Holiday soaping time has arrived!

Marie Rayma | Humblebee & MeNov 2, 2026

Hey Bees!

I know Halloween just passed, but if you're planning to give homemade soap to your loved for at Christmas, now is the perfect time to start making that soap.

Bar soaps need to age for at least three weeks to make hard, long-lasting bars, so if you want a stash of beautiful soaps ready for gifting by the start of December, those soaps need to be made and aging in the next week or two (eep!).

This White Chocolate Peppermint Soap is just one of the many beautiful holiday soaps on my blog that make the wonderful gifts. Below are a few more, but feel free to browse my bar soap formulas for more ideas!

Let's get gifting!!

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🎁 More Giftable Soaps

Cranberry Orange Christmas Soap

This swirly cold-processed soap features cranberry seed oil, cranberry seeds, orange essential oil, and some beautiful micas to create some lovely swoopy swirls.

Rustic Clay Soap

This two-layer unscented soap is coloured with clay, and is really beginner-friendly. I designed this soap for my dad since he prefers unscented products!

Candlelight Christmas Soap

It’s a warm, rich soap that I designed to look like a glowing candle and smell like cozy, fireside cuddles.

💬 Comment of the week

Hearing that one of my formulas encouraged you to try and DIY absolutely makes my day 😄

Thank you for your knowledge. I avoided making them [soaps] because I thought it was too hard.

– Kathy, on Rustic Clay Soap

"The biggest take away for me is the confidence it has given me to explore making new products!"

Thank you so much to Christine for her review of DIY Skincare for Beginners ❤️

If you'd like to start your DIY journey off on the right foot so you can start formulating with confidence, click here ➡️

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Happy making!

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The DIY Lotion Workshop: My exclusive step-by-step system for creating completely custom oil-in-water lotions and creams.
The Luxurious Body Butters Masterclass: Start making better body butters in just 80 minutes with seventeen easy formulation tricks that cost pennies.
The Practical Preservation Masterclass: Learn how to select the right preservative for any formulation in just 120 minutes
The Luxurious Lotions Mini Masterclass: Upgrade your emulsions with five cheap & easy formulation tricks used by luxury brands.

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