Labor Day weekend is right around the corner, and once it’s over…fall is here! Okay, the official first day of fall is actually September 22nd, but Labor Day weekend feels like the last “hurrah” of summer, don’t you think? While summer still has a few weeks left, now is the time to create cold process soap for fall. Soap will be fully cured in 4-6 weeks, which puts us right around the beginning of October. That’s the perfect time for some pumpkin spice soap! If you’re feeling extra festive, you could actually make this soap while sipping a Pumpkin Spice Latte, which hit Starbucks today.

This Pumpkin Pie Cold Process Soap was inspired by the classic fall dessert. The Cake Pan Silicone Mold creates a realistic pie shape once cut into slices. Walnut shells are added to the soap for the bottom crust layer, and is also piped on top for a crimped crust appearance. The majority of the soap is colored with Sunset Orange Mica and Yellow Oxide Pigment for an orange hue. I made the orange brighter to account for fragrance discoloration from the Pumpkin Spice Fragrance Oil. The photos shown here are after several weeks of discoloration and the soap will not become darker. If you want a lighter color, you can add some dispersed titanium dioxide to help counter the discoloration. You can also use less fragrance oil, or a fragrance oil that does not discolor.

The “whipped cream” is piped on very last. By this time, the white soap will be quite firm and pipeable. Just be sure to not put the Pumpkin Spice Fragrance Oil into the white soap! You will most likely have some white soap leftover. I recommend piping extra roses or “dollops” onto parchment or freezer paper to use on top of other projects.

What You’ll Need:
Cake Pan Silicone Mold
2 Disposable Frosting Bags
4B Frosting Tip
2 oz. Cocoa Butter
11.3 oz. Coconut Oil
10.3 oz. Palm Oil
1 oz. Pumpkin Seed Oil
12.3 oz. Rice Bran Oil
4.1 oz. Sweet Almond Oil
5.7 oz. Sodium Hydroxide Lye
13.5 oz. Distilled Water
2 oz. Pumpkin Spice Fragrance Oil
Titanium Dioxide
Sunset Orange Mica
Copper Sparkle Mica
Yellow Oxide Pigment
Walnut Shells

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SAFETY FIRST: Suit up for safe handling practices! That means goggles, gloves and long sleeves. Make sure kids, pets, and other distractions and tripping hazards are out of the house or don’t have access to your soaping space. Always soap in a well-ventilated area.

COLOR PREP: To ensure that the Titanium Dioxide blends smoothly into the soap batter, we recommend micronizing it before dispersing it in oil. Please note this is an optional tip but it does help with the titanium dioxide clumping in the soap. To micronize colorant, simply use a coffee grinder to blend the colorant to break up any clumps of color and prevent streaks of white from showing in the final soap. We like to use a coffee grinder that has a removable, stainless steel mixing area for easy cleaning. Then, disperse 2 teaspoons of the colorant into 2 tablespoons of sunflower or sweet almond oil (or any other liquid oil). Then in separate containers, disperse 1/2 teaspoon Copper Sparkle Mica and 1/2 teaspoon Yellow Oxide into 1/2 tablespoon of lightweight liquid oil. Disperse 1 teaspoon Sunset Orange Mica into 1 tablespoon lightweight liquid oil. Have 3 tablespoons of walnut shells nearby.

FRAGRANCE PREP: Measure 2 ounces of Pumpkin Spice Fragrance Oil into a glass, fragrance oil safe container. Set aside.

ONE: Slowly and carefully add the lye to the water and gently stir until the lye has fully dissolved and the liquid is clear. Set aside to cool.

TWO: Melt and combine the cocoa butter, pumpkin seed oil, sweet almond oil, rice bran oil, coconut oil and palm oil (remember to fully melt then mix your entire container of palm oil before portioning). Once the lye water and the oils have cooled to 130 degrees or below (and are ideally within 10 degrees of each other), add the lye water to the oils and stick blend until thin trace. If you’d like a harder bar of soap that releases faster from the mold, you can add sodium lactate to the cooled lye water. Use 1 teaspoon of sodium lactate per pound of oils in the recipe. For this recipe, you’d add about 2.5 teaspoons sodium lactate.

