DIY Turmeric Soap Recipe: Skin-friendly & Deliciously Scented

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Hey! Don’t panic. It’s pretty simple and easy to make your turmeric soap at home when you know the turmeric soap recipe at hand. This DIY turmeric skin-friendly soap offers a lot of soothing miracles for your face and body. Adding turmeric to soap is a superb way to reap the benefits of the spice without cooking with it or consuming turmeric tea. Dermatologists have explored turmeric soap’s positive and skin-healthy effects. On the other hand, this skin-friendly soap is grabbing attention owing to its beneficial impacts on the skin.

This duo combines glorious effects in the new soap recipe to prepare here. You can thoroughly apply orange essential oil to the skin to reduce inflammation, redness, aches, and pains. Further, orange oil combined with a pinch of fresh turmeric boosts clarity, reduces inflammation and acne, and retains your skin rejuvenated. Being packed with antioxidants, turmeric acts as an anti-aging herb too. It can also deter the growth of many bacteria and fungi on the skin. To create an even more synergistic spell, the blood orange essential oil, giving relaxing and mood-lifting results in a fresh citrusy scent, says, “Let the healing begin!”

This DIY Turmeric skin-friendly soap is perfect for you. Try it to believe!

Turmeric soap recipe Ingredients:

To try the turmeric soap recipe at home, you’ll need the following:

  • 500 grams of any soap base
  • one and a half tsp. wild turmeric powder
  • 1 tbsp. Coconut oil
  • 2 tsp. Blood orange Essential oil / Any essential oil as per your skin type
  • Soap mold

Preparation of Turmeric Soap

  • Slice the soap base into small pieces and melt it in the microwave till it turns to a liquid base.
  • Add the wild turmeric to the liquid base and swirl well.
  • When the turmeric and the soap base combine, add coconut oil. This step proves that this DIY soap won’t dry your skin. Additionally, the coconut oil will immediately moisten your skin.
  • Now, add the essential oil to the mixture. Tea tree, lavender, and lemon are critical oil choices for acne-prone skin. However, while adding any of these ingredients, confirm it is skin-friendly soap, according to your skin type. Also, you can use any fragrance of your choice here.
  • Mix everything satisfactorily in this turmeric soap recipe.
  • Pour the batter into the DIY turmeric soap mold once the batter is at room temperature or slightly warm. Pouring hot batter into the rubber mold will melt the mold.
  • Dab the mold a few times to free any air bubbles.
  • Wrap the lid of the mold and let it remain for a day. Please do not place it in the fridge.
  • Once the soap solidifies, de-mold. The turmeric soap recipe is done!
  • Use this DIY turmeric skin-friendly soap, and you are good to go!

Bonus Tip:

Try this gel and a DIY turmeric skin-friendly soap for optimal results.

DIY Turmeric Aloe Night Gel

Apart from the turmeric soap recipe, you can make this turmeric-infused gel. This gel is creamy texture-wise. However, turmeric and aloe Vera are natural therapies that cure multiple ailments like dry skin, rosacea, eczema, and more. Furthermore, the minerals, vitamins, and amino acids inside turmeric and aloe Vera help ease inflamed skin, reduce swelling, heal wounds, and even soothe rusty skin.

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Directions:

Mix 2 tbsp aloe Vera well, 1/4 tsp wild turmeric powder (it doesn’t stain), and 2 tsp jojoba oil.

First, wash the face with the turmeric soap recipe. Let the face dry. Now apply the gel on the face, neck, and shoulder areas while massaging in a circular motion for 5-10 minutes. Stay for 30 minutes. Rinse it off with lukewarm water. Also, you can leave the gel overnight.

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Taiba Tariq

Taiba Tariq is a healthcare nutrition hobbyist, enthusiastic about researching healthcare & skincare news while analyzing the latest and science-backed evidence about nutrition, skin care, and supplements. She wants to help people regain their beauty, health, and well-being through natural means.

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