I recently discovered how to make soap and it’s really fun and simple! Â Be sure to check out my Kids Soap Tutorial HERE. Â You can see my sweet daughter actually make soap all by herself! Â And today I created some really fun and festive handmade oatmeal cinnamon soap! Â This makes a perfect holiday gift, for men or women. Â It smells amazing and only takes a few minutes of hands-on time.
The other day I hinted that I was buying a few supplies online for an upcoming project and I was so excited when my supplies arrived the other day!  I got to work immediately creating this Oatmeal Cinnamon Soap and love how it turned out.
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Here is how to make soap easy and quickly:
- 2 lb Oatmeal Soap Base
- Young Living Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil
- Soap Molds (I used plastic soap molds in the past, but silicone molds like I linked to are actually much easier to use.)
- Cooking Spray (Optional, but highly recommended if you have plastic molds. Non needed for silicone molds.)
- Cinnamon Sticks (optional)
- Jute (optional)
- Baker’s Twine (optional)
How to make soap step by step:
First, cut your Oatmeal Soap base into smaller pieces and place it in a microwave-safe dish. Â Microwave the soap on a lower power for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between. Â Once the soap base is melted, add your cinnamon bark essential oil and stir well.
Coat your soap molds with a thin layer of cooking spray if you are using plastic molds, and pour the melted oatmeal cinnamon soap into the molds. Â Allow the soap to set completely. Â I placed my soap outside in my cool garage to help these set quickly.
The oatmeal cinnamon soap will pop out of the molds very easily if the soap is completely set.
I tied these up with a bit of jute, twine, and a few cinnamon sticks! Â And they are perfect to give as holiday gifts this year or just because!
***Since the time I wrote this post, I discovered the amazing benefits of Young Living Essential Oils and now exclusively use those essential oils and I never use fragrance oils. I changed this recipe to reflect that.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT ESSENTIAL OILS OR HOW TO BUY ESSENTIAL OILS HERE.
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Deb Harrington says
November 20, 2014 at 7:42 amMy granddaughter is knee deep in school projects; we could have an awesome time with this machine while learning something new together! How awesome is that! 🙂 Thank you for this fantastic opportunity!
Jennifer S says
November 20, 2014 at 1:04 pmI would create some vinyl words for above my couch in my living room.
Debbie says
November 23, 2014 at 8:16 pmI love this site and all the wonderful ideas! Thanks.
Debbie says
November 23, 2014 at 8:18 pmI’d want to try the Explore on metal!
Marlene says
November 26, 2014 at 4:05 pmI will make stencils, cards and oh so many other wonderful things. Thank you for this giveaway.
Laura Sue Shaw says
November 26, 2014 at 4:40 pmThis project is so pretty! It seems pretty easy to make too. I bet the oatmeal cinnamon smell is amazing. Thanks for sharing!
Kayla says
November 26, 2014 at 6:10 pmThis is so cool! I love things like this 🙂 If it’s going on my skin and I can make it, I ill make it 😛
Debbie says
November 26, 2014 at 10:09 pmThese look lovely. What a great gift they would make.
Bryn says
November 29, 2014 at 7:29 amMy daughters crafting wish list is so long I don’t know where we’d start! Probably vinyl project her room
Theresa @DearCreatives says
December 2, 2014 at 5:03 pmI’d make some projects with iron on glitter sheets and vinyl. Thanks for the chance! (my FB & blog addresses are different)
Terrie says
December 2, 2014 at 10:19 pmSo lovely soaps. Already smell the fragrance.
heather @french press says
December 2, 2014 at 11:48 pmprobable vinyl sayings for the walls – or paper crafts with the kids – LOVE the soap
Paula Tarnaski says
December 5, 2014 at 9:47 pmWow I bet this would smell and feel great!! Going to have to try this.
Linda @ Mixed Kreations says
December 7, 2014 at 1:03 pmYour soap turned out so pretty! I bet it smells amazing. Would make wonderful gifts. Thanks for sharing, and a chance in the drawing!
Heather says
December 7, 2014 at 10:14 pmI would love to create vinyl lettering for my kitchen!
Darlene Peterson says
December 9, 2014 at 1:44 pmI would use the Circut Explore machine in my card making projects.
Tina Z says
December 9, 2014 at 9:11 pmI think it would be great to cut out vinyl!!!
Deborah W says
December 11, 2014 at 8:37 amI love the circular doilies and paper flowers, so I would definitely make a variety of them.
Tess S. says
December 19, 2014 at 12:41 pmI absolutely LOVE your projects!!!! Thank you for all of them!!
Kathy Jaws says
December 21, 2014 at 8:28 pmDefinitely work on making some stencils!
Meg K says
December 23, 2014 at 7:45 amThere are so many home decor projects I want to work on that I can’t wait to do it!!! 😀
Mindy Drummond says
December 28, 2014 at 2:03 amI would cut images for several decoupage projects I have in mind.
Catherine says
January 8, 2016 at 5:22 amI was thinking of making bunch for my baby shower.?? Is this gonna last long enough and if not what do u use then? Hope to hear from u. Ty!
Ashley Phipps says
January 9, 2016 at 12:07 pmThey will last at least a couple of months. To be honest I have never had any around longer than that! But they really should last a long time. Best of luck!
lucy Booth says
November 5, 2017 at 5:42 pmHow many soaps will this make? How big were your molds? Thanks!!
wendyDIY says
June 24, 2018 at 11:59 pmI think your idea of DIY oatmeal cinnamon soap is so creative! I am not sure that if I could add some lemon essential oil? Thank you for sharing this DIY tutorial.
Ashley @ Simply Designing says
June 26, 2018 at 3:00 pmYes of course you can definitely add lemon essential oil to this! Soaps are so great to make because you can definitely modify them for your own preference!
Maggie Gillespie says
December 1, 2018 at 2:00 pmhow many drops of the cinnamon bark oil do i add? I’m excited to try this for christmas gifts! also where did you get the ‘handmade’ molds? Thank you!
Lara says
October 1, 2018 at 8:47 amLooks great. Can’t wait to make it. How many drops of essential oil did you use? Thank you
Stephanie says
November 8, 2018 at 11:24 pmLove these! Where did you find mold that said natural and handmade? The words add such a nice touch to the soap. Thanks!
Ashley Phipps says
November 15, 2018 at 11:54 amThank you! They are from Consumer Crafts.
Laura says
November 24, 2018 at 6:29 pmHow many drops of oil were used to make the soap? TIA
Ashley Phipps says
November 26, 2018 at 5:35 pmFor 1 lb of soap base, I typically use around 24 drops of essential oil. But it may be slightly more or less depending on how strong you want it, and how strong of a smell the essential oils you’re using has 🙂 But I like to start around 24 drops.
Alison says
December 11, 2018 at 7:24 pmLove the idea as a gift. Who doesn’t love cinnamon. lol How many soap bars would this recipe make?
Ashley Phipps says
December 19, 2018 at 8:12 amIt depends on the size of bars. It should make 4-8 though.