Frankincense and Myrrh Soap Recipe for DIY Holiday Giving (2024)

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This frankincense and myrrh soap recipe is a great option for holiday gifting. With the luxury of infused frankincense oil, myrrh essential oil, and gold mica reminiscing of Christmas tales, it makes a great personal use soap, guest soap, or gift.

Melt and pour soaps are a quick and efficient gift option. You can make one batch, and have several individual soaps for gift baskets, wellness baskets, or just as hostess gifts. Since soap is also needed around the house, and soap doesn’t go bad, you can make these soaps at any time and just keep them on hand until needed.

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This frankincense, gold, and myrrh soap recipe is designed after the tale of the Three Wise Men. With infused frankincense oil to bring the benefits of frankincense into your soap, myrrh essential oil to bring the fascinating woodsy scent of myrrh, and gold mica for the adding bling, glitter, and luxury. This soap is simply fun.

Another great melt-and-pour soap option is this snowflake soap recipe, with a deep blue background and stark white snowflakes. Combine both recipes for fun holiday themed soap, for gifts or personal use. If you have gardening friends, this lightly abrasive coffee soap is another easy and fun soap to make. For more holiday scents and fun, using hot-processed lye soap, this candy-cane soap, or this pumpkin spice soap, are also fun options.

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Frankincense and Myrrh Soap Recipe

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Description

A refreshing melt-and-pour soap with frankincense, myrrh, and gold mica for bling.

Ingredients

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  • 2 ounces goat’s milk melt and pour soap base
  • 8 ounces honey melt and pour soap base
  • 1 tablespoons frankincense infused hemp seed oil
  • ½ teaspoon kings gold mica (lip safe/eye safe), divide
  • 15 drops frankincense essential oil
  • 15 drops myrrh essential oil
  • 30 drops honeybell essential oil blend
  • 6 cavity soap mold for guest soaps
  • Spray bottle of isopropyl alcohol

Instructions

  1. Cut up goat’s milk melt and pour soap base into one inch pieces. Place in heat proof, glass measuring cup. Microwave in 15 second bursts until soap base is melted.
  2. Cut up honey melt and pour soap base. Place in another heat proof, glass measuring cup. Add frankincense infused oil. Microwave in 15 second burst until soap base is melted. Stir to fully combine melted soap base and oil.
  3. Add ¼ teaspoon gold mica to each soap base. (1/2 teaspoon gold mica divided between two glass measuring cups) Stir well to fully combine.
  4. Add essential oils to the honey soap base mixture. Stir well to fully combine. Prepare soap molds by spraying mold cavities with isopropyl alcohol.
  5. Pour honey melt and pour base into each mold cavity until it is ¾ full.
  6. Pour goat’s milk soap base into each mold cavity to the side of the cavity, dividing it evenly between all mold cavities.
  7. Using a small dowel or skewer, drag the skewer through the soap mold cavity in a swirling pattern, to swirl the milk soap base.
  8. Spritz each filled mold cavity with rubbing alcohol to remove the surface tension and release any air bubbles. Set the mold aside to cool and harden 3 to 4 hours.
  9. Once soap is fully hardened remove the soap from the mold. Set aside for a few hours. Package with plastic wrap and label. Plastic wrap may be heat sealed using a hair dryer or heat gun for a professional finish.

Notes

*To make frankincense infused oil, put 1 tablespoon of powdered frankincense resin and 2 tablespoons olive oil in a heat proof measuring cup. Place the cup over water in a saucepan. Simmer the saucepan over low heat for 30 minutes. Stir the mixture several times during heating. Remove from heat and let it cool down naturally. Strain. Measure oil for use in this recipe.

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Ingredients:

2 ounces goat’s milk melt and pour soap base

8 ounces honey melt and pour soap base

1 tablespoons frankincense infused hemp seed oil

½ teaspoon kings gold mica (lip safe/eye safe), divide

15 drops frankincense essential oil

15 drops myrrh essential oil

30 drops honeybell essential oil blend

6 cavity soap mold for guest soaps

Spray bottle of isopropyl alcohol

Directions:

Cut up goat’s milk melt and pour soap base into one inch pieces. Place in heat proof, glass measuring cup. Microwave in 15 second bursts until soap base is melted.

Cut up honey melt and pour soap base. Place in another heat proof, glass measuring cup. Add frankincense infused oil. Microwave in 15 second burst until soap base is melted. Stir to fully combine melted soap base and oil.

Add ¼ teaspoon gold mica to each soap base. (1/2 teaspoon gold mica divided between two glass measuring cups) Stir well to fully combine.

Add essential oils to the honey soap base mixture. Stir well to fully combine. Prepare soap molds by spraying mold cavities with isopropyl alcohol.

Pour honey melt and pour base into each mold cavity until it is ¾ full.

