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Really almost anything goes as long as you run it through a soap calculator to make sure no lye remains in the finished soap. Certain carrier oils give more suds, while others are more moisturizing. In this recipe I’ve used a blend of coconut, jojoba, and olive oils to get the ...
In the video below, I invite you into my kitchen to do the same. I’ll walk you through my method for making hot process soap. Unlike cold process soap, which takes 4-6 weeks to cure before it’s ready, hot process soap uses an external heat source (in my recipe, a slow cooker)...
What helped me understand soap ingredients was learning about the soap making process. Specifically, they make soap by saponifying some kind of fat or oil with an alkali, aka lye. In the case of castile soap, it is olive oil. Typically, an alkali is either sodium hydroxide (for bar soap...
Square soap/lotion bar container (optional) Here’s an alternative lotion bar mold that I also love. It’s roughly the same size as the 100% Hand Made soap mold, so you should get the same number of bars per batch. Lotion Bar Recipe This recipe makes eight of the 1.5 fluid ounce squ...
We’ve gotten so used to using liquid dish soap that my mind got stuck on making a liquid dish soap. Since I’m a cold process soap maker, I thought why not make a solid dish soap recipe? Success! I finally found a homemade dish soap that works and gives me the suds that I like...
Recipe Video Notes To familiarize yourself with soapmaking, read thishow-to make soap article. Wear protective gloves and goggles and cover all work surfaces. Use caution when mixing the lye and water as the fumes can cause a choking sensation in your throat. This will diminish after a minute...
Three years ago, trying to find a way to have liquid soap without the plastic bottle, I discovered that you can't actually make real liquid soap from a solid soap bar. What I ended up with was a slimy green failure. And the reason is that liquid and soli
Soap-Based shampoo bars While considered the most “natural,” soap based shampoo bars aren’t the best choice for most of us because of their high pH. Soap based shampoo bars are just that, soaps made with lye and oils just like the other soaps that I have shown you how to make on...
You can use any milk you like with this recipe! Cow milk, almond milk, coconut milk etc all feel really nice and work the same way as the buttermilk. Read more about working with milk here:http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/tips-and-tricks/how-to-add-lye-to-...