ideas for toddler soaps, lotions, oils, etc. please

[My Mountain Soaps]

Hi there,
my brother and his wife are in the process of adopting a two year old boy and his six month old sister. I am super excited for them, and havent been able to meet the children yet as they live out of state. I had the idea today of making them little gifts of fun bath time soaps, lotions for chaffing, etc. Do you have any ideas/recipes that you would like to share or can point me to? thank you so much in advance!

 

[godschild]

Pinterest and youtube maybe? Hopefully somebody may give you more ideas. I haven't made any soapy things for children.

 

[LunaSkye]

Sweet almond oil is said to be good as a baby oil and Castile soap is pretty gentle on a baby's skin (so I've read). I honestly never made anything for a baby, but I did try my hand with an olive-palm combo that should be finished curing by now. I would also stay on the safe side with CO (maybe 10%-15%) since it may make too strong a soap for a baby.

If you have a problem with using palm, there is always tallow/lard. I heard that tallow and lard can make a mild soap, but I know that the latter adds the nicest lather I've ever experienced. There are also butters like cocoa and shea if animial fats aren't your forte.

 

[KatieShephard]

Hi there,
my brother and his wife are in the process of adopting a two year old boy and his six month old sister. I am super excited for them, and havent been able to meet the children yet as they live out of state. I had the idea today of making them little gifts of fun bath time soaps, lotions for chaffing, etc. Do you have any ideas/recipes that you would like to share or can point me to? thank you so much in advance!

I'm a super newbie, so take this fwiw...I'd start with a castille or Bastille recipe.

Congrats to your brother and sister-in-law on their new family! God bless them

 

[lenarenee]

That is wonderful news!

Have you ever been interested in bath bombs or other fizzy bath items? Young children like that, however probably not appropriate for a six month old.

Somewhere on the internet I've seen a blog for homemade crayon type soap....used to write on the walls of the bathtub.

 

[PuddinAndPeanuts]

Hey! I know WSP has a liquid soap base that is good for suspending stuff in. You could make the toddler a bottle of clear scented liquid soap and suspend plastic snakes in it (I think they even sell the little plastic snakes). I know it isn't fully home made that way, but it sure is cute!

 

[ourwolfden]

WSP has rubber ducks you can put on the top of soaps. I made some for my niece last year there are pics in the soap registry.

 

[My Mountain Soaps]

Sorry that it has taken so long to write back, but thank you all for your responses. The snakes and ducks sound like such a fun idea. im going to have to do some creative thinking as to how to implement fun things like that. I like the idea of a liquid soap with icky critters in it. I think he would get a kick out of that thanks everyone!

 

[Be Love]

What about searching Pinterest for a recipe for tub/body paint soap or bath crayons? I'm sure I've seen them on there before...

 

[cmzaha]

kids love lego soaps. I much prefer a mild sls free m&p for young children. I never used lye soap on the babies and toddlers. Mini to med size cupcakes are fun for young kids

 

[My Mountain Soaps]

im thinking along that route as well when it comes to lye. I think i might look into m&p for them, and then the crayon soaps look fun too. I wont be able to much money into it, so it may have to be made out of what i have, or it will have to wait a while.