Do not understand why people say unkind things to you. You are very generous to give your time and knowledge to us. I appreciate you. Thank you very much.
@FinnOllie2 жыл бұрын
I wish I had watched your video before I made my first batch!! I haven’t unmolded it yet, but now know to wait wait wait!! Without your advice I was already assuming this was a failed batch!! Thank you for saving my soap!
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany2 жыл бұрын
Glad we could help Rene and good luck with your soap!
@miltonwelch86192 жыл бұрын
I'm almost 69, and this is the first time I've heard about castile soap! Watching how it's made surely an added bonus; very enlightening!
@JeanLoch3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for being so generous with your soap knowledge. It is a joy to watch your videos.
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany3 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome! I like to share as much as I can as when I first started I wouldn't have learned nearly as much if other people hadn't shared things with me. So glad you enjoy our videos and thank you for your comment :-)
@garrettpeters34382 жыл бұрын
I love the creamy/buttery appearance of this soap! 😊🫒🧼❤️
@TheeHerbJunkie2 ай бұрын
Thank you for this very detailed and informative video , and for taking the time to show us how it is made. I’m sorry that people are so rude on here it’s uncalled for !!!!!! , but some of us really appreciate you guys and your knowledge that you share with us ❤ thank you Can you do a 50 or 60% shea butter soap all natural not additives .
@teddyb495749 минут бұрын
Thanks for the video, I have some old dated Virgin Olive oil [dated 2013!] and though of making some soap. I have a number of questions: 1. Will this oil work being so old? 2. Where can I buy the sodium lactate and is there anything else I could use i.e could I use whey from yogurt making with table salt? 3. Is the mix still dangerous once you have added all the ingredients together? 4. I dont have a stick blender, could I just stir with spoon and/or a hand whisk? 5 I have lots of Rosemary in the garden, could I chop up the Rosemary needles and add this to the mix before pouring into the mould? 6. Could I use a chines takeaway plastic of foil tray as the mould? Thank you for your help.
@lovereigns40173 жыл бұрын
Anne! You darling! I received my soap and gift boxed set along with my samples today. Beautiful, as always. Thank you. 💕💕💕 Iris
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany3 жыл бұрын
Hello Iris, that is wonderful news and you are very welcome! I am so glad that they have reached you safely and really hope you enjoy them. Thank you for choosing to purchase from us again :-)
@thebadpoet3 жыл бұрын
I’ve only made soap a handful of times, but I just love your videos and the beautiful results you get with natural colorants. I made a baby soap which was mainly olive oil in early May. I got good feedback on it from my new momma friend in October, but it’s even nicer now! I definitely want to make a true Castile soap, I think the long cure time will be more than worth it.
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much :-) I would love to make a dedicated baby soap but UK rules mean it would need a lot more (expensive) testing to be able to be marketed for Children under 3. Your friend is very lucky to have you to make lovely soaps for her! The cure times are definitely worth it, the difference between a bar that is a few weeks old and a bar that is a few months old is amazing!
@barbh1143 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed your video. I just made some castile soap on the 11th of January and unmolded it on the 18th. Then I cut it on the 23rd. I see that I had ran the hand blender a little longer than you and my trace was larger than yours. After cutting, it looked fine. 8 months, cool! I don't have to wait a year. It's been 5 years since I made soap. My skin is very dry, and castile is the only soap I used. After 5 years, my old castile is looking rather old, but still good. Thanks for the info on Sodium Lactate. :)
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment Barb and I am glad that you enjoyed the video. Castile is such a lovely, mild soap isn't it, so good for dry skin! I bet your 5 year old Castile is fabulous, I may have to hold back one of our bars and see how it is after that length of time!
@shazdave8886 Жыл бұрын
Your video was one of the better ones. Easy explanation but where am I going to store all my soaps? I want to make a year supply.
@leestokes67615 ай бұрын
An American chap married (42 yrs.in July 2024) to a South African woman. When you were pouring the liquid into the mold, I found myself snickering. As a father of four and grandfather of nine, the color invoked a certain scatalogical reference. We’ll leave it at that.
