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Pumpkin Spice and Cinnamon Melt and Pour Soap Recipe

Equipment

  • Mixing spoon
  • glass measuring cup or similar microwave safe container
  • Measuring spoons
  • soap molds - purchased or homemade
  • Sharp knife
  • rubbing alcohol - optional
  • toothpicks

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds Goat’s milk melt and pour soap base two pounds of base typically yields about 10 to 15 soap bars, depending upon the size of the molds.
  • 4-8 drops Cinnamon essential oil
  • ½ tsp Cinnamon
  • 4 drops Clove essential oil
  • 1 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1 tsp Pumpkin canned real pumpkin or pumpkin puree
  • ½ tsp Pumpkin spice - optional
  • 4-8 drops Ginger essential oil - optional

Instructions

  • Cut four chunks from the soap base and place them in a measuring cup.
    chunks of soap base in a measuring cup
  • Heat the chunks for roughly 1 minute in the microwave.
  • Remove the glass container and give the goat’s milk melt and pour base a few stirs. It takes longer for goat’s milk to melt than it does a clear glycerin soap.
  • Repeat step four by melting the mixture for another 30 seconds and stirring one or two more times if necessary.
    The photo below shows how the measuring cup full of goat’s milk melt and pour base chunks looked at being stirred at the one minute and two 30 second intervals.
    It took one more go round in the microwave at 30 seconds to achieve the creamy consistency of thin milk that is needed.
    DO NOT just nuke the melt and pour soap base for 2 minutes - that will almost always scorch the mixture.
    melt and stir goat milk with pour base
  • Get your molds out and place them in a level spot so they are prepared to accept the melt and pour base.
    When using silicone soap molds I always place them on a baking sheet so I can relocate them to the refrigerator to cure after pouring the goat’s milk melt and pour soap recipe into the molds.
    silicon soap mold
  •  Stir in the canned pumpkin or pumpkin puree and pumpkin spice if using.
    add and stir canned pumpkin or pumpkin puree
  • Stir in the spices and make sure they are thoroughly combined.
    add and stir in the pumpkin spices
  • Dabbing a little bit of rubbing alcohol into the mold to lightly coat it as you would butter onto a pie pan can help prevent bubbles from forming and create a more flush and solid texture to the soap.
    If you are using rubbing alcohol, do the coating now before pouring the melt and pour soap base into the molds.
  • Give the mixture a final stir.
    getting the soap mixture a final stir
  • Pour the pumpkin spice and cinnamon melt and pour soap recipe into the molds.
    pouring the soap recipe into the molds
  • Poke any air bubbles that appear in the soap gently and lightly with a toothpick to burst them.
  • Leave the filled soap molds in a level spot to cure at room temperature for about three hours.
    The soaps should cure in the refrigerator in about three hours.

Notes

Always permit the goat’s milk melt and pour soap base to fully cure before placing in a storage container, using, or wrapping up to present as a delicious smelling and beautifully simple homemade gift.
When processed and stored properly, the pumpkin spice and cinnamon soap should maintain its scent and texture for roughly one year.