Recipes

The air is crisp, the leaves are turning, and there’s no better time to cozy up with some creative fall projects! At Voyageur Soap and Candle, we love celebrating the season with scents, colors, and textures inspired by autumn. Today, we’re sharing four of our favorite fall craft recipes from last year to spark your creativity all over again.

Kickstart your morning with these bright and zesty shower steamers! Made with a fizzing base of baking soda, citric acid, and cream of tartar, they’re infused with an energizing essential oil blend of sweet orange, lemon, and grapefruit for a strong, uplifting scent throw. Optional touches like Mystic Mandarin Mica, granulated lemon peel, and a dried lemon slice add sunny vibes and a burst of freshness to your shower routine.

Bring a little Halloween fun to your bath time with these bright orange Jack-o’-Lantern bath bombs! Each fizzy pumpkin is made with skin-loving avocado oil, moisturizing kokum butter, and polysorbate 80 to help disperse oils evenly in the tub. Scented with juicy mango fragrance and colored a cheerful pumpkin orange, these bath bombs fizz, foam, and leave the water silky smooth.

Once they’re fully dried, the magic touch comes in—painting playful Jack-o’-Lantern faces using a simple mix of onyx mica and isopropyl alcohol. The result? A fun and festive bath treat that looks just like mini pumpkins until they hit the water and transform your bath into a fruity, fizzy experience.

These are a perfect DIY project for spooky season—easy to make, fun to decorate, and extra fun to drop into the tub for a Halloween-inspired soak!

Turn your shower into a spa with these Cooling Blue Shower Steamers! Made with baking soda, citric acid, and kaolin clay, they fizz gently while releasing an invigorating blend of eucalyptus, peppermint, camphor, and menthol crystals to refresh the senses...

Bring the fun of bubble tea into your bath routine with this playful Bubble Tea Melt & Pour Soap! Layered with swirls of purple “milk tea,” topped with handmade soap straws and icy cubes, and filled with juicy purple tapioca pearl embeds, this project is as beautiful as it is functional. Scented with Black Currant Rose & Vanilla, it’s fruity, floral, and sweet — perfect for gifting or treating yourself. Best of all, melt & pour soap is ready to use right away, so you can enjoy your bubble tea creation the same day you make it!

✨ Trick or Treat Yourself ✨
Make your very own Candy Corn Sugar Scrub this spooky season! 🎃🍬🧡

This emulsified foaming scrub looks just like candy corn, smells like buttercream + orange, and leaves skin silky smooth. Best part? You can whip it up right at home!
🍬 Fun, festive, and perfect for fall gift baskets or a little indulgence for yourself!

Stay fresh the natural way with our DIY Deodorant Project! 🌿 This easy-to-follow recipe uses nourishing shea butter, coconut oil, and rice bran wax, combined with odor-absorbing arrowroot and zinc oxide for a gentle yet effective formula. Customize with your favorite essential oil blend to create a personal deodorant that’s just right for you. Packaged in our natural oval twist-up tube, this project makes a smooth, long-lasting stick deodorant that you’ll be proud to say you made yourself!

Take your soap-making skills to the next level with this firm, luxurious salt bar! Infused with nourishing coconut, avocado, and shea oils, a touch of coconut milk powder, and our signature West Coast essential oil blend, this soap is as beautiful as it is functional. Fine sea salt gives it extra hardness and a unique texture, while optional Red Clover flowers and a sprinkle of salt on top add a charming, natural touch. Perfect for makers looking to create a visually stunning, skin-loving soap from start to finish. 

This gentle foaming facial cleanser recipe, kindly shared by Susan Barclay Nichols (SwiftCraftyMonkey), combines mild surfactants, soothing botanical extracts, and Fision® Glow to deliver a soft, airy foam that cleanses skin thoroughly yet gently. Rich in antioxidants and humectants, it helps remove impurities while supporting hydration and comfort.

Perfect for DIY skincare enthusiasts, this versatile formula can be customized for different skin types and needs, making it ideal for anyone looking to create a personalized daily cleanser at home. 

🧼✨ Summer Break DIY Fun!
These Soap Sticks are the perfect easy craft for kids—fun to make, cute to gift, and super practical for camping, school, sports, or everyday adventures! 🌿🍑

They scrub, they lather, and they smell like peachy-sunshine with a zesty lime twist! 🍑🍋
Made with melt & pour soap, mango butter, glycerin, and a touch of sugar for scrubby goodness—no mess, minimal supervision, and total summer vibes. ☀️

👧🧒 A great afternoon activity for little crafters
🎒 Travel-ready, camp-approved, locker-friendly
🏀 Perfect for after gym class or practice
🎁 Makes an adorable gift
👜 Just toss in your bag and go!

🎉 DIY Soda Pop Shower Steamers! 🍹🛁 Fizzy, bubbly fun for your shower—these shower steamers smell just like cream soda! ✨ They’re the perfect summer DIY for kids & teens (and yes… grown-ups will want one too 😆).

With fall and back-to-school right around the corner, now is a great time to make this fun DIY project: Crisp Apple Exfoliating Loofah Melt & Pour Soap! This delightful creation combines the invigorating aroma of crisp apples with the gentle...

🥤✨ Fizzy Fun for Summer Break!
Boredom buster? ✅
Smells like cola candy? ✅
Perfect for tweens, teens & DIY lovers? ✅
It’s time to make your own Cola Crush Wax Melts — a sweet and bubbly craft that brings serious soda shop vibes to your space!

🐉💙 Blueberry & Dragon’s Blood Conditioning Shampoo

A dreamy blend of blueberry antioxidants and dragon’s blood botanical magic! This gentle, hydrating shampoo soothes the scalp, softens strands, and tames frizz — all while smelling like a fruity herbal fantasy. 🍇✨
💧Infused with chamomile, witch hazel & Fision® HydraTress for extra scalp care.
🌱 Sulfate-free, clean, and nourishing!

🌾✨ Yucca & Corn Silk Conditioning Shampoo

A creamy, gentle shampoo infused with soothing yucca extract and hydrating corn silk extract to cleanse without stripping. Perfect for sensitive scalps and dry or textured hair, it leaves strands soft, fresh, and balanced—no harsh suds needed.

 

🌈✨ Summer Break DIY - Rainbow Suds Whipped Soap! ✨🌈

Bright, fluffy, and totally fun — this neon rainbow whipped soap is piped layer by layer into a jar for a swirly, magical finish! 🫧💖

Kids and teens will love this hands-on craft that feels like frosting, smells like summer, and turns into bubbly soap in the bath or shower. Plus, it makes the cutest gift or party favour!

 

Rose Cake Sugar Scrub – Summer DIY for Kids!
Soft, sparkly, and super fun to make, this dessert-style scrub gently smooths and moisturizes skin with nourishing butters and sugar. It's part of our Summer Break DIYs—easy, creative projects perfect for little makers!

🌸🧼 They look real… but those roses are SOAP! Looking for the perfect summer break craft to keep the kids creative and having fun? This Soap Flower Bouquet project is super easy, totally gorgeous, and makes a beautiful handmade gift...

💙🍧 Summer Break DIY Fun Continues! 🍧💙
This fruity, glossy lip treat is a super fun project for kids & teens to make on their own (or with a little help!) during summer break. Made with natural oils, juicy blue raspberry flavor, and a touch of sparkle — it's perfect for DIY beauty lovers! 💅💙

🧪✨ Make Your Own Summer Rollerball Potion! Looking for a fun and easy summer project to keep the kids busy and creative? This DIY Potion Rollerball is the perfect mix of learning and imagination! Using kid-safe essential oils, a splash...