Ingredients

• The ingredients used in sugar soap include soap in bar or liquid form, sugar and oil. White or brown sugar can be used for soap making; turbinado, or raw sugar, is a favorite as well. The oil used to make sugar soap can be olive, canola, coconut, or a more exotic blend; any skin-safe oil can be used.
  
  

Making Sugar Soap

• There are two ways to prepare sugar soap. You can create a liquid soap scrub by combining equal parts sugar, liquid soap, and olive oil; or you can make soap bars using a milled soap technique. Milled soap is made by grating a bar of soap, adding liquid and other ingredients, then pouring into a mold to dry. Liquid sugar soap makes a body scrub, and should be used soon after preparing. Milled soap bars last much longer and have more uses.
  
  

Sugar Soap Uses

• Use liquid sugar soap as a hand scrub to dissolve oily or sticky residues like motor oil or sap. You can also use liquid sugar soap as a softening body scrub. Sugar soap bars can be used in the same ways, and also make ideal bath and kitchen soaps. A set of sugar soaps is a thoughtful, handmade gift for the crafter or cook in your life.