THREE: Once the soap is at a thin trace, split off about 200-300 mL into a separate container. Add all the dispersed titanium dioxide and use the stick blender to mix in the colorant. Set aside. This will be the white topping, so don’t add any fragrance oil to this soap.

FOUR: Split off about 500 mL of soap into a separate container and add 3 tablespoons of walnut shells and 1/4 teaspoon dispersed Copper Sparkle Mica. Use a whisk to mix in the colorants. Add a small amount of the Pumpkin Spice Fragrance Oil (it’s okay to eyeball it) and mix in with the whisk.

FIVE: Pour about half of the walnut shell soap evenly into the Cake Pan Silicone Mold. Tap it on the counter to help disperse it evenly throughout the bottom. Set the remaining soap aside, it will be used for the crust on top.

SIX: To the remaining soap, add all of dispersed Sunset Orange Mica and 1 teaspoon of the dispersed yellow mica. Add the remaining fragrance oil and use a whisk to fully stir in the colorants and fragrance oil.

SEVEN: Carefully spoon the orange soap on top of the “crust” layer of soap. Be careful to not allow the orange soap to break through the “crust” layer. Once the layer below has been covered, carefully pour the remaining soap into the mold and tap down firmly to help get rid of bubbles. Use a spoon or spatula to help smooth the top.

EIGHT: Place the remaining brown “crust” soap into a disposable piping bag. Cut the tip off the bag and begin piping the soap around the edges of the mold. Don’t worry about making it perfect at this point. =)

NINE: Once you have gone all along the edge of the mold with the brown soap, use a spoon to create a crust-like texture.

TEN: Cut the tip off the other disposable frosting bag and place the frosting tip inside. Fill the bag with the white soap, and pipe eight little dollops in the center of where each slice will be. You will have some extra soap, depending on how big the dollops are. I piped the extra soap onto wax paper to use as toppings for another project.

ELEVEN: Spritz the top of the soap with 99% isopropyl alcohol to prevent soda ash. Allow the soap to harden in the mold for 1-2 days. Carefully remove from the mold, and cut into slices. Allow the soap to cure for 4-6 weeks and enjoy!

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Pumpkin Pie Cold Process Soap Tutorial

This cold process soap looks just like classic pie, complete with whipped cream topping!

Course Cold process soap

Author Soap Queen

Ingredients

• Cake Pan Silicone Mold
• 2 Disposable Frosting Bags
• 4 B Frosting Tip
• 2 oz. Cocoa Butter
• 11.3 oz. Coconut Oil
• 10.3 oz. Palm Oil
• 1 oz. Pumpkin Seed Oil
• 12.3 oz. Rice Bran Oil
• 4.1 oz. Sweet Almond Oil
• 5.7 oz. Sodium Hydroxide Lye
• 13.5 oz. Distilled Water
• 2 oz. Pumpkin Spice Fragrance Oil
• Titanium Dioxide
• Sunset Orange Mica
• Copper Sparkle Mica
• Yellow Oxide Pigment
• Walnut Shells

Instructions

SAFETY FIRST: Suit up for safe handling practices! That means goggles, gloves and long sleeves. Make sure kids, pets, and other distractions and tripping hazards are out of the house or don’t have access to your soaping space. Always soap in a well-ventilated area.

COLOR PREP: To ensure that the Titanium Dioxide blends smoothly into the soap batter, we recommend micronizing it before dispersing it in oil. Please note this is an optional tip but it does help with the titanium dioxide clumping in the soap. To micronize colorant, simply use a coffee grinder to blend the colorant to break up any clumps of color and prevent streaks of white from showing in the final soap. We like to use a coffee grinder that has a removable, stainless steel mixing area for easy cleaning. Then, disperse 2 teaspoons of the colorant into 2 tablespoons of sunflower or sweet almond oil (or any other liquid oil). Then in separate cotnainers, disperse 1/2 teaspoon Copper Sparkle Mica and 1/2 teaspoon Yellow Oxide into 1/2 tablespoon of lightweight liquid oil. Disperse 1 teaspoon Sunset Orange Mica into 1 tablespoon lightweight liquid oil. Have 3 tablespoons of walnut shells nearby.

