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Handmade Soap DIY: Halloween Black Soap with Orange Peel & Lavender

Make this soap with your kids for Halloween. The contrast with the black soap and the purple lavender buds and orange peel make this a spooky gift for the season. To change things up a bit, add dried rosebuds mixed with lavender buds.

The secret ingredient in this Halloween soap: activated charcoal!

Black Halloween Soap w/Orange Peel & Lavender
Recipe Type: soapmaking
Author: Sharlene Habermeyer
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Serves: 8 bars of soap
An easy and fun soap recipe for Halloween. Make it with your kids!
Ingredients
  • 1-pound melt and pour soap base (use a scale for measurements)
  • 1 Tablespoon activated charcoal
  • ½ ounce orange essential oil
  • Lavender buds
  • Dried orange peel
  • Square muffin tin
Instructions
  1. Melt the soap in the microwave at 30-second intervals until it is completely melted. Pour into a bowl
  2. Add the activated charcoal. It will turn an intense shade of black.
  3. Add the orange essential oil (I let the soap base cool slightly before adding the oil)
  4. Pour soap into the prepared tin. You need to put a very thin coat of Vaseline on the tins OR spray with rubbing alcohol or vodka. This will prevent the soap from sticking to the pan
  5. Sprinkle the lavender buds on top of the soap while it is still liquid. Press gently. As it cools, the buds and peel will stick to the soap.
  6. Sprinkle the dried orange peel on top of the soap while it is still liquid and follow the instructions as in step 5
  7. Let dry 12-24 hours
 

Options and Substitutions for Halloween Soap

You can substitute the oils and the peels. Many essential oils have healing properties for the skin and will help the skin in different ways.
  • Tea Tree oil (Melaleuca): heals the skin
  • Lavender oil: helps with acne-prone skin, sagging skin and stretch marks
  • Rose oil: helps with wrinkles along with jasmine and sandalwood
  • Rosewood oil: rejuvenates and heals the skin
  • Substitute lemon or grapefruit peels for orange peel.
  • Dried chamomile, rose or calendula petals also add wonderful colors to the soap

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