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Easy Lavender Goat Milk Soap Recipe

By Maura in Natural Homemade Ideas

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This homemade lavender goat milk soap recipe is easy to make (it takes less than an hour to make 12 bars!) and smells incredible with added essential oils. this idea now...

I simply adore this easy Lavender Goat Milk Soap recipe. The soap is so pretty and it smells absolutely amazing. And the easy part? It takes less than an hour to make 12 bars!

I use an organic goat milk soap base so I feel great about using this with my family. Plus these easy lavender goat milk soap bars make wonderful DIY gifts for any occasion. Whether it’s for Christmas, birthday, Mother’s Day, or even a get well soon gift, this is a practical gift that people will love receiving and you’ll feel great about giving!

How to Make this Lavender Goat Milk Soap recipe:

What You’ll Need:

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  • 2 lb block of Goats Milk Glycerin Melt & Pour Soap Base – this is enough for 12 bars
  • Silicone Mold
  • Lavender Essential Oil
  • Liquid Soap Colors – you will need blue and red to make purple
  • Empty Eye Dropper Bottles with lids – used for mixing soap colors
  • Dried Lavender Flowers
  • Microwave Safe Measuring Cup w/ Spout
  • Spatula
  • Decorative tape, burlap, ribbon, and or raffia

Makes 12 bars

Note: The ingredients and supplies may cost a little initially, but since you can reuse them over and over (aside from the soap base), you will save a lot of money. It typically costs at least $4 for each bar of goat milk soap, usually more. See where the savings will come in?

Here are the ingredients in the goat’s milk organic soap base I use:

goat milk soap recipe

Goat Milk Soap Recipe:

The large block of the soap base is smooth and silky, and it cuts easily with a kitchen knife.  Slice the soap base into strips, then cubes, and place them inside the microwave safe measuring cup.

 

goat milk soap recipe 1

Melt in the microwave in 30 second increments, stirring well in between to ensure that the soap is completely melted.  It took a minute and 30 seconds for each batch to 100% melt.  My pyrex measuring cup was only big enough to melt half of the soap at one time, so I ended up making 2 batches out of the 2 lbs of soap base.

goat milk soap recipe 2

Combine about 10 drops of red soap coloring and 10 drops of blue into an empty drop container and shake well.  Now add 7 drops of the purple color to the melted soap and stir until even.  Then add 15-20  drops of Lavender Essential oil and mix well.  Last, sprinkle and stir in some dried lavender.

goat milk soap recipe 3

Pour into the soap mold and let sit for at least 45 minutes to cool.

goat milk soap recipe 4

I found some burlap ribbon with lace and some purple raffia on clearance at Walmart.  I thought that was the perfect combo to wrap these up and make them even more delightful as a gift.  Use whatever you want to wrap your bars as a personal touch.  🙂

This homemade lavender goat milk soap recipe is easy to make (it takes less than an hour to make 12 bars!) and smells incredible with added essential oils.

If you decide to make your own, I’d love to see some pictures and hear about your experience!  This is a very versatile goat milk soap recipe where you can add different scents and experiment with creating your own custom bar of organic soap!

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    Filed Under: Natural Homemade Ideas, Natural Living Tagged With: lavender essential oilPublished on October 7, 2015

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    About Maura

    Maura, her husband and 2 daughters live in upstate NY. She is a former high school biology teacher turned into a work at home mom. She loves to have fun and find a great deal. As well as writing for Living Well Mom, she shares her frugal tips and DIY projects on happydealhappyday.com.

    Comments

    1. Dawn Lopez says

      October 7, 2015 at 2:08 pm

      Lavender Goat Milk Soap, what a great idea! Who doesn’t enjoy the smell of lavender? I think it’s great you can make 12 bars in just one hour. I’m definitely going to try this out. Thanks a bunch.

      Reply
      • Sylvia says

        March 19, 2018 at 4:18 pm

        Can you use fresh lavender in your soaps.. I have some growing and love the look of the flowers. I would like to place some in the first layer of clear glycerin soap then pour colored goats milk melt soap base with dried lavender mixed in. Would it cause the soap to rot?

        Reply
        • Maura says

          March 20, 2018 at 6:17 am

          Sylvia – I would want to be sure your lavender flowers are dried first. If you use fresh, the petals will just turn brown and not look as nice as you want it too.
          But you have a great resource to pull off dried lavender from your plants – ordering dried lavender off of amazon can be expensive!

