Pumpkin Soap Recipe

It's that time of year!  All things Pumpkin!!!

I found this recipe for Pumpkin Soap and had to make a batch for myself!  Unfortunately I think it has to set for several weeks.  Let's see if I can hold on that long!

Here's the recipe....check out the link if you want pictures and more details on how to make the soap.


Pumpkin Soap Recipe

10oz olive oil
20oz coconut oil
8oz distilled water
4.73 oz lye
3 oz pumpkin puree
3 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice (optional)
15 drops each: clove essential oil and cinnamon essential oil (optional)
Safety gear: (safety goggles, long sleeve shirt, gloves and apron)
Equipment to make soap (supplies that are only used for soap making)
crockpot (used only for soap making) 

Always run recipe through a soap/lye calculator.  Especially if you decide to change oils or oil amounts.


Weigh all of the ingredients using a kitchen scale.  

Measure out the lye (making sure that you are wearing all of the safety gear)
Turn the crockpot on and place oils in.  Coconut oil must melt completely.

Gently stir lye into water.  Lye must be poured into water, otherwise there will be a bad chemical reaction.  Mixture will heat up, so, proceed with caution.  Stir until completely dissolved.  Let mixture sit for 10 minutes.  (it's great if you can leave it outside to cool off a bit)

Once the oils have melted in your crockpot, slowly mix in the lye/water mixture.  
Use your stick blender and blend for 4-5 minutes.  The mixture will become opaque and have a pudding like consistency (trace).

When the mixture has reached a light trace (thickened, but not holding shape), blend in the pumpkin puree.  

Blend until you reach trace (thick and smooth).

Put lid on slow cooker and set to low for 45-60 minutes.  Best to hang around while this is happening.  Don't disappear!

After 60 minutes, unplug the crockpot and stir in the essential oils and pumpkin spice.  The soap will start setting, so move quickly.
Spoon mixture into your mold, cover with towel and let sit for 24 hours to harden.

After 24 hours, remove from mold and cut into bars.  I let them sit another 4-5 weeks.  You can probably use after 2-3 weeks.  I like to make sure that the soap bar hardens before using it.



If you decide to make pumpkin soap, let me know how it turns out!