DIY Pumpkin Spice Soap {Melt and Pour Soap Recipe}
See how to make a moisturizing DIY pumpkin spice soap that you can whip up in under 10 minutes! This easy homemade soap recipe smells like everything you love about fall and makes a perfect gift for friends and neighbors for autumn and the holiday season.
This is a melt-and-pour soap recipe with essential oils, pumpkin seed oil, and vitamin E. The handmade fall soap can be made with a glycerin soap base, goat’s milk, or a shea butter soap base if vegan.
DIY Pumpkin spice soap – easy handmade fall soap recipe
After you tried pumpkin spice body butter and brown sugar scrub, I’m here to add one more DIY skincare recipe to your list of homemade pumpkin spice beauty products.
You will adore this easy DIY pumpkin spice soap recipe if you are as obsessed with pumpkin season as I am. Come fall, and it’s on repeat in my household. This pumpkin spice melt-and-pour soap recipe is skin-loving and makes a wonderful handmade gift for fall.
I’m already working on Christmas soap recipes, but October is perfect for a pumpkin spice soap recipe. So, here we go!
How to make handmade fall soap
Making melt and pour soap with essential oils is one of the easiest beauty crafts you can make.
I use about 500 g/1 lb (or half of the block) of soap base at a time, making four large or six smaller soaps. You can easily cut the goat milk’s soap base with a kitchen knife. Slice the soap base into cubes, place them into a large microwave-safe and heatproof jug (I use this one), and melt them in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds. The double boiler works great as well. Stir well after this first session and melt again for 30 seconds. Remember to stir well after each microwave session.
Once completely melted, stir in 1 tablespoon of pumpkin seed oil, vitamin E oil, pumpkin pie spice (optional), 15 drops of pumpkin pie essential oil, and colorant (if using). I added 1/6 teaspoon of brown mica to my soap because I wanted it to be a subtle color instead of bright orange. If you prefer a brighter orange, add more color until you reach the desired shade. To dissolve the bubbles, spray the top of each soap with rubbing alcohol. Pour the melted soap into the mold and allow it to cool. You can place it in the fridge for 30 minutes or until hard to the touch.
If you don’t have or don’t want to use pumpkin seed oil, you can make pumpkin spice melt and pour soap with coconut oil (any other liquid oil also works great). I like adding vitamin E oil to my natural soap recipes because the vitamin fights free radical damage and is an important ingredient for anti-aging skincare.
If you can’t find a pumpkin pie essential oil, you can use a mix of essential oils for the DIY pumpkin spice soap.
Here are the essential oils we need to make this fall soap idea:
copaiba essential oil
Pumpkin Spice Soap
Materials
- 500 g melt and pour soap base
- 1 Tbsp Pumpkin seed oil
- 1/2 tsp Pumpkin pie spice (optional)
- 1/2 tsp Vitamin E oil
- 1/8 tsp mica powder (optional)
- 15 drops of Pumpkin Pie essential oil
Tools
- Silicone soap mold
- Glass Measuring Cup
- Whisk
Instructions
- Cut the soap base into cubes with a kitchen knife. Place them into a large microwave-safe and heatproof jug.
- Melt them in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds. The double boiler works great as well. Stir well after this first session and melt again for 30 seconds. Remember to stir well after each microwave session.
- Once completely melted, stir in 1 tablespoon of pumpkin seed oil, vitamin E oil, pumpkin pie spice (optional), 15 drops of pumpkin pie essential oil, and colorant (if using).
- Pour the melted soap into the mold and allow it to cool. You can place it in the fridge for 30 minutes or until hard to the touch.