          Reply
      • Hannah says

        July 7, 2020 at 11:25 am

        Can I use a different coloring for the soap? Like the Mica powered stuff?

        Reply
    2. Debi- Lifestyle Blogger says

      October 7, 2015 at 2:31 pm

      I don’t think I have ever heard of goat milk soap before. I do love anything with lavender in it. I think it would be fun to give this as gifts this holiday.

      Reply
    3. tammileetips says

      October 7, 2015 at 4:48 pm

      I love making soaps and other beauty items. This sounds like an easy recipe to follow, I never thought to use goat milk in it before.

      Reply
    4. Lisa S. says

      October 7, 2015 at 8:24 pm

      I have always wanted to make my own soap & this sounds very feasible! One question: where do you buy the Goats Milk Glycerine Soap Base? I’d love to make some! I’m so excited 🙂 thanks for sharing your recipe!

      Reply
      • Maura says

        October 8, 2015 at 6:18 am

        Lisa – I ordered the goat’s milk soap base from Amazon. Check out the materials list in the post – the base is linked and takes you right to it on Amazon to order. 🙂

        Reply
      • Sheri says

        March 11, 2018 at 6:06 pm

        http://www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com/products/basic-goat-milk-soap
        I’m buy the melt and pour shea butter because there is no detergent.

        Reply
    5. Laura H. says

      October 7, 2015 at 9:04 pm

      How clever. I am definitely trying this. I love anything that takes an hour and is good for me personally. One of my best friends raises goats so sharing this with her since she is so creative and just a beautiful person. Thank you so much for turning me on to this. What great gifts people will get from me at Christmas time 🙂

      Reply
      • Maura says

        October 8, 2015 at 6:20 am

        Great gifts indeed! I can’t wait to use the ones I made as gifts this year! It’s practical, handmade, healthy, and pretty! Perfect gifts!

        Reply
    6. dawn says

      October 8, 2015 at 6:26 pm

      this is perfect for my mom. she has really dry skin and only can use natural soaps and products on her skin. thanks for sharing this.

      Reply
    7. Deb says

      May 7, 2016 at 3:21 pm

      Hi Maura, Does the soap base have to be glycerin? I have goats milk soap base but it’s not glycerin. Thank you. Your soap looks Devine!

      Reply
      • Maura says

        May 8, 2016 at 7:27 am

        Go ahead and use what soap base you have. Any melt and pour soap base will work with this!

        Reply
      • Valdir Bernardo says

        September 7, 2017 at 10:36 am

        I have the bar of glycerin and the natural goat’s milk separated. In what percentage can I put together?

        Reply
        • Maura says

          September 8, 2017 at 6:36 am

          I’ve personally never mixed glycerin with goat’s milk soap in this recipe. But the cool thing about melt and pour is that you can experiment – you can just mix them both together after you have them melted! Or you could layer your soap – melt the glycerin and fill the mold halfway. Then melt the goat’s milk and fill the rest of the mold with that.

          Reply
    8. Bridget says

      October 15, 2016 at 4:48 pm

      What’s the shelf life? Does the dried lavender turn the soap a different color after a period of time?

      Reply
      • Maura says

        October 16, 2016 at 7:32 am

        No the dried lavender doesn’t change the color of the soap – just the added soap colors do that. The shelf life I would say is long – at least a year. Bar soap around my house sits on the shelf longer than that and its fine.

        Reply
    9. Tricia W says

      January 11, 2017 at 12:16 am

      What is the best way to store these soaps? I am going to make a batch as a gift for a friend, but I would like to keep some as well.
      Thank you for sharing, so excited to make these.

      Reply
      • Maura says

        January 11, 2017 at 2:06 pm

        They will store like any other bar soaps. I keep mine in a small rubbermaid container underneath my bathroom sinks.

        Reply
    10. Natalie says

      January 12, 2017 at 12:23 pm

      Quick question – so you made two batches… I am curious as to the amounts of color, essential oils, etc that you added after melting the soap. Were the amounts you added to only ONE (or half) batch at a time or were those the total amounts for the entire two pounds of melted soap? I need to make some diy goat’s milk lavender soap today, so I hope I hear from you soon! But if not, I will just try your recipe next time. Sorry to bug you & thanks!
      ~Natalie~

      Reply
      • Maura says

        January 12, 2017 at 12:56 pm

        not bugging – happy to reply! 🙂

        The amounts I gave are for 1lb of soap only – so the amounts are for one (or half) of the entire two lbs.

