DIY: Make Your Own Super Easy Cinnamon Soap

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Super Easy Cinnamon Soap is the second recipe here on Kiku Corner where we flavoured a soap base. You can see the first one, our Honey Soap, here. Similar to the other recipe, this uses a store bought base and then added our own ingredients to personalize it.

I used a brick of Shea Butter Melt and Pour Soap Base from New Directions Aromatics. We tried a few other bases, but this one resulted in the most moisturizing soap. In this recipe, I was inspired by some of Donatello’s favourite spices: vanilla and cinnamon. We have these on hand in our kitchen so I didn’t have to buy any additional supplies, apart from the soap base.

In this recipe, I used old fashioned cookie molds to make the cinnamon soap. If you don’t have these on hand, you could also use an ice cube tray. I like the large cube trays, which I only fill about half way. The key to a good shape is that it fits in the palm of your hand and makes it easy to lather.

I used some of these soaps as a gift and they turned out really well. Just make sure that the person you are gifting doesn’t have a sensitivity to vanilla or cinnamon before they try it.

You can also try other combinations of flavours. A classic variation is lavender essential oil with a few dried flowers for some texture. I also like more food related fragrances, like a few drops of orange or lemon essential oils. There are so many possibilities.

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DIY: Make your own Honey Soap

Equipment

  • one heat-safe glass measuring cup (at least 2 cup capacity)
  • one large pot
  • one metal rack, like the kind used for canning
  • one sterilized spoon
  • a soap mold, or old fashioned cookie molds (see photos)

Ingredients

  • 1/2 brick Shea Butter Melt and Pour Soap Base
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp honey

Instructions

  • Add metal rack to pot. Add approximately 2 cm water and bring to a simmer.
  • Add soap base to glass measuring cup.
  • Set measuring cup on rack in pot with simmering water and leave for approximately 10 minutes or until base melted. Mix with spoon.
  • Take off of heat and allow to cool for a few minutes. Mix in vanilla and honey.
  • Lay molds out on a piece of newspaper.
  • Pour melted mixture into sterilized molds. Allow mixture to cool and pop soap out of molds.
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2 Replies to “DIY: Make Your Own Super Easy Cinnamon Soap”

  1. 5 stars
    What a lovely idea – and those moulds are so pretty!

  2. Ooh I love the idea of cinnamon soap. It is one of my favorite scents! Thanks for linking.

    Shelbee
    http://www.shelbeeontheedge.com

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