@leestokes67615 ай бұрын
And I am going to try my hand at making this soap. I’ve been using a liquid Castille soap. At $100 per gallon, I need an alternative. So thank you for the information. Any of my grandchildren present when I pour the soap into a mold will likely see the same scatalogical reference I did. And our family isn’t by any means especially vulgar or common.
@safi4567 ай бұрын
So interesting. I'm totally new to soap making...actually stumbled upon your video as I'm trying to make my own shampoo. The idea of an oil working as a soap just messes with my mind. The two seem to be on opposite ends of the spectrum. Does this soap bar work equally well as a shampoo? If I oil my hair, would castile soap shampoo out the oil effectively? Or is it too mild?
@littgaia29392 жыл бұрын
I appreciate how explicit and cautionary your video was. Hope to make up my soap before long.
@myatchan62352 жыл бұрын
Hello , Thank you so much sharing video. Could I ask one question ❓ How about this soap shelf life and how many long can keep it.?
@orayogalight-meditations10418 ай бұрын
thank you so much ! its very rare to get such detailed description of making soap the right way ! im really glad i have seen this as i didnt know that castille soaps need s to sit a long time in the mold !i- made my very first batch 2 days ago and thought i ruined it, as its still very soft - , without laktate, i wonder how long it has to sit in the mold? more than a week?
@michellecrutchfield87013 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a long cure time, but what a great video! I can't get over just how many ppl I see use Pyre glass measuring pitchers to mix up their lye water... thx for mentioning that! LOLOLOL ;) Anyways, love the video!
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Michelle. Yes, I have seen a lot of people use glass or Pyrex too and it always worries me! So many people just aren't aware of the safety concerns with using glass so I think it is important to mention things like this. :-)
@victoriagreenwood21884 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your knowledge . I am going to try making them, can not wait🙂
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany2 ай бұрын
Good luck!
@vliet343 жыл бұрын
Great video and I just love the way you explain everything in such detail! I just have one question: with the Castile Soap will you cover it with a blanket/towel after you pour it into the mould? I've seen different methods where some people cover it, some don't and some actually put in the fridge... so I'm a bit confused. Thank you and I'm looking forward to your new videos :)
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany3 жыл бұрын
Hi, Whether or not to cover it is really down to personal preference. Covering helps the soap to go through gel phase which results in a soap that firms up quicker and can be unmolded sooner. Putting in the fridge has the opposite effect and helps to prevent the soap going through gel phase. This can help to give a bar that has a lighter, creamier colour. The soap will take longer to be ready to unmold if it does not go through gel phase. If using natural colours in soap then gel phase really helps the colours to stick in the soap and be brighter, so I do always like to cover and gel my soaps with colour. It is down to you whether you want to cover the soap or not and it will still work either way, so don't worry too much about it and do what feels right to you :-)
@joannebirtch59535 ай бұрын
Great video. I’ve always wondered how olive soap was made.
@veracarranza48833 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the recipe. The long wait is mind blowing, but I will make it and put it out of sight (out of mind).
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a good plan Vera! Before you know it, the time will have passed and it will be ready :-)
@user-gf8rb8tf4t Жыл бұрын
Добрый день, вы проверили ваше мыло?
@barbiescraft3 жыл бұрын
Very gentle soap
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany3 жыл бұрын
It really is. One of the mildest, gentlest soaps around :-)
@ginntang89553 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing! Learned a lot form your videos!m living in Melbourne. I hope I can visit your store in UK one day >
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany3 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome Ginn. I am pleased that our videos are helping you to learn. Fingers crossed for a UK trip for you sometime in the future :-)
@dissodatore3 жыл бұрын
I love the video, but I do have to say that you look like the original Lily Munster, played by Yvonne Carlo! you have a beautifully unique face, and I couldn't help but imagine Lily doing a soap tutorial!
@katherinestott6852 жыл бұрын
Welcome back Morticia!!!
@katarzynaderkacz393 жыл бұрын
This is something magical in simple, Castile soap...💛
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany3 жыл бұрын
There really is, isn't there!
@crystalwinks27727 ай бұрын
That was a great video!!!
@lusciousleo19713 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thank you!!