        Hope your soap turns out fantastic!

        Reply
    11. Tricia says

      February 26, 2017 at 12:39 am

      Hi, I noticed that after a few weeks the lavender pedals dried out a bit a changed the color of the soap around it. Not sure what I did wrong = ( They look so pretty but I can’t gift them this way. Help!

      Reply
      • Maura says

        February 26, 2017 at 7:27 am

        Yeah – my flowers dry out and change color a bit too – but it didn’t change the color around the soap. Did you use dried petals to begin with or fresh? It’s so difficult replicating the exact same product without using the exact same materials. I used dried lavender petals from my own garden – maybe a different lavender variety would change the color of the soap?? This is frustrating, I know. 🙁
        If you aren’t happy with the look, you could leave the petals out of the next batch, or add some purple jojoba beads instead?

        Reply
        • Tricia says

          February 26, 2017 at 3:26 pm

          Hi Maura,

          Yes I did use dried petals which I bought at Michael’s I should just grow and dry my own = ) Never heard of Jojoba beads but I will check it out – sound nice.
          Until then I will leave the flowers out.
          Thanks so much!!

          Reply
      • Tracy says

        August 7, 2017 at 12:13 pm

        I’m pretty new to making soap myself however I have read that depending on how you make your soap, cold pressed or hot, it can change the color of the petals. Hope that helped! I will be trying my first batch of goats milk soap today! I am going to add dried rose pedals and Lavender (2 different batches).

        Reply
    12. Kimberly S says

      March 6, 2017 at 9:23 pm

      Just made this soap this evening. Came out great. Followed the recipe exactly and used the products from Amazon that were recommended except for the essential oil. I only use Young Living Essential Oils. Looks great! Thank you, thank you for this easy recipe. My sister and I have always wanted to make soap. Hope to experiment with different scents in the future!

      Reply
      • Maura White says

        March 7, 2017 at 6:02 am

        Great to hear! Enjoy experimenting with different scents – it gets addicting. 😉

        Reply
    13. Sarah says

      April 23, 2017 at 2:08 pm

      Do you need to dilute the essential oils before adding them in the soap mixture?
      My essential oils say to dilute with a carrier oil before coming intocontact with the body.

      Reply
      • Maura says

        April 24, 2017 at 5:58 am

        The soap itself is a carrier oil, so just by adding them to the soap, you actually are diluting them.

        Reply
    14. G n J Infinity Blends says

      May 8, 2017 at 9:45 pm

      Ty for sharing. I have a business that I have liberty to create and infuse how I feel benefits best. My clients love this and I did do my presentation differently . Ty again ☺

      Reply
      • Valdir Bernardo says

        September 7, 2017 at 3:43 pm

        I have the bar of glycerin and the natural goat’s milk separated. In what percentage can I put together?

        Reply
    15. Valdir Bernardo says

      September 7, 2017 at 6:32 pm

      I have the bar of glycerin and the natural goat’s milk separated. In what percentage can I put together?

      Reply
    16. Maxine Reierson says

      November 7, 2017 at 8:46 pm

      so excited to find your recipe. could I layer and swirl with this recipe? first layer clear glycerin with dried lavender and purple coloring. Sprayed with alcohol, sprinkled dried lavender on top, sprayed again with alcohol, pouring goat milk mixed with lavender on top, sprayed again with alcohol and final purple glycerin layer on top swirling goat milk and purple glycerin. Topped with dried lavender? I’ve been watching so many youtubes. Have never made the soap before. So my question is, how many drops of lavender essential oil drops should I add to the pure glycerin and how many drops to the goat milk. I plan on using one lb. of each

      Reply
      • Maura says

        November 8, 2017 at 5:58 am

        You can for sure layer – and depending on the soap coloring, you can surely try swirling. You don’t need alcohol in between the layers. And my only other suggestion is that with melt and pour, you want there to be a textures surface area before adding another layer. If you pour on a new layer of soap – you don’t want the bottom to be smooth, or you run the risk of the layers falling apart as the soap gets used. I better explain that over in this post here when I combine glycerin with goats milk in a vanilla orange version. http://happydealhappyday.com/easy-melt-pour-orange-creamsicle-scented-soap/ As for amount of essential oil – the more oil, the stronger the scent. So I’d add about 20 drops at least to each kind of soap before you pour it.

