I Made Soap with Beeswax & Honey?!?! | Never Have I Ever Series

[@norawalsh5471]

I loved watching the science happen right before my eyes! The color change, the separation, the gelling. This was wonderful to watch. And it wasn't a fail at all! The soap looks wonderful, and has a gorgeous lather! I think you did a great job, Tammy! ☺️

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Thanks Nora! you're right of course, it wasn't really a fail. it was more of an almost fail that I salvaged by the skin of my teeth 😂😂😂 - the only fail was the design, which I am still just a bit bummed about 🤓Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate you!💕

[@BeechHillSoap]

Nice save! I’ve made soap with beeswax, quite a long time ago. Yes you must melt the beeswax with your hard oils, when those cool and you add your olive oil you may have to heat a little. I think melting point of beeswax is 144 or so. Probably the combination of not melting your beeswax in the oils together at first, then not enough emulsification, how hot it was and the fo was your culprits. It was a hot mess lol. It will be fine if you have the lye and water amounts right. I always hate it when a batch fails..but you are a soap master and saved it!! Great job!-LisaG

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Thanks Lisa!! I appreciate your comment. Def something I learned thought this was to heat the beeswax with my oils. Next time ~if there is a next time 🤓 Kidding - (mostly 😂😂😂)

[@Teddyboy-123]

Good save 🤣 looks like a lovely bar of soap. I make soap with beeswax, i always melt it in with my oil too and haven't had a problem so far. I was surprised yours took so long to emulsify, mine goes quickly. I felt for you, your voice was so deflated ☹️ really glad it worked xxx

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Thanks so much for your comment!💖 Def going to add the beeswax to my oils before melting from now on! I too was thinking the batter would never emulsify. I didn't realize how much I was actually blending it until I watched it later. I should have stopped and just stirred to trace, especially after adding the fragrance. 🤗

[@melissapeterson4202]

Great save! That was pretty exciting to watch!! LOL but you handled it well❤ and in the end it became a beautiful soap😊

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Thanks Melissa! 💖it was crazy wasn't it?!?! I'm pretty happy with it, even though I didn't get my pretty top with "honeycomb" and blue cornflowers 😂

[@NannyDeb]

love the video, your real and its appreciated. keep em coming!

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your comment! 🤗

[@Jessicaakathesoaplady]

You did a great job ❤ you are harder on yourself than you need to be

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

thank you so much! I don't feel I am hard on myself usually, but I just had such high hopes for this design. I was so bummed when I wasn't able to do what I wanted LOL

[@Jessicaakathesoaplady]

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique I know the feeling I made a rose soap and it was all wrong 😑

[@sabrinastreet5337]

I LOVE THIS!! Not a fail.. you pulled it out in the end and did a fantastic job!!!

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

HI my sweet friend - (says me responding 4 days later- better late than never??) 😂

[@sjastram]

I think it looks lovely. I wouldn't worry about it being too rustic.

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Thanks! 😍I also think it looks pretty neat actually. I'm mostly sad I didn't get to use my honeycomb texture and blue cornflowers. haha - it's been a month, I need to get over it😂

[@loricolwell1470]

These turned out sooo good. Love the simple look. Honestly it doesn't look that rustic to me at all. Did a great job Tammy!! Love it

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Thank you so much Lori!! 💕 Yep in the end it worked out but dang, I wanted that pretty top!!!😂😂😂

[@loricolwell1470]

@Walnut Creek Bath Boutique it's a pretty top. Might not be exactly what you envisioned, but it is still pretty 💕

[@cristalwardrip5749]

As a beekeeper and a soap maker this makes me so happy

[@javabeanme]

You're the best! I just ordered and got a lovely birthday month discount. THANK YOU ! Happy Birthday! I have a neighbor who loves beeswax soap. I HATE making them so I'm buying yours for her! You're the best. Thanks for creating and sharing!

