Do's & Don'ts When Rebatching Soap

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[@MammaCass]

I made my first batch of soap after much research which had led me to your "no lie about lye" video which was the reason I finally felt comfortable with making that first batch, my Soapmaking has come a long way since then and you are now my top KZbin star, I always watch everything you put out before I watch anyone else, even if it's not relevant to anything I will ever do, I just love being part of the family :) now I'm making some lovely soaps (and all kinds of bath body and cleaning products) and making KZbin videos of it too! Just got over 200 subscribers which is exciting and it's all because of you Mrs V thank you and much love to you and yours xx

[@KRobs601]

Wow! You now have 14k subscribers. Congrats 👏

[@MountainMama1000]

This is just one of the MANY reasons I love your channel! Open and honest. Most other KZbinrs would never show when they mess up. Thank you for being real! Love ya!

[@auntiepam5649]

Love that you don't hide mistakes this helps us learn. Thank you Bev.

[@lilmouseygirl79]

see this video is why I love Bev and Howie When you see a project and a mistake is made they don't edit it out. mistakes happen and if you can help others to not make mistakes then show it! I've so many times watched videos tried it and had issues come up so thank you bev for showing use the whole project.

[@readingwithbeverleyvolfie9506]

Thanks Honey! You have to show your mistakes so others ( not just you) can learn from them too!

[@ivorygilyard2243]

Thank you so much for this video!!!!! I am new to soap making and I have made many mistakes and OMG, I have been looking for a way to fix my soap likes this. Thank you so much for sharing your information and your time. Thanks

[@Cdngardengirl]

Soon as you said medium heat I knew you'd have trouble. Good that you were able to salvage most of it.

[@SunsetBayBonnie]

haha , i always love it when you say: dont look at my hair, an of course, we look at your hair....

[@kberken]

I really enjoyed this. You teach well and are great about learning from your mistakes.

[@francesjolly5106]

If you scorch you can cool it of by sitting it in cold water with ice if you prefer and the scorched product will stick to the to the pot and you can get the good part out by not touching the bottom.

[@IRCXDS]

Your majesty, you are just full of amazing wonderful knowledge. The world needs more Mrs Volfie's!

[@clayz1]

Finally, a soap fixing channel not playing any background music in the foreground.

[@JustTrying2MakeitToJesus]

Glad you brought that up, Irish spring SAVES my garden year after year! It keeps the bunny's away,deer everything almost all insects..in fact I RARELY see one & that's always after 5 weeks.

[@StormPhoenixRising]

A double boiler guarantees no scorching... it's as simple as placing a smaller pot of water under your larger pot of soap if you don't have an actual double boiler. I hope this helps next time.

[@readingwithbeverleyvolfie9506]

I am famous for using double boilers ..but I somehow didn't think of it!

[@Kdubbsworld]

It's okay Mrs V, I'm sure the scorched bits made the scent more "manly" and rugged! Lol Thanks for sharing! ❤️

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

Kdubbsworld manly yes but I like it too! LOL

[@wendylundrigan9839]

Thanks so much for showing us what NOT to do...I thoroughly enjoyed your video!

[@lorilumax6850]

great info about soap.. using the trivet and drying your soap ...I would not have known about.. thank you

[@christmascrow406]

I just came across your channel, you give off momma or auntie vibes. I think you are awesome! Thank you for helping me figure out a productive way to use old soaps!

[@readingwithbeverleyvolfie9506]

Thank you very much! Welcome to the channel

[@SHIMKIZISTOUCH]

My first time here and omg I love the transparency 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤I rebatched soaps before but always want to see others do theirs, thank you for this your got my subscription 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤

[@sharondreisbach4445]

with regard to taking your soap out of wrapper and letting it dry out more ...my Mom did something along those lines. She bought in bulk around every 3months or so. unwrapped all the bars and would put the bars into the dresser drawers, linen closets, clothes, etc...basically any enclosed storage she wanted to have a nice clean scent in. When she put the bars IN she would take OUT the bars that she had stashed 3 months before. She then had a storage bin in each bathroom cabinet for the current supply to be used for bathing. When that ran low...switch the drawer soaps out again with new.

[@wandaduckworth1357]

You are such a joy to watch and learn from !! Love and hugs !

