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    Melt and Pour Soap - Rich Orange Cinnamon Scent

    September 6, 2022 by Patti Estep 14 Comments

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    Orange and cinnamon melt and pour soap and a sunflower in a vase.
    Orange cinnamon soap over soap in molds

    Melt and pour soap with sweet orange and cinnamon oil adds a nice cozy feel to any room. Great for showers, weddings, hostesses, and helper gifts.

    Melt and pour soap scented with orange and cinnamon oils.

    Who doesn't love the smell of oranges and cinnamon? They help give your home a nice cozy feel. That's why I decided to make a soap with this homey fragrance combination.

    Since I'm using melt and pour soap, the process is simple. In fact, what you are really doing is taking the soap base, and dressing it up with fragrance, color, and other additives. A super fun creative project, that's easy enough for the kids to join in on.

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    It's much easier than making soap from scratch. That method is called cold process soap. It takes a lot of time and you need to use harsh chemicals such as lye to get a chemical reaction called saponification. However, melt and pour soap bases have already reached saponification so most of the work is already done.

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    Supplies 

    (for 1 pound of soap)
    Melt & Pour Soap Base 
    Sweet Orange Essential Oil
    Cinnamon Essential Oil
    Silicone Soap Mold
    Orange Peel & Cinnamon Sticks (decoration)

    Safety Note:  I use this soap as more of a decoration or sachet to set in a room.  Cinnamon essential oil can be a skin irritant. Especially with those who have sensitive skin. Just make sure that you use a very small amount of oil if you are going to use it to wash your hands or body.   

    Orange rind peels for decoration in soap

    Aren't these orange peels fun? All you need to do is take a garnishing tool and peel the rind around the orange. They will curl up while drying, and you can let the oranges dry out too, to use in another project. Just make sure the orange has good airflow or it may start mold and rot.

    Melt and pour soap base cubed in glass measuring cup

    Above is a photo of the soap base. You can see that this one is an opaque white soap. It's soft enough to cut with a knife and melt in the microwave. It's a vegetable base glycerin soap, however, you can also find honey soap or goat milk soap melt and pour bases.

    How to Make Melt and Pour Soap

    • Start by melting the base in a glass cup for 30 seconds in the microwave and stir.
    • Repeat until melted. This batch took me about 4 times at 30 seconds or 2 minutes. However, everyone's microwave is different, so yours may take longer or less time.
    • You can also create a double boiler, by placing this Pyrex glass in another pot of simmering water on the stove melting it that way.
    • Once the soap is melted, let it cool for a minute or two before adding fragrance.

    I used essential oils but you could use fragrance oils too. Here's a handy chart from my friend Jan Berry who makes amazing soaps, on how much to add: Essential Oil for Soap Making Chart

    By the way, one pound of soap filled this mold with enough leftover to make a couple more bars.

    Melt and pour soap with sweet orange and cinnamon oil in silicone molds

    Pour the melted soap into your mold.

    Tip: If you see air bubbles after you pour the soap into the molds spray a little rubbing alcohol on the top and the bubbles should disappear.

    Here, I tried to place some of the orange peels in the bottom of the mold first, however, they floated to the top. If you really want them to stay on the bottom, then I suggest you place your orange peel in the bottom and add just a little bit of soap to cover.

    Wait for a while, maybe an hour, before adding any more soap. I didn't mind the look of the peels floating, so I let it go, and added some ground clove and cinnamon to the top.

    Melt and pour soap with sweet orange and cinnamon oil.

    Let the soap dry for 24 hours before removing the soap bars from the mold.

    Melt and pour orange cinnamon soap

    Decorating the Soap

    Then you can have fun decorating them with pieces of cinnamon sticks and more of your dried orange peel. Tie some twine around them to look like beautiful little packages.

    This melt and pour soap works with many other great scents, flowers, and herbs such as:

    • lavender flowers
    • rose petals
    • other citrus fruit such as lime or lemon peels
    • coffee grinds
    • mint leaves
    • calendula petals
    • rosemary leaves

    Make your own orange cinnamon soap and have fun creating these little fragrant beauties for your home, or as gifts for your family and friends.