FRAGRANCE PREP: Measure 2 ounces of Pumpkin Spice Fragrance Oil into a glass, fragrance oil safe container. Set aside.

• Slowly and carefully add the lye to the water and gently stir until the lye has fully dissolved and the liquid is clear. Set aside to cool.
• Melt and combine the cocoa butter, pumpkin seed oil, sweet almond oil, rice bran oil, coconut oil and palm oil (remember to fully melt then mix your entire container of palm oil before portioning). Once the lye water and the oils have cooled to 130 degrees or below (and are ideally within 10 degrees of each other), add the lye water to the oils and stick blend until thin trace. If you’d like a harder bar of soap that releases faster from the mold, you can add sodium lactate to the cooled lye water. Use 1 teaspoon of sodium lactate per pound of oils in the recipe. For this recipe, you’d add about 2.5 teaspoons sodium lactate.
• Once the soap is at a thin trace, split off about 200-300 mL into a separate container. Add all the dispersed titanium dioxide and use the stick blender to mix in the colorant. Set aside. This will be the white topping, so don't add any fragrance oil to this soap.
• Split off about 500 mL of soap into a separate container and add 3 tablespoons of walnut shells and 1/4 teaspoon dispersed Copper Sparkle Mica. Use a whisk to mix in the colorants. Add a small amount of the Pumpkin Spice Fragrance Oil (it's okay to eyeball it) and mix in with the whisk.
• Pour about half of this soap evenly into the Cake Pan Silicone Mold. Tap it on the counter to help disperse it evenly throughout the bottom. Set the remaining soap aside, it will be used for the crust on top.
• To the remaining soap, add all of dispersed Sunset Orange Mica and 1 teaspoon of the dispersed yellow mica. Add the remaining fragrance oil, and use a whisk to fully stir in the colorants and fragrance oil.
• Carefully spoon the orange soap on top of the “crust” layer of soap. Be careful to not allow the orange soap to break through the “crust” layer. Once the layer below has been covered, carefully pour the remaining soap into the mold and tap down firmly to help get rid of bubbles. Use a spoon or spatula to help smooth the top.
• Place the remaining brown “crust” soap into a disposable piping bag. Cut the tip off the bag, and begin piping the soap around the edges of the mold. Don’t worry about making it perfect at this point!
• Cut the tip off the other disposable frosting bag, and place the frosting tip inside. Fill the bag with the white soap, and pipe eight little dollops in the center of where each slice will be. You will have some extra soap, depending on how big the dollops are. I piped the extra soap onto wax paper to use as toppings for another project.
• Spritz the top of the soap with 99% isopropyl alcohol to avoid soda ash. Allow the soap to harden in the mold for 1-2 days. Carefully remove from the mold, and cut into slices. Allow the soap to cure for 4-6 weeks and enjoy!

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It’s hard to believe that fall will be here in less than a month (September 22nd to be exact). If you’re still holding onto summer, now is the time to squeeze in last minute summer projects. This Berry & Rhubarb Crumble Soap was inspired by the delicious summer dessert. A mixture of Magenta Mica and Brick Red Oxide Pigment create a red berry base. The “crumble” is made by adding walnut shells and rolled oats to the soap batter and placing it on top. Dollops of white “whipped cream” soap give these bars the finishing touch.

