Suds & Scents - 7 Must-Have Fragrances For Any Soap Maker

Making your own soap at home is very gratifying for a number of reasons. 

Suddenly, you are in control of a crafting do-it-yourself universe and you become confident, self assured and secure.

You can master the fragrance, color and oils and leave out any ingredient you don’t like as well as the middle man at the grocery store, which makes you thrifty, eco-friendly and smart.

Home-made soap also contains glycerin, which is a natural element that helps to hydrate skin.

Our perfumers warn that this is the type of project you should only embrace if you really have a burning desire to do it.

Does the idea of making your own soap capture your imagination and nudge you to try?

If it does, go for it, but If you feel you don’t have the energy or the spare time, listen to that voice because that attitude will affect both your performance and the final outcome.

When deciding, take into consideration that a great deal of soap can be produced in a single session.

Why Fragrance Is The Key To Great Soap Making

Fragrance transforms a functional bar into a sensory experience that delights and defines its character.

While the base ingredients—oils, lye, and water—ensure cleansing and texture, it’s the fragrance, whether from essential oils or fragrance oils, that evokes emotion, sets the mood, and makes the soap memorable.

A well-chosen scent can turn a simple wash into a moment of luxury, calm, or invigoration, aligning with personal preferences or even branding for sellers. 

Beyond appeal, fragrance enhances the soap’s identity, distinguishing it in a crowded market and leaving a lasting impression that keeps users coming back. Without it, soap is just a utility—with it, it’s an art.

A Quick Guide To Making Soap At Home

Whether you’re an avid soap maker looking to refine your craft or a beginner eager to dive into the world of homemade soap, this guide is designed for you.

Soap making is a rewarding blend of creativity and science, allowing you to craft personalized bars tailored to your preferences.

In the following section, we’ll provide a detailed overview of the essential elements needed to get started, setting you on the path to creating your own luxurious soaps.

One Pound Of Soap Base: This is also known as melt and pour soap. They are usually made by combining soap glycerin and skin soothing facets like goat’s milk or oatmeal, and their combination already includes the steps involved in using lye, which makes them extra safe.

Two Tablespoons Honey:  Honey adds flavor, fragrance, lather and helps to moisturizes soap.

One Tablespoon Vitamin E Oil: This helps to prevent the soap from oxidizing and spoiling and adds additional nourishment to the skin.

One Tablespoon Hydrating Oil - This softens and moisturizes skin.

99% Isopropyl Alcohol In A Spray Bottle - This ingredient removes bubbles and helps layers of soap adhere to one another. It can also be used to release mica colorants, which are fine powders made from a mineral called muscovite that are used as pigments to add color and shine to soaps and other products. 

Sharp Slicer Knife -  Used to cut the soap base into cubes

Spatula -  A long handled silicone spatula is a soap maker’s best ally. It effectively combines ingredients and scrapes soap batter off the mold container.

Silicone Mold -  This type of soap mold is ubiquitous and makes it very easy to release finished bars. Silicone is non-toxic and lasts for years.

Kitchen Scale - Only use a digital scale because it always provides exact results and never leaves you guessing as to the exact location of the needle.

Microwave-Safe Bowl (Measuring Cup) -  This will effectively melt the base evenly. 

We then recommend the following steps when using their glorious fragrances (some of which are featured below) to make your own soap. 

Step 1: Slice The Base Into Cubes

Measure out one pound of melt and pour into soap base. Chop into small cubes. They don’t have to be exactly the same size.

Step 2: Melt The Base

Scoop up all of the cubes and drop them into a microwaveable-safe, large measuring cup and place inside microwave oven until the base melts and becomes even and creamy. Watch carefully and check on the mixture about every 10 to 15 seconds, stirring in between each pause.

Step 3: Mix The Honey And Oils Into The Base

If desired, pour two tablespoons of honey into the creamy base and stir it really well. Next, get creative with oils and add those that suit your fancy, float your boat etc. Some favorites are: sweet almond, castor or jojoba oil, but the choices are many.

