Honey Soap Recipe

Many of the old recipe’s for honey soap actually had honey in them. It was usually a plain white toilet soap flavored with citronella and various combinations of essential oils. The addition of beeswax to the recipe below gives it a faint sweet aroma. Actual honey may also be added to give it an amber color and a softer texture.

Honey Soap Recipe

1 & 1/2 c. clean rendered tallow
1/2 c. vegetable oil
3 Tbsp. pure beeswax
3/4 c. cold soft water
1/4 c. lye flakes
1 tsp. citronella oil
1/4 tsp. oil of lemon grass (optional)
2 Tbsp. liquid honey (optional)

Melt beeswax in a double boiler till liquid. Beat in vegetable oil and keep warm. Melt tallow and measure. Stir lye flakes into cold water until dissolved. Set aside to cool.

Grease molds liberally with petroleum jelly.

When lye & tallow are lukewarm, pour lye slowly into fat, stirring until thick and creamy.

Add warm wax mixture in a thin stream, beating vigorously to disperse evenly. Add honey and essential oils.

Pour into molds.

Yeild: 1 & 1/2 lbs. hard bar soap