Pour goat’s milk soap base into each mold cavity to the side of the cavity, dividing it evenly between all mold cavities.

Using a small dowel or skewer, drag the skewer through the soap mold cavity in a swirling pattern, to swirl the milk soap base.

Spritz each filled mold cavity with rubbing alcohol to remove the surface tension and release any air bubbles. Set the mold aside to cool and harden 3 to 4 hours.

Once your frankincense and myrrh soap is fully hardened remove the soap from the mold. Set aside for a few hours. Package with plastic wrap and label. Plastic wrap may be heat sealed using a hair dryer or heat gun for a professional finish.

*To make frankincense infused oil, put 1 tablespoon of powdered frankincense resin and 2 tablespoons olive oil in a heat proof measuring cup. Place the cup over water in a saucepan. Simmer the saucepan over low heat for 30 minutes. Stir the mixture several times during heating. Remove from heat and let it cool down naturally. Strain. Measure oil for use in this recipe.

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What melt and pour soaps have you made? If you made this gold, frankincense and myrrh soap, how did it turn out?

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FAQs

What blends well with Frankincense in soap? ›

Frankincense oil blends well with citrus oils like Lime, Lemon, and Wild Orange, and other oils such as Cypress, Lavender, Geranium, Rose, Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang, and Clary Sage for diffusion.

What blends well with Frankincense and myrrh? ›

Frankincense and Myrrh oils can be a bit heavy on their own (especially the Myrrh), so Cedarwood and Orange are included to help sweeten and round out the aroma a bit.

What are the ingredients in Frankincense and myrrh? ›

The main chemical constituents of frankincense and myrrh are terpenoids and essential oils. Their common pharmacological effects are anti-inflammatory and anticancer.

How many drops Frankincense and myrrh? ›

USING FRANKINCENSE OIL IN A DIFFUSER TO RELIEVE STRESS AND ENHANCE FOCUS
INGREDIENTSAMOUNT
Frankincense Essential Oil5 drops
Myrrh Essential Oil5 drops
Cedarwood Essential Oil (optional - to lighten the aroma a bit)5 drops
Orange Essential Oil (optional - to add a sweet, fruity aroma to the blend)5-10 drops

What pairs best with frankincense? ›

Frankincense oil blends well with citrus oils like Lime, Lemon, and Wild Orange, and other oils such as Cypress, Lavender, Geranium, Rose, Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang, and Clary Sage for diffusion.

Can you mix frankincense and myrrh for skin? ›

The combination of Myrrh and Frankincense is known to boost circulation, reduce symptoms of inflammation and irritation, prevent or reduce infection, strengthen and regenerate the skin's protective barrier, ease pain, boost collagen and elastin production, tone the skin, and facilitate the healing of wounds.

What is the best carrier oil for frankincense and myrrh? ›

Frankincense and Myrrh oils are also powerhouses when it comes to healthy, glowing skin. Blend Frankincense and Myrrh Co-Distillation with skin-loving carrier oils, like Jojoba, Argan, or Grapeseed, and use topically to support youthful-looking skin.

What is the best way to use frankincense and myrrh? ›

Relaxation and Stress Relief

Frankincense and myrrh have a calming effect on the mind and body, which makes them excellent for reducing stress and promoting relaxation. They are used in aromatherapy for this very reason and can also be added to a warm bath or diffused into the air to create a peaceful atmosphere.

Which smells better frankincense or myrrh? ›

Frankincense is often mentioned together with it's cousin myrrh, another aromatic and earthy scent derived from the resin of the Commiphora tree which also has a long history in religion and spirituality. When comparing the two scents, frankincense is considered sweeter and warmer while myrrh is more earthy and bitter.

Can you put frankincense in soap? ›

We've got an extra festive yet very traditional Cold Process soap- Frankincense. Below, we have given an in-depth recipe, so whether you are new to soap making or a veteran, this should please everyone!

What are good essential oil combinations for soap? ›

  • Clary Sage - herbaceous - try withlime, patchouli.
  • Geranium - sweet/floral - try with sweet orange, clary sage, peppermint.
  • Juniper Berry - floral - try with rosemary, eucalyptus.
  • Eucalyptus - strong/fresh - try with tea tree, spearmint, rosemary.
  • Tea Tree - medicinal/fresh - try with peppermint, lavender, lime.
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What are the benefits of frankincense in soap? ›

It is commonly added to skin care products to help with moisturizing & also for its deep woody aroma. Frankincense oil is known to improve skin tone, heal cuts & infected skin.

Can you mix frankincense and clary sage? ›

Frankincense resin has been used as incense since ancient times for meditation due to its calming effect on the mind, and the essential oil has exactly the same relaxing properties.To release the wonderfully calming effect of frankincense essential oil, add 2 drops to a diffuser together with 1 drop of clary sage oil ...

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