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Our Soap Recipe

October 13, 2010 @ 21:22 By Gavin Webber 21 Comments

I received this email today, and thought that it was a good one to share with you all, particularly the question;

Hi Kevin,
I Stumbled upon your blog last night when i decided it was time to do some research on making my own soap. Love your blog & all your links!
I just cannot bring myself to buy it (for obvious reasons) and my hubby has had enough of my soap stand-off!! I purchased some supplies online from aussiesoapsupply, & am very excited to get started. I loved watching your u-tube tutorial & was wondering if you may share the recipe that you are using?

With thanks
Sonia

Thanks for the question Sonia, although my name is Gavin.  I will endeavour to share my soap recipe in this post that I developed myself. 🙂

Gavin & Kim’s Bubble and Cream Soap Recipe
makes about 1.2kg

Ingredients:
300gm Olive Oil
300gm Rice Bran Oil
300gm Coconut Oil
100gm Sunflower Oil
140gm Sodium Hydroxide (lye/caustic soda)
380gm water
15-25gm Fragrance Oil (the choice is yours)
Soap colouring to your personal preference.

To put it all together, follow the video tutorial at this post titled “Soap Making“, or the text tutorial at “Lather Up Folks!”

I find this soap recipe the right balance of bubbles, creaminess and moisturiser.  Make sure that you cure the soap for at least 4 weeks before using it.

Enjoy and happy soap making!

Addendum: Great news for those of you in Australia.  Kim and I have opened an online shop, and we now stock Soap Making Kits, equipment, and supplies at www.littlegreenworkshops.com.au/shop .  Our kits include a comprehensive instruction booklet that will help you create that perfect bar of soap!

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Comments

  1. BusyWoman says

    October 14, 2010 at 07:50

    Thanks for sharing Gavin! I have had a go at soap making and am now going to put the time into experimenting with some different ‘flavours’. This recipe looks like a perfect one to try.

    I have accidentally developed a ‘synthetic’ radar and note that things I once used without question suddenly smell toxic and fake. Especially liquid soap and moisturisers.

    BTW – do you know that ‘Gavin’ has become a go to resource in our house ? It is quite funny. Last night I said to Hubbie ‘ have you seen what Gavin is doing with his garden beds ?’ as if you lived over the back fence!!!!

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  2. Rebecca says

    October 14, 2010 at 13:55

    I love this recipe as well and am very keen to give it a go.

    What kind of fragrance oils do you recommend? I am hesitant on the flavours but what to be more creative than vanilla!

    Regards,
    Rebecca
    http://www.mygreenaustralia.com

    Reply
  3. Molly On Money says

    October 14, 2010 at 14:52

    I love liquid soap and have made it by melting down bar soap and boiling it in water. Have you tried this with your soap?

    Reply
  4. tables says

    October 15, 2010 at 13:52

    This is a very nice idea of business you have here. I would love to make some and start a business. But yeah, I have to perfect it.

    Reply
  5. Linda says

    October 16, 2010 at 17:09

    I’ll be trying this soon. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
    Linda/cosmic

    Reply
  6. Kate says

    October 17, 2010 at 21:00

    Bloody hell, Kevin….er…. Gavin, is there nothing you don’t do? Do you have a twin??

    Reply
  7. Grace says

    October 21, 2010 at 10:30

    How do you know how much powder to add to a calculated soap recipe? I’ve used a soap calculator online to decide how much oils to use in my soap, but this week I’m going to make a batch with a few different types of powders and clays in them. Is there a calculator or even a basic solution to find out how much clays to put in to the mix?

    Reply
  8. quarteracrelifestyle says

    July 30, 2014 at 13:17

    Hi Gavin. Jessie pointed me in your direction in regards to soap making – thanks for this recipe! I made it today, my third batch of soap, and this is a good economical recipe that came to trace far easier than the first two I tried and seems a lovely texture. Many thanks 🙂

    Reply
    • Gavin Webber says

      July 30, 2014 at 17:16

      No problems at all. We use it as a base for all of our soaps. So easy and fairly cheap to make.

      Reply
  9. Sue Dreamwalker says

    August 5, 2014 at 21:41

    Hello Gavin, Wendy at quarteracrelifestyle posted your site link.. I can see I will be browsing here often… Loved the soap recipe and hope to be trying it out very soon.. 🙂 Many thanks.. Sue

    Reply
    • Gavin Webber says

      August 5, 2014 at 22:43

      Thanks for visiting Sue. Enjoy looking around the blog.

      Gav

      Reply
  10. theresa says

    November 11, 2014 at 17:18

    Hi Gavin,
    I made your Bubbles and Cream soap exactly 4 weeks ago, have just tried it, and it is the best recipe, only the second recipe I have tried !!!! but I will only be making this one again, you are right it is creamy, moisturising, and bubbly……
    Thank you for all the ispiration you give us, your readers, and for sharing your knowledge, garden tips and all the yummy recipes you and Kim pass on.
    Hope you are having a great day.
    Theresa x

    Reply
    • Gavin Webber says

      November 12, 2014 at 08:19

      Thanks for the feedback Theresa. Glad you liked it. Out of all the soap recipes we have tried, we soon settled on this one because it is a great all-rounder. We love it and teach this method in all our soap making classes.

      And thanks for the very kind words! x

      Reply
  11. Joleen says

    November 12, 2014 at 01:34

    I made your recipe and it has been curing for two weeks and it’s still very soft. Very disappointing…. It should probably be mentioned in this post that it won’t be a hard bar. Especially for newer spap makers.

    Reply
    • Gavin Webber says

      November 12, 2014 at 08:14

      Hi Joleen. It will harden up as it continues to cure. This soap is designed for everyday use, especially for moisturising. If you would like a really hard bar, for use in the laundry then just search for a recipe using olive and coconut oil only.

      Please don’t be so judgemental before the entire curing process is complete at 4 to 6 weeks. All soap will be soft at two weeks.

      Gav 😉

      Reply
  12. Christine Rickard says

    January 10, 2016 at 20:33

    ordered your soap kit, arrived in good time, everthing packed well, love the soap mould, and made the soap which is now ready, and really lovely, will be ordering more off you, thank you

    Reply
    • Gavin Webber says

      January 12, 2016 at 09:21

      Hi Christine, thanks for the excellent feedback!

      Can I use your comment as a testimonial?

      Gav

      Reply
      • Christine Rickard says

        February 3, 2016 at 12:58

        yes Gavin you can use my comment as a testimonial

      • Gavin Webber says

        February 3, 2016 at 21:06

        Thanks!

  13. Nihad says

    February 12, 2019 at 01:08

    I don’t have rice barn oil how Ican replace it?

    Reply

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