I am looking forward to it! Blend for about 5 minutes, then walk away. Hot process soap making pdf. The soap was prepared using sheabutter oil (SBO), palm kernel oil (PKO) and plantain peels. Mix the lye into the puree. Add the colorant to that bit of soap. :) Best wishes that you will soon be able to have that shop! If so, perhaps theyre spoiling? :) The oatmeal & honey soap is one of my older recipes, when I used box molds more often than loaf molds. :), I am so sorry it has taken so long for me to reply. Just trying to figure out how this works before combining the two. (Never add lye to a hot liquid or it will volcano out of the mixing container.). :) So, I kept adjusting my recipe until it fit. A soap pot and some other easily found tools and equipment. The issue is once I get about mid-way if a bar, I notice it smells off, an odd smell. I make all of my soaps from a melt and pour method using different glycerin blocks. Youre exactly right when you say that they mean to add at light trace, then keep blending for a little bit more in order to incorporate everything. I also have a recipe here that has those three oils you might enjoy: I think this article will help answer your question: http://roberttisserand.com/2011/06/essential-oils-in-soap-interview-with-kevin-dunn/. The website thenerdyfarmwife.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Thanks Jan! :) Its amazing how much our grandmothers accomplished in the same 24 hours we all have. Hi Aileen! soap making process. I tried rapping it firmly on the table to get out air bubbles after I filled it. One thingyou mention that lye can be hard to find. 0000092683 00000 n 0000002596 00000 n Lye (sodium hydroxide) sometimes hard to find locally, but check local small hardware stores. Hi Magdalene, Hopefully by the end of August! Heres my chart on essential oils for soapmaking with more essential oil info: Is it that the soap looks more rustic? That sounds like a lovely soap! Using a stick blender however, will speed things up considerably. My first thoughts are that unless you have a citrus allergy, grapefruit and orange should be fine as well, but its always good to research and read around or double check with your nurse/pediatrician first. :). I want to Thank You for this post!!!! Hi Peter, So glad you enjoyed reading through the post and comments. Am going to read a lot before I get started. :). Thank you so much dear Jan for replying and with the great advice. But, both options work & will preserve your pipes! For my first few batches of soap, I poured my untraced mixture into molds only to have the caustic soap ooze out EVERYWHERE. http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=41405. Lye is also known as Sodium hydroxide which combines with the fat to form soap. endobj Im not exactly sure how you would do that since its not something I have firsthand experience with. I have always wanted to try this, but, like you said, the lye always scares me away. It says: Ylang ylang oil seems safe for children and adults in the amounts found in foods. :) I like your barbecue grill idea as well!! Yes, you can definitely make soap without olive oil! I usually pour the lye solution into the oil and think almost everyone else does the same. Here, we will share with you a PDF document we created that explains the basic knowledge of soapmaking and provides a practical guide on how to get started. Make sure you pour the lye into water that is cool or no warmer than room temp. 0 Soap Flakes Natural Laundry Powder Clean Naturally American Made. Hi Joe! To slow down trace, you can increase the amount of water in a recipe, and also mix when temperatures are on the cooler side (under 110 degrees F.) Soaps that have lots of solid fats in them (like tallow, lard, butters, palm) tend to thicken up faster than soaps with lots of liquid oils like olive, sunflower, etc. If its too thick you would just have to work as fast as you can to scoop it into your molds and you might have a few pockets where its not completely smooth & pretty, but it will be perfectly fine to use. From this link: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/tips-and-tricks/soap-behaving-badly/ theres a few suggestions If you have found that your soap is crumbly, it could be caused by a few things. 