This is a super easy recipe to make your own homemade Lemon soap bar.
I love the smell of lemon. In fact, I am a huge fan of cleaning with natural products such as lemons. Today however I am sharing a fantastic and easy lemon soap recipe using lemon zest.
This is a simple and easy soap making tutorial. This lemon melt and pour soap recipe can make a fantastic homemade gift for a family member or maybe even a great mothers day present.
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Benefits Of Lemon For The Body
Lemons are a super food and really good for the body. I love to use Lemon essential oil as it’s a great disinfectant. Lemons can be added to your water and to cleaning products.
Lemons can help support the heart, they are a good source of Vitamin C. They help to control weight, prevent kidney stones, fight against anemia and can help with digestive health.
This Lemon Soap recipe makes 6 bars.
Supplies Needed To Make A Lemon Soap Bar
- ¾ pound melt & pour soap base
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- Rectangular silicone mold
- Large Pyrex measuring cup
- Wooden stir stick
How To Make Lemon Zest Soap
Zest a lemon, enough for 1 tablespoon of lemon zest
Sprinkle a little lemon zest in the bottom of each soap cavity
Cut the soap into 1 inch chunks.
Melt the soap in the microwave for 30 seconds. Stir.
If it is not completely melted, put it back on for 10 second increments, until fully melted; stirring each time.
Add the lemon zest. Mix well.
Poor into the silicone mold.
Let set for about 2-3 hours.
Remove from soap mold.
Your soap is now ready to use.
You may also enjoy my Lavender Soap recipe and our fantastic Lavender Goats Milk Soap.
I didn’t realise that there is such a thing as Melt and Pour Soap base. This certainly makes soap making really easy. I normally buy soap bars but I may give this a try now that I know about it.
It is a great way to make soap! You can use bars though if you need to.
What are you spraying on the soap?
A spray bottle of alcohol is a must when making melt and pour soap. A light spritz helps get rid of air bubbles after pouring. Spritzing alcohol immediately before pouring your top layer really helps “glue” the two layers together.