Posted byKelly Handmade Soap, Holidays, Homemade Soap Recipes33 Comments
A few of you have asked for my Christmas Soap recipes. I’ve shared my Pumpkin Spice Recipe. Over the next few days I’ll share a few more Christmas Soap recipes. If you’re just buying for gifts, you can find these in my shop. You may think these are coming out too early, but if you are going to make some soaps to use and give for the Holidays, you need to be making them NOW! So, here you go! A Golden Frankincense and Myrrh Soap Recipe.
I have these available in my shop for the Holidays, as well as other holiday soaps and gifts.
Color
I wanted this soap to be slightly golden instead of just creamy in color. Obviously, it’s just more fun to call it Golden Frankincense and Myrrh!! That’s easy enough. There are a number of things that can be added to make a more golden color. I have a color guide I’ve put together for anyone wanting something different.
- Natural Additions to give you a yellow or golden color: turmeric, annato, ginger, and sometimes a bit of paprika to make it a bit richer in color. These don’t add a physical texture or spiciness to the soap. Paprika can give it small speckles, depending on how it is mixed, cured, and the size of the paprika particles. For this soap I’d suggest using turmeric with a small amount of paprika. I tried just turmeric the first time and it was a lovely “nacho cheese” color before it cured, so my daughter said. After curing it had only a slightly more golden color than my usual recipe. This is why I like to combine it with a little paprika to enrich the color.
- Or Add milk! Milk (cow or goat) will naturally give your soap a more golden color. Substitute a small amount of your water with milk and add your lye SLOWLY.
Scent
Honestly, Myrrh stinks. I’m sure there are people who love it, but I’m not one of them. I don’t hate it, but it’s not something I’d like to smell all day. Frankincense on the other hand is a scent I just can’t get enough of. Yet, I know it’s not the favorite of everyone either. Everyone’s different.
They both have a woody scent. After all, they both are tree saps. When you buy a good Myrrh essential oil it will be super thick. I actually dilute it 50% in a carrier oil and shake it like crazy before each use. I’ll then double whatever I put in a recipe so I get the correct amount. If you don’t, it will never come out of your dropper!
To make this into an AMAZING smelling soap, still getting the medicinal and “Christmasy” qualities you want, add another oil such as Orange, Lavender, Patchouli, Rose, Rosewood, or Sandalwood essential oil. I chose orange essential oil and it blended beautifully!
Frankincense and Myrrh Soap Recipe
This makes 24 – 4oz bars. If you’d like to recalculate for a smaller batch try a calculator like soapcalc.net
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Handmade Frankincense and Myrrh Soap Recipe
A wonderful Christmas time (or any time) soap recipe.
Prep Time1 hour hr
Insulation Time1 day d
Cure Time21 days d
Type: body bar
Superfat %: 5%
Keyword: christmas soap, frankincense, holiday soap
Makes: 3 pounds
Author: Kelly – Simple Life Mom
Instructions
Weigh and combine tallow, olive oil coconut oil, and cocoa butter in a large stainless steel pot. Melt and cool fats to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
15 ounces tallow, 8 ounces olive oil, 8 ounces coconut oil, 1 ounces cocoa butter
Wearing a charcoal mask, gloves and safety glasses. Weigh water and lye. Add lye to water (not the other way around) OUTSIDE, being careful not to breathe in fumes. Cool to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
10 ounces water, 4.5 ounces lye
Add lye water to oils and stir with hand mixer on and off until light trace.
Remove a cups worth to a separate bowl and add turmeric and paprika. Combine until there are no clumps and add soap back into batch, mixing well (or wait and swirl it in after you pour your batch into your mold).
1 tablespoon turmeric, 1/2 teaspoon paprika
Add essential oils and mix until well combined.
0.5 ounce frankincense essential oil, 0.25 ounce myrrh essential oil, 0.25 ounce orange essential oil
Add to prepared mold and insulate if necessary. Let set for 24 hours before cutting and setting to cure for 3-6 weeks until hard.
What other soaps would you like to see? Any questions? Please leave a comment below!
FAQs
Process for Making the Oil Infusion of Frankincense and Myrrh
- Place the ground resin in a heat proof bowl and then place in a water bath.
- Allow to steep in boiling water for 45 minutes to an hour.
- Remove from heat and leave to cool. ...
