Hi, thanks for your video. You inspired me to make my own soap. Before i start gathering everything I would like to know whether we should keep all the utensils, spoons , hand blender separate from other kitchen tasks?

Thx!

Hey Elly In the recipe, it says that you need 50 % of liquid oils, being; olive oil and an other vegetable oil. Can I use castor oil as the total liquid oil instead of olive oil and other?

I love your carrot turmeric recipe and above all that you use grams and millilitres instead of ounce etc. Greetings from Stockholm Sweden ❤

Can I use only olive oil

Thanks for sharing! Quick question: do you use your equipment for everyday cooking after cleaning or are your tools dedicated to soap making? Ie rubber spatulas, immersion blender, etc

Oh this looks amazing! Will be trying soon - thanks for sharing!

Wow....this is the best explained video on lye calculating metods. And also your other videos are so well thaught

Thank you so much so helpful. Interesting and beautifully presented. Been making soap for 14 years and still learning. Interesting point on weather. In Ireland here i normaly make my cold process soap during summer times or the lack there of and in winter i make more hot process. Funny but it just works that way for me. Using tallow and goats milk since im in the middle of a farmer community. And the locals love it. But for my vegan friends i only make them plant based soap. Im doing lotions salvas and beeswax candles. for my family. Thank you sooooo much. This helps me as im trying to study again .

so, im curious about your essential oil amounts. Here in the states a 1 oz bottle (600 drops) of some essential oils is outrageous. We typically use them by the drop. About 25 drops is 1/4 tsp. Your little cup looks like a large amount of essential oils. 1oz or 10 ml basil essential oil is 10$. Is this what you are doing? Are your essential oils cheaper?

so helpful!

I love this!

Thanks

Hi Elly! I just made this recipe yesterday for the second time. Strangely, the first time I did have that fatty layer on top, but this time nothing!!! Same recipe, same potassium hydroxide (although months older now), same crock pot. One small difference was that I didn't use distilled water this time, I used our drinking water which is filtered well water. Also, the first time the soap turned to custard, mashed potatoes, paste and saponification very quickly, and this time it took about 2 hours to fully saponify according to my ph strip! Such an amazing difference, all things considered, wouldn't you say? As always I so much appreciated being able to go back to your video to refresh and enjoy your tutorial. And now I'll happily buy you a coffee!

Thanks for this, I will see if my new one needs some lube.. I bought a $17 Betty Crocker one specifically for soapmaking, and it's so much louder than my 20+ year old Braun that I don't make soap past 11 pm or I worry about disturbing my neighbours because the room I use for soapmaking shares a wall with other units and there's another unit directly below (townhouse problems) ... though I don't ever soak stuff like this for any length of time, 5 min in hot water for soapy stuff is it, with the Braun I always clean it right away. The new one also gets hotter faster than the old one, but with soapmaking, it at least gets lots of rest.

I’m so glad I found your channel! I wanted to learn how to make soap as a thoughtful family Christmas gift for everyone. Now, I feel like I always want to make my own soap! Thank you for making this process so clear, concise, and encouraging 🩷

Olive oil has gone way up in price here (Canada) it used to be about ten bucks but now the best sale price I can find is about fifteen, but rice bran oil from what I can tell is a specialty oil, I can get a teeny 350 ml bottle for $7.50 or so, though it looks like it's available on Amazon in variousstates of refinement for a bit less than olive oil... so since canola oil is $4 for 750 ml, I'm going to try substitutiing it for olive oil and I'm going to add 5% beeswax from my hives... if I can find a Canadian source for lye, I could call it an all Canadian batch! But this first time I'm going with 25% coconut oil... Thanks for the tutorial! I made my fifth batch last night (bay leaf infused olive oil, shea butter, coconut oil, cocoa butter and a little beeswax, using bay leaf infused flax gel), my first was with rosemary and flax gel and lavender, cedar and oregano oils, my second was the same recipe but without the rosemary, fragrance or flax gel, my third was olive oil, honey and 5% beeswax, and my fourth was pure coconut oil with peppermint essential oils. This is so much fun, but I have to lock the scented bars away in an unused room for the first week or they trigger my scent issues, even scents I normally have no problem with.

