Homemade Poppy Seed Soap Recipe

Use this quick and easy homemade poppy seed soap tutorial with an endless combination of colors, scents, and textures. It only takes a few ingredients to make a completely unique blend that you can claim as your own. Today we're making lemon poppy seed and almond poppy seed soap!

You might also like our homemade lotion bars, glycerin soap for kids, jelly soaps, or our tattoo soap bars!

Melt and Pour Homemade Poppy Seed Soap Tutorial

Making homemade soap can be as easy or as hard as you want it to be. As for me, I choose the easy route. The combination of colors, scents, and textures is endless and it only takes a few ingredients to make a completely unique blend that you can claim as your own. I have always made the melt and pour type soaps and had fun using this homemade poppy seed soap recipe to make some fun variations recently. When you make melt and pour soaps you aren't really "making" soap. You are melting down an already formed soap base and added scents and textures to it. If you are looking for the cold press method, this isn't it. I'd love to learn that someday too!

A fresh lemon homemade poppy seed soap for kitchen use. The fresh lemon scent easily removes the lingering aroma of onions and garlic during dinner prep. The poppy seeds feel like little exfoliants against my skin, scrubbing, while the shea butter softens at the same time.

A sweet almond poppy seed soap for upstairs to pamper my tired, dry hands. The shea butter makes it feel as though I am washing my hands with lotion.

Here is the homemade poppy seed soap recipe which you can also use for any homemade soap recipes and make your own in less than 30 minutes.

Poppy Seed Soap Ingredients

Soap Base

You can find 2 lb. blocks of melt and pour soap base at craft stores like Michael's or Hobby Lobby. There are several types to choose from. I've used glycerin soap in the past and chose shea butter soap this time. You could also use a goats milk soap base as well. They are about $9, so be sure to bring your 40% off coupon for the best deal around.

Scents

Almond and lemon scent oils (soap scents or essential oils). They are usually $4-$5 for a small bottle at craft stores or Etsy.

Coloring

Coloring your soap is optional. I chose to add a few drops of yellow to help the lemon one stand out from the almond scented soap.

Add-Ins

The zest of 1 lemon (for the lemon soap)Â and poppy seeds for both soap recipes.

Soap Mold

Plastic or silicone is easy to find at craft stores. Plastic molds are the most inexpensive route and come in so many fun shapes. I used a silicone mold. You can also use a bread pan and cut your soap into bars.

Glass measuring cup

Measuring spoons

Small spatula

Baking Sheet

How To Make homemade poppy seed soap

As a reference: I used 10 oz. soap base, 8-12 drops of scentÂ oils, 4 drops of coloring (for the lemon soap), the zest of 1 lemon (for the lemon soap) and 1 Tsp. poppy seeds for each batch. 1 batch made 4 (2"x3") bars of soap.

poppy seed soap mixture in silicone mold

Cut your soap base into small cubes. Fill a glass measuring cup and microwave at 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval, until melted. It takes about 90 seconds.

Add your scent (a few drops at a time until you reach the desired potency), coloring and add-ins.

Place soap mold on a baking sheet to make transporting it to the refrigerator easier.

Pour soap mixture into molds. You can coat your molds with a small amount of cooking spray to prevent sticking if using a plastic or metal mold. Once you've poured your soap there may be some air bubbles. I just poked them with a toothpick, but you can also lightly spray with rubbing alcohol to remove them.

Place in refrigerator for 15 minutes or until set. Carefully pop out of the mold.

Smooth, fragrant, and ready to pamper yourself or package up for a friend.

A small piece of parchment paper and some twine easily cover this soap that is going to be sent out as a Mother's Day gift.

two bars of poppy seed soap on soap holder

Is melt and pour soap gentle on sensitive skin?

The beauty of making your own soap is that you can choose what ingredients go into it. The soap base itself is gentle and you can add any ingredients you'd like that agree with your skin.

Does melt and pour soap need to cure?

Melt and pour soap is pre-made soap. You are basically re-melting it. Any real soap making process has already happened.

How do you get the bubbles out of melt and pour soap?

Spritz rubbing alcohol over the soap before it has time to set up.

Does melt and pour soap expire?

This soap will last indefinitely as long as you do not add ingredients to it that could go rancid.

white and yellow bars of poppy seed soap

Comments

Faith Howe says

December 30, 2021 at 9:04 pm

I made the soap, it was soooo cool! Great idea for the poppy seeds!!!

- Brandy says
  
  December 30, 2021 at 10:14 pm
  
  I’m so glad! Thanks for the update, I’m so happy it worked out and that you love it!
  
Faith Howe says

December 29, 2021 at 4:52 pm

I am so excited to make this my mom has already bought the ingredents!!!

- Brandy says
  
  December 29, 2021 at 8:18 pm
  
  Yay! It’s so fun!
  
wendyDIY says

June 24, 2018 at 10:45 pm

Wow!Theses DIY Poppy Seed Soaps look so adorable and great! I also want to make some with animal-shaped,Thank you for sharing this DIY tutorial.

Linda Paro says

June 15, 2018 at 7:54 pm

I am brand new to soap making and was wondering something. It is June and if I make the soap now will it still be good for Christmas? What should I wrap it in to keep it good, if that's possible?

- Brandy says
  
  June 25, 2018 at 12:07 am
  
  Hi Linda! It should last just fine until Christmas!
  
Rachel Teodoro says

April 25, 2017 at 12:20 pm

Just wanted you to know that I shared this with my readers as a round up of Mother's day gift ideas. Thanks for linking up to the create, link inspire party.

BonBon says

April 23, 2017 at 7:47 pm

These look so pretty. I can imagine how good they smell. Thanks for sharing at Inspire Me Monday. I wanted to let you know that you are one of my Featured Picks this week. Come by and check it out. http://www.farmhouse40.com/inspire-me-monday-128

JESS44903 says

April 22, 2017 at 1:52 pm

I bet these smell amazing! 🙂

I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/

Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

Life With Lorelai says

April 21, 2017 at 2:19 pm

Hey, Brandy! Just wanted to let you know that we loved your Homemade Poppy Seed Soap Recipes so much when you shared it at the #HomeMattersParty last week, we've FEATURED it THIS WEEK! Hope you can check it out when you get a sec. Happy Friday!!!
http://lifewithlorelai.com/2017/04/20/home-matters-linky-party-132

~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai / Home Matters Linky Party

Maisy says

April 20, 2017 at 3:43 am

These look great Brandy! I bet they feel great on the skin, too! Plus, I somehow really like your handwritten tags 🙂

*Maisy

Angela says

April 17, 2017 at 5:43 pm

I would like to try making this soap. I bet it smells delicious, and you make it seem so easy. Great tutorial.

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