How to make cold process soap dough for modelling, extruding and embeds: Tutorial with recipe

Soap dough is so much fun to create and mould, It can take your soapy creations to the next level in terms of design and "wow factor" and it really is pretty easy to make.
In today's video, we are showing you how we make our own soap dough. We are using our regular soap recipe to create our soap dough as we find that our standard recipe works really well for soap dough. It also makes things much easier when it comes to getting our soaps assessed for sale in the UK.
In this video we cover what you need to do to turn your regular soap recipe into soap dough using a really easy and relatively quick process. In our next video on Friday we will be showing you hot to take your soap dough and create some eye catching decorations to use on the top of your soaps.
If you wish to use our recipe to create your soap dough, then these are the ingredients and measurements that you need to work with.
109g Sodium Hydroxide
240g Water
340g Olive Oil
99g Sweet Almond Oil
57g Castor Oil
184g Coconut Oil
75g Shea Butter
38g Cocoa Butter
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[@tammymichel2836]

Absolutely brilliant!! Well done!!! And your eyes so so dreamy!!

[@lior2355]

Wow כל כך רציתי לדעת לעשות בצק סבון ולא חלמתי שאראה את הסרטון שלך ,את מדהימה !! תודה רבה

[@vancemccoy]

OH MY GOSH, you totally Rock. Soaping for several years but never really serious about it. I Just had fun learning and creating as I went. I’ve watched your videos for several weeks now and you’ve fast become someone I’d recommend as one of my top favorite soapers here on KZbin. You speak and teach on a level that’s both simple yet beautiful clear. All of my top favorites soapers have been generous with their wisdom along with an easy recipe to follow. Thank you for sharing this video. My last soap battle was to tackle soap dough… and here it’s is 😊 and explained simply beautiful. Thank you

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Thank you so much for such a lovely comment 😊 it is comments like yours that spur me on to get my backside in gear and create more videos, so thank you!

[@MamicaHomemade]

Can't wait for the next video ! Thank you gor sharing 💖🤗

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Thank you and you are very welcome :-)

[@bitababyszes]

Good, simple video. Thx!

[@101kurtj]

GIRLLLLL, lookin fab as always!!!

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Thank you Kurtiss!

[@Erica-yr3gf]

Great tutorial. Thank you💕👍❤️🙏🏻🌿🌎💕

[@micmike]

great, thanks looking forward to the next video

[@MomNkitchen]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful video 💖💖

[@annalewkowicz9030]

Thank you for the video, it cleared a lot of things for me!

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

You are welcome Anna, I am glad that it helped you!

[@TheyTalkinFunnyFr]

Love this , thank from Louisiana. Simple & easily explained.

[@thebadpoet]

Wow! That is really cool, it never occurred to me that soap dough could be so simple to make. I’m definitely going to try this!

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Yes, it really is easy when you get the hang of it! Absolutely worth having a go at :-)

[@priscillatse1332]

Wow thank u so mcuh!! U answered my prayers!😊❤

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Thank you! Glad to hear it has helped!

Excelente video, gracias por la fórmula. Saludos desde México.

[@sahanamehta4863]

U r so kind enough to share your recipe. It's a great help for beginners like me. Thank u so much.

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

You are very welcome Sahana, it is a pleasure to be able to share what I knowand have people who are interested enough to watch! :-)

[@sandfordshelley2723]

This is great thanks greatly appreciated

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

You are very welcome :-)

[@evettevolker235]

Thank you soooo much for this. I've watched so many confusing videos on how to make the dough. Then I though, it almost sounds like a regular soap recipe. Then you perfectly explained everything and confirmed that it is just a cold processed soap recipe. And the key is not letting it air out. I appreciate this so much, so thanks again. Your video was perfect.

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Thank you Evette. Yes, I have seen lots of complicated soap dough recipes but we have found that our recipe works well and as long as the air is excluded it makes a good soap dough. I can't guarantee that all soap recipes would work well as it would depend on your chosen ingredients but it would definitely we worth trying. It also makes it so much easier if you ever need to get your recipe assessed to sell.