100 percent pure lye. I would just be able too close the lid and not have to worry. However, I couldnt find any Instructions for a similar mold. I hope you do get to try one day its a really fun hobby! :). Hi Rachel, Thats completely fine to make one the same! Im thinking maybe a baking sheet? I have no idea where they got those measurements from in the first place I just said, I need a soap mold! And thats what I got! Hot process soap is heated, usually in a crockpot, which speeds up that initial saponification time. After you add the melted palm oil to the other oils, you may find that theyre warm enough to go ahead and mix with your lye solution to make soap. Thanks again for your help and also for responding back to my question so fast. It could be that not enough liquid was used, or too much dry ingredients were added (things like oatmeal, or clay). Did you use a recipe from this site? Melt oils, set aside to cool. Ive seen this discussed before and it seems like people that use the same crock pot for both soap making and cooking sometimes use a liner, but they use the liner when making food. You might also find something like sodium tallowate or palmitate which is another way to say the sodium part of sodium hydroxide (lye) mixed with tallow or palm oil respectively. http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_ashlye.html Many soapers recommend distilled water because its free of minerals or additives that could potentially react with something in your soap. Any way you can help me with this? Hot process soap is my favorite method of soap making. My soaps sometimes reach trace faster too. I don`t let my son help me when I prepare soap with lye. A second alternative I just set the pot & utensils aside and out of the way for about a week. I have seen a few places around the internet where you can make lye from wood ashes though, heres one such article: http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/how-to-make-soap-from-ashes-zmaz72jfzfre.aspx#axzz2Yq6RJCto, I buy mine from my local Tractor Supply (farm type) store. If so, what amounts of which ingredients did you end up with? Thanks though, I am bookmarking this page ;), Hi Bridget, I am the same way, so understand your hesitation! hbbg`b``3 pC$ I was wondering how to you create a recipe and know what kind of oils to use and oz of each. do you need the vanilla absolute for the soap receipe? Soap cleans up very easily from a crock pot you just soak and rinse. Sounds great Id love to hear how it goes! .DcK^&D^"^l=o (rOR(f>6b(T+41=!rmFaWHp\,VL/ez:rWodAh=.txy}LWA/8td%gOqsx~lm^@3igzXN g:vlIfUiaG-6f}n'mm.O.Ro \9&slas#~f?o*dsu_ Im adding scened oild at trace, ut after curing the scent is almost completely gone. The amount of essential oils and fragrance oils dont have to be calculated in the recipe. It just adds some scent to the finished bar. N m about to make my first batch. Will the soap still set at light trace? Hi Traci! FREE GIFT: The Basic Soap Making: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started. 0000002011 00000 n https://classicbells.com/soap/cure.asp Whenever you change a recipe, it really does need to be ran through a lye calculator to make sure the lye amount stays safe. Youre right too much lye in a batch of soap can certainly dry out your skin! I dont make this type of soap because of the lye handling. I also have some soapwort seeds Id like to plant and try. endstream endobj 265 0 obj <>/Metadata 19 0 R/Pages 18 0 R/StructTreeRoot 21 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences<>>> endobj 266 0 obj <>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/TrimBox[0.0 0.0 612.0 792.0]/Type/Page>> endobj 267 0 obj <> endobj 268 0 obj <> endobj 269 0 obj <> endobj 270 0 obj <> endobj 271 0 obj <> endobj 272 0 obj <>stream Would u help me? Hot process soap still benefits from some cure time to evaporate the water so theyre harder and last longer, so you could use one and let the other ones cure in the open air a while longer. Stir with a heavy duty plastic spoon or rubber spatula until fully dissolved and set in a safe place, out of reach of children and pets, until it cools to about 90 to 115 degrees F. Do this while the lye solution is cooling. Use a stick hand blender to mix the soap solution. 0000233105 00000 n (Yum!) Revealing soap making poll results. (Most oils can be used). Or dried? Add to Favorites . 4 0 obj 2. What am I doing wrong? (Sorry for the 20 questions but that helps me figure out a why!) Then stop before it thickens too much. I like mine to go through gel phase so just leave them sitting out. Making soap is on my to do list this year. Can you share the method some time? Measure your oils (both solid and liquid, but keep them separate for now), lye, water, fragrance and colorants. Nice site you have here, very informative. Its so creamy, moisturizing and the alpha hydroxy acids in the milk make it a great exfoliant. You can add teas and such, but your soap almost always ends up unscented unless you add essential oils (or fragrance oils.). Here are the generic steps and fundamental principles of soap making: Step 1 - Measuring: Choose your ingredients and carefully measure out the proportions. Jan Berry is a writer, herbalist, soapmaker, and bestselling author of The Big Book of Homemade Products, Simple & Natural Soapmaking, and Easy Homemade Melt & Pour Soaps. I would let it cure a minimum of 4 weeks, but for that size of a batch, probably go with at least 6 weeks. Great article! No matter where you get the recipe from, its a good idea to run the ingredient list through a lye