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Homemade Soap Ball Recipe

Make your own soap balls from a bar of soap, food coloring and essential or fragrance oils.
Active Time1 hour
Additional Time12 hours
Total Time13 hours
Course: Homemade Bath and Body
Yield: 6
Author: Patti Estep
Cost: $3-$5

Equipment

  • Large hand grater
  • plastic bowl

Materials

  • Bars of unscented soap - Dove works well
  • Food coloring or soap colorant
  • Essential oils or fragrance oils

Instructions

  • Grate some soap into a bowl.
  • Add a couple of drops of food coloring or soap colorant.
  • Add about 1/2 teaspoon of water.
  • Add several drops of fragrance.
  • Use your hands to squeeze the pieces of grated soap together and roll them into a ball.
  • Set the ball on some cardboard, newspaper, or waxed paper to dry overnight.
  • Set out in a bowl for decoration anywhere you'd like.

Notes

1. If the balls seem too big break some off and re-roll.
2. Consider using plastic gloves as this is messy.
3. Some people worry about using food coloring. It only takes a drop or two to color and when you use it to wash with the color comes off under the water.
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