15 Gorgeous Christmas Soap Recipes to Make and Give (2024)

1. Peppermint Bark Soap

This recipe yields a soap that looks JUST like peppermint bark candy. Two layers of “chocolate” are topped with “crushed candy canes”. It looks so amazingly realistic you’ll have to label it well to make sure your friends don’t eat it. It uses a goat’s milk melt-and-pour soap base so you don’t have to deal with lye and can focus on the details and the beauty of this recipe! There are a few peppermint soap recipes on this list, but this one is the most impressive.

2. Christmas Tree Cold Process Soap

This recipe from Humblebee & Me makes a “loaf” style bar soap that’s topped with gold mica and has a beautiful Christmas tree-inspired swirl inside. It’s a great cold process recipe that blends tallow, coconut oil, and a few soft oils. This is one of those holiday gifts that can be enjoyed all winter long.

3. Tree-Shaped Green Soap

Now if you really want your soap to look like an actual tree, this is the one you’re looking for. Perfect for an absolute beginner, this is a simple matter of melting a soap base, adding fragrance and color, and pouring it into a Christmas tree mold. Easy! A great gift idea, and cute enough for little ones too.

4. Cold Process Gingerbread Soap

This is a cold process recipe that adds real molasses and real chai tea for a holiday soap with real holiday ingredients! The author of this recipe uses spice essential oils for fragrance, making this a natural soap that’s still charming and festive as can be.

Definitely worth a look if you prefer cold process but are looking for something that’s extra cute.

5. Candy Cane Soap Recipe

This is an adorable recipe! Every soap maker loves pouring in layers (or at least I do!), and the combination of stripes and candy topping is the perfect winter recipe. This tutorial uses a melt and pour base divided in two.

6. Snowflake Glitter Soap

This refreshing and cute soap recipe mixes glitter and peppermint fragrance for a wintry, crisp, and beautiful soap. This tutorial shows you how to layer two sections for your soap: one glittery and one solid white. The result is a beautiful snowflake-shaped bar! Another melt and pour recipe.

7. Spiced Orange Soap

This one might be my favorite! It’s a cold process recipe with an elegant, natural look. The fragrance is spicy and loaded with cloves, cinnamon, and other Christmas scents. It’s a great recipe and something a little different from the typical Christmas themes.

8. Apple Pie Soap

Continuing with the warm and spicy theme, this Apple Pie Soap recipe is another great choice. This soap tutorial shows you how to use natural colorants and a mix of fragrance oils and vanilla to get an amazing fragrance that anyone receiving your Christmas gifts will love!

9. Lemon Kitchen Soap

Okay, so of all these homemade soap recipes this is the least “holiday”. But handmade gifts should be practical all year round and everyone loves and this kitchen soap definitely fits the bill. You can also substitute orange zest for a slightly more festive look!

11. Frankincense & Myrrh Hot Process Soap

Hot process is a great soap making method since the bars are ready to use right away. So if you’re in a hurry for a gift, try this recipe.

12. DIY SNOWFLAKE SOAP

This impressive but simple snowflake soap uses a clear base and adorably festive embeds. Kids will love this one.