calculator to make sure the amounts are correct. For the most part you can cure various soaps together, unless they have a really strong scent. The main reason I use wooden molds is because thats all I had to work with for a long time. A few months ago though, I was finally able to squeeze a silicone mold out of the budget and I have to say that I love it! However, I dont recall reading anything about whether it HAS to be done that way or not. I couldnt figure it out because I had made those same recipes with not a bit of trouble before, so I knew it was one of my ingredients. Slowly pour a thin stream of the lye solution into the pot of oils whil e using the whisk or stick blender to stir the mixture. try it. Then you can scroll down and see not to use more than 30% coconut oil or it can be drying (though extra superfatting can counter that, so its not a steadfast rule). ), but lavender, Ive cured next to plain before without a problem. endstream endobj 294 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/Index[21 243]/Length 31/Size 264/Type/XRef/W[1 1 1]>>stream Im looking forward to the tutorial! Just careful with lye. Menu Home; Research; Projects; Publications; People; Professor 1. Thank you Jan. 0000114130 00000 n Read through my. (My soap cutter is homemade, but you can buy similar wire soap cutters on Etsy.). Hi Laura! The chemicals in the soap combined with the rubbing of the soap back and forth remove the microbes. it is best to become familiar with the basic process by making bar soap before at-tempting liquid soap. (My dad with severe asthma does okay with peppermint essential oil, but otherwise I keep his unscented as well.). How do you clean the utensils after using them. 1. mixing 2. rolling 3. final refining &extrusion 4. cutting 5. drying 6. stamping. I made my carrot soap yesternite and put the mixture in a plastic container and covered it (I dont have a mold). Also, did you use a digital scale? While cutting after 24hrs the soap texture is very slick and oily. I would avoid all artificial fragrance oils and most essential oils for him though. 264 32 Also for molds I find the silicon molds at thrift stores and use them and they work great the soap pops right out and you can find all kinds of shapes. 2oz jojoba oil Hi Sarita! Also Known As Haptics Lab IITM. If you let me know some more details about your recipe I might be able to pinpoint a cause. tion of toilet soap relies on the cold process. Were do you get your lye? Fat/oil molecules ( triglycerides) are made up of glycerin chemically attached to 3 fatty acids. :), what is a safe source to buy lye? Good luck with your soap! If your crockpot is ceramic then you can heat and mix with that, or if you have stainless steel or enamel lines pots, those work too! 295 0 obj <>stream Honestly I love it. sunflower oil (30%) 3.2 oz. Hi Jan, thank you for your reply. I use them next to the bathroom and kitchen sink. If so, which one and what changes did you make and I can help you troubleshoot more. Cream soaps are good for dry and delicate skin Suggestions? https://www.the-sage.com/lyecalc/ For the latter section, it will mainly be on cold-process soapmaking. Hi Janet, Thats a great idea! I touch the liquid and put it on my faceit burned my face I had to quickly wash off & put shea butter. I didnt know if this is common with a Rosemary EO. Also, if the lye doesnt completely dissolve is that a bad thing? 1 0 obj Many people are afraid to make soap because it involves handling lye. This winter I took a class, and now am not so scared. Thanks for the information, next step will be to find a recipe using oils & butters I have on hand. You might find other calculators online with extra bells and whistles that might be confusing to someone just starting to make soap. It did reach trace after I left it to sit for half an hour and mixed for another half an hour :), Ohh okay. I hope that helps with your decision, but let me know if you have any other questions or ways I can help! I hope your knee heals up quickly! We used to make soap in a cast iron pot. I appreciate your time. I tie them up in a grocery bag before tossing in the trash. All recipes are made and used at your own risk. So, your recipe looks all good. The lye process eats up the natural scents from the ingredients you add. If it feels good on your hands at 3 weeks, it should only feel better as it cures! Make sure your goats milk is frozen or icy cold first though. Thanks, Hi Bobbi! Do you have any advice/suggestions? So, I were to buy that bar of soap, how would I know I am buying soap made from scratch or melt n pour, can I tell the difference when using them? Often though, theres added chemicals, so you really have to read labels. She lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains with her family and a menagerie of animals, where she enjoys brainstorming creative things to make with the flowers and weeds that grow around her. Hi Jane, You sure can! Abstract and Figures. I will definitely be making more. Adding 5% vegetable oil will make an even better soap for skin and hair. Cold Process Method: This process is widely used by home-based soap makers. soap making: 71 homemade soap recipes pdf. Have you tried honeysuckle? Make sure that the soap is firm before you remove it. If you try this recipe again, Id use the 7.21 ounces of lye. Ive found by trial and error that if I mix the lye into the water first then let it be cooling while I get everything else together, it works best. I did have one problem with it the first time I used it. