Piped Cold Process Soap Flowers Recipe

By Nature's Garden Aug 15, 2025

Yield: Recipe makes approximately one pound of soap

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Recipe Ingredients

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Lye- Sodium Hydroxide

2 lb

Suede and Peony Fragrance Oil

4 fl oz

Palm Oil

16 oz

Coconut Oil 76

16 oz

FUN Tomato Red Soap Dye (1 oz.)1

1 oz

Directions

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1. Other Ingredients & Equipment You'll Need:

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2. Scale

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3. Distilled Water

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4. Mixing Bowls

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5. Stick Blender

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6. Rubber Spatulas

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7. Vinegar

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8. Decorating Bag

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9. Russian Decorating Tip

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10. Total Recipe Weights:

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11. 129 grams of Distilled Water

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12. 53 grams of Lye

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13. 21 grams of Suede and Peony Fragrance Oil

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14. 170 grams of Palm Oil

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15. 170 grams of Coconut Oil 76

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16. 3 drops FUN Soap Colorant- Tomato Red

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17. Clean and sanitize your work area and all of your packaging materials. It is suggested that you wear gloves, protective clothing, a face mask, safety glasses, and a hair net while preparing this recipe.

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18. Step 1: Start preparing your lye solution. Pour lye into the distilled water and allow to cool to room temperature.

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19. Step 2: Add palm oil and coconut oil 76 together and melt in a double boiler. Set aside.

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20. Step 3: Prepare the soap frosting to pipe flowers. Once the soaping oils and the lye solution are room temperature, pour the lye solution into the oils. Use a stick blender to emulsify.

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21. Step 4: Add tomato red colorant and mix with the stick blender. Then, add Suede and Peony Fragrance and mix with a spatula. Use an stick blender to continue mixing until a thin frosting like consistency is reached.

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22. Step 5: Place a coupler in a piping bag and add the frosting. Attach the Russian piping tip. Place a sheet of parchment paper on the counter and pipe the flowers on parchment paper. If the soap is too thin, wait a few minutes and try again. Once all the desired flowers are made, set them aside.

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23. Step 6: Allow your flowers to cure before using.

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24. We hope you enjoy decorating your soap with your cold process soap flowers!

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