UNICORN SUGAR SCRUB EXFOLIATING SOAP BAR RECIPE
Although this exfoliating soap bar recipe wasn't what I meant to make originally, I am really happy with how it turned out in the end. It is cute, and I really like the mold.
It smells amazing too. Who doesn't want to smell like a unicorn kiss?
And it's glittery. Give me aaaaaaaallllll the glitter!
MELT AND POUR SOAP
I used clear melt and pour soap base for the unicorns and white for the sugar scrub part of this exfoliating soap bar recipe. You can use either base for either part. I've used both clear and white for the sugar scrub part, and both look nice. (You can see the clear base in my Easter bunny solid sugar cube soaps.)
I used Crafty Bubbles melt and pour soap. You can use any soap base
GLITTER
I used a body safe glitter with fine particles for this unicorn sugar scrub exfoliating soap bar recipe. I've used it several times, and it works very well in soaps and stays suspended.
There's also a biodegradable glitter. Next time I buy glitter, I'll buy that.
MICA
I colored my unicorns with mica. I really prefer the mica colorant over liquid because it doesn't bleed or fade. It gives me brighter colors, too.
I bought this set of mica. Each bag has 0.1 ounces. It doesn't seem like a lot, but this set will last me forever. It has a nice variety of colors, too.
SWEET ALMOND OIL
I used sweet almond oil
You can use any carrier oil in its place. Good ones to try are grapeseed oil, avocado oil, or sunflower oil. You can learn more about the different carrier oils in my book Carrier Oils
UNICORN KISSES NATURAL FRAGRANCE OIL
I used the new Unicorn Kisses natural fragrance oil from Right Note (Crafty Bubbles). It smells amazing! It's fruity with some berry and I think some banana. It smells like summer and carefree days.
It's available in their Bakery set of natural fragrance oils and essential oil blends.
MOLDS
I used this adorable unicorn mold. Each soap is about 2 ounces, so it's pretty decent sized. Each unicorn could definitely be its own bar of soap.
The unicorns just fit inside the Crafter's Choice round mold
More fun DIY unicorn bath and body projects:
INGREDIENTS
- 8 ounces clear melt and pour soap
- 2.5 ounces plus 2 ounces white melt and pour soap
- 4 ounces sugar
- 1.5 ounce sweet almond oil
- glitter
- mica
- 1 teaspoon Unicorn Kisses natural fragrance oil, divided
SUPPLIES
DIRECTIONS
STEP #1
STEP #2
STEP #3
Weigh the sugar and place in a medium sized bowl. Add the sweet almond oil and 1/2 teaspoon Unicorn Kisses fragrance oil.
STEP #4
Weigh and melt 2.5 ounces of white melt and pour soap at 30 second intervals. Pour it into the sugar mixture and stir well.
The soap will set up quickly since the sugar is at room temperature.
STEP #5
Pour the soap into the round mold and spray with rubbing alcohol. Let it set up. Reserve about 2 ounces of this mixture for the next step.
STEP #6
Set the unicorns on top of the hardened sugar scrub soaps. Remelt the soap left over from step 5. The soap will be thin and the sugar will start to dissolve.
Spray the top of the white soap and the bottom of the unicorns with rubbing alcohol. Carefully pour the soap around the unicorn to hold them in place. Spray the top with rubbing alcohol to get rid of bubbles. Let sit until completely cooled.
Now you have unicorn sugar scrub exfoliating soap bars! This soap is a great bar for the body or for your hands. It gently exfoliates, so I use it before shaving for a closer shave.
I also keep it in the kitchen to use as a scrubby bar after getting dirty while cooking.
Unicorn Sugar Scrub Exfoliating Soap
materials:
- 8 ounces clear melt and pour soap
- 2.5 ounces plus 2 ounces white melt and pour soap
- 4 ounces sugar
- 1.5 ounce sweet almond oil
- glitter
- mica
- 1 teaspoon Unicorn Kisses natural fragrance oil, divided
steps:
- Cut the clear melt and pour soap into 1 inch cubes and microwave in a 2-cup Pyrex measuring cup. Add the glitter, mica, and 1/2 teaspoon Unicorn Kisses fragrance oil and stir well.
- Pour into the unicorn soap mold. Let sit until fully hardened. About two hours. Then unmold and set aside.
- Weigh the sugar and place in a medium sized bowl. Add the sweet almond oil and 1/2 teaspoon Unicorn Kisses fragrance oil.
- Weigh and melt 2.5 ounces of white melt and pour soap at 30 second intervals. Pour it into the sugar mixture and stir well.
- Pour the soap into the round mold and spray with rubbing alcohol. Let it set up. Reserve about 2 ounces of this mixture for the next step.
- Set the unicorns on top of the hardened sugar scrub soaps. Remelt the soap left over from step 5. The soap will be thin and the sugar will start to dissolve.
- Spray the top of the white soap and the bottom of the unicorns with rubbing alcohol. Carefully pour the soap around the unicorn to hold them in place. Spray the top with rubbing alcohol to get rid of bubbles. Let sit until completely cooled.