[@OzarkSoaper]

Bev , the best way to rebatch if you don't use a crock pot is in the oven at 250 , it takes a bit of time but works like a charm i have rebatched this way for years. And use quite a bit of water or in your case I would use goat milk ! Just watch it and give it a stir every now and then, add more milk if needed, it will be chunkie but that is not a big deal. As far as scent get a essential oil and add it when the soap cools a bit after you remove it from the oven so as not to burn it off. I am sure you know which would help your FM. It takes about 1/2 ounce to every pd to make a strong scent so start with less for you I would say. And be sure it is body safe oil. Just a few tips if you want to use them I have made soap for 18 years and this method has never faied me.

[@kathyjotourtois]

great learning video bev . hope yous are all doing well and have a great week . hugs from michigan

[@catrionaaldridge654]

Thank you for sharing 💚

[@donnapeel3662]

Dang woman! For a woman that has the health issues that you do, you can work circles around healthy women half your age. You are amazing!!! 💐

[@lynnmorello7863]

Love your advice. I am collecting the last of my soaps and almost ready to re-batch, Love your video. Thanks for the great advice.

[@helenmonroe5427]

Lesson learned our half acre Homestead we love you guys too thumbs up

[@maryclendenin8565]

Holy SOAP! The instant I saw you put your burner on medium I knew you were in for a prob...eek!! So glad to know I'm not the only one to make mistakes!

[@jude7321]

Hi Bev ❣️🌿🐦 I love this idea, I have a lot of soap slivers leftover all the time and I just CAN'T throw them away. I think the way you always show your mistakes shows great strength of character and not pretending to be perfect. How would I do this in a slow cooker? It's so hot in my kitchen right now. I'm in Kentucky and it's been around 100 degrees for about 3 weeks. So using my slow cooker would cut out a lot of the heat. Thank you, you're an awesome person. Love Jude, from Kentucky ✝️🥀🐴🇺🇲💚

[@1994abbygirl]

I don't ever remember Irish Spring having stripes! Maybe they did it for Canada. Love the researchers soap!

[@EnydOfDays]

When it first came out, it had big white and green stripes throughout. I forgot about this til she mentioned it. Go cheaper, lose the stripes... = more $...

[@GoddessOfTruth35]

I think it will be much safer as well to put the water in the pot first that way its at the bottom and will act as a barrier between the soap and the bottom of the pot 👍🏾

[@francesjolly5106]

It works with everything I have burnt, but I have never tried it with soap but ya never know unless you try right. God bless you also. Happy Thanksgiving! A new fan!!

[@ina317]

Will you show your quilting onces again? I love to see it :). Greetings from Ina from the Netherlands.

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

When I have done enough work to show some progress..I do these projects in real time..so it takes time to do them, then edit, then upload.

[@50shadesofgreen]

I agree with Macki pierce on this one !! Bev your a super star and that is why we love you !! Don't forget that, great update today !! Thanks for sharing

[@chickengnawer]

Not ONLY is the Irish Spring no longer Striped, but it smells Horribly Different, than the Original-Therefore-NOT Original!

[@theoldfarmerswife5915]

It took a long time for my hubby to "like" my homemade soap. Now we can barely tolerate store bought, our skin is so much softer & we have far fewer issues with overly dry skin now. I don't add any color or scent, just pure soap. I'm curious what adding the store bought will do, as far as drying our skin? Another question. I've been told to keep all soap making equipment separate. However, after you go through the the saponification process, shouldn't it all be safe?

[@OzarkSoaper]

It is best to keep it seperate if making raw soap , but you are correct if you are rebatching it will not hurt to use your food equipment, just wash it well or you will be tasting soap!

[@bonnielipke1962]

I use my crockpot for rebatch. Never had it burn.

[@michaelho377]

Kool I love your hair styles - oh its crumbly and dry soaps?

[@vulture591]

You can also use a crock pot to rebatch soap. I do it all the time.

[@laura69271]

love this lady...

[@CMDDK]

Irish Spring hasn't been striped in maybe 15 to 20 years. It's "original" because now they have fancy scents.

[@cheyennestorey7591]

A double boiler is good for rewatching soap without scorching.

[@lauracarpenter5283]

what a great idea! so much cheaper than the bottled fragrances...smart lady!

[@sandyjacobs6202]

Just got to work and had to watch thank you for the info on opening the soap when i get home to day what do you think i am going to do ha ha you and your sugar man have a super day

[@dmu9736]

Perfect!

