Chamomile growing season is one of my favorites! The beautiful bushes of small feathery leaves with his tiny daisy-like flowers make us calm and composed. Drinking tea is an easy way to benefit from the chamomile flowers, but including it in your skincare recipes is also fantastic for your health. I just did a batch of creamy and lush chamomile melt & pour soap DIY with an infusion of chamomile yellow flower, and I would love to share my recipe with you so you can easily make your homemade chamomile pour soap recipe.
I am adding a combination of essential oils I read in the book of Valerie Ann Worwood1. She always finds the perfect balance in her blend. This one smells lovely.
Chamomile soap benefits the skin and is calming, gently exfoliating with deeply moisturizing properties. Because I have sensitive skin, infusing calendula flower into the preparation helps. This chamomile Melt & Pour Soap DIY beginner’s project is a good try if it’s your first time making soap.
Chamomile Melt & Pour Soap DIY
The imminent return of the chamomile growing season is cause for joy! The delicate, feathery leaves and daisy-like blossoms of this herb have a soothing effect. Incorporating chamomile into skincare and soap-making is not only beneficial but also delightful. Learn with me how to make a batch!
Materials
- 16 oz. Shea Butter - Melt and Pour Soap Base
- 2 tablespoons of chamomile flowers
- 1 tablespoon of calendula flowers
- optional (add 2-3 dandelion flowers to get a more yellow color)
- Isopropyl Alcohol in a 2 oz. Spray Bottle
- 6 drops of Lavender essential oils
- 4 drops of Geranium essential oils
- 2 drops of Chamomile Roman essential oils
- 8 drops of Rosemary essential oils
- Feel free to use any other combination of different essential oils for another lovely scent.
Tools
- Silicone mold ( I had these flowers mold, but any shape will work)
- double boiler
- kitchen Mesh strainer
Instructions
- Chop the soap base into little cubes and place soap cubes [the Shea Butter (Melt and Pour Soap Base)] in a double boiler.
- Add the Chamomile flowers and the Calendula flowers to the same double boiler to create an infusion.
- Once melted, ensure the herbs remain covered and let them sit for 15-20 minutes without heat.
- Strain the herbs out of the soap using a Mesh strainer. Make sure to squeeze out as much of the precious soap as possible!
- Add essential oils to your soap mixture when the melted soap base is at room temperature.
- Pour the soap into each cavity of the soap mold. Before each pour, spritz the mold with rubbing alcohol to help disperse bubbles. Set aside to cool and harden.
- This soap bar is perfect for washing all parts of your anatomy. It cleanses with the soothing scent of chamomile, and it is gentle on your skin.
Notes
I wash my double boiler and utensils right away with boiling water with an old toothbrush. The soap melts and washes your tools at the same time!
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Chamomile soap benefits
This soothing herb gently cleanses
- Softens skin
- Delicately scents skin
The WebMd website lists all these benefits for chamomile applied on skin
- Abscesses
- Acne
- Eczema
- Infections such as shingles
- Minor first-degree burns
- Mouth sores due to cancer treatment (as a mouthwash)
- Psoriasis
Chamomile Melt & Pour Soap DIY Blend for Sensitive Skin
If you have sensitive skin, chamomile, geranium, and lavender are the more gentle essential oils that you can use to avoid skin irritation. They are all great natural ingredients.
Why use easy melt & pour soap?
I wrote this before: I am not the most patient woman. Especially when it comes to a DIY recipe. The melt-and-pour is just the best way for me. It is so safe, and you can make it around kids or wild dogs. There is no need to manipulate dangerous chemical ingredients (like lye) in your kitchen. All the work has been done for you. Buy your already mixed soap batter. Cut your big block into smaller pieces, and melt it in a double- boiler. Play with color and essential oils, and pour it into your beautiful mold. The waiting time is a couple of hours instead of multiple weeks. When I am doing soap, I want it now!
Handmade gift ideas
You could make these chamomile soaps for any occasion. Between holidays, anniversaries, Mother’s Day, birthdays, and wedding favors, there are so many opportunities to give gifts in a year. While there’s nothing better than making a loved one feel special, all those occasions add up. A homemade gift is inexpensive, feels more personal, is unique, and shows the person that you went the extra mile for them. You can easily switch your silicone molds to get rectangular bars or any other soap shape that you want and make a personalized gift.
Natural soap
Once you use natural soap instead of commercials, the variations are endless, and the fun begins. Natural and organic melt becomes your canvas to create your masterpiece. Ingredients like shea butter moisturize and comfort the skin. Chamomile Soap is perfect for both irritated and sensitive skin. Azulene, the chamomile plant compound, is traditionally used for its anti-inflammatory properties and skin healing. You will feel the natural sensation on your skin.
Melt & Pour bases
You could use any other melt-and-pour bases. My favorites these days are shea butter and goat milk. Go with what you have or what you like.
Texture addition
You can add ground oatmeal, dry chamomile tea leaves, colloidal oatmeal, and lavender flowers to create texture in your soap. Put them in the bottom of the soap mold to have a layer on the top of your bar. Creating your own soap should not have any limits. Have fun!
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If you love to make this Chamomile Melt-and-Pour Soap DIY, you can also make the facial thyme soap I love so much!
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- Worwood, Valerie Ann. The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy, Revised and Expanded: Over 800 Natural, Nontoxic, and Fragrant Recipes to Create Health, Beauty, and Safe Home and Work Environments (p. 978). New World Library. Kindle Edition. ↩︎
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