These bars are scented with the new Red Berry Rhubarb Fragrance Oil. It’s a delicious blend of red currant, tart rhubarb and juicy berry notes. It will make your mouth water! If you’re looking for more dessert-inspired projects, check out the Lemon Cold Process Soap Cupcakes Tutorial or the Sparkling Champagne Soap Cupcakes on Soap Queen TV. Both of those projects involve making separate batches of cold process soap frosting. The “whipped cream” on this soap is made from the same batch. The soap is allowed to thicken in the container until it reaches a thick, spoonable consistency. If you’re a little nervous to make soap frosting, this technique is a great alternative!

What You’ll Need:
Silicone Cake Pan Mold
16.4 oz. Olive Oil
12.2 oz. Distilled Water
10.3 oz. Coconut Oil
8.2 oz. Palm Oil
5.7 oz. Sodium Hydroxide Lye
4.1 oz. Apricot Kernel Oil
2.1 oz. Castor Oil
2.5 oz. Red Berry Rhubarb Fragrance Oil
2.5 oz. Rolled Oats
Magenta Mica
Brick Red Oxide Pigment
Titanium Dioxide Pigment
Walnut Shells

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Berry Rhubarb Crumble Soap Tutorial

This Berry Rhubarb Crumble Soap was inspired by the delicious summer dessert. Walnut shells and oatmeal give the crumble a realistic look!

Course Cold process soap

Author Soap Queen

Ingredients

• Silicone Cake Pan Mold
• 16.4 oz. Olive Oil
• 12.2 oz. Distilled Water
• 10.3 oz. Coconut Oil
• 8.2 oz. Palm Oil
• 5.7 oz. Sodium Hydroxide Lye
• 4.1 oz. Apricot Kernel Oil
• 2.1 oz. Castor Oil
• 2.5 oz. Red Berry Rhubarb Fragrance Oil
• 2.5 oz. Rolled Oats
• Magenta Mica
• Brick Red Oxide Pigment
• Titanium Dioxide Pigment
• Walnut Shells

Instructions

SAFETY FIRST: Suit up for safe handling practices! That means goggles, gloves and long sleeves. Make sure kids, pets, and other distractions and tripping hazards are out of the house or don’t have access to your soaping space. Always soap in a well-ventilated area.

COLOR PREP: To ensure that the Titanium Dioxide blends smoothly into the soap batter, we recommend micronizing it before dispersing it in oil. Please note this is an optional tip but it does help with the titanium dioxide clumping in the soap. To micronize colorant, simply use a coffee grinder to blend the colorant to break up any clumps of color and prevent streaks of white from showing in the final soap. We like to use a coffee grinder that has a removable, stainless steel mixing area for easy cleaning. Then, disperse 2 teaspoons of the colorant into 2 tablespoons of sunflower or sweet almond oil (or any other liquid oil). Then, disperse 1/2 teaspoon Brick Red Oxide Pigment into 1/2 tablespoon of lightweight liquid oil. Finally, disperse 1 teaspoon Magenta Mica into 1 tablespoon lightweight liquid oil. Use a mini mixer to help get rid of any chunks.

FRAGRANCE PREP: Measure 2.5 ounces of Red Berry Rhubarb Fragrance Oil into a glass, fragrance oil safe container. Set aside.