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

aww, thanks Molly! I'm getting your order out today! I can understand why you HATE making them 😂 - it's sweet that you thought of your neighbor! 💕

[@sarah-elizabethellis3479]

Tammie it's not a fail, it's a beautiful Hot process soap. I'm a hot process soaper and I love it. Thanks for sharing😊

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

thanks!! 🤗 - you're right, not a fail - other than I was really hoping to have the pretty top I had thought of. Other than that it turned out great, not crumbly and no air pockets or anything like that. It actually looks really neat, even without the blue cornflower and the "honeycomb" impression🤓

[@MsAubrey]

You know what I’m yelling you through my phone? “Stop being negative! It’s going to be wonderful!”

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

oh Aubrey!😍I like to think of it as being a realist 😂😂😂 - this one really got to me for some reason, I was really bummed about the design that I had planned for it that was a no-go. In the end it is a lovely bar of soap 🤗💖

[@MsAubrey]

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique A realist is someone that can say, “well, not the way I planned, but it’ll be okay. It can always be fixed.”

[@MsAubrey]

Aw! It got so hot! It’ll still be useable soap. It’ll be fine. It was the temps. It was already gelling. Oh… That was some serious separation! Wow!

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

ahh, it was already gelling, that makes sense. I just needed you to tell me what I should already have known LOL and it was crazy how it separated! I could not believe it. Certainly have never seen that happen before.

[@VWeiss-et8pi]

Hi Tammy. Beeswax should always be heated in a double boiler because it is highly flammable. We use a sweatshirt, fuzzy side up to filter beeswax and then use that to help start a wood stove. As a beekeeper with lots of beeswax and honey I've used it in many things. I melt it in with my oils, but limit the amount. Both beeswax and honey can really heat up your batter in high amounts. Beeswax does make a harder bar but if used in to high amounts can decrease your lather. It can darken your batter as does honey. Honey does help like sugar does with more bubbles.

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

hi there! thanks for all of your info! I will remember that about heating up the beeswax. I was nervous about it heating up my batter, do you think 2% beeswax and 2% honey is too high?🤗

[@VWeiss-et8pi]

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique Recommendations are 1 to 2 % for beeswax. I always use the lesser amount. Honey is recommended at 1 Tbsp. per pound of oils. I made a 98 oz. batch of soap last week and only used about an ounce. Both can still heat up and accelerate your mix though, but lesser of a chance with the lower amounts. Both also darken the soap in the higher amounts. Hope this helps.

[@AndiNewtonian]

No, see, you were just craving some sweet potato casserole! No lie, when you put it in the mold, I thought, "That looks like sweet potatoes!" Seriously, though, I'm genuinely impressed that you were able to fix it. I figured you were going to have to trash it, especially when it separated. But you pulled it back and made a good batch of soap from it! That's a true lesson in never giving up. And it shows your skill as a soaper. 🥰

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

aww, thanks so much Andi! That really means a lot to me - and it made me chuckle! I never would have seen sweet potatoes! 😂💕

[@dianaviera6228]

Good for you for hanging in there and not giving up!

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Thanks Diana! it was a close call there LOL but that crock pot has saved my butt enough for me to know most of the time soaps can be salvaged 😂😍

[@cheryl739]

You would be surprised how many folks go for Rustic or Natural looking soaps! To me it is great. Some people don't like colors and just want it 'natural' looking. I just made a honey soap with about 1% bees wax melted with my oils (all together). Love this soap. Cheers dear 👍🤗💕

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Hi Cheryl! Yes I agree a lot of people do like the more "plain" rustic soaps. But dang it I had such plans for this one! 😂 In the end that was the only part of the soap that failed as I was really looking forward to making a pretty top for it. next time I will add my bees wax to my oils and melting them all together! Thanks for always commenting on my videos, you are very sweet to do that! 💕

[@cheryl739]

👍 Your the best!

[@BubblesByHeather]

Tammy, when you told me the soap was a fail, I should have known it wasn't true. That soap looks beautiful! For a never have I ever, you did an amazing job!❤ I will share one tip with everyone who's reading this, if you have to process down your bees wax - melt it and then pour it into a metal bowl (or clean sink) of water. Then pull it out and let it dry. This way, the wax is stringy and full of air bubbles, and it will melt into your oils much faster 😊 I store mine in a bucket with lid for future use. Thank you for including me in this video, I love that we have become friends through this YT journey of ours! Have a great weekend!