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    Melt and Pour Soap - Rich Orange Cinnamon Scent

    Make soap with simple ingredients and a homey fragrance combination of oranges and cinnamon. They help give your home a nice cozy feel and are perfect for gift giving.
    Prep Time10 mins
    Active Time20 mins
    Total Time30 mins
    Course: Crafts
    Author: Patti Estep
    Cost: $10

    Equipment

    • Garnishing tool
    • Silicone Soap Mold

    Materials

    • Gylcerin Melt & Pour Soap Base
    • Sweet Orange Essential Oil
    • Orange Peel
    • Cinnamon Sticks

    Instructions

    • Cut up chunks of the soap base and place them in a glass cup.
    • Then melt it in the microwave in 30 second intervals.
    • Repeat until melted.
    • Once the soap is melted, let it cool for a minute or two before adding fragrance.
    • Place some of the orange peels in the bottom of the mold.
    • Add a little bit of melted soap base to cover the bottom of the mold.
    • Wait an hour before adding any more soap.
    • Add some ground clove and cinnamon to the top of the soap.
    • Let the soap dry for 24 hours before removing them from the mold.
    • Decorate with pieces of cinnamon sticks and more dried orange peel. 
    • Tie them with twine.

    Notes

    Tip: If you see air bubbles after you pour the soap into the molds spray a little rubbing alcohol on the top and the bubbles should disappear.

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    Comments

    1. Heather

      January 13, 2023 at 1:47 pm

      Did the orange peels in your soap end up molding or spoiling? Typically with melt and pour, you can not use fresh ingredients even when they are dried out. Melt and pour has too much water content, and the dried oranges, flowers, herbs, and such will soak in the water, causing them to rot. Be very careful what you put in the melt & pour soap base.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        January 13, 2023 at 2:43 pm

        Heather, thanks for your input. I had no trouble with mold. Probably because the orange peels were dried out and I only used the soap for decorative purposes.

        Reply
    2. Maida Alanis

      December 13, 2019 at 3:03 pm

      Hi, love your recipe of orange-cinnamon soap. I just got on the mail the cinnamon essential oil but on the label it says cinnamon cassia, is it the same that you used? Thanks

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        December 14, 2019 at 6:21 am

        Maida, Yes, that's what I used for the soap. Cinnamon has such a strong smell you don't need much. Also, I made mine for decoration. We didn't even use them but they made the bathroom smell great.

        Reply
    3. Linda

      August 31, 2017 at 2:52 pm

      I love your recipes and appreciate the work you do. Just wish the recipes had a prinatble format to make it easier to print out for use. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        August 31, 2017 at 3:43 pm

        Hi Linda,

        I just added a "Printer Friendly" button at the top of the post just under the title.

        You should be able to click on it and print the entire article.

        Let me know it you have any problems.

        Reply
    4. Mary

      August 30, 2017 at 8:08 am

      So nice of you to share your fantastic ideas (i.e recipes)

      Mary

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        August 30, 2017 at 8:13 am

        Hi Mary,

        It's my pleasure.:)

        Reply
    5. Mary

      August 30, 2017 at 8:02 am

      Thank you Patti

      You are a star for sharing these amazing ideas.

      Mary

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        August 30, 2017 at 8:13 am

        Hi Mary,

        So glad you like them!

        Reply
    6. Carole

      August 30, 2017 at 7:47 am

      The garnishes are perfect you need to open a shop. Take all these neat projects to the marketplace!!
      Cinnamon and orange is a favorite here just so refreshing.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        August 30, 2017 at 8:15 am

        Hi Carole,

        I did have a shop with my sister about 15 years ago. Maybe an Etsy shop is in order?
        Thanks as always for stopping by!

        Reply
    7. Donna D

      August 30, 2017 at 7:41 am

      For those of us who have never done this before can you explain further about adding the oils and spices (how much, when to add, etc.) ?

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        August 30, 2017 at 8:10 am

        Hi Donna,

        Thank you for this comment. I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote this post. I'm going to update the post but for now, here's the information. I used essential oils but you could use fragrance oils. Wait a minute or two to let the melted soap cool before adding the oils. I used 3 teaspoons of the orange oil and only 25 drops of the cinnamon oil. This is because cinnamon oil is very strong. I found a handy guide that you can use from a fellow blogger who is an expert in soap making. Here's her link: https://thenerdyfarmwife.com/essential-oils-for-soapmaking-chart/ For the spices, I used them more for decorative purposes so it's just a sprinkle and whatever you feel looks good.
        Hope that helps, and let me know if you have any other questions.

        Reply

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