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany3 жыл бұрын
Thank you :-)
@yawahviskinda30382 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video I made this soap and omg it was great I will like to try the 10lb batch if you post that it will be great thanks again ❤️
@MOTHERNATURESOAPTV10 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing ❤❤❤❤
@winusuren40342 жыл бұрын
Hello ma'am, If possible could you show us how this soap lathers and how does it feel on your skin as it's already 7 months old??
@bonhambley714 Жыл бұрын
Amazing thank you :)
@sereezee Жыл бұрын
This is an excellent vid. Thanks so much. 3 questions that I would super appreciate if you could answer: (1) does the lye need to be food grade? if so, why? (2) In terms of actual time, how much faster is the process WITH sodium lactate compared to without? Is it correct to assume you mean the process of solidfication in order to turn out and cut? (3) How do you wash the immersion blender to ensure nothing sticks to it? I'd like to do this with my little granddaughters but want to be sure I have all the info at hand so there aren't any last second mishaps. tnx so much!
@sanazmirbolook44452 жыл бұрын
great as always 🌷🌷🌷🌷
@fahadhojile3986 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your amazing tutorial could you tell me please its life-shelf❤🙏😊
@rajameenanagappan1180 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful Castile soap, am gonna try this with olive pomace, after 6 - 8 months, can i use this on my face? My skin is highly sensitive and extremely dry.
@bennash88873 жыл бұрын
Easy-to-follow video, thank you. Just a quick question, why did you use farenheit instead of celsius, and 'pound' (for the size of the mold)?
@putziiputz94392 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for the beautiful video. May I ask you where you buy the jugs and what the measurements are? Thank you. Kr
@jenniferowen28012 жыл бұрын
💯 great video does. I've been researching soapmaking and you explained a lot of things I had questions about. If the sodium lactate is not used, does the recipe change (the one in the description)?
@brigidlaffey73432 жыл бұрын
Sodium lactate is not necessary for any soap recipe. It is not a traditional inclusion in pure ‘Castile Soap’ so don’t worry.
@recyclingmom2 жыл бұрын
Is there a water discount? What is the super fat %? I made a huge (538oz) batch 3 days ago using organic, extra virgin olive oil and it was a complete failure. Even though it was thick when I put it in the mold, it separated. Tried to save it but I couldn't.
@gingin62463 жыл бұрын
Thats beautiful
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany3 жыл бұрын
Thank you :-)
@gingin62463 жыл бұрын
@@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany I've made olive oil soap only once 15 years ago. I let it cure for 6 weeks. Why was there a white powder film all around the outside of the soap? When I cut my soap in thick slices, it looks beautiful. Like custard on the inside and outside the powdery white substance. What is that? When I was washing myself in the shower it was so slippery and creamy. Felt lovely. What's with the white thing.?
@veronicalodeiro661010 ай бұрын
🙏 subtitulado en Español ❤
@crystalwinks27727 ай бұрын
do you have have your castile soap turn brown or go rancid? or do you use some kind of perservative?
@karentucker94453 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany3 жыл бұрын
Thank you :-)
@karentucker94453 жыл бұрын
@@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany u welcome
@emilyuk35705 ай бұрын
Can this be used as a shampoo bar?
@orlandaaugusto1658 Жыл бұрын
Depois de curar qual é o pH deste sabonete?
@vickiandbobmerivale7186 Жыл бұрын
So on the container to mix the lye - does this mean you throw out that plastic jug or you re-use it ----- and for how long.\ please
@melizamilbert9560 Жыл бұрын
What size mold are you using in this recipe? Thank you!
@zazaismable Жыл бұрын
Hi! I was wondering if you do add the Sodium Lactate how long would it need to cure? and if I want it to cure even faster or at least enough so that I could use it sooner could I just add more of the sodium lactate?
@kristysmith97233 жыл бұрын
I'm curious why you use farenheight when you're in the UK. Would it be possible to mention Celsius too?
