In a world full of mass-produced products like bathing soap, making your own bathing soap at home is a beautiful way to take back control of what goes on to your skin. It’s not just a hobby—it’s a satisfying, creative, and even therapeutic experience. With the cold process method, you can craft rich, nourishing bars that cleanse, moisturize, and smell amazing—all from natural ingredients.
Whether you’re eco-conscious, ingredient-aware, or just curious, this beginner’s guide will walk you through the basics of making cold process bathing soap safely and successfully.
If you invest in making your bathing soap at home, you’ll take full control of your ingredients (no hidden chemicals or synthetic fragrance), skincare benefits and it’s eco-friendly. This bold step will expose you to creative expression (I.e you’ll get to choose your own colours, shape, scent and add-ins). It is very cost effective.
By the way , before we proceed, I want to let us know that we teach you this so that in return you may choose to buy some soap making chemicals and equipment like the soap molds, groove removers, table cutters and soap Stamps from us. If you want any of the above listed items, message Johnson Job now with this WhatsApp number 08026477606, make your payment and we’ll waybill it to your location.
Let’s proceed!
*Ingredients/measurements*
– 650ml of Shea butter/palm kernel oil
– 50 grams calcium powder
– 300ml if lye solution (caustic soda/water )
– Fragrance
– Vitamin E oil
– 30ml of glycerin
– Colour (choice)
* Now let’s know the Process*
– Add melted Shea butter and palm kernel oil in a bowl, then go in with fragrance.
– Dissolve calcium powder with the lye solution which you’ll pour the lye solution directly into the calcium powder and mix properly to dissolve.
N/B. Calcium powder is good to the skin, helps to clear some skin infection and also acts as filler to the soap. So it’s a necessary ingredients in your bathing soap. It shouldn’t be too much in other not stop the soap from lathering.
-next, pour in the mixture of the lye solution and the calcium powder into the oil gradually, and stir it consistently to mix properly
– Add some vitamin E oil to the production
– Then go in with glycerin and give it a proper stir.
– Add any Colour of your choice and give it a proper mixing to combine.
– Transfer the production into the molds and leave it for at least 5 to 8 hours to hardened up
– After the time, unmold and leave them 1 to 2 days to cure.
– proceed to packing.
N/B. If you want it in massive quantity, double or tipple your ingredients.
Start small, use a reliable calculator to ensure safe ratios and keep soap making journey to track what works best.
Learning how to make cold process bathing soap at home is more than just a fun DIY—it’s a step toward self-reliance, sustainability, and creativity. You’re not just cleaning your skin; you’re nurturing it with care and purpose.
So put on those gloves, grab your tools, and get ready to make something truly beautiful. Once you start, you’ll never want to go back to store-bought soap again…
You can click below to watch the step by step guide on how we bring it to life in our factories if you don’t understand enough from this written publication. Make sure you watch till the end anyway.
