Making Cold Process Liquid Soap

I made liquid soap using the cold process method! I learned this method through this Facebook group: / coldprocessliqsoap
I’ve gotten books and seen lots of resources around making liquid soap using the hot process method. Although I was able to make soap using that method, My experience with Soapmaking is with cold process, so I was never fully comfortable with making liquid soap that way. Also, I couldn’t seem to get the consistency right when using hot process