Hot Process Tutorial

Unless otherwise noted, I use the following recipes at 5% superfat. Cold Process has a 10% water discount and hot process has full water and sodium lactate.
Cold Process Recipe: Hot Process Recipe:
33 % coconut 33% coconut
33% palm 26.7% Lard
8% rice bran 6.3% Palm
8% apricot kernel 8% Rice Bran
15% olive 8% Apricot Kernel
3% castor 15% Olive
3% Castor

[@Gatolargo879]

Best hot process soap tutorial hands down! I’ve been doing cold and hot process soap for years now and I always watch videos to learn from others. This was the best! 🎉 Thanks!

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Hello there, and thank you!

[@LouiseTurmenne]

I like to stir mine also right from the get-go. Beautiful soap. Love the color.

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Thank you. I think stirring it helps it cook faster, too.

[@LouiseTurmenne]

I agree. Mine usually reaches "vaseline stage" in 30 minutes on low. I love it.

[@ellenmayhan2211]

beautiful color! I love making hot processed soap, love all the stages!

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Thank you so much! I love making it, too.

[@sadiesoaps]

Fun! I’ve never done got process and enjoyed watching! Thanks for sharing.

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Thanks for watching! HP is a lot of fun to make and avoids some of the complications with CP soap.

[@icukeke]

Nice hot process soap Eric. I see another wonderful stained glass design. This would be a cool soap too as a gel phase look. Have a bless day and thank you for still posting! Take care my friend and stay safe.✝️🙏👌🤗😷👍🎨🖌️😊💕💚

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Good evening and thank you!! Have a blessed day and upcoming week.

[@boop7313]

i love this design and soap!

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Thank you so much!

[@cheryl739]

Beautiful aqua color. It always is fascinating to watch hot process. Cheers & Blessings 👍💕

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Thanks, Cheryl. I love watching the process happen before my eyes, too.

[@billydominguez2856]

Love the color. I love watching you.

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Thank you so much. I love doing this.

[@Morfosoaps]

I love it Eric! So that is the project you planned last weekend! Hope you are well my friend and see you on the next one!

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Hi, Kamile. Yes, it is the project I mentioned earlier.

[@germainkayaya972]

For how many days will your soap be ready to use Mr Eric?

[@kerricumberbatch2820]

Thanks for this King. Your voice helper me to pay attention🥰blessings increase

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Thank you, and you're welcome!!

[@paulag.koenig2515]

where is the soap cutter from? loved the video...thanks for sharing it..didnt know I could add the mica into the oils...so much easier than other ways I've learned...as in mixing with oil first and adding after cook...loved watching you blend it into the oils!!! you're right...so satisfiying : )

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Hello, and thank you. I discovered mixing the color into the oils for a single color soap a long time ago and have done it ever since. I got the soap cutter on etsy.com and the vendor is Bud's Woodshop.

[@BreeboBaggins]

The forbidden chocolate chip ice cream hahah I bet smells wonderful!

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Oh yea, and it DOES smell wonderful. Thanks for watching.

[@user-zz7mn6yu2t]

I like the idea I love the fido and good luck

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Thank you.

[@suz9704]

This is fantastic! Thank you! question - does hot process soap have a smell/stink when you cook it?

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Hi. It has a very slight smell that smells like soap. I can't really give any more description than that and it is very slight.

[@CL-we8tn]

Is hot process just a matter of preference? Nice soap, lovely summer color.

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Hi. It really just is a matter of preference. I almost always do cold process, but I enjoy doing HP from time to time. Thanks for watching.

[@heidihambrick9010]

Made my first one last night with goats milk. What a disaster! I finally got gel mash potatoe stage. Boy it sure was ugly. Do I add the milk lye to it straight in the crockpot if hot oils? I see ppl adding the milk later. Yours looks so nice

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Hi. I see people doing it, but I don't recommend any kind of milk in hot process because it gets too hot for milk. I only use it in cold process and freeze the milk. For hot process, I ONLY recommend using water in your lye solution. Sorry for the disaster, but you should try it again with water/lye solution only. Thanks for watching and good luck!!

[@Stamada2]

Same thing happened for me lol except I used coconut milk and it turned kind of a bad color. Then I must have been short some lye because it never hardened up😂 gonna keep trying.

[@KayCee0216]

I can'r wait to try hot process. does the slow cooker stay at high? I can't seem to find a video that talks about the high, medium or low..Love the video, thank for sharing your knowledge

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Hi, and thanks for watching. The temperature varies from person to person. I always use high and I have since my very first batch. HOWEVER, don't fill your crock more than 1/2 full and WATCH it at all times because it will climb when it really starts to cook. Simply stirring it will remove the air and it will deflate. Good luck!!

[@KayCee0216]

@@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589 all great advice. Thank you so much

[@ElectricHound3000]

Please forgive me if this is a duplicate question. I asked it in response to someone else's comment, but then it disappeared. When you talk about using full water, is this in reference to the default value of 38, "Water as % of Oils" from SoapCalc?

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Hi, and thanks for watching. I'll explain as best as I can. In simple terms, I always discount cold process soap water by 10 or 15%. Therefore, if the CP recipe says to use 10 oz water, I use 9 oz. However, I use full water with hot process. If the hot process recipe says to use 10 oz, I use the full 10 oz. I hope this makes sense.

[@ElectricHound3000]

@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589 Thanks for the reply. What I'm trying to identify is how you determine what the "full liquid" amount is. Using a soap calculator, there are typically 3 options: Water as % of Oils, Lye Condition, and Water:Lye Ratio. I was curious as to which one you use and at what value. I love learning about other folks' thought processes in their soap making.

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

@@ElectricHound3000 I use the soap calculator at www.brambleberry.com, which is MUCH easier to use. I've used soap calc a few times, but I'm not very familiar with it. Sorry I couldn't give you a better answer, but I highly recommend brambleberry.com because it's SO much easier and is very accurate.

[@ElectricHound3000]

​@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589 Thanks! That was the piece I was missing. Brambleberry's calculator uses that value of approximately 38 for Water as % of Oils. I've been using far less water. After bumping it up, it's working beautifully. Appreciate the help!

[@asils4Lisa]

Which gives you a more dense soap? Hot or cold process?

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Hello. I think CP is more dense, though both last about the same amount of time in the shower.

[@DanaTellier]

How long does the whole process usually take?

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Hi. Since there's no waiting time for things to cool down, it usually takes about 30 minutes to fully cook it, a few minutes to mold it and you're finished. As soon as it's cooled enough to harden, you can cut it.

[@triciagarner1916]

where is your lye solution measurement?

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Hello, and thanks for watching. I post the percentages of oils so you can make any size batch you want. THIS PARTICULAR VIDEO has soap with 60 oz oils and 8.65 oz lye. With these percentages, you can enter it into a lye calculator like brambleberry.com or soapcalc.net and make any size batch you want and the lye calculator will tell you how much lye to use. I hope this answered your question.

[@mmills1017]

What do you mean when you say "I use full water?"

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Hi, and thanks for watching. Many soapers (myself included) discount our water amount by a certain percentage for a variety of reasons. Since hot process cooks the soap and some of the water evaporates, I don't do a water discount. If it calls for 20 oz water, I use 20 oz of water.

[@ElectricHound3000]

​@@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589Are you referring to the default value of 38, "Water as a % of Oils" from SoapCalc?

[@FridaMoki-xc9ri]

Ingredients please

[@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589]

Hi, and thanks for watching. The recipe is in the description box.