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July 12, 2018 By Brandy 26 Comments

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DIY Jelly Soap is Fun and Easy to Make! (Video)

Filed Under: Kids Crafts Tagged With: Kids Bath and Body Crafts

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Jiggles like gelatin, but washes like soap! These DIY jelly soap gummies are a great project for kids! Use any kind of liquid hand soap for endless scent options! This post contains affiliate links.

This soap is not edible. DO NOT eat.

If your kids like making simple projects like this they’ll love our homeamde noise (fart) putty!

These DIY jelly soap gummies are a great project for kids! Use any kind of liquid soap for endless scent options!

Watch our step by step video!

The boys are at scout camp all week so it’s just me and the girls all afternoon while the baby naps. My girls love watching are obsessed with watching kids craft videos on Youtube. There are so many projects on our to-do list and we decided to give these DIY jelly soap try. We blended a few different methods and were happy with the results! The best part was that we already had all of the ingredients. We’ve now made this soap a couple of times and found that by adding an extra packet of unflavored gelatin, that the soap is a bit more sturdy. You can make it with one envelope, but if you have two go ahead and use both! Here is our adaptation.

As with all soap: KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN unless being supervised by an adult.

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How To Make Soap Gummies (Jelly Soap)

diy gumy soap

DIY JELLY SOAP

Jiggles like gelatin, but washes like soap! These DIY jelly soap gummies are a great project for kids! Use any kind of liquid soap for endless scent options! As with all soap: KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN unless under adult supervision.
4 from 37 votes
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Active Time: 10 minutes
set up time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
Cost: under $10

Equipment

  • stove
  • baking sheet
  • bowl
  • whisk
  • measuring cups/spoons

Materials

  • 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • 1/2 cup liquid hand soap
  • soap coloring
  • soap mold silicone works best

Instructions

  • In a small pan, bring water to a boil. Add salt and give it a stir.
    soap and plain gelatin
  • Empty the packets of unflavored gelatin into a small bowl. Add salt water and stir until gelatin is dissolved.
    soap and gelatin mixture
  • Stir in soap.
    measuring cup of soap
  • Add extra coloring (if desired).
    soap coloring and soap mixture
  • Pour mixture into a measuring cup with a spout. Spoon off any froth/bubbles.
    Place soap mold onto a baking sheet.
    pouring soap mixture into soap mold
  • Pour mixture into soap molds.
  • Refrigerate 2 hours.
  • To loosen from a plastic mold simply run a butter knife around the edge of each soap mold and gently pull the jelly soap out. If you use a silicone mold, gently push from behind and pull the jelly out.
    diy gumy soap

Notes

Store in a container in the refrigerator. They will last 3-5 days.
If you use colored soap, you don't need to add soap coloring. Our soap was already pink in color and watermelon scented.

How To Use Gummy Soap

They feel like gelatin jigglers and smell amazing! So fun! We live in a warm and humid climate so we store ours in the refrigerator in a closed container. The girls had a lot of fun bringing one of the little soaps into the shower with them every day. It doesn’t last as long as bar soap, and dissolves quickly. If placed in a bathtub with water it will dissolve after a minute or two and turn into bubble bath. They will last 5 days in the refrigerator before drying out.

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  1. Kim~madeinaday says

    July 16, 2018 at 2:51 pm

    What a cool idea! #pinned! Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Hope to see ya next week!
    Kim

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  2. Lorena says

    July 17, 2018 at 2:10 pm

    This sounds like a fun activity to do AND learn a little science as well!
    personally, I’m loving the gem soaps, how fun to give as gifts!

    Reply
  3. Maureen says

    July 18, 2018 at 6:49 pm

    This looks like a lot of fun! My son will enjoy this project for sure!