Are you teaching how to make soap or learning how to do it?

Just Amazing videos have ever seen

Hello Elly this was very helpful as I was overwhelmed in the beginning. Where do you purchase fragrances from?

Hi Elly, I halved this batch successfully. However, I had a lot of tiny bubbles in the batter. Do you think this was because of the stick blender? Maybe I should have jyst stirred it to trace 🤔🤓 🇨🇦 P.S. I do not have access to palm oil and used tallow in its place.

hello, ive been asking this other places but cant get an answer, if you dont have all the different oils can you just add the oil amount together of the one you do have to make the soap?

thank you so much! my life just improved 🤍

I was contemplating subscribing because I'm getting into soapmaking and one or two of your videos have popped up and been useful... but you being a fellow lefthander clinched the deal :)

Could I do the aloe lye with beef tallow to make soap?

Elly. Hi there. I made soap last night and it seized. I think it was the fragrance but I also added clay. And the oils were likely more than 20 degrees cooler than the lye solution. Anyway, I molded it but concerned that it didn’t saponify. Is it too take tonight to try to melt it into a little water and blend it together better and remold ? Thank you ❤❤

I can't help but really appreciate how you generously share your knowledge 💕💕 thank you very much and best of all dear Elly 💝

I hung in there just in case I need to fix a soap. Thank you !

Hvala❤

Wonderful job exposing Thank you

Question madam; can the items(blender measuring cups etc) be used for other things after making soap? 🧼 thanks great video! Super easy to follow.

Thank you soooooo much ma.you are such a mother.did i just say that...yes you are ma Thank you ma.so greatful ma'am. Pls ma,if I want to add honey during that process, when should I add it ma. Thank you ones agn ma.l love you ma.

It's such a peaceful, relaxing expression in your face :)

So glad I found you! Thanks for all the tips and for teaching us the very basics, as well as sharing some of your lovely recopies, I have just made such a blooper for soap I feel like crying, best part is, I dont where I went wrong and how to fix it, and oils are so expensive in SA!' I am making this recipe of yours next! Thank you!

Thankyou for showing

Best, easiest, and most complete instructions i have seen. You are very clear and concise, just an all around great teacher. Thanks so much. I feel confident in trying my own recipes.

Thank you!! This just happened to me with a fragrance oil I used for the first time. I followed your instructions and it turned out great 😊

Can I use castor oil in the vegetable oil blend?

At what point to you test the ph? I'm going to make my first batch of soap to give as Christmas gifts and I want to make sure I don't burn anyone's skin off!!!

Thank you so much,easy to follow.

Watching from Zimbabwe

Far be it from me to question you, but why 70%? Doesn’t it depend on water to oil ratio?

Pls suggest how to increase lather? What can I add for it?

Thank you so much ❤

Such an amazing video. Love the way you teach soapmaking in such interesting way. i live in India and have learnt a lot from your videos. I have a question - my soaps start oozing oil and start getting rancid when the weather gets humid. I live in a very dry place, but when it rains and gets humid, my soaps go bad. Any suggestions on how i can prevent this. why does this happen?

Hi, I wondered if you could infuse the water for the soap recipe as a herbal tea instead of the oil would that work? I don't have a slow cooker so thought making a tea would be easier. Maybe not I'm a newbie...

Hey Elly, your videos are super great. I noticed that individuals are telling you that you are talking to much. Just know that you have supporters that enjoy learning and receiving the full understanding of your tutorials so we can learn and understand in complete details. Thank you for your time and thank you for the free wisdom that you have been passing on. Some people just want a quick fix without actually learning.

I love the way you explain and make soap , I am in love with Soap making and you make it easier for me, In Sha Allah, I am going to make My first batch of soaps bar soon, I would love to add those Oil that you put in your recipes but here in Pakistan it cost me alot , I hope very soon i will make my first soap batch , In Sha Allah .. Love From Pakistan ♥️

This was tough for me. Must practice.

Discovered this video about a year ago and I have been making this ever since! It works for regular sourdough and when I was advised to stop consuming white flour, discovered it worked for einkorn flour as well!