[@phau87]

Oh thank you!! I would definitely learn from this mistakes!!

[@chevyforddodge4x4]

Bev do feel bad i just over did a pot of noodles the same way and i know i should of not left it ! LOL but great job and i thought it was still green & white too ! take care and God bless ! :-)

[@cyn37211]

chevyforddodge4x4 Lol! One of the reasons my husband married me is cause he likes my cooking. Lately I’ve gotten lazy & waited to long to go back into the kitchen to check on food until he yells “what’s burning”? I can usually get away with a little fib & say it wasn’t as bad as it smelled (usually by starting over again). If you like the green & white stripes in Irish Spring, buy the generic. I didn’t know it wasn’t striped any more because we use the generic. For the last year we’ve been using “Dove”, (one thing we like about it is we can use the tag ends to write messages on the bathroom mirror to each other). I decided to make crayon shapes, but ended up with enough for a full soap bar. I didn’t know how to get it to dry out so kept adding the ends once in a while, & have enough for 6 bars & some crayons. I didn’t realize you have to cook the soap! This is the first video I’ve seen that tells why you heat the soap. So, I’m ready to try again. (Hopefully without burning), and should end up with some crayons too!

[@USFBL]

thanks for information

[@karenwalls3389]

So down to earth....loved watching this

[@bestgrams3951]

Bev, I have no clue about homemade soaps, but I wondered if you were going to use some for the trees, is it possible to still use the scorched soap for that purpose? Mind you, it was just a thought, I am totally uneducated when it comes to that side of country living. I do enjoy following along with your adventures in down home living:)

[@ohioh111b111y]

Mrs. V: Its not really scorched soap: youve invented scented soap with a mild exfoliator.

[@TammySIII]

Firstname Lastname like Guinness ... it was burnt beer and the royals fed it to the peasants...turns out, the royals were feeding the best beer to the poor while they drank “piss” beer...

[@thelittleknitter4411]

look at it another way , you have special soap now!. You are very clever to do it in the first place no worries its still soap. take care.. Kimxx

[@BeccaL2016]

Can you still use those kitchen tools for cooking after you used on soaps?

[@brokenman63]

Bev have your friend at the barbershop keep the hair from the customers you can tie it up with string in your trees to keep the deer out too, this is supposed to work in gardens as well. Hugs :)

[@princessoffire1107]

I remember the green and white stripes ! I didn't know they didn't have them still, either !

[@crazy808ish]

Green and white stripes? Never seen that version before. When was the last time you'd bought Irish Spring?

[@jeannemiller306]

thanks for showing the mess ups too

[@anitaronquillo1410]

Love all your videos mistakes & all! You keep it real. God bless

[@crystalwinks2772]

great video!

[@IRCXDS]

Can you make a liquid soap video? I don't use hard bars of soap, only liquid and would love to know how to make my own!

[@thriftyveegee4129]

thank you

[@surender4ify]

Luv ya.............glad you are feeling better!!!

[@TammySIII]

You did ok...

[@KindKay]

I appreciate the error and comeback useful thank u and God Bless you

[@DixieGirl9876]

Keeping it real, that's what I love!

[@brendawiggins6850]

I would appreciate it so much if I can get your homemade soap recipe.

[@klmeyer9907]

it still looks cool you could spike your hair on the bed head mornings!

[@hessitanydedeus2827]

Is your pot made up of steel? Which type of pan should I use ?

[@cindyoquinn7924]

Thanks for sharing those excellent tips👍🏼

[@halleluyahfire7919]

SWEET BEV♥♥♥ LOVE love love you!! and I gotta tell ya SIS... some of the mistakes I have made along the way have become new recipes and awesome ! Praise the Lord.. you can always make do and use up what you have. I remember Grams always said.. do not waste .. you never know when you can reuse it! lessons learned. and you know what? life is grand!! let me tell ya.. life is good... everything that is good.. comes from Father Amen... thanks for being one of my favorite blessings! ♥♥ PS> I was making hot salsa one time and walked away to tend to the children... it scorched! guess what? we called it smoky hot salsa... and everyone thought it was the bomb!! it is now a new recipe .. ♥

[@katherinetaylor5323]

Thank you for that lesson. Can you make a hard soap with soapweed?

