Since I just love the creaminess of milk soap, I decided to make another goat milk soap, but this time adding wine. I was inspired by the wine soaps of Napa County.

Instead of California wine, I used sangria. This was a bottled sangria from Spain. I also added sweet orange essential oil to enhance the citrus factor of the sangria.

Photo: My handmade sangria wine soaps posing along with two pretty snapdragon blossoms. The little speckles are from beet root powder. It’s another ingredient to add to the antioxidant mix.

Before adding the wine, many soap maker would recommend cooking out the alcohol part of the wine. But I just pour the wine and let it sit for a while.

The steps are like making regular CP soap. But near the end, I added 2 oz of wine. The mixture started heating up really fast. Even after I poured into the wooden mold, it stayed warm for some time. Because of this, you don’t have to insulate the soap mold. Just let in sit (in the closet) undisturbed for 24 hours.

When cutting the bars, I noticed they were soft and a little bit sticky. But now that they have been curing for 4 weeks, it is much more firm and less sticky. As for the shower test, it was nice and creamy. Just as moisturizing as my other milk based soaps. Can’t really smell the wine, but I do smell the sweet orange essential oil.

Ingredients: Goat milk, Canola oil, coconut oil, grape seed oil, rice bran oil, safflower oil, red wine, beet root powder, and sweet orange essential oil.

This is the sangria I used in my soap making. Real Sangria - Image source.

“The traditional wine of Spain . Made with fine red wine and natural citrus flavors . Sangria is usually drunk among friends .It can be offered at parties and family celebrations , largely due to its easy assimilation and its lightness as an alcoholic drink . This medium bodied, lightly sweet and bubbly wine has a cherry-rose color and is a perfect accompaniment to any meal. Sangria can also be drunk without eating anything , or accompanied by any type of food . But the important thing is that Sangria must always be served cold.” - Badger Wine & Spirits