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January 8, 2015 By Brandy 12 Comments

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Homemade Raspberry Soap in 3 Simple Steps

Filed Under: Craft Tutorials, Gift Ideas, Kids Crafts, Teacher Gifts Tagged With: bath and body, Kids Bath and Body Crafts

Homemade raspberry soap in 3 steps using the melt and pour method! This raspberry soap is perfect for gift giving or displaying in a guest bath!


Today I am sharing another simple soap combination for making homemade raspberry soap. 3 simple steps and you have a wonderfully scented homemade gift. I made these bars for the kids to give to their teachers for Valentine’s day last year.

I will be using the same method I’ve shared with you in the past. The melt & pour method. It is so fun to come up with different combinations, colors, shapes, and scents. You can see the other varieties we’ve made here, here, and here!

Let’s get started!

Fresh Raspberry Soap {in 3 steps}

Homemade Raspberry Soap

Ingredients you will need: ( I will list where I found all of my supplies at the bottom of the post)

  • White Soap Base—   They usually come in 2 lb. blocks and you can find them in a variety of bases. Goat’s milk, shea butter, glycerin, aloe, oatmeal, cocoa butter, etc. You can also find it in clear or white.
  • Soap Coloring
  • Soap Scent.

I went with  a white goat’s milk soap base, a fresh raspberry soap scent, and pink coloring.

Fresh Raspberry Soap {in 3 steps}

Supplies You Will Need:

  • Cutting board
  • Soap mold –silicone is my favorite type to use, but plastic works too.
  • Glass measuring cups (or microwave save bowls. Measuring cups make it easy to pour). 1 for each color you plan to use.
  • Spoons
  • Optional:
  • Condiment bottle or medicine syringe. This is only if you plan to use a mold like mind with small crevasses to fill.
  • Rubbing alcohol (not pictured) Again, this is only if you plan to use a mold like mine or want to make layers of different colors in your soap bars.

Fresh Raspberry Soap {in 3 steps}

Steps for Making Raspberry Soap

Step 1: Cut you base into 1″ cubes. Melt for 15 seconds at a time, stirring in between each session, in the microwave until completely melted. If you are using two colors, just separate into two containers and melt separately. I had one for white and one for pink.

Step 2: Add your coloring and scents. One drop at a time, stirring in between drops to check for the right color and scent.

Fresh Raspberry Soap {in 3 steps}

Step 3: Pour into molds.

If you are using a sectioned mold like mine, fill your condiment bottle with your melted soap base (pink). Fill first layer first (the hearts) and let set until firm. Spray lightly with rubbing alcohol before adding your white base on top. This helps the two layers stick together.

Rubbing alcohol also removes any bubbles in your soap.

Pour your white base on top. Spray with alcohol if you see bubbles forming. Allow to sit until it begins to firm up. Move to refrigerator and let chill until completely set, about 30 minutes.

Leftover soap in your measuring cups and condiment bottle will harden quickly. Simply put it back in the microwave when ready to fill your next soap mold (in 15 second increments).

{As a reference, I used the entire 2 lb. block of soap base and made 8 bars of 3″x2.5″x1″ bars of soap.}

Fresh Raspberry Soap {in 3 steps}

Wrap in parchment paper and a little twine or wrap in a small piece of fabric! Add them to a fun spa themed gift, or with a homemade Valentine.

raspberry soap

Where I ordered Supplies. Many of these items can also be found at craft stores like Michaels.

Heart Soap Mold from Wholeport.com (no longer in business 🙁

Goat’s Milk Soap Base

Raspberry Soap Scent

Soap Coloring

If you enjoy making your own beauty products, you may enjoy this collection of homemade beauty gifts that I put together below!homemade beauty gifts

Homemade Beauty Gift Ideas

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  1. Jenny says

    January 20, 2014 at 3:19 pm

    Those are beautiful Valentine’s Day soaps! They’ll make great gifts. And I love your packaging!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      January 20, 2014 at 10:22 pm

      Thank you Jenny! I just checked out your blog, amazing! You are the soap queen. Such fun combinations. I only do the melt and mold variety, but it would be interesting to check out the other methods. Actually making it!

      Reply
  2. Amy says

    January 20, 2014 at 7:05 pm

    Thanks for posting such a great tutorial! I have thought about trying to make my own fun soap and this would be a great project to start with. My kids would love it too!

    Reply
  3. pmoppins says

    February 4, 2014 at 2:21 pm

    So cute! I bet the teachers will love it!

    Reply
  4. Shauna Graham says

    December 3, 2014 at 10:06 am

    I am trying to order the mold you used for your raspberry soap and I cannot find it on the wholeport.com website. I cant seem to access that site at all. Is there something I am missing?

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      December 3, 2014 at 1:58 pm

      Hi Shauna, unfortunately the site went out of business! Another reader recently informed me of this and I am going through posts and updating them. Thank you for the reminder about the raspberry soap. Such a shame, it was a great mold!

      Reply
  5. Rebecca D. Dillon says

    January 9, 2015 at 11:54 am

    Manufacturer recommendations for fragrance oils in most melt and pour soaps is a max of 3%. It’d be helpful to use a digital scale to weigh the soap and figure 3% to get the amount of fragrance needed to avoid over use. (Essential oils are typically up to 1-2% depending on the eo.) To find how much soap is needed for a mold I typically start by melting a larger amount of melt and pour soap – leaving it unscented and uncolored – and pouring it into the mold. When it hardens, I pop it out and weigh it. Then you’ll know exactly how much soap you need for each bar you want to make. Hope this helps!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      January 9, 2015 at 12:08 pm

      Awesome, thanks for sharing these tips. VERY helpful!

      Reply
  6. Trisha says

    February 7, 2018 at 10:55 am

    So pretty! I love handmade anything, but soaps are a favorite!

    Reply
  7. angie says

    February 14, 2018 at 3:31 pm

    I love homemade soup I can only imagine how great this must smell. Perfect for a gift of any kind or to simply make the bathroom smell great
    come see us at http://shopannies.blogspot.com

    Reply
  8. Leah says

    December 13, 2020 at 9:46 am

    Hello friend, can I skip the rubbing alcohol? Will it still stick?

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      December 13, 2020 at 3:32 pm

      You can try it without. I always spritz it with rubbing alcohol since it helps with air bubbles too.

      Reply

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