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Simple DIY Citrus Soap

July 6, 2015 by barb 37 Comments

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I love soap. I have a real thing for pretty, beautiful smelling bars of soap. I also hate lye and stay as far away from it as I can. If you are the same way, you will LOVE this DIY Citrus Soap recipe. It’s so easy that a monkey with microwave could do it!

Simple, Easy DIY Citrus Soap tutorial with no lye.

DIY Citrus Soap Prep:

Here are some things you should do a few days before planning to make (Amazon Affiliate Links below)

  • Order Goats Milk Base in cubes
  • Order silicone soap mold (look around for cute shapes if you want)
  • Grate 1/2 cup citrus peel. I used lime, grapefruit, orange and lemon. I found that zesting did not give me big enough chunks to make the soap look pretty. Leave on a cookie tray lined with parchment to air dry for 1-2 days.

DIY Citrus Soap Ingredients:

simple homemade DIY citrus soap ingredients

  • 14 cubes of Goats Milk Base (link above)
  • 5 drops of Citrus Fresh Essential Oil (you can buy Young Living oils here)
  • 1/2 cup dried, grated citrus peels

DIY Citrus Soap Directions:

citrus zest for homemade DIY Citrus soap

  • Place cubes in glass bowl. I use a Pyrex measuring bowl. Melt in microwave for 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds.
  • Once fully melted, stir in grated citrus peels and add 5 drops (do more or less depending on how strong you want it-5 gives it a light citrus smell) Citrus Fresh essential oil.
  • Quickly pour into silicone molds.
  • Put in fridge to set for 2 hours.
  • Carefully pop out and enjoy!

simple homemade DIY citrus soap in molds

This will yield 4 bars if using the mold linked above.

 

 

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Comments

  1. Alice says

    July 6, 2015 at 1:28 pm

    Love making recipes from you on facebook.

    Reply
    • barb says

      July 6, 2015 at 1:49 pm

      Thank you so much. That made my day.

      Reply
      • Tamika says

        June 17, 2018 at 7:42 am

        Hi, I’m new to soap making and plan on starting very soon. The result of your presentation looks lovely. You mentioned using that mold yeilds 4 bars. How many bars would you get if you use the loaf shaped mold?

        Reply
      • Talatu says

        September 24, 2018 at 7:53 am

        Thanks so much

        Reply
  2. Teresa says

    August 16, 2015 at 2:29 pm

    Great job on the photos! I’m new to soap making and using a different goat’s milk brand (hope it works well for suspending the grated citrus peels) that doesn’t come in cubes. What would you say the weight is of 14 cubes?

    Reply
  3. riziki amuli says

    September 14, 2015 at 8:45 pm

    I dont understand the goat milk base what is this I want how to make it!

    Reply
    • barb says

      September 14, 2015 at 9:11 pm

      If you click the link for the milk base you buy that part already made

      Reply
    • Dani says

      September 27, 2017 at 10:05 pm

      It is melt and pour soap…. all the chemical part of soap making is done for you , you just melt it, scent it dye it and viola soap. Lye was used to make the goat milk base .

      Reply
  4. Pamela says

    October 27, 2015 at 9:07 am

    What kind of shelf life does this soap have, and are there any storage directions?

    Reply
  5. Chrissy says

    January 15, 2016 at 10:00 am

    Ok, I’m finally going to try this.. ordering stuff today!! I think it will be a fun project to do with my daughter next month. šŸ™‚ Thanks Barb!

    Reply
  6. Glenda says

    January 22, 2016 at 12:37 pm

    Do you know where a soap base can be purchased that doesn’t contain Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, and Propylene Glycol? That ‘s 3 items I try to avoid. Thanks. (I love the recipe)

    Reply
  7. Ginna says

    April 24, 2016 at 4:10 pm

    Please respond to the comments left here. I plan to try this, so can you please tell me if the dried citrus zest comes out clumpy and bothersome when using the soap, like when you’re in the shower? Thanks!

    Reply
    • barb says

      April 29, 2016 at 9:27 am

      I haven’t had that issue at all.

      Reply
  8. Cindy says

    June 4, 2016 at 2:21 pm

    Hi, I’ve made soap personally for years and two things… if you refrigerate the soap to cool it, the bars of soap will weep. It will get firm just fine without refrigeration. Also if you mist the surface of the soap with alcohol after you pour it into the mold, all of the bubbles will disappear!

    Reply
    • Newatthis says

      August 3, 2016 at 6:24 pm

      If you don’t refrigerate it how long does it take?

