DIY Lavender Oatmeal Soap (Oily on a Budget Series)

Today's post is really more of a recipe than a post...  I really love Young Living's Lavender Oatmeal Soap, and to be fair, a bar does last me 3-4 months, but each bar is $10.25 (wholesale/member pricing).  I decided to try my hand at soap making to see if I could make some a little more cost effectively.  The end result was 9 bars of soap for about $1.94 each!  That's a win for me!  I plan to use some of the bars for myself and to give some as teacher presents.  Without further ado, here's the recipe:

DIY Lavender Oatmeal Soap

2 lbs Honey Soap Base

1 cup Rolled Oats

25 drops Young Living Lavender

Put the cup of rolled oats into a food processor and pulse a few times to chop them into your desired texture.  Cut the soap base into 1/2 inch cubes and add to a microwave-safe measuring cup with a pouring spout.  Microwave in 30 second increments, stirring in between, until fully melted.  Add in the oats and stir.  Add in the lavender essential oil; I used 25 drops for this amount of soap, but you could use however much you desire.  Pour into your soap molds and let cool.

I used a soap mold I purchased from Amazon, but I had more of the mixture than I anticipated and ended up using a silicone cupcake tray as a mold for the extra mixture.  Click here for the soap base I used, and click here for the soap mold I used.  There are TONS of cute molds on Amazon to choose from, so shop around!

This is the first post in a new series I'm starting - Oily on a Budget!  I realize that finances can be a limiting factor for some people, and I believe that essential oils are SO awesome that they should be accessible for everyone in EVERY home!  Stay tuned for more tips and recipes.