How to Make All Natural Liquid Soap using the Glycerin Method

Thank you for joining me as I make the glycerin method liquid soap! I have been making this for several years now and just love how it makes my hands feel.
This is an advanced soap making technique, please use caution if you try this method!
If you are interested in learning how to make this type of liquid soap check out the links below for more information
Soaping 101 KZbin ~ • How to Make Liquid Gly...
Mossy Creek Soap mossycreeksoap.com/collection...
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TIMECODES:
00:00 Glycerin Method Liquid Soap
02:45 Heating Glycerin | Adding Lye
11:25 Adding Glycerin to Oils
15:47 Testing pH
20:00 Adding EOs and Bottling
22:40 Final Product

[@Imahappygirl25]

I love Mossy Creek! She taught me how to make soap this March for my birthday and next thing I know, I’m at a Soap Making conference and binging on creators like you 😂🤣

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

oh what a fun idea for your birthday! Love it!! Thanks for watching 💕

[@julielewis4181]

That is a very informative and your instructions are great. I look forward to seeing more videos

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Thanks Julie! - I have a new liquid soap coming out this month sometime! It's been awhile!🤗

[@cherylmeehan6915]

What a gorgeous product! I am inspired to try those essential oil blends. I'd love to see a video on how you became interested in making soap ... how you started out and your evolution over time... You have so many cool products!

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

I may do that sometime, thank you for the topic suggestion! Also...I tried the shred (or my take on it) for my bath bomb tub yesterday...! Thank you so much for that - I think it really helped draw people to my table, being able to see what is in the tub. 😃 Look for your shoutout on that video about my display set up when I get that video up ♥

[@roxaneevans1187]

Just love your videos, learning a lot. Thank you for your time

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Thank you so much @roxaneevans1187! I appreciate your saying so! 💖

[@diablominero]

I saw someone make a very thick liquid soap by using a blend of sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide instead of pure potassium hydroxide.

[@notyourginger]

Is that a video here on KZbin? Where can I find it? I'm scouring the internet for a gel-like soap recipe... you know, the typical consistency you would buy at the store. I think watery soap would get way too messy

[@motlatsizondi3274]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, you do that so beatifully. 💞

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

aw, thank you so much - I appreciate your kind words💕

[@firdowskruger9896]

Thank you for sharing, Tammy. Love from Pretoria, South Africa 🇿🇦 🌻

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Thanks so much! I'm so happy to have you here!!😊

[@CarolineAkwi]

Thank you so much. I want to try it out.

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Thanks for watching! This is really a lovely formula and feels wonderful on the hands! Good Luck!

[@Ragz6274]

1 min into the video.. just sensing that you are an incredible soul😀

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

aww, thank you so much! That is incredibly sweet of you! 😊

[@DarkMonster771]

Too bad she doesn't have a brain to go with it!

[@thealexvond]

Out of curiosity, do you use any sort of preservative for this method (like Germall or Optiphen)? I feel like the pH would help prevent bacteria growth, but with water you never know haha

[@user-jv8kr4im1t]

Depends on the amount of water you dilute with...larger than 2x should probably get preserved. Germall is perfectly fine to use but liquid soap is finniky with oils and preservative....if it separates play with the recipe a lil.

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

I do usually add a preservative but honestly don't know how much good it does. The problem I have found is finding a preservative that works with the higher pH of soap. Germall is fine but it will state good at below 8 pH but can work at higher numbers. That is not much help LOL, but it is what I use. You are right that the pH of soap really inhibits growth. I appreciate your jumping in @user-jv8kr4im1t - I had not thought through the amount of dilution water effecting the need for pH - as water has a pH of 7 does adding water drop the pH of the soap??