[@katarzynaderkacz39]

That's really easy! Thank you Anne for sharing! I'm looking forward to see how you color your soap dough.

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Thank you Katarzyna and yes, it is! Colouring it is just as easy too ;-)

[@FranklyNaturalBeauty]

That is a nice soap dough. I'm going to try again. I didn't have any luck with my recipe. Thank you for sharing.

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

You are welcome and good luck with your next attempt :-)

[@RTJames-gq9xg]

Love the video! Thank you for sharing -it was way easier than I imagined. Ps. I loved you with black hair and this gorgeous red/violet is stunning too! What don’t you look beautiful in!! And ps-your happy smile and voice make the videos extra fun. Who knows maybe we will get to see your partner in a video this year 😉

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Thank you so much Jayne!For the first time, I was a bit nervous about posting the video as I am not 100% sold on the hair colour change yet, so thank you for your kind comment :-) Wayne tends to prefer staying behind the camera - but I am trying to coax him out, so anything is possible!

[@roopaprabhu7506]

Ur dough is really pliable and non sticky 👌👌

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

I know, it took a lot of trial and error to get it this way and even now we do sometimes get a batch that doesn't go quite right and ends up a sticky or lumpy mess!

[@peterm7915]

Great! Who knew it was this easy!! Well you did huh ;)

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Haha, I didn't when I first decided I wanted to make soap dough though! When I first realised how easy it was I was pleasantly surprised!

[@skpea4077]

Omg why people make it like it's so difficult. Thanks will make soap dough tomorrow 👍

[@christineclarke1739]

Thank you for your recipie. I would like to make different colours so I was going to put it in smaller bags. When putting this recipe through soapcal do you superfat it and what water discount or lye concentration do you use?

[@lior2355]

תודה רבה לך יקירה ממש סרטון מגניב ופשוט מושלם וזה שאת משתפת הלב זה מדהים .תודה רבה לך ... שאלה קטנה בבקשה ,כמה זמן הבצק יכול להיות טוב בשקית?

[@_daintydrops]

Hello, thank you so much for sharing! This is such a useful knowledge, I learn something new everyday and now your video really helps me. May I ask though: is the Coconut Oil in your recipe just simply “Coconut Oil” or do you mean “Virgin Coconut Oil”? I just wanna make sure I understand correctly.

[@gabrielavernarska5939]

Hi Anne, what if the dough is still a tiny bit sticky? It’s been made only 4 days ago. Should I leave it in the bag for another days/weeks? Thank you for sharing your recipe.

[@kaliz748]

I usually use sodium lactate in my recipes, can I use it when making soap dough? or should I leave it out for this purpose? Thanks a lot!!!

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

I would probably leave it out as sodium lactate does tend to harden soaps which you wouldn't want for soap dough.

[@Sandy-gj1wk]

will this soap dough harden after it is used on the soap in whatever shapes u decide to do with it

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

As long as you leave the shapes out and exposed to air, yes, they will harden. Ours tend to take a day or two to harden up once we have made our decorations.

[@joeeyleechannel726]

Hi thanks for the recipe but how long to left in plastic bag ya ?before take out to shape it ?

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

We normally leave it for at least 48 hours, just to ensure saponification has taken place and to ensure the soap dough has firmed up enough to mould.

[@joeeyleechannel726]

@@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany thanks for tips ya :)

[@rasa5343]

Would this work if the soap is made with only one oil, like coconut or olive?

[@Allahguest]

Can we colour it after it’s hard or during blending ?

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

You can colour either way, but we find it easier to colour while blending as this creates a more even colour :-)

[@liachalid28]

After the soap dough done, and we put them in the open area, could that dough become hard like the common soap again???

[@liachalid28]

Sorry if my english is bad

[@norhildaalvarez7592]

Yes

[@doragromocki8653]

How long will this last

[@bridget2962]

First soaper too sing🤣

[@mrsjoy8831]

Does this stick alot, so far every recipe I use its sooo sticky.