• Slowly and carefully add the lye to the water and gently stir until the lye has fully dissolved and the liquid is clear. Set aside to cool.
• Melt and combine the apricot kernel oil, castor oil, coconut oil, olive oil and palm oil (remember to fully melt then mix your entire container of palm oil before portioning). Once the lye water and the oils have cooled to 130 degrees or below (and are ideally within 10 degrees of each other), add the lye water to the oils and stick blend until thin trace. If you’d like a harder bar of soap that releases faster from the mold, you can add sodium lactate to the cooled lye water. Use 1 teaspoon of sodium lactate per pound of oils in the recipe. For this recipe, you’d add about 3 teaspoons sodium lactate.
• Once you reach a thin trace, add the Red Berry Rhubarb Fragrance Oil into the soap, and use the stick blender to pulse and stir the fragrance oil into the soap.
• FOUR: Split off two containers with about 400 mL of soap each. Set aside. To the remaining large batch of soap, add all the dispersed Magenta Mica and 1/4 teaspoon of dispersed Brick Red Oxide Pigment. Use the stick blender to fully mix in the colorants, and continue stick blending until you reach a medium trace.
• Pour the red soap into the Cake Pan Silicone Mold. Tap on the counter to help get rid of air bubbles. To one of the small containers of soap, add 2 tablespoons of walnut shells and 2.5 ounces of oatmeal. Use a spoon or whisk to fully mix in the walnut shells and oatmeal.
• Carefully spoon the oatmeal soap onto the red soap in the mold. Use a spoon to spread it evenly across the mold, and sprinkle a little extra oatmeal on top.
• To the final container of soap, add all the dispersed titanium dioxide and use a spoon or whisk to fully mix in the colorant. If the soap is still thin, stick blend it to a thick trace. You want the soap to hold its shape when spooned onto the soap. If the soap is not becoming thick enough with stick blending, leave the soap in the container for about 5 minutes. As the soap sits in the container, it will begin to thicken.
• Once the white soap has become quite thick, place eight dollops along the outside of the mold. The dollops should be placed in the center of what will become slices once cut. Depending on how large you make the dollops of white soap, you may have some soap leftover. Transfer any leftover soap into a small, individual cavity mold.
• Spritz the soap with 99% isopropyl alcohol to avoid soda ash. Allow the soap to stay in the mold for about 2 days to harden. Remove from the mold, and cut into eight slices. Allow the soap to cure for 4-6 weeks, and enjoy!

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I kept these bars no-fuss with no colorants or fancy design. Sometimes, simple is best. The walnut shells give a natural warm hue. When the orange 10X essential oil is added, it turns the batter a rich orange, but I found it faded as the soap hardened. The pumice does not affect the color greatly, but it does cause the soap batter to accelerate. Prior to adding the pumice at trace, I recommend dispersing it in oil to help get rid of clumps.

I used my melted and mixed soaping oils to disperse the pumice, rather than adding extra oil to the recipe. This is a personal preference. Normally, I use extra lightweight oil to disperse my colorants and consider the dispersion oils a little extra superfat. For this recipe I did not want to add 5 whole tablespoons of extra oil because I wanted these bars to be nice and cleansing (and remember, any extra oils = weigh down lather and make rinse-off not as easy and fast). This recipe is already formulated with a 5% superfat, and contains a 12% water discount to help these bars cure faster. Read more about water discounting soap here.

What You’ll Need:
12 Bar Round Silicone Mold
9.6 oz. Coconut Oil (30%)
9.6 oz. Olive Oil (30%)
9.6 oz. Palm Oil (30%)
1.6 oz. Castor Oil (5%)
1.6 oz. Cocoa Butter (5%)
9.4 oz. Distilled Water (12% water discount)
4.6 oz. Sodium Hydroxide Lye
1.7 oz. Orange 10X Essential Oil
5 Tbs. Pumice
8 Tbs. Walnut Shells

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If you’ve never made Cold Process soap before, stop here! I highly recommend checking out our FREE four part SoapQueen.tv series on Cold Process Soapmaking, especially the episode on lye safety. And if you’d rather do some reading, Bramble Berry carries a wide range of books on the topic, including my newest book, Pure Soapmaking. You can also checkout the digital downloads for that instant gratification factor.

SAFETY FIRST: Suit up for safe handling practices! That means goggles, gloves and long sleeves. Make sure kids, pets, and other distractions and tripping hazards are out of the house or don’t have access to your soaping space. Always soap in a well-ventilated area.

FRAGRANCE PREP: Measure 1.7 ounces of orange 10X essential oil into a glass, fragrance oil safe container. Set aside.

ONE: Slowly and carefully add the lye to the water and gently stir until the lye has fully dissolved and the liquid is clear. Set aside to cool.