[@leshonrevels9486]

Can I use the beeswax pellets?

[@BubblesByHeather]

@leshonrevels9486 absolutely you can!

[@leshonrevels9486]

@@BubblesByHeather thank you 😊

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Heather!! That is the most amazing thing I have ever heard! (I know - overly dramatic LOL) but now all I want to do is melt down my little beeswax flowers and put them in cold water! hahaha - I agree, I am very happy to have be able to count you as my friend 💕 Thank you for inspiring me and this soap!

[@MsAubrey]

Yay! 😊 Good morning!

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Morning! hehehe

[@iluminameluna]

I make CP soap almost exclusively, and add honey all the time. I usually add it to my oils/fats and stick blend it until I barely see ANY separation. And I soap at room temp, even when I add beeswax. The reason is that when you add the lye it's going to raise the temp of the soap batter as it reacts with the honey, so the beeswax is not going to be solifying for long. But that's why you have everything ready to go as soon as you get to the part where you are about to add the lye. Essentially, "mise en place", for soaping just as you would for preparing a dish. Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, ready to be brought together (and I don't use a thermometer since the first time I made soap). I melt the beeswax in the oil with the highest melting point, and/or that holds its heat the best. I even have a large-ish insulated lunch bag in which I put a qt Mason jar w/ the oil in which I'm keeping the melted beeswax. Maybe it's too much work, but on cold WI days/nights when even butter doesn't soften on the countertop, it's necessary! Once everything comes together though, including the lye, your soap will be a dream to make. Just take it step by step, and be aware how much batter you'll be making, and that your beeswax needs to be warmer than the rest of your oils, regardless of what those oils/fats are. Just make sure to blend it with LIQUID oils, NEVER fats/oils that are solid @room temp! My suggestion, to clarify, is to warm one of your liquid oils (or a portion of it) in a qt Mason jar, then keep it in an insulated lunch bag with a LABEL ON IT (not an oven or a microwave because you might forget it! Ask me how I know! 😭🙄🫥). The beeswax helps anchor scents, but can also diminish lather, which is why it's good to add a sugar, like honey or a fruit puree (a very ripe banana is super good!). Just my 2 cents! ❤

[@CL-we8tn]

Nooooo, I'm not screaming at the laptop, I'm as surprised as you were!! 😳😳😳 However, I'm so pleased that all is well that ends well. 💕

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Hi Colleen! It did turn out pretty good in the end (after sitting for a few weeks because at first cut I was really not sure about it LOL) thanks for your sweet comment - have a great week!😍

[@bonnafide2606]

I made my first beeswax soap a few months ago and it turned out great. I used beeswax pastilles I already had from making lotion bars. The recipe I used was from Elly on Elly's Everyday Soap from her KZbin channel. It was HP, but she also remade it on another video using a CP recipe. The recipe included honey, beeswax, and cocoa butter. I added some yogurt that wasn't in her recipe that I'd included in my water/lye ratio and threw it into the batch right before I molded it. It made the batch more fluid. I used Oatmeal Milk and Honey fragrance, a bit of titanium dioxide, and put oats on top. I have to admit, though, that the bars are soft and have a waxy feel and sheen to them, but they lather great. Good try! I hope you attempt it again soon.😊

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

oh your bar sounds lovely! I might have to check out Elly's recipe for the next time I try it. I am not a fan of Oatmeal Milk and Honey fragrance so will have to find something that else that matches the beeswax soap theme. Thanks so much for watching and sharing your success with me! It does make me want to try again💕

[@peaceandfuntimes]

Please 🙏 Recipe Please 🙏

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Let me see if I can add it to the description box - I didn't even think about it!

[@peaceandfuntimes]

I have a huge block of beeswax no longer going to waste, thanka to you!😅

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

hey there! 😆you are very welcome! 💕

[@sajeevimahanaga1168]

It’s the Fragrance oil make it harder you need to work really quick that chunkiness it’s not really good

[@Rodmic-hd9pn]

Honey was a mistake

[@FoundationForFamilyFreedom]

What's up with all the awkward laughter

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

I'm sorry my joy upsets you so much🤔