How to Make the Best Soap with Just 4 Cheap Ingredients!

Recipe found at: angelapalmer.com/cold-process...
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Here's a great article with safety tips for working with lye: www.schoolofnaturalskincare.c...
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[@coffeerocks4764]

I was happy to see a simple soap recipe with so few ingredients. My daughter gave me flower soap molds for Mother's day, so we decided to try this recipe. We waited 48 hours exactly before unmolding the soap flowers, but when we did the soap was still really soft and the designs didn't turn out well. I'm not sure what I did wrong. I'm hoping the soap will harden and still be usable. Maybe I didn't mix the soap batter to a thick enough trace. Could that make a big difference? I'm just starting my adventures in soap making.

[@Katy99941]

Thanks for sharing plus I found your advice really helpful. Love the Instant Pot idea too. It will encourage me to use mine.😊

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

So glad you find the video helpful! Thanks for commenting and good luck with your soap! :)

[@johnnybstuddd4482]

Really nice looking soap, thank you for sharing your recipe.

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

Thanks for watching!

[@feighcreations]

Just from your website....i love it . Been want to start soap making now i am encouraged. Thanks

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

I'm so happy to encourage others in this wonderful craft! It's such a fun (and useful) skill to have as well. Just a reminder, this is not my website but I wanted to give credit to it because this is where I originally found the recipe :)

[@richardhayman4868]

Thanks for sharing!

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

Thanks for watching!

[@boop7313]

I thought you were making hot process at first. Lovely soap!

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

I should have mentioned it's a cold process soap! Thanks for watching!

[@itsokaytobeclownpilled5937]

I'm a professional soap maker. You did pretty good. Just a few pro tips. You are right, oil and lye water doesn't have to be the same temperature. I soap 90 degrees or less. You can mix lye water the night before and let it get to room temperature. Lower your water to lye ratio to 2:1 Increase your superfat to 7-10%

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

Thank you so much for your feedback! And do you mean you soap when the oils are 90 degrees or less, and the lye is room temp? Even if it's a highly saturated oil like coconut oil? Thanks again for watching and commenting!

[@itsokaytobeclownpilled5937]

@@thealfordhomestead5191 Yep. Coconut oil has a 76 degree melting point. Mixing it with liquid oils lowers the melting point.

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

Gotchya. I always worry about not having every bit of coconut oil melted thoroughly, so I've always heated it up well past 100 degrees. I will definitely take your tip though and give it a try at a lower temp. Thanks again!!

[@sandraellefson3674]

Good job and thank you for sharing.

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

Thank you for watching!

[@MM-oc3sb]

You brought me to yor channel with fermented peppers and now this helpful soap recipe for reassurance that i (as an old Grammie) can do it, too! Love your exlpanation style and gracious comment replies... thank you, now i must subscribe! ❤

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

So happy you've found some of my videos useful! I love getting to communicate with everyone, it's such a wonderful place to share our passions and hobbies. Thank you for joining me here on this tiny channel! I hope you enjoy it :)

[@ronnyrice697]

Great explanation and video

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

Glad you liked it!

[@yuliaandronova4620]

Thank you🌹.

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@magneceline1522]

Your soap is good and easy going

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

Thank you :)

[@YisraelRothenstein]

can you make us a percentage rate or ur recipe

[@toppersautowashanddetailin8177]

So as you're mixing with the blender, is that when you would add your essential oils to the party? I am so impressed by you! Just FYI ❤️

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

Once you've finished mixing you can add in your essential oils and give it a quick mix to incorporate! I should have mentioned this in the video so thank you for asking!

[@debbieescobar6267]

Do you use the same instant pot that you cook meals on?

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

@@debbieescobar6267 It is recommended to use separate pots, however I use the same pot following a few simple rules: 1. Use a pot that is non-reactive with lye, such as stainless steel. 2. Allow all materials to sit untouched for 24 hours 3. Thoroughly clean and/or sanitize materials. I like to hand wash and then put in the dishwasher. I hope that helps!

[@user-vz3gb5xg1e]

Wounderfull

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

Thanks for watching!

[@CopperHueCollectionsChippewa]

There is no room for error when it comes to making lye soap.

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

I have made, and continue to make, mistakes during the process. I also don't believe that should deter someone from learning a new skill. Mistakes are bound to happen to even the best of us; so long as basic safety rules are followed and one understands the risks of lye, I encourage others to learn this wonderful craft. Thanks for watching!

[@sandraellefson3674]

Very well said! @@thealfordhomestead5191

[@brightchange6065]

Walmart has the cheapest olive oil ...

[@bubbagump1306]

So?

[@icecreamladydriver1606]

Can you use old oil that is well past it's due date or would that be a bad idea? Thanks for the video.

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

Thanks for your question! You can indeed use oil which is past its expiration date. However, you may experience some side effects in the end product, such as orange spots on the soap (this looks almost like rust) and a soap whose shelf-life is drastically reduced. That said, up-cycling cooking oil into something usable like soap is a very eco-friendly way to dispose of bad oils! So if you do find yourself with oils gone bad and no other way to repurpose them, I would definitely turn them into soap! Thanks for watching!

[@icecreamladydriver1606]

Thank you so much.@@thealfordhomestead5191

[@LISAMCBRIDE-ew1qw]

Hi! I have a question, can I use grapeseed oil or canola oil to replace the olive oil?

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

Unfortunately that would change the amount of lye needed in the recipe! Every oil requires a different amount of lye. You can try putting grapeseed oil and coconut oil in a lye calculator to figure out how much lye and water to use. Let me know if you give it a try! Thanks for watching!

[@rammurtigupta5999]

Mam ingriendients in gms ?

[@brookzucha3993]

Can you make this as hot process or would the amount of ingredients have to change?

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

Generally yes, this recipe could be used as is for a hot process soap. However, hot process soap still takes 4-6 weeks to cure so you're not really gaining anything by hot processing the soap instead. Many claim that a hot process soap reduces the curing time, but in reality it still ends up taking the same time as cold process. Just something to keep in mind! Thanks for watching :)

[@mudpyz]

can you let people know the % you can use of essential oil because each one is different - you cant just biff in whatever you fancy - i love making Bastille soap - as you said it is a good soap and an easy soap to learn on - have you ever done a Castile soap - even easier with just olive oil - great job though showing us how to

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

For the basic recipe I generally use 1 oz of a good quality essential oil. I do love a good Castile soap, however it is quite hard (which lacks lather) so my family prefers this mix of olive oil and coconut oil. Thanks so much for watching!

[@magneceline1522]

Please your recipe thank you

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

Recipe link in the description box :)

[@SumailaAtika-oy8vk]

Thank you but I don't understand

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

Thanks for watching! So sorry it wasn't clear for you though. Is there a specific question I can answer for you?

[@mary-ruthflores4107]

Why are you not wearing gloves, eye protection, sleeves, from the very beginning, the dry lye can be very caustic if it get on your skin and will blind you if it get in the eyes

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

Thanks so much for the reminder! I've linked a great article in the description box all about working with lye safely for anyone interested :) Thanks for watching!

[@debbieescobar6267]

Wow, that's a lot of coconut oil (>37%)...my skin wouldn't like it. Why did you use so much water?

[@thealfordhomestead5191]

I love using coconut oil in all my soaps due to the nice big suds it creates. There are soap recipes which only call for coconut oil (with 20% superfat) and it's a perfectly wonderful and moisturizing bar of soap! Of course, if your skin is more sensitive to the cleansing properties of coconut oil, I would recommend using a recipe with around 15-20% coconut oil. Thanks for watching!