 1 cup of glycerin in a double boiler on a very low flame. Pour a cup of distilled water or non-chlorinated water into a bowl and heat over a flame. When the water starts boiling, add lavender flowers to it. Let the flowers boil for 2 minutes, then remove from the water and add to the melted glycerin. Now, add the lavender essential oil and purple food color. Stir this mixture on a low flame, till all the ingredients are well mixed. Apply petroleum gel to the molds, before pouring the mixture into them. Now fill the molds with this mixture and spray rubbing alcohol on it. Let it cool for about 3 hours. After the mixture has completely cooled, the soaps will pop out.

Beeswax Glycerin Soap

You will need

• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon beeswax
• 1 cup glycerin

Method

Melt glycerin in a double boiler and then add beeswax. Keep on low flame. Stir the ingredients slowly, till both are mixed well. Add honey to this mixture and again stir well. Now, pour the mixture into the molds and let it cool for 3 hours. After it is hardened, release it from the molds.

You can also have a homemade liquid glycerin soap hand wash on your basin. It's not only easy to make, but cheap as well!

Liquid Glycerin Soap

You will need

• 2 cups of grated soap bar
• ½ gallon water
• 3 tablespoons of glycerin

Method

Melt 2 cups of grated soap bar in a double boiler. Heat it on a low flame, and keep on stirring it till it melts evenly. Add ½ gallon water to it. While adding water, keep on stirring the melted soap. You can also add 1 gallon water, if you want the liquid soap to be less thick. Then, pour the glycerin into this hot mixture and stir, till the three ingredients mix very well. Now, store this liquid in a jar and cover it tightly. With this, your liquid glycerin soap is ready!

Rose Glycerin Soap

You will need

• 1 glycerin soap base
• rose petals
• 4 to 5 drops of rose essential oil
• 5 to 6 drops of red or pink food color
• rose-shaped molds (optional)
• rubbing alcohol spray
• petroleum gel

Method

Melt 1 glycerin soap bar in a double boiler on a low flame. While the glycerin bar is melting on one side, boil water with the rose petals in a bowl for 10 to 15 minutes. After they are boiled enough, pick them out and keep them aside on a tissue, so that the water from the petals gets absorbed. Add the essential rose oil, red or pink food color, and the rose petals to the melted glycerin and stir it continuously, till all the ingredients are mixed well. Apply petroleum gel to the rose-shaped molds. Now pour the mixture into the rose-shaped molds and let it set for a minute or 2, so that the bubbles rise up. Spray rubbing alcohol over each soap mixture and let it dry completely for 2 to 4 hours. Release the soap from the soap molds.

These recipes can be used to make wonderful gifts for your friends. Add a personal touch to your gift, by tying them up with ribbons, or keep them in decorated boxes. To gift wrap, take 1 or 2 glycerin soaps, wrap them in a homemade wrapper and stick a label with the name of the soap and the ingredients it contains. Hopefully these soap recipes will have enthused you enough, to make glycerin soaps at home.