I make all of my own soap because it is fun to do, makes thoughtful gifts, and is really great for my skin. One of my very favorite blends is this pink grapefruit soap that I made using this process. The bright citrus scent is invigorating and smells good enough to eat.
Recipe Update: The original recipe for this soap was submitted by a natural soap book author and thanks to your feedback I made my own version that is palm oil free. This recipe for Pink Grapefruit Soap is now 70% olive oil and 30% coconut oil, making it moisturizing and luxurious. I’ve also outlined some easy steps to get the two-tones of my bars.
This soap is sure to put a spring in your step, just when you need it most in the morning. The refreshing scent combined with moisturizing coconut, grapeseed, and olive oils makes for a soap that smells amazing and leaves skin feeling soft and replenished.
Pink Grapefruit Soap Recipe
This bar has a great scent to wake you up! Pink clay and ratanjot give this soap it’s color, but it’s up to you whether you want to add that or not. Without them, the bar will be yellowish (like olive oil). Just omit the color powders if you decide to leave the bar uncolored—it will still smell awesome.
Ingredients
- 7 oz coconut oil
- 17 oz olive oil
- 2 oz grapeseed oil
- 1/2 teaspoon each pink clay and ratanjot for color
- 15 ml of grapefruit essential oil
- 3.6 oz sodium hydroxide
- 8.4 oz water
Make it!
Head over to this post on how to make cold process soap and follow those instructions, substituting in the ingredients listed above. Be sure to take safety precautions and wear protection when working with lye, and work in a well-ventilated space.
Note: to color the soap, I split the batch into two bowls at trace and quickly added pink clay to one and ratanjot to the other. I then poured them side by side into a milk carton.
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I am just wondering how many bars one recipe makes?
About 8-10 bars.
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Nice idea – a natural way to color the soap. What else can we use besides paprika? What can we use for a purple or pink color? Thanks in advance!
Hi Nora, you can use madder root or pink clay for pink and rattanjot for purple. :)
I don’t like to use Palm Oil. What’s a good substitute please?
Thanks for your feedback. I’ve updated the recipe!