Step 4: Add Colorants Or Fragrance Oils

This is an optional step that depends on your specific skill in pushing envelopes and derring-do. If you wish to forge ahead, here is where you would infuse color or fragrance into your creation. Cautiously mix into the base a half teaspoon of colorant and one teaspoon of fragrance oil and then blend them together.

Step 5: Stir The Mixture And Pour It Into A Silicone Mold

Stir well until everything is one smooth and even consistency, then pour your soap mixture into a silicone mold. The goal is to pour even amounts of your soap into each section of the mold, but they do not have to be precisely equal.

Step 6: Let The Soap Sit For 1 or 2 Hours

Set the soap aside for one or two hours until it hardens. Once it is completely solid, pop the soap bars out of the mold and voila!

7 Fabulous Fragrances For Soap Making

Capri Brezza - A delicious formulation that seamlessly recreates the classic volcanic blue blend, head notes swirl with sugary orange rind, invigorating grapefruit and lush, tropical and sweet pineapple. A fragrant heart soon follows featuring tangy, woody raspberry and vanilla and plum-nuanced mango. A dry down of erotic, passionate musk and creamy woody sandalwood completes this splendid fragrance. Close your eyes and you are taking a bath or shower in an exotic paradise.

Inspired by The Hyatt Zen -  This mellow fragrance is ideal for the bath. It is soft and smooth, opening with a single stream of refreshing, minty eucalyptus. Its aroma soon fades into a vibrant heart of soothing lavender and salty/sour anise. The scent completes with an intriguing dry down of lush, elegant vanilla and creamy, sugary tonka bean. This scent casts an olfactory spell of spring gardens colorful blooms and far away places across the seas.

Inspired by The Ritz Carlton  - This delicious fragrance oil dupe streams with opening notes of sharp, fresh lemon and spicy, floral bergamot. These elements soon fade into an aromatic heart of intense and intoxicating jasmine, green, leafy water lily and dewy, fresh melon. The scent completes with a dry down marked by warm, honeyed amber and earthy, sensual musk.

Inspired by The Sheraton Beach House -  This hardy fragrance bursts with opening facets of honeyed, cool eucalyptus, sea inspired marine and sugary green floral elements. A heart note bouquet soon appears featuring bright, tropical lily and dreamy, musky red rose. This engaging scent completes with a dry down of earthy, passionate musk and moist, green moss.

Santal 1033 -  The top note of this intriguing fragrance, inspired by the ever popular Santal 33, bursts with woody, resinous and slightly sweet cardamom. This facet soon drifts into a vibrant heart marked by woody, powdery violet, soft, luxurious leather and raspberry-tinged iris. Creamy sandalwood, dry, balsamic cedar wood and erotic musk complete this captivating scent that transports the user far away from soaps and bubbles into a tropical forest teeming with hidden life and a warm, crackling open fire.

Inspired by Tobacco Vanille -  This Asian-inspired universal fragrance was originally launched by Tom Ford in 2007. This beautiful dupe captures all its wondrous essence with top notes that stream with facets of whiskey-nuanced tobacco leaf and varied spicy elements. An aromatic heart soon enfolds featuring vanilla-nuanced, creamy tonka bean, warm, floral tobacco flower, lush, elegant vanilla and sweet, chocolatey cocoa. A dry down of dried fruits and diverse woody facets complete this intriguing scent that transports to the Far Eastern world and all its wonder and mysteries.

Inspired by The White Lotus Hotel - Drawing inspiration from the luxurious White Lotus hotel showcased in the well-known series, this fragrance combines top notes of juicy pineapple, ripe mango, and exotic starfruit, followed by a lush heart of frangipani blossoms, creamy coconut, tangy guava, and delicate jasmine. It finishes with a warm foundation of smooth vanilla and rich musk.

In Conclusion

These are just a few of our many blends that are perfectly suited for your soap crafting efforts.

Visit our store and browse through our many fragrance selections.

It may make your decision more difficult, but you can always come back and pick a new one for your next soap creation.

Above all, enjoy yourself. It really is later than you think!