[@user-jv8kr4im1t]

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique Yes, the great thing about liquid soap is you can PH test... Bar soap is harder. Because PH is measured in a liquid solution strips come in handy. The water will lower your ph that is where the mold starts to take hold... I will admit I haven't had mold without a preservative but I still use one just to be safe lol. We are all still getting better, it's always good to share what you know 🙏🏾❤️

[@claytonjames4779]

nice presentation. sanitizing though? your temps are over boiling. nothing can survive that. PH can also change after letting it sit for a week, usually down, as any free alkaline is absorbed while it sits. Also, liquid soap will never be like the soap you buy in a bottle because... it's NOT soap. it's a chemical detergent made for skin and they are engineered to appear thick but it's not an indication of it being more 'concentrated' look at Dr. Bronner: it's runny but you don't need much! However, there is some info out there about using salt in your lyewater as it apparently makes some of the chemical chains in the soap change from being long and stringy (hence, liquid) to a mixture of some crystal structure with stringy and you get a boost on thickness!

[@kacemsadat6242]

Thanks for your lovely video. Could you please share from where I can request the receipt? Thanks 😊

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

The link for Mossy Creek Soap is in the description - that is where I got the recipe! Good Luck!!

[@kimm59]

I have messed with soaps for over 20 some years now off and on I really liked your video and it was helpful I would love to understand the benefit of using glycerin instead of water to add to Koh to I've done cold process hot process I like the hot process in the Crock-Pot because like you said you can use it right away you should have seen what I did years ago and making the clear glycerin bars you want to talk about a science experiment boiling a soap base on a bed of 90% alcohol with a plastic Dome on it on the stovetop beautiful outcome but very dangerous I wonder if that processes work safer in a Crock-Pot nowadays

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Hi Kimm! I believe the original formula was in a crock pot - I just increased the size so much that I had to start using the stovetop. - your story sounds crazy!😲

[@annaasamoah3880]

Wonderful!! But I add essential oil when I cook, not when dilute. 🤔

[@ggie-qo6sw]

nice

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

thanks!!

[@terrijuanette486]

I've seen some people making glycerine soap by mixing the lye with the water to dissolve it prior to adding it to the glycerine. Can that not be done with this method?

[@sheralync5854]

essential oils in water need a solubilizer so the oils mix into the water of the liquid soap to avoid cloudiness.

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

do you mean poly 80? I've never used a solubilizer in my liquid soaps before - they usually clear up in a day or 2. -- 😊I'm intrigued

[@jamesw1196]

I think it's call solubilizer poly20

[@julielewis4181]

Tammy, did you put any preservative in the sea scape and where do you buy your preservative?

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

I usually put preservative in my liquid soaps, there is some thought that it is not necessary and I at one time did not. I get my preservative from Lotion Crafter or Make Your Own for the most part. Thanks for watching!

[@DuchessArtisanCreations]

Hi, Tammy, I clicked on the link, but it was for liquid soap only. I wasn't sure if the glycerin recipe would be included.

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

good morning - the glycerin method if for the liquid soap - so I believe this should still be the same recipe I used in the video - good luck!! 🤗

[@MJ-cc4uf]

Just wondering if you've tried using the crockpot on warm to help melt the paste faster? Also, do you use a preservative to prevent spoiling?

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

You know, I never considered the crockpot! I like it!!😊 I do use a preservative (I didn't get that on video) but I honestly I used to not use it and never had a problem with it. But since I sell it I feel I should add it just in case.

[@MJ-cc4uf]

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique _ Thanks for the reply. I assumed you use a preservative, just was asking.

[@samihage1223]

How much lye vs glycerin? What ratio

[@samihage1223]

Are replacing water by glycerin?

[@CarolinaGirlCreationZ]

Do you happen to have a link to the recipe you purchased? I'm new to cold process soap making and am becoming more comfortable with it, the more I make, but I think I'm like you with the liquid soap. I'd feel more comfortable trying a tried and true recipe than to trust just anything, or my own ideas. I was great at Biology but terrible at Chemistry. LOL!

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Hi Heather! Both links are in the description box! This video is using the Mossy Creek link. Good luck!

[@CarolinaGirlCreationZ]

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique Ahh, I see it now. Thank you so much. :)

[@ExtraterrestrialGirlNL]

I've tried this twice now today. Both times my glycerin and KOH mix turned thick white and eventually rock hard. My glycerin was at 230F. I mixed the lye in slowly. Stirred the entire time. Why won't it work with me? Am I doing something wrong? It almost feels like there's too much lye for the glycerin to dissolve but I've used a lye calculater for a 85% purity KOH. Please help!