- Strain with a coffee filter or cheese cloth, I used the latter.
Frankincense, along with myrrh, has been prescribed in traditional Chinese medicine and administered for treatment of blood stagnation and inflammation diseases in addition to pain relief and swelling. A study done by nine doctors in China revealed frankincense and myrrh may help in the treatment of cancer.
What does frankincense and myrrh do together? ›
Both oils have calming properties that promote relaxation and reduce stress and anxiety. They also have anti-inflammatory effects, supporting joint and muscle health. Moreover, their combined use may enhance skin rejuvenation and wound healing due to their skin-nourishing properties.
What are the 3 main ingredients in soap? ›
Handcrafted soaps made from scratch require three things to become soap: oil, water and lye. It is the chemical reaction between these ingredients that turns them into soap. Most soap also has other ingredients added to provide benefits to the soap, or to color or scent it.
What are the ingredients in frankincense and myrrh? ›
The main chemical constituents of frankincense and myrrh are terpenoids and essential oils. Their common pharmacological effects are anti-inflammatory and anticancer.
Can you mix frankincense and myrrh for skin? ›
The combination of Myrrh and Frankincense is known to boost circulation, reduce symptoms of inflammation and irritation, prevent or reduce infection, strengthen and regenerate the skin's protective barrier, ease pain, boost collagen and elastin production, tone the skin, and facilitate the healing of wounds.
Why did Jesus get frankincense? ›
The first, referred to in the carol 'We Three Kings', interprets the gifts as symbolising three aspects of Christ's future life: gold representing kingship, frankincense (worship) and myrrh (death and mourning).
Does frankincense and myrrh help neuropathy? ›
Frankincense-Myrrh treatment alleviates neuropathic pain via the inhibition of neuroglia activation mediated by the TLR4/MyD88 pathway and TRPV1 signaling.
What is the best carrier oil for frankincense and myrrh? ›
Frankincense and Myrrh oils are also powerhouses when it comes to healthy, glowing skin. Blend Frankincense and Myrrh Co-Distillation with skin-loving carrier oils, like Jojoba, Argan, or Grapeseed, and use topically to support youthful-looking skin.
What is myrrh called today? ›
Myrrh gum is commonly harvested from the species Commiphora myrrha. Another commonly used name, Commiphora molmol, is now considered a synonym for Commiphora myrrha.
Bathing: Add a few drops of frankincense and myrrh essential oils to your bathwater for a relaxing and therapeutic soak to help reduce stress, calm the mind, and soothe sore muscles.
What is the easiest homemade soap to make? ›
If I were to choose a simple soap recipe that you can make at home it would, without a doubt be 100% coconut oil soap. I love this stuff, not least because you can make it from just 3 ingredients, one of those being water.
What is the main ingredient in soap that kills bacteria? ›
Ingredients. Triclosan and triclocarban are the most common compounds used as antibacterials in soaps.
What precautions should be taken when making homemade soap? ›
Making Soap with Lye: 7 Must-Know Safety Rules
- Use Only 100% Lye. ...
- Wear Gloves and Protective Goggles. ...
- Always Pour Lye Into Water, NEVER the Other Way Around. ...
- Don't Use Aluminum Pots or Utensils. ...
- Use Heat-Safe Plastic Containers for the Lye water Mixture (Not Glass) ...
- Use Cold Water. ...
- Set Your Lye Water Container in the Skin.
Another method of making Frankincense Oil is by obtaining the resin either from a tree that you own (ideal!) or online. You can then powder the resin and put it in a carrier oil such as almond or jojoba, and slowly heat the mixture for a number of hours so the oils from the resin seep into the carrier oil.
How do you extract oil from frankincense? ›
Frankincense Oil Extraction
- Weight the plant material.
- Use a blender to make the botanical material powder.
- Add water to powder with ratio ½ ml water per gram of Frankincense potential mass (½:1 by mass).
- Mix until it is a consistent paste.
- Place in EssenEx as describe in User Manual.
Frankincense resin is obtained from trees of the genus Boswellia (family Burseraceae). Incisions are made in the trunks of the trees to produce exuded gum, which appears as milk like resin. The resin hardens into orange-brown gum resin known as frankincense.
Can you drink frankincense and myrrh oil? ›
No, Frankincense and Myrrh essential oils are generally not safe to ingest.