TWO: Melt and combine the coconut oil, cocoa butter, castor oil, palm oil, and olive oil (remember to fully melt then mix your entire container of palm oil before portioning). Once the lye water and the oils have cooled to 130 degrees or below (and are ideally within 10 degrees of each other). Place 5 tablespoons of pumice in a small container, and add 5 tablespoons of the soaping oils into the container and mix together. Doing so helps get rid of clumps, without adding too much extra oil into the soap. Set aside.

THREE: Add the lye water to the oils and stick blend until thin trace. If you’d like a harder bar of soap that releases faster from the mold, you can add sodium lactate to the cooled lye water. Use 1 teaspoon of sodium lactate per pound of oils in the recipe. For this recipe, you’d add about 2 teaspoon sodium lactate.

FOUR: Once you’ve reached a thin trace, add the orange 10X essential oil and use the stick blender to mix in. Alternate using short bursts and stirring with the blender to avoid over stick blending.

FIVE: Add the pumice mixture into the soap, and use the stick blender to mix in. This will cause the mixture to thicken.

SIX: Add 8 tablespoons of walnut shells and use a whisk to fully mix in.

SEVEN: If your batter is thin enough to pour, fill each cavity evenly. My batter was quite thick thanks to the additives and water discount, so I used a spoon to fill each cavity. Tap the mold firmly on the counter to help eliminate the air bubbles (make sure those goggles are on; beware of splashing soap when tapping). Spritz the soap with 99% isopropyl alcohol to help eliminate soda ash.

Allow the soap to stay in the mold for about 2-3 days. Unmold, and allow to cure for 4-6 weeks. I used the Soap Shaver to clean up the sides and top of the soaps, but this is optional.

Have you ever made super scrubby bars before? What kind of exfoliant did you use?  Any ingredients you LOVE for mechanic’s hands?

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Mechanic Cold Process Soap Tutorial

This soap is made with walnut shells and pumice for an extra scrubby feel.

Course Cold process

Servings 3 pounds of soap

Author Soap Queen

Ingredients

• 12 Bar Round Silicone Mold
• 9.6 oz. Coconut Oil
• 9.6 oz. Olive Oil
• 9.6 oz. Palm Oil
• 1.6 oz. Castor Oil
• 1.6 oz. Cocoa Butter
• 9.4 oz. Distilled Water
• 4.6 oz. Sodium Hydroxide Lye
• 1.7 oz. Orange 10X Essential Oil
• 5 Tbs. Pumice
• 8 Tbs. Walnut Shells

Instructions

SAFETY FIRST: Suit up for safe handling practices! That means goggles, gloves and long sleeves. Make sure kids, pets, and other distractions and tripping hazards are out of the house or don’t have access to your soaping space. Always soap in a well-ventilated area.

FRAGRANCE PREP: Measure 1.7 ounces of orange 10X essential oil into a glass, fragrance oil safe container.

• Slowly and carefully add the lye to the water and gently stir until the lye has fully dissolved and the liquid is clear. Set aside to cool.
• Melt and combine the coconut oil, castor oil, cocoa butter, palm oil, and olive oil (remember to fully melt then mix your entire container of palm oil before portioning). Once the lye water and the oils have cooled to 130 degrees or below (and are ideally within 10 degrees of each other). Place 5 tablespoons of pumice in a small container, and add 5 tablespoons of the soaping oils into the container and mix together. Doing so helps get rid of clumps, without adding too much extra oil into the soap. Set aside.
• Add the lye water to the oils and stick blend until thin trace. If you’d like a harder bar of soap that releases faster from the mold, you can add sodium lactate to the cooled lye water. Use 1 teaspoon of sodium lactate per pound of oils in the recipe. For this recipe, you’d add about 2 teaspoon sodium lactate.
• Once you’ve reached a thin trace, add the orange 10X essential oil and use the stick blender to mix in. Alternate using short bursts and stirring with the blender to avoid over stick blending.
• Add the pumice mixture into the soap, and use the stick blender to mix in. This will cause the mixture to thicken.
• Add 8 tablespoons of walnut shells and use a whisk to fully mix in.
• If your batter is thin enough to pour, fill each cavity evenly. I found mine was quite thick, so I used a spoon to fill each cavity. Tap the mold firmly on the counter to help eliminate the air bubbles. Spritz the soap with 99% isopropyl alcohol to help eliminate soda ash.
• Allow the soap to stay in the mold for about 2-3 days. Unmold, and allow to cure for 4-6 weeks. I used the Soap Shaver to smooth out the textured top of the soaps, but this is optional.