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany3 жыл бұрын
Hi Kristy, I was waiting for someone to ask me this! I am actually surprised it has taken so long for this question to come up :-) The simple answer is that when I was learning soap making all the books, videos and guides I was learning from were from US sources so they were all in fahrenheit. As a result, I learned it all in fahrenheit and just kind of stuck with it that way! Since our temperature gun measures in both fahrenheit and celsius it doesn't make much difference to us. I will do my best to mention the celsius temperatures for the benefit of everyone who prefers to use celsius in my future videos though :-)
@anettes85363 жыл бұрын
I have only made a few soaps. i wondered, is it still a castile soap if you ad EO to it? Tank you for you videos, im learning a LOT!!! :)
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany3 жыл бұрын
Hello Anette, yes it can still be called as Castile if it has essential oil added to it. I am glad that our videos are helping you :-)
@chefioannidou3654 Жыл бұрын
🙏👏👏👏❤️🤗
@aberdeenred47 Жыл бұрын
How many ozs is each bar. I am trying to do 4oz blocks
@leannab3865 Жыл бұрын
The recipe you gave us is for 2 pounds of soap but you did a 10 pound recipe for this video, correct?
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany Жыл бұрын
That is exactly correct, yes. I figured the average person testing the recipe at home would really want to make such a large batch in one go!
@highfashionwins2 жыл бұрын
Where can we buy your products in the US? I can't seem to find ANY castile soaps here in America that doesn't contain coconut, jojoba, and palm oil, ALL of which I'm allergic to. Please help!
@lindarichey46892 жыл бұрын
Search for soap making supplies on the internet
@highfashionwins2 жыл бұрын
@@lindarichey4689 I do not have 8 months to wait.
@singhrustam3 жыл бұрын
Hey if I’m made a liquid soap, it’s been aged for about 2 weeks, and I now realize that my super fat was very less. It’s a 100% coconut oil at superfat of just 1%. It’s extremely drying, and diluting with water doesn’t help. I don’t want to use glycerine. Is there anyway I can now do anything about it? Can I melt it, increase its fat percent?
@karensabai6303 жыл бұрын
Hey i really like your content ... just one question , i only have the regular olive oil can i make a castile soap using only the regular olive oil ?
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany3 жыл бұрын
Hello, yes, regular olive oil will be perfectly ok to use :-)
@dorkettedorkee79042 жыл бұрын
I think it would have been better if you went through gel phase be wrapping it in a blanket or doing CPOP.
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany2 жыл бұрын
The wooden box that the soap mould is in works well for insulating the soap and promoting gel phase.
@flebert37895 ай бұрын
Is this 5% super fat, Thanks
@rhondawiggins57282 жыл бұрын
🥰
@brassrose993 жыл бұрын
We have well water coming from the tap and it is soft water. Do you have any experience with using soft water in soap?
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany3 жыл бұрын
To be honest, I don't have a whole lot of experience with soft water I am afraid. However only a couple of days ago I was chatting on a soap forum and one Lady mentioned she uses well water in her soaps with great results, so I suppose I would say test a small batch and see how it goes! Sorry I can't be any more help, but if you do try it I would love to hear how it works out for you :-)
@ezzahhazwani52362 жыл бұрын
hi how i measure oil ratio if i want add argan oil in this recipe?
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany2 жыл бұрын
Hello Ezzah, you would need to run the recipe through a soap calculator to check oil & lye ratios as the required amount of lye would probably change.
@winusuren40343 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the video❤️❤️. Can we recommend this soap for babies?? Kindly make a video on baby soap preparation if possible.
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany3 жыл бұрын
Hello Winu. Here in the UK we cannot say that any soap or cosmetic product is suitable for Children under 3 years old unless we have had a special assessment to prove it is safe for babies. That is why I do not say this soap is for use on babies. However, Castile soap is very mild and very gentle and I would imagine that a soap like this would be able to be assessed for use on babies. If I was ever to get a recipe assessed for use on babies then it would be this recipe that I would put in for the assessment.