[@wizard3z868]

microwave works very well less energy wasted and water use have to babysit a lot more but less than five minutes 2 lbs of soap ready to pour

[@joydarling314]

I like soap

[@lavenderrose22h55]

Wow learn so much from you,,,,,,, yep don't take but a couple min, to burn sorry that happened Thanks

[@lostbelowthefold4199]

Your hair looks cool to me! Super volume!

[@lochness3224]

Learn by doing its the best way, and the fact that you only lost 5 bars is pretty good

[@rkaag99]

@ 5:00 ... it almost looks like scrapple. (it's a Penssylvania Dutch thing... mmmmm, now I'm hungry)

[@missyd9624]

That's what it's all about. We learn from our mistakes.

[@obwohl]

Maybe you've already shown it, but how do you make soap? I do not understand everything, because I'm still learning English. Greetings from Berlin, Germany Charlotte

[@katlee4948]

Don't rebach try adding essential oils to the bars put in plastic bag for a while

[@randyhaight7202]

Why would you think I want harder soap that will last longer? I hate soap that takes forever to lather.

[@dianacassinelli9467]

Lovely woman...always fun to watch you

[@Chelle7667]

Wow. 😁😁😁😁

[@francesjolly5106]

You are hilarious!

[@Bigmac3021]

if you put the soap in your draw for a few months, it makes the clothes smell nice and the soap hardens

[@femmesusan1]

I CAN'T grate 20 bars ! any other way???

[@makeit2649]

I've used the grater blade on my food processor to grate bars to make laundry soap and to make rebatch soap. Works but make sure your food processor doesn't overheat due to the strain.

[@notforprofittho]

Girl where is your double boiler! :) I agree with H in that unscented soap has a lard-y almost too greasy smell to me. Thank god for lavender oil.

[@kevinvarghese4520]

How much time did it take to set the Rebatch soap

[@amiedavis5257]

Irish Spring will keep the deer away? SERIOUSLY? I'm going to tell my mom this. She can't have anything at her house without the deer eating it!

[@Heartfelt-zv7wh]

I will LOOOOVE to have deer eat at our cabin but we never see them only in other yards … ans I’ve cut up apples 🍎..:

[@RoseBud-fk4qg]

Don't go through all that trouble just add your favorite scented oils put in an air tight container for a week then use add a few drops if needed a day or two before you need it

[@avonleanne]

i thought the final soaps were a nice color...manly yes, but I like it toooo LOL

[@ghettocountry8678]

Im wanting to rebatch a really soft soap that didn't mold to good it kinda clumpy but super soft how should i rebatch this, any advice would help, it was a hot process soap and when i went to pour it was drying on me to quickly. Any advice would greatly be appreciated.

[@wizard3z868]

if you havent already use a microwave use like a pound of soap cut up start grated wld be best in microwave for 1 minute check after 30 to 45 secs stir place back in for like 15 secs at a time until your comfortable add like a tablespoon of water at the start too add in more fragrance if desired/dyes than mix and pour into mold

[@essemsween818]

That's because you normally use the Crock-Pot isn't it? Put it in, put the lot on, "Fug-ged-ab-ow-dit" until the next day. Sorry you had to lose so much and had a scorched smell in the house (is that what alerted you?) but you salvaged it. Not the prettiest soap you ever made but it'll work! 😅

[@freakygeaktwo]

if you had less and used the crock pot would this have still scorched if left unattended ? you know I use irish spring and never noticed that the white lines have gone missing :O goes to show how eagle eye I am :(

[@ediemurray1692]

we've all done it at least once

[@Catwomanmn]

LOL I love your videos Bev, oops and all.

[@shammaalali352]

so if I melt I will loose some soap?

[@jengoods2246]

Awsome, lesson well learnt lols 😀❤️👍

[@kristygarcia7213]

About how long would I need to air out my soap to harden it? I would love to have my soap last longer

[@MamaPetersonshouse]

I've seen homemade soap making videos and have a general question and no one has answered me. Is this safe to use on delicate body areas? Or is this strictly a hand soap?

[@brookiebakerie]

Mama Peterson's house As long as the lye is fully saponified, it's fine to use anywhere. THAT SAID, if you have sensitive skin, try a little bit first. But I've used my homemade soap in the shower.

[@girlwhoseeks]

Why do I keep messing up my Soaps