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What You’ll Need:
16 oz. Foaming Bath Butter
2 oz. Coffee Butter
4 oz. Sugar
.4 oz Walnut Shells
6 ml Pumpkin Spice Fragrance Oil
2 ml Turkish Mocha Fragrance Oil
Two 8 oz. Tall Plastic Bail Jar

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Pumpkin Spice Latte Sugar Scrub on Soap Queen TV

This Pumpkin Spice Latte Scrub smells just like the classic fall beverage. Made with coffee butter and Foaming Bath Butter, it makes skin feel super smooth!

Course Scrub

Author Soap Queen

Ingredients

• 16 oz. Foaming Bath Butter
• 2 oz. Coffee Butter
• 4 oz. Sugar
• 0.4 oz. Walnut Shells
• 6 mL Pumpkin Spice Fragrance Oil
• 2 mL Turkish Mocha Fragrance Oil
• Two 8 oz. Tall Plastic Bail Jar

Instructions

• In a large mixing bowl, add 16 ounces of Foaming Bath Butter and 2 ounces of coffee butter. Use a hand mixer to beat together.
• Once thoroughly combined, add 4 ounces of granulated sugar and 0.4 ounces of walnut shells. Turn on the mixer and blend until the exfoliants are thoroughly incorporated.
• Add 6 mL of Pumpkin Spice Fragrance Oil and 2 mL of Turkish Mocha Fragrance Oil. Turn the beater on low and mix until combined.
• Spoon the mixture into the glass bail jar, and enjoy!

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To use, apply the dry scrub directly to wet, clean skin. Or, place the scrub in your hands and add a few drops of water to make a paste. People with dry skin might prefer mixing the scrub with oil before each use. Avocado oil, argan oil or sweet almond oil would work well. Apply the scrub 2-3 times a week. If you’re a lady, you can still use the scrub! But, you may want to use a different fragrance or omit the fragrance oil altogether. Because this recipe does not contain water, you don’t need to add a preservative to this recipe. Read more about preservatives here.

What You’ll Need:
7 oz. Sodium Bicarbonate (baking soda)
4 oz. Walnut Shells
1 oz. Kaolin Clay
2 mL Bramble Berry’s Made to Measure Fragrance Oil
Two Tall 8 oz. Plastic Bail Jars

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ONE: In a large container, add the baking soda. Use your hands to break up any clumps.

TWO: Add the walnut shells and kaolin clay.

THREE: Use your hands to mix in all the ingredients and break up any clumps.

FOUR: Add the fragrance oil and use your hands to fully mix it in. Make sure there are no clumps of fragrance oil in the mixture. Pour the scrub into bail jars. To use, place a small amount of the scrub in your hands. Add a little water to the scrub to make a paste. Apply the scrub to wet skin, and move in gentle circular motions. Rinse off and apply moisturizer.

What kind of skin care products do the men in your life use? If you’re a guy who enjoys DIY, what kind of products would you like to create yourself?

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Walnut Facial Scrub for Men

This masculine-scented scrub gives lots of exfoliation that's perfect for bearded and non-bearded men alike.

