Make soap yourself. With natural ingredients

Classic soaps are currently experiencing a real renaissance. If you want to consume with as little packaging as possible, reach for a bar of soap. Solid soaps are economical to use, do not require preservatives due to their low water content and can be packaged without plastic. So it's no wonder that bars of soap are particularly popular in the age of sustainability. When it comes to production, it is not only the long-established soap factories that rely on centuries-old craftsmanship and traditional recipes, but the new manufacturers are also turning to the tried and tested. Because good things are often so close at hand.

You want to try your hand and discover the magic of soap making for yourself? It doesn't take much at all: high-quality ingredients, a little flair and a good dose of love. We'll tell you how you can easily create your own delicately scented bars of soap based on good old bar soap. And since our recipe uses no chemicals at all, even the little ones can get in on the fun. Creatively packaged in stylish paper or in a homemade cardboard box, the soaps make a successful hostess gift. It hardly gets any more sustainable than this.

1. It’s best to finely grate the soap using a kitchen grater and melt it over low heat—either directly in the pot or in a double boiler—while stirring and adding a little water, until the mixture has a creamy, buttery consistency. This may take some time, so be patient.
2. Once the soap has melted, you can add the nourishing ingredients and, if desired, a few drops of fragrance oil. Whisk the mixture vigorously with a hand blender or mixer. This gives the soap a particularly creamy texture.
3. If you’d like to create a gentle exfoliating effect, add some ground coffee or coarse sea salt.
4. Your bar of soap will turn out especially pretty and delicately scented if you add lavender flowers or grated, dried orange or lemon peel.
5. Next, pour the thick mixture into a mold. As an alternative to special soap molds, you can use empty and sterilized cream cheese containers, yogurt cups, or milk cartons (cut lengthwise).
6. Now let the soap harden in a cool place. If the soap doesn’t come out of the mold easily afterward, place it in the freezer for a few hours. Then take it out and let it sit for a short while. This makes it easier to remove the soap from the mold.
7. If you like, you can cut the soap bars into pieces with a knife or use cookie cutters to shape them into stars, moons, hearts, and more. But don’t forget to clean the molds thoroughly before you start your Christmas baking. Otherwise, you’ll end up with sour faces at the holiday celebration.
8. Now the soap should cure in an airy, dark, and cool place for about three to four weeks. And your bar of soap is ready.

Our soaps come from small manufactories where the soaps are made according to ancestral methods and recipes with great care and attention to detail. They gently cleanse and are made in the majority on the basis of olive or coconut oil, enriched with nourishing ingredients such as shea butter, almond or argan oil, goat or camel milk. They are characterized by a pleasant fragrance, which they owe to high-quality essential oils or ingredients such as honey and royal jelly. And for sensitive or allergy-prone skin, we also offer plant soaps entirely without fragrances.