Quick and Easy DIY Musk Soap Recipe for Your Daily Pampering
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Jinane Doughan is a professional make-up artist with a degree from the French Fashion Institute ESMOD Dubai. She specialized in natural handmade skincare and haircare products.
She shares her expertise on her YouTube channel, Jinane World, with 700+ educational videos and 135K+ subscribers.
She is an accredited Master Trainer and gives workshops at a reputed academy that has 16 branches worldwide. She offers in-depth video courses about natural skincare and haircare.
Disclaimer
This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute professional medical advice. Use any natural skincare or haircare products at your own risk and perform a patch test before use.
Looking to add a touch of luxury to your daily routine? Say hello to your new favorite project: DIY Musk Soap Recipe! In this quick and easy recipe, we’ll show you how to create your own aromatic bars for a royal pampering every day.
With just a few simple ingredients and minimal effort, you can enjoy the exquisite fragrance and moisturizing benefits of musk right in your own home. Let’s get started!
Ingredients Needed
- Glycerine soap, transparent and cut into pieces
- Musk cube, grated. You need a small amount.
- Coco betaine. This is a gentle ingredient derived from coconut oil, used to create a rich lather and effectively cleanse the skin in cosmetic products.
- Musk fragrance oil
- Saffron carrier oil
- Mica color powders, white and gold
Choose high-quality ingredients to boost the effectiveness and safety of your DIY beauty products.
Tools Needed
- Scale to weigh quantities
- Knife to cut the glycerine soap into pieces
- Grater to grate a small piece of the musk cube
- Glass beaker
- Glass mixing rod
- Digital thermometer to check the temperature of the contents
- Thin and clean painting brush
- Silicone soap mold with flower design
Prior to use, ensure that both your utensils and containers are properly cleaned and disinfected. Wash them with warm soapy water, dry with a tissue, and then sanitize by spraying with 70% medical alcohol. Wipe them clean and let them air dry before use.
Steps: DIY Musk Soap Recipe
1- If you haven’t done so yet, cut the transparent glycerine soap into pieces.
2- Put 150 grams (5.29 oz) of glycerine soap pieces in a beaker.
3- Add 3 grams only (0.10 oz) of grated musk. If you exceed this quantity, the soap may end up creamy.
4- Add 5 grams (0.17 oz) of coco betaine.
5- Gently heat and melt the ingredients in a bain-marie (hot water bath). A bain-marie is made by placing the beaker in a larger pot of hot, steaming water. This will gradually heat and melt the contents. Make sure to stir while the mixture is melting. Avoid boiling.
Note: If the glycerine soap you are using is of high quality, once melted in the bain-marie, it remains easily manageable, maintaining a liquid state while working with it, until poured into the mold.
6- Add 5 grams (0.17 oz) of saffron carrier oil.
7- Mix thoroughly with a glass mixing rod.
8- Add some white mica color powder.
9- Mix the color powder thoroughly.
10- Allow the contents to cool down to a temperature of approximately 40 degrees Celcius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). Only then the fragrance oil can be added.
11- Add 9 grams (0.31 oz) of musk fragrance oil.
12- Continue stirring .
13- Pour enough for two soap bars into the silicone mold. For the remaining quantity, we will add another mica color.
14- Add some gold mica to the remaining quantity, and stir rigorously.
15- Pour the golden mixture into separate cavities of the soap mold.
Note: The quantity of ingredients utilized should yield four soap bars, but this depends on the cavity size in your mold.
16- Allow the soap to cool off. This should take approximately three hours depending on the room temperature.
17- After the soap has solidified, slowly and carefully remove the bars from the mold.
Let’s Decorate the Soap Bars
18- As an optional step, use a thin brush to apply gold mica on the surface of the golden soaps, accentuating the lines of the flower design.
19- Do the same for the pearly soaps, but this time using the white mica.
The change in look of the soaps is dramatic and imparts a more appealing aesthetic to the bars.
How to Use: DIY Musk Soap
Here’s how you use the DIY Musk Soap product:
- Wet your hands or body with water.
- Take the DIY Musk Soap bar in your hands.
- Rub the soap bar between your palms or directly onto your body to create a lather.
- Massage the lather onto your skin, focusing on areas you want to cleanse.
- Rinse thoroughly with water.
- Pat your skin dry with a towel.
- Enjoy the refreshing scent and moisturizing benefits of your homemade Musk Soap!
Benefits
Here are some potential benefits of using DIY Musk Soap:
- Luxurious Fragrance: Enjoy the alluring aroma of musk, leaving you feeling refreshed and rejuvenated after each use.
- Moisturizing Properties: Glycerine soap, a key ingredient, helps to hydrate and nourish the skin, leaving it feeling soft and smooth.
- Gentle Cleansing: Coco betaine ensures a gentle yet effective cleanse, suitable for all skin types, without stripping away natural oils.
- Handcrafted with Care: Experience the satisfaction of making your own soap while knowing exactly what ingredients are going onto your skin.
- Economical: Making your own soap can be cost-effective compared to purchasing commercially produced options.
- Environmentally Friendly: Reduce plastic waste by making your own soap bars, and customize them to your preferences without the need for excessive packaging.
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Video How-To on My Channel | Jinane World
The steps for the DIY Musk Soap Recipe are demonstrated in this video,