@winusuren40343 жыл бұрын
@@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany Thank you so much for your detailed reply ma'am. I'm from India and have a plan to start my soap business by March. I'm just planning to use 90 EVO as per your recipe, 5% each of Extra virgin Coconut oil and castor oil just to add little more bubbles with a super fat of 10%. Is the super fat too high?? How does this recipe sound to you ma'am?? I would love to hear your suggestion.I'm planning to use this recipe for babies...😊😊
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany3 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome Winu. The additional of a small amount of Coconut Oil and Castor oil will definitely help to add a touch more bubbles to the recipe and will also help to stabilise the lather. At high amounts Coconut Oil can be drying to the skin, but that would be at much higher amounts than you mention. Personally I would lower the superfat amount a little - I would aim for around 5% or 6% with this recipe. The reason for this is that a superfat that is high can result in a softer bar of soap with less lather. Because the vast majority of your recipe is made up of Olive Oil, a high superfat could leave you with a very soft bar that won't last so well. A high superfat can also reduce the lather you achieve and feel a little more greasy on the skin. The only soaps that I go above a 5-6% superfat with are our Salt bars which are made with 90% Coconut Oil and Sea Salt so they require a very high superfat in order to not feel drying on the skin.
@winusuren40343 жыл бұрын
@@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany ok ma'am. I'll go with 5% super fat. Thank you soo much for your reply. It made my day😊😊. I'm learning a lot from your videos and like you I'm also gonna use natural colourants and essential oils to make all natural bars. I'm working on fruit juices too. I would love to share images of the soaps with you after making..😊😊
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany3 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome Winu. We love natural colours and essential oils. We have started experimenting with a few fragrance oils and micas, but natural essential oils and colours will always be our first love! Fruit juices are fun to work with too. We make a bar with apple juice which is lovely. When using fruit juice just be aware that the natural sugars in the juice can cause the soap batter to heat up more than normal, so we tend to soap at a lower temperature when using fruit juices. It would be lovely to see pictures of some of your soaps when they are done :-)
@zainabmuhammad43863 жыл бұрын
Wawww,that great,but u mean 8month or a month?😯,isit cos of lye or sodium castated?
@zainabmuhammad43863 жыл бұрын
Amin sodium lactated.
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany3 жыл бұрын
We cure ours for 8 months. It is due to it being a 100% Olive Oil soap. It takes time to harden and to become more mild and gentle. Some people cure for less time and the soap would definitely be useable before this but we think that a longer cure makes for a better bar.
@sergeyn23102 жыл бұрын
Maybe you should talk about fast hair growth fortified shampoo to double hair growth.
@alert1006 Жыл бұрын
Hi, I like your video and I want to follow your recipe. But I'm confused, those are liquids and you measure by grams, shouldn't it be mililiters? And also you said the amount of water is 928g, but the written recipe says 200g. And the amount of Lye is 464g... but the recipe says 116g. Also the amount of oil you mentioned doesn't match. Am I missing something? thank you.
@kmacho529811 ай бұрын
I read in other comments below she made for 10 pounds of soap, BUT the recipe in description its written for 2 pound. Did you make soap?
@alert100611 ай бұрын
@@kmacho5298 Hi, yes, I made castile soap, but I first run it through a lye calculator to be sure. It changed the amount slightly.
@kmacho529811 ай бұрын
@@alert1006 I'm thinking make some this week. So I'm going to use the amount she wrote in description, but i want to add some cloves powder
@taniailie6639 Жыл бұрын
acid citric se poate adauga? 2% si add extra NaOH ?
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany Жыл бұрын
We have never added citric acid to any of our soaps, so I can't really advise on how it would be best to do so. I know some soap makers do add citric acid, so it is possible, it is just something we are not personally familiar with.
@taniailie6639 Жыл бұрын
@@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany thank you
@kitfranzman4860 Жыл бұрын
OMG how many times are you going to say olive oil?
@rorykeegan1895 Жыл бұрын
Mixing up your metric and imperial units is really self defeating. Why do you do it? Temperatures in Celsius as well as the outdated Fahrenheit, if you really feel obliged to use a system only Americans use. Please.
@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany Жыл бұрын
We use fahrenheit for our temperature measurements and it works well for us. When we first learned soap making most of the books & resources were American and since our thermometer measures in fahrenheit there was no need to convert temperatures. It has worked for us over the years, so there is no need to change something that works, but of course, you can measure temperatures in whatever unit you wish to.