[@ExtraterrestrialGirlNL]

My recipe: 500gr tallow 190 water weight, replaced by glycerin 117.6 grams of KOH 85% purity

[@ExtraterrestrialGirlNL]

Anyways I've just tossed out a second batch of glycerin and KOH. I'll dissolve the glycerin in distilled water this time..

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

hummm, how old is you Lye? 85% purity seems low to me...90 is pretty standard I believe. also - at what point is it getting rock hard? After you have added all the lye? During the pouring of lye?

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

I need to get home and look at my software - see what I can do to help you. I think you are using a standard soap calculator - let me see if the glycerin and the water are an equal swap in this method

[@shubhamvishwakarma7434]

Does this liquid soap need soapnification before use or can be use directly on skin.

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Hello!! Since it is cooked you can use it right away, but it does do it good to let it sit for a couple of weeks before using.

[@passion4purposeenterprises754]

Your designed labels look nice. Thanks for sharing your process, just letting you know the link to the recipe is not working.

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Thank you for letting me know! I went to the site and found another link and fixed it in my description box. I'm not 100% sure it is the same class, it looks like she has updated the class/site since I bought it.

[@nejolo9563]

Would it have helped if the water added was as warm as the paste?

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

it would have helped a bunch! but I'm impatient and waiting for it too warm up is apparently too much trouble for me 😂

[@teresaiannarella7824]

How can I buy the tallow cream from you

[@samihage1223]

Temperature for glycerin and oils?

[@sheralync5854]

Hi. Thank you for doing the video. You did a very nice job and the product looks beautiful 🙂 This approach made sense to me up until the point you add unheated water to dilute the soap paste. At first, I was thinking the benefit of the glycerin method was to avoid a huge hunk of soap paste, which it didn't, so at first glance, it seems to be similar to many other low temp hot process soap making methods (make a past, dilute the paste)? I don't understand the benefits of this method. Can you help me understand? There's a 30-minute liquid soap method using a no paste high temp hot process method (205-220F). I thought that since the glycerin was at 250F this was going to be a high-temp soap method. Why heat the glycerin to 250 F ? is it speeding up the process? Cold process, low temperature, high temperature methods are fun to experiment with. For liquid soap, I personally prefer a no paste method, as my upper body strength isn't what it used to be LOL

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

I prefer the high temp liquid soap as well, this is the first liquid soap method I was ever successful at and have used it for years before discovering the high temp method. I honestly don't remember if the water was to be added hot or cold, I just always throw it in and wait for it to dissolve. LOL

[@mynaturalme1999]

It saponify much faster with glycerin.which saves a ton of time. Typically they let it turn into a full clear paste to burn out lye and help with thickness

[@FernandoTorrera]

Hi I love my unscented natural glycerin soap bars but they melt into a slurry in my bathroom even in an open bottom soap dish in less than a week. I would really like to just melt them into liquid soap to just nip that issue in the bud. anyone have any tips on how to do this?????? Please 🙏 fam

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

I have tried to take a bar of soap and turn it into a liquid - I just don't think there is any way to do that. it turns a snotty gross mess LOL I have not tried glycerin (or melt and pour) into liquid but I think that would not turn out very well either. But don't let me stop you from trying and if you succeed please let me know!🤗

[@samihage1223]

Quantities please

[@opss2901]

How to preserve hot process liquid soap ?by both chemical and natural way.(for tropical country's like India) )if chemical means how much grm I need to take for *100grm of shampoo base + Required quantity of water to dilute*? Types of preservative,and their quantity . ) if natural preservatives means their quantity used for *100grm of shampoo base + Required quantity of water to dilute*. Types of natural preservative and their quantity. Pls mam

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Hello! I don't use "natural" preservatives so can't speak to that. As far as chemical preservatives, I would say there are just so many out there...I would not know where to begin to help you find one in your location, for your tropical environment. I will say it is very important to choose one that is compatible with your soap. Find a preservative that has an effective range for that. Sorry I am not more help with that!

