Activated Charcoal Soap

If you’ve never used black soap to bathe or wash your face with, it can seem totally counter-productive. But in reality, activated charcoal soap has amazing benefits for your skin and leaves it feeling so silky smooth!

melt and pour activated charcoal facial bar

DIY Artisan Soap

I remember how skeptical I was when I tried my first bar of charcoal facial soap.

Everyone raved about how amazing it was and how much they loved it. But could a bar of black soap really be all that?

I bought a (expensive) bar and decided to find out for myself. It only took one use for me to be totally hooked! It left my skin feeling so silky smooth and the essential oil combination smelled amazing!

So that became my mommy indulgement. Everyone knew not to touch mommy’s black soap. Ha!

Handmade Charcoal Soap

Soapmaking is something I’ve been wanting to learn for a long time but it feels so intimidating! Having to worry about the lye and doing the steps at just the right time. My sleep deprived mommy brain hasn’t felt quite up to that challenge yet!

But then I found melt and pour. Literally all you have to do it melt it, add what you want, and then pour it into a mold. DIY doesn’t get much easier than that!

5 bars of handmade activated charcoal bar soap

Materials For Handmade Charcoal Soap:

How To Make Activated Charcoal Soap;

Melt 2 pounds soap base in a medium pot over medium low heat.
Add in 4 teaspoons of activated charcoal powder and stir to incorporate.
Add in essential oils – see below
Pour into mold and let harden for 3-4 hours.
Remove from mold and cut into bars.
Allow to fully harden for 24 hours before using.

You can use any essential oils that you’d like. My favorite blend for this soap is:

10 drops Lavender
6 drops Patchouli
6 drops Lemon
6 drops Orange
2 drops Rosemary

If you’d like to learn more about essential oils, sign up for my free masterclass here.

Watch How To Make Activated Charcoal Soap:

4 bars of black charcoal soap on a white doily and a white and gray marble countertop

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Thank you so much for visiting today! If you make your own activated charcoal soap, I’d love to see it! Tag me on Instagram @thislovelylittlefarmhouse!