        Reply
    17. Sandra Velasquez says

      November 12, 2017 at 6:19 pm

      how much dried lavender do you use?

      Reply
      • Maura White says

        November 13, 2017 at 6:19 am

        About 2 tablespoons

        Reply
    18. Joan Molinaro says

      December 3, 2017 at 4:07 pm

      I haven’t made any soap yet, will be soon. I wanted to know if I could use, lemon zest instead of lavender, or if you could use like tea ( like from a tea bag.) I am doing the lavender, but was trying to think of other nice smells to use.

      Reply
      • Maura White says

        December 5, 2017 at 10:29 am

        dried tea would work. But if you are looking for scent – stick with the essential oils. Any of the “solids” are more for texture and look than they are for smell.

        Reply
        • Joan Molinaro says

          December 8, 2017 at 1:58 pm

          I just finished the lavender soap. It was easy, but I have to figure how to balance the dry lavender, oil and color, but I love it and it was fun. Will do this again very soon. A lot of soap gifts this Christmas. Thank you.

          Reply
          • Maura White says

            December 9, 2017 at 11:18 am

            Glad you are enjoying – it really is fun!

            Reply
    19. Renee Bryant says

      January 26, 2018 at 2:19 pm

      Love this. Are you adding the 15-20 drops of lavender to each pyrex? or was that total drops?

      Reply
      • Maura says

        January 27, 2018 at 8:13 am

        15-20 to each pyrex!

        Reply
        • Deidrah says

          March 21, 2019 at 7:49 pm

          I would like to pour this into a large rectangular mold. How long should I let it sit to harden up before I try to cut it?

          Reply
          • Erika says

            March 24, 2019 at 9:19 am

            It will take longer than a smaller mold, probably several hours or more. You might want to leave it overnight.

            Reply
    20. Samantha says

      March 6, 2018 at 9:19 pm

      About how big were each of your bars?

      Trying to budget how much melt & pour I am going to need to order. Thanks!

      Reply
      • Maura says

        March 7, 2018 at 6:36 am

        Here are the dimensions Amazon gives of the mold I used: Mold Size: 11 x 10.1 x 1 inch. Cavity Size: 2.9 x 1.9 x 1 inch. Volume: 12 x 3 oz, Total 36 oz

        Reply
    21. Debbie Heath says

      April 29, 2018 at 12:52 pm

      My dried lavender turns brown, is the soap base too hot?

      Reply
    22. Teresa Greer says

      September 27, 2018 at 4:39 pm

      Can you make this recipe printable so I don’t have to copy & paste every step?

      Reply
      • Erika says

        October 2, 2018 at 1:13 pm

        Great idea, Teresa. I will do that. Thank you for the suggestion.

        Reply
    23. Nicole Ortiz says

      November 6, 2018 at 8:35 am

      Hi, can I also add shea butter to this mixture for the soap? If so, how much should I add? I bought the goat’s milk base, and also raw African shea butter from Amazon, but I was wondering if I can use both?? Or should it be one, or the other? I didn’t buy specifically shea butter “base,” it’s just raw shea butter, but the goats milk specifically says “base.” These are the links to what I already purchased:

      https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LWM8BFW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
      https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01C4QBXA8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

      Reply
    24. Kimberly says

      March 24, 2020 at 2:42 pm

      This homemade goat soap recipe looks so easy to make and wonderful!

      Reply
    25. Megan says

      July 1, 2020 at 12:28 pm

      I am making these as a shower favor and making them about 2 weeks ahead of time. How do you suggest storing them?

      Reply
      • Erika says

        July 6, 2020 at 11:09 am

        You can store them in a small box or plastic container.

        Reply
    26. David says

      October 4, 2020 at 3:57 pm

      Amazing ! I wish you would have the Video tutorial too. that would have been awesome. ty for these Recipes. I am trying one right now.

      Reply
      • Erika says

        October 6, 2020 at 1:10 pm

        Thanks, David!

        Reply

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