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1z04P7U73_wXob3u0gvu0BUiMb6IwvHZP I used my well water for many years and made soap just fine, but I do think that using distilled water makes a difference as far as less soda ash (at least in my personal experience). I would love to post on quilting some time will add that to my list! :), What happens if you pour the mixture if its not traced enough or if its over-traced? The Process for Making Liquid Soap. Procedure on making the Laundry Bar Soap. I also sometimes add a few ice cubes to the water to speed up cooling too. Combine lye solution and oil mixture. Ive been hesitating about making soap for the last six months and reading through your website has made me really tempted to give it a try. I do have plenty of palm oil, coconut oil, cocoa butter, avocado oil , almond oil and castor oil. xref I love your tutorial. sighingyou are sooo very talented! There are plenty more to explore that we don't cover in the document but hopefully this will help you begin your own . Most big soap makers will separate out the glycerine and sell it for profit. Di, Thanks Di! It also promotes teamwork and creativity. I started my soap business, Back Porch Soap Company, in 1998. Thats a great question too. 12oz olive oil My first thought is that you didnt blend them long enough. I use a Crafters Choice Regular Silicone Loaf Mold or similarly sized homemade wooden soap molds for my recipes. All of my newer recipes from my new soap book on out are sized for that. :). palm kernel flakes (10%) 9.6 oz. So, Im glad to see that youre already looking ahead towards your next batches instead of giving up! I hope it comes out even close to yours ! It say not to put coloring or fragrance into the kettle. This process consists of gra-dually adding a caustic soda solution to fat and constantly stirring until the solution has been completed used up. Or did I not blend them enough? Stumbled upon your blog. Its such a fun and rewarding hobby! Hi Lis! To determine that use, Length X Width X Depth X .4 = amount of oil to be used. So for a 3 lb batch. Im a newby at soap making but this time I had a batch crumble. I have a problem. 0000135431 00000 n 14 ounces of coconut oil in the solid state, will still weigh 14 ounces when its melted, because youre not adding or taking away from it. The fats, which are the acids. Making Traditional Alata or Black Soap. If this is your first time making soap, may I suggest a reliable recipe to try? 0000002925 00000 n Youll quickly see the mixture turn thicker and it will be somewhat like a thin pudding by the time its ready. hb```b``ef`e`pAX,D.#x*0:%A/`ZZ ra3022lnf`J```2w?CLV{]pf6t[rLn6j?G@W How to make lotions, bath bombs and more! :) Theres a chance that you can still rescue those batches: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/tips-and-tricks/hot-process-hero-2/ The first ones are always tough to figure out when its ready to pour into molds or not. Try it today! Its fine to mix the lye in your sink. clean fat (tallow or lard or some combination of tallow and lard) You have given easy to understand instructions to make this a pleasure! Hi Nicole! I love Country Living magazine so I bet its fantastic! Hi Anna! If lye spills on your skin, wash it off with copious amounts of cool water. Hi Anna! Hot Process The hot process for soap making is very similar to the cold process. (Im using an electric mixer) what would happen if I just pour it in my plastic mold anyway? After that, both cold process and hot process soaps need a cure time of several weeks to be at their best! Would appreciate any suggestions, thanks so much. Measuring your ingredients and preparing your mold first will drastically streamline your hot process soapmaking experience. I dont believe that theres a natural source, per se, because sodium hydroxide is a man-made chemical. I have talked about it for yearas and decided this is the year for doing! tiny oil droplets in water will be formed. Many people like melt and pour soap bases because the producer has already done the step that requires handling lye so you can have homemade soap without directly dealing with lye. In that theoretical recipe that needs 15 oz olive oil just use your 5 oz honeysuckle oil and 10 oz plain olive oil. 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