Course Scrub

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 15 minutes minutes

Author Soap Queen

Ingredients

• 7 oz. Sodium Bicarbonate baking soda
• 4 oz. Walnut Shells
• 1 oz. Kaolin Clay
• 2 mL Bramble Berry’s Made to Measure Fragrance Oil
• Two 8 oz. Plastic Bail Jars

Instructions

• In a large container, add the baking soda. Use your hands to break up any clumps.
• Add the walnut shells and kaolin clay.
• Use your hands to mix in all the ingredients and break up any clumps.
• Add the fragrance oil, and use your hands to fully mix in the fragrance oil. Make sure there are no clumps of fragrance oil in the mixture. Pour the scub into bail jars. To use, place a small amount of the scrub in your hands. Add a little water to the scrub to make a paste. Apply the scrub to wet skin, and move in gentle circular motions. Rinse off and apply moisturizer as usual.

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If you are looking for more ways to use coffee butter, the Whipped Coffee Butter Tutorial creates a fluffy and intensely moisturizing body butter. If you prefer a lighter moisturizer, the Coffee Butter Foot Creme features a delicious blend of Dark Rich Chocolate Fragrance Oil and Peppermint Essential Oil.

What You’ll Need:
8 oz. Foaming Bath Whip
1 oz. Coffee Butter
2 oz. Sugar
.2 oz Walnut Shells
3 ml Pumpkin Spice Fragrance Oil
1 ml Turkish Mocha Fragrance Oil
8 oz. Glass Bail Jar

TWO: Once thoroughly combined, add the granulated sugar and walnut shells. Turn on the mixer, and blend until the exfoliants are thoroughly incorporated. Walnut shells are finely ground, and give gentle exfoliation. The combination of granulated sugar and walnut shells create a medium exfoliator perfect for removing dead skin from the body, hands, legs and feet. Removing dead skin cells is crucial for moisturizer absorption!
THREE: Add the Pumpkin Spice Fragrance Oil, and the Turkish Mocha Fragrance Oil. Turn the beater on low, and mix until combined.
FOUR: Spoon the mixture into the glass bail jar, and enjoy!

Do you have a favorite fall treat? I’m looking forward to pairing my pumpkin spice latte with a pumpkin muffin or scone =)

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What You’ll Need:

1.5 cups Walnut Shells

5 tablespoons Bentonite Clay

3 tablespoons Colloidal Oatmeal

3 ml Rice Bran Oil

3 ml Vitamin E oil

1 mL Hungarian Lavender Essential Oil

1 mL Spearmint Essential Oil

3 drops Roman Chamomile

14 oz. Aloe Vera Liquid

.15 mL Optiphen

.5 oz. Fractionated Coconut Oil (optional)

5 Droppers

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ONE: In a large mixing bowl, combine walnut shells, bentonite clay and colloidal oatmeal. Using a wire whisk or spoon, thoroughly mix the powders together.

TWO: Using a dropper, add the Rice Bran Oil. Stir the mixture after adding to disperse the oil into the powders.

THREE: One at a time, add the Spearmint Essential Oil, Hungarian Lavender, Roman Chamomile and Vitamin E oil. As you add each liquid, be sure to stir the mixture thoroughly to break up any clumps of liquid that may form in the powder. Note: Vitamin E oil is extremely thick and it may take longer to suck up the liquid using the dropper.

FOUR: Add the Aloe Vera Liquid. You can start by stirring it in with a spoon at first, but you may need to eventually dig in with your hands. Fully incorporate the liquid into the powder. When you’re done, the mixture should have the consistency of wet sand.

FIVE: Now add the Optiphen. Using gloved hands, mix the Optiphen into the scrub.

SIX: Finally, add the Fractionated Coconut Oil and mix well – this is important because you don’t want pockets of oil in the scrub. If you want a more moisturizing scrub, you can add up to 1 oz. of oil. However, if you tend to have more oily skin, you can reduce the oil by half, to about .2 oz., or leave it out of the recipe all together.

SEVEN: Using a spoon, scoop the scrub into a container. We like our 4 oz. jars with twist caps!

This is more of a dry scrub than you may be used to in traditional salt or sugar scrubs. Try it; I think you’ll like it. Your scrub is ready to use right away after you use it.. Use it on your face as an excellent exfoliant when mixed with your plain face cleanser or as a total body scrub for smooth, soft skin.

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