[@opss2901]

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique ok mam thank you for responding 🙏

[@samihage1223]

How much oils and glycerin (weight or percentage) please and the potassium

[@DarkMonster771]

This is so far the worst soap making tutorial I have ever watched. Basically all she showed us how to do is mix KOH lye with glycerin and oils. She did not give us the measurements of the oils she used. In fact she prepared the oils and mixed beforehand which is the dumbest thing anybody could do when making a tutorial on how to make soap. If you don't know how to make a tutorial properly don't make one. There is absolutely nothing I can do with this tutorial because it was made improperly.

[@venus8it]

Is there a way to turn glycerine soap into liquid?

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

I would think that is a no - I have tried to turn bar soaps into liquid soaps (8-9 years ago when I first started trying this whole soap thing LOL) but they were always a total fail.

[@kellankade]

Where did you buy your bottles. You mentioned the name but I cant find the site. Can you tell me. I am looking for a bottle supplyer

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Hi Daniel - I buy them at sks. here is the link www.sks-bottle.com/

[@kellankade]

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique thank you

[@gabrielemuller2293]

too bad, I can't deal with customs and Fahrenheit, I also don't have a written recipe, I would have liked to try it, unfortunately I can't after the video because I'm missing a lot of information, greetings from Germany

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Yes, I could not give the recipe as I paid for it. the link for the recipe is in the description if you are interested in checking it out. Thanks

[@pankajchakravarty8155]

Recipe can you share Madam?

[@ezohandmade32]

Hi, I tried my own recipe this way, but ph 12 came out. Is this ph OK?

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

pH 12 is a little high. You can make a borax solution, mixing some borax and water together - adding a little at a time will help bring down the pH, you might get it down to 11 which is more in the normal range. You can also let it sit for a few weeks and retest - I have heard that sometimes the pH will drop at it sits but don't know this first hand. Good Luck!

[@ezohandmade32]

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique thanks for all the information

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

@@ezohandmade32 my pleasure - hope it works out for you!

[@ezohandmade32]

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique thank you

[@teresaiannarella7824]

Hi I'd like to know how to buy the tollwocream

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

I'm sorry Teresa - my tallow cream is just too heat sensitive to ship. Sometimes in the winter I can but no way to do that in the summer. Thanks for asking though! 💖

[@teresaiannarella7824]

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique OK remind me in the Winter

[@amazingnature4901]

Where can I get the recipe for the soap?

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Link is In the description

[@Lksoaps]

Why did you choose not to add a preservative?

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

I normally do add a preservative - I don't remember on this video if I did or not. There is some debate on the necessity of it though - the pH on liquid soap is just as high as bar soap - around the 9-11 range. This is why bar soap does not need a preservative. there was a time when I didn't add it at all but I do now as I do sell the soaps, but I am not convinced it does much for the soap. It's also not easy to find a preservative that works at that high of a pH so you have to be watchful of that.

[@Lksoaps]

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique that is absolutely fair

[@ward.beauty]

Can u put the recipe please!

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Link is in the description - I paid for it so am unable to share. Thanks for watching!

[@sue02009]

Recipe please .??

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

In the description - there is a link

[@ogunnubititilayo8687]

Help us list those items u are pouring one by one

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

I'll try to do that next time - I'm hoping to make another liquid soap this weekend!🤗

[@toyosiogunsori4452]

I never know lye can be dissolved in glycerine.

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

I hadn't either until I took this "class" - it's pretty cool! Thanks so much for watching/commenting!

[@RubenVYT]

How to fix cloudy liquid soap after adding essential/fragrance oils? I really want clear soap.

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

hi, sometimes there is no fixing cloudy soaps. Every scent will react differently. I just started to embrace the aspects of what they do to my soap but if it is important to you, just keep testing small amount of soap. Not all scents will cloud them up.

[@kitfranzman4860]

You should be wearing a face mask or respirator would be even better. Thank you

[@nandita480]

More of timepass makes video boring