    Maureen | http://www.littlemisscasual.com

    Reply
  4. Erin says

    July 12, 2019 at 10:39 pm

    Love this project! I had never heard of this. We will definitely try this. Thanks for a great tutorial

    Reply
  5. Sandie says

    December 30, 2019 at 2:54 pm

    Just in time for birthday treats for grandma 👵🏼

    Reply
  6. Lucy says

    January 10, 2020 at 12:18 pm

    This looks a great weekend project ☺️

    Reply
  7. Mary says

    January 12, 2020 at 9:25 am

    Love Love this idea! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  8. Michelle says

    February 23, 2020 at 2:49 pm

    5 stars
    What size are the packages of gelatin? My kids would love this!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      February 23, 2020 at 5:16 pm

      I buy a 1 oz. box that comes with 4 envelopes inside!

      Reply
  9. Courtney Masters says

    April 3, 2020 at 3:02 pm

    Cute idea! I am going to use it for our online kids church lessons. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of my kids parents are not able to go out to the store. Is gelatin optional to make the soap? Are they able to just refrigerate the soap in the molds if they are unable to go out and get this item? I know that defeats the purpose of the gummy soap, but to still include those that do not have gelatin I thought they could at least make their own soap bars..

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      April 3, 2020 at 5:45 pm

      Hi Courtney! Things are so crazy lately. Who knew two months ago that a simple trip to the store would be so hard?! Unfortunately the gelatin is what sets this soap up. Otherwise it’s just water and hand soap. I’m sorry!

      Reply
  10. dee says

    May 3, 2020 at 7:35 pm

    i tried these… and left them in the fridge overnight… they never set enough to get out of the mold… just came out in a jelly blob… what did i do wrong???

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      May 4, 2020 at 9:13 pm

      Hi Dee! It’s hard to say! We’ve made them a few times, and sometimes they are a little tricky to get out of the mold (because we used a plastic mold instead of a silicone mold once), but they always set up and felt like jello jigglers. I’m sorry I’m not more help!

      Reply
  11. Katie says

    June 6, 2020 at 3:08 pm

    Hi i tired it and they came out cute but not too soapy is there a way to make them more soapy ? Or did i not add enough hand soap ?

    Thank you

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      June 7, 2020 at 10:58 am

      Hi Katie! They set up good, but aren’t sudsy? Hmm…I’m not sure. I would imagine adding a little more soap would be ok without affecting the firmness of the soap too much.

      Reply
  12. Holly says

    June 12, 2020 at 10:32 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! I may have enjoyed it more than the girls! We used bath/ shower gel, and it turned out great!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      June 13, 2020 at 7:40 pm

      I’m so glad!!

      Reply
  13. vicki says

    August 4, 2020 at 4:42 pm

    I love this idea and was wondering if I could use jello instead of clear gelatin? It would already have the color in it

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      August 5, 2020 at 11:02 am

      Hi Vicki! I’m sure it would still have a setting affect, but am not sure how it would turn out with the sugar in it.

      Reply
  14. Serena says

    September 23, 2020 at 5:03 am

    This looks like such a fun little project to make and I plan to make this, but I only have gelatin leaves/sheets at the moment. Would they work as well with the same amount as the gelatin powder? Also, would regular food coloring work instead of soap coloring?

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      September 24, 2020 at 3:55 pm

      Hi Serena! I’ve never used gelatin sheets so I’m not sure if they can be used in place. You can use food coloring instead of soap coloring. There’s no harm in that, but I would use less as it may stain your skin.

      Reply
      • Jasmine says

        October 5, 2020 at 12:53 pm

        Thank you much its awesome

        Reply
  15. Lisa says

    November 21, 2020 at 1:43 pm

    Hello,
    What happens if you don’t store them in the fridge?

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      November 21, 2020 at 4:14 pm

      Hi Lisa! I keep the one that I’m using out in the open and the others in the refrigerator. If your house isn’t too warm, they may be fine in an airtight container on the counter. We found they kept their consistency better when cool.

      Reply
  16. Tracy T. says

    February 18, 2021 at 1:10 am

    HI!
    How many soaps does this recipe make? I’m sure it depends on mold size etc. But a rough estimate at how many can be made with the ingredients you have listed? This is so cute! 🙂

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      February 18, 2021 at 9:33 am

      You’re right, it depends on the mold size, but for those animal ones in the video I believe it made 5, and for the flower ones in the post (they were a smaller mold) it probably made 6-8. Hope that helps!

      Reply

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