      Reply
      • barb says

        August 8, 2016 at 6:50 am

        An hour

        Reply
    • Cheryl says

      May 21, 2017 at 10:31 am

      Your right l’ve been doing soap for 30 years. Melt and pour is a good product for beginners. Easy to use. I do about 6000 ponds a soap a year. Good luck with this project.

      Reply
  9. Linda says

    December 16, 2016 at 5:43 am

    Good info! This is all new to me

    Reply
  10. Cheryl cantrell says

    December 29, 2016 at 6:21 pm

    Hi, I was wondering if I can use Shea butter instead of goat’s milk. I have it on hand, thank you

    Reply
  11. K says

    January 18, 2017 at 4:33 pm

    While lye is not listed as an ingredient in the brand of soap base you’re using, by-products of saponification are listed (lauric acid). The goats milk glycerin base is most likely made with lye…just so you know. If there is no lye, it isn’t soap, it’s technically detergent. These soap bases are just meant to save you time.

    Saponification occurs, changing the lye into other chemicals, such as the lauric acid. This process must occur in the curing of the soap, not outside of the soap-making process. Glycerin is also a byproduct of the process. Anything calling itself soap begins with lye, whether it’s the base above, Dove, Caress or any other soap. Read the labels and learn the ‘code words’ for the byproducts.

    By the time cold pressed (made with lye) soap hits the market, the lye is gone. Saponification in homemade soaps takes anywhere from 3-6 weeks.

    Reply
  12. Santa Sorlie says

    February 19, 2017 at 10:53 am

    Hi, Just to clarify: What is the weight of 14 cubes? I would love to try this citrus recipe!

    Reply
    • barb says

      March 8, 2017 at 7:49 am

      I don’t know. I am sorry. I don’t weigh things in the kitchen—probably should.

      Reply
  13. Rita Broyles says

    August 19, 2017 at 4:28 am

    Does this lather? I use a teaspoon to one tablespoon of sugar, according to how large the recipe. This makes it lather.

    Reply
  14. Michele Bauer says

    August 26, 2017 at 2:11 pm

    can u use lavender oil an dried floers instead also oatmeal for an exfoliate kinda scrub with any scent ya want?

    Reply
    • barb says

      August 26, 2017 at 2:42 pm

      You mean like this? https://momofftrack.com/2016/08/diy-lavender-oatmeal-soap/

      Reply
  15. Shaun says

    October 8, 2017 at 12:06 am

    If it takes 3-6 weeks to cure, how do you store it during this time? Do you cover it or leave it uncovered? I’m new to this so the question may seem a little odd. Do you wrap them in plastic of do you leave it out on a table to air dry?

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    • barb says

      October 14, 2017 at 7:57 pm

      I don’t let them cure. We use them right away

      Reply
  16. Patricia says

    January 9, 2018 at 2:01 pm

    Love it make sure u put mold on something stable that can fit in refridgerator,if not when you pick up mold to transport, it will spill. Other than that perfect:) PS: I put 10 drops of grapefruit oil in because i didnt put in grapefruit peel.

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  17. Sharon says

    January 25, 2018 at 8:29 am

    Great idea but you can buy soap base much cheep er at Wholesale Supplies Plus . $27.95 FOR 10 LB BLOCK RATHER THAN $14.74 *5= $73.70 FOR 10 LB.

    Reply
  18. Debbie says

    April 26, 2018 at 1:51 am

    Has anyonemworked out how much the 14 cubes weigh? I would love to make this but have the goats milk in a kilo block.

    Reply
  19. Andrea says

    July 8, 2018 at 8:39 am

    I just weighed my cubes. Each one is roughly 1 ounce.

    Reply
  20. Vanessa says

    July 17, 2018 at 2:08 pm

    To make 4 bars you would probably need about 1lb of goats milk soap.

    Reply
  21. Phyllis Smith says

    December 13, 2018 at 2:55 am

    I love the recipe will try it. Just FYI you can spray rubbing alcohol on the soaps makes the soaps smoother.

    Reply
  22. Jennifer says

    January 6, 2019 at 12:42 pm

    How long do these last or can be stored?

    Reply
  23. Suhasini says

    April 21, 2019 at 7:59 am

    Hi lovely! I really enjoyed your recipe so simple and useful. My question to you is how to add little moisture property to the raciepy for the dry skins.thanks

    Reply
    • Annette Clark says

      July 18, 2020 at 12:42 pm

      When you use the soap, do little pieces of peelings come off in the water? I love the idea of making my own soap, but as you can tell, I don’t know much about it. Do the peelings absorb or blend/melt???
      Is the soap for aesthetic purposes or does it actually clean your body?

      Reply
  24. Moksha Essentials says

    January 4, 2021 at 1:41 am

    Thanks For Sharing Your Content and Designs. Keep Doing Good Work.

    Reply

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