These Skull & Ghost Halloween Soaps are amazingly easy to make and a great little gift for Halloween Parties or even an alternative to sweets for those that come trick or treating (although I’m sure some will see it as a trick!).
If you like this Halloween craft you may like my DIY Feather & Felt Halloween Garland, Egg Box Ghost & Bat Bunting, Halloween Paper Pumpkin Garland and Halloween Candy Melt Spoons.
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Materials To Make DIY Halloween Soaps
To make the DIY halloween soaps you will need
- melt and pour goats milk soap base,
- some Halloween moulds (silicone moulds are easier to pop the soap out of but you can use harder plastic moulds like I have here)
- essential oils for smell (roman chamomile, geranium, lavender etc)
- Paper cup to melt the soap in
- wooden craft stick
- microwave (although you can use a bain marie set up as well
- Isopropyl ‘Rubbing’ Alcohol (this is not essential)
How To Make DIY Halloween Soaps
- Fill your paper cup with some pieces of melt and pour soap and put in the microwave. I have a 900W microwave and use a medium setting for 30-40 seconds.
- Take it out and give it a gentle stir. The soap will be very hot so take care not to get any on your skin. Any lumps may melt as your stir but if they don’t put the soap base back into the microwave and zap for a few more seconds.
Note. Melt and pour soap either comes as a block or as large soap shavings. If it comes in a block you will need to pop it out of the container to cut some pieces off with a sharp knife.
- Add your chosen essential oil. I put 10-20 drops depending on how much soap I melt and how strong the scent is. Add in stages if you’re not sure, stirring each time. If you can still smell the soap base then add a few more drops of oil.
- If the soap starts to get a skin on the top just put it back in the microwave for a few more seconds.
I love the smell of Roman Chamomile in soap so use that a lot often mixed with a bit of Geranium oil.
- Now pour your mixture into your Halloween moulds. You will likely get small bubbles floating to the top.
- Spray Isopropyl ‘Rubbing’ Alcohol over the top which will burst the bubbles and then quickly evaporate.
- Leave to set.
Tips To Help Make Your DIY Halloween Soaps
If your using hard plastic moulds you will need to leave the soap to go completely cold and hard before you can pop it out. Pick an end and give it a careful but hard push to break the seal and get the soap out.
Silicone moulds are easier and quicker and you can often pop out the soap whilst it is still warm although you need to be careful not to mis-shape the soap.
Perfect little soapy Halloween Treats for big and little kids!
Gemma
These are great, I’ve never made my own soap before. Really want to give this a go now 🙂
Bintu @ Recipes From A Pantry
I am sooooooo going to be making these with my kiddoes. thank you as you are helping me be the perfect mother.
Donna Navarro
They look great and sound very easy to do….I’m just not sure what ‘melt and pour soap’ is??! Probably having a dense moment! :-s
agatapokutycka
Great idea and indeed they will be perfect for a goodie bags.
Pinkoddy
Oh that is so clever and simple. I could do that with any mould too I imagine. Thank you – off to pin.
Hannah Staveley
This is such a clever idea .
otilia
oh i really like this! Will pin!
nessjibberjabberuk
I really like the idea of this if not for Halloween for Christmas. I think I will have to have a hunt for some of the ingredients.
Rachel
OOh I have always wanted to try something like this x
Kara
Never tried making soap before – looks like fun
wendy
Sounds a great idea and lots of fun
Helen @ Witty Hoots
These look fantastic – sounds very easy to do as well!
Jen Stanbrook (@lovechicliving)
Oh wow, they look fabulous! And so easy to make too #loveyourhome
mummiafelice (@Mummiafelice)
Wow! They look incredible! I’ve made soap before using a kit, but it was quite a faff! This looks so much more straight forward!
Thank you so much for joining in with #homemadethursday last week! Do pop by again if you have something to share 🙂
Fritha Strickland
what a neat idea! I love making soap x
Galina V
Fantastic result! I have never tried making my own soap, but would love to. You make it sound effortless, but I bet it’s not as easy as it looks. 🙂