Looking for a handmade holiday project that’s both fun and useful? These adorable holiday wreath soaps are the answer. This homemade soap recipe is made with pour soap base and simple silicone molds, giving you beautiful wreath-shaped bars that smell like the lovely scent of fresh pine.
They’re the perfect gift for friends, neighbors, teachers, or even as a little treat for yourself. Place one in your bathroom soap dish during the holidays for a cheerful touch, or wrap them up with ribbon for thoughtful stocking stuffers.
We are sharing tips to help you get the best results when making this recipe. If you don’t need the tips, scroll to the bottom for the full recipe and printable recipe card.
⭐ Why You’ll Love This Project ⭐
Festive & Fragrant – These soaps look like tiny wreaths and smell like pine needle and winter woods.
Beginner-Friendly – Using a pour soap base makes this a safe and easy homemade soap recipe.
Customizable – Try different essential oils, like lavender soap or peppermint, for variety.
Great for Gifting – A handmade project that’s a perfect addition to any holiday gift basket.
🧾 Supplies
📌 Be sure to see the recipe card below for the full ingredients list with quantities and step-by-step instructions!
- Melt and pour soap base
- Cavity Silicone mini Donut Pan
- Dark green mica powder
- Forest Pine Fragrance Oil
- Rubbing alcohol
- Heat safe measuring cup
- Wooden craft stick
🔪 How to Make DIY Christmas Wreath Soap
Prep your mold
Sprinkle holiday-themed sprinkles in the bottom of your donut pan cavities. This makes your soaps look like decorated wreaths.
Mix your color
In a small bowl, combine rubbing alcohol with the mica powder. Stir until smooth and fully dissolved.
Melt the soap base
Place the small cubes of soap base into a microwave-safe measuring cup. Heat for 30 seconds, then stir. Repeat in 10-second intervals until completely melted.
Add color & fragrance
Stir the colored alcohol into the melted soap. Add the Forest Pine fragrance oils (or your choice of essential oils) and mix well. For extra moisture and bubbles, you can also stir in a small amount of castor oil.
Pour into molds
Carefully pour the soap into the silicone molds. Use paper cups or a spouted measuring cup to make pouring easier.
Let it set
Allow the soaps to harden for at least 20 minutes. Then pop them out of the molds and place them on a cutting board lined with parchment to finish setting.
🎁 Tips & Tricks
- Gift Idea – Wrap in cellophane bags and tie with ribbon. Add a tag and set them on top of place mats for a cozy holiday gift display.
- Scents to Try – Pine needle and cinnamon for the holidays, or switch to calming lavender soap for year-round use.
- Decorative Display – Use them as the perfect addition to your bathroom soap dish during the holiday season.
- Fun Crafting – Kids can help stir and decorate. You could even use a blackboard effect place mat to write “Merry Christmas” and set the soaps on top for a rustic presentation.
📦 Storage
Store your wreath soaps in an airtight container or wrap them individually in plastic wrap. This keeps the lovely scent of fresh pine (or other essential oils) locked in until you’re ready to use or gift them.
🎄 Final Thoughts
These adorable holiday wreath soaps are festive, fragrant, and easy to make with a simple pour soap base. They smell like a Christmas tree, look beautiful in a bathroom soap dish, and make the perfect gift for anyone who loves handmade goodies.
This homemade soap recipe is an affordable way to bring holiday cheer into your home and spread joy to others during the season.
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Festive DIY Christmas Wreath Soap You Can Make at Home
Ingredients
- 5 1” x 1” Cubes melt and pour soap base
- 18 Cavity Silicone mini Donut Pan
- 1 teaspoon Dark green mica powder
- 15 drops Forest Pine Fragrance Oil
- ½ tablespoon rubbing alcohol
- Heat safe measuring cup
- Wooden craft stick for stirring soap
Instructions
- Add sprinkles to bottom of donut pan cavities.
- Pour rubbing alcohol into small bowl, and add mica powder. Stir well until color is completely combined.
- Place soap cubes into microwave safe measuring cup and heat on high for 30 seconds, heating for additional 10 second intervals, until completely melted.
- Add colored rubbing alcohol to soap base, stir well.
- Add fragrance oil to soap base, stir well.
- Pour soap base into donut pan.
- Let soap set for about 20 minutes, remove from mold.
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