homemade bar of pumpkin spice soap on a wooden board

This easy DIY pumpkin spice soap recipe is the best smelling fall skincare, and easy to customize with melt and pour soap base and essential oils.

Get into the autumn mood with the perfect homemade fall soap recipe. Learn how to make handmade pumpkin pie soaps with the easy steps outlined below.

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Supplies and Ingredients Needed to Make Pumpkin Spice Soap

You don’t need a lot of ingredients or supplies to make pumpkin spice soap.

We are going to use Melt and Pour Soap base which has already had the saponification process done for you and takes out the step of having to use Lye.

Here’s what you’ll need:

ingredients needed to make pumpkin spice soap

Equipment:

Either a small double boiler like this one or a microwave safe glass bowl or measuring cup.
A soap mold – use any mold you already have on hand. This is the mold I used to make the round shapes you see in the photos.

Ingredients:

Pumpkin Powder
Melt and Pour Soap Base – I used this glycerin soap base.
Essential Oil – I use a combination of oils to get a yummy fall pumpkin spice scent. Here’s the blend I used:
Orange Mica powder – this is optional and can be left out. I used it to achieve the orange color of the soap. Otherwise your soap will be whatever color your soap base is, which is purely cosmetic.

Step by Step Directions For How To Make Pumpkin Spice Soap

First, cut up your soap base into small squares. Some soap bases already come cut up in small squares, which is convenient and lets you skip this step.

Once cut up into small squares, slowly melt the soap base in a double boiler over a simmering pot of water on the stove, or in a glass bowl in the microwave in 30 second increments stirring in between.

Here I show it in a measuring cup:

glass measuring cup with melt and pour soap base cubes in it.

Once the soap base is melted, add the pumpkin spice powder to it and stir until all the chunks are gone and it’s well blended.

a glass measuring cup with melt and pour soap base in it and a bowl of pumpkin pie spice being added to it.

Lastly, stir in your essential oils.

a bowl of melted soap base with pumpkin spice powder and a bottle of essential oil

If you are adding mica powder for color, you would do this now. Skip this step if you’re not using mica powder.

The final step is to pour the soap mixture into your soap mold. Let it harden overnight and then it’s ready to use.

Pro Tip: Use a cookie sheet!

I recommend laying your silicone soap mold on a cookie sheet or cutting board before pouring your soap mixture into it. This allows it to be moved easily. I learned this the hard way.