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

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! This post contains affiliate links.

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. 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.

How To Make Soap Gummies (Jelly 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.

3.7 from 10 votes

Print Pin Rate

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 tsp. salt
• 1/2 c. boiling water
• 1/2 c. liquid 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.
  
• Empty the packets of unflavored gelatin into a small bowl. Add salt water and stir until gelatin is dissolved.
  
• Stir in soap.
  
• Add extra coloring (if desired).
  
• Pour mixture into a measuring cup with a spout. Spoon off any froth/bubbles.

  Place soap mold onto a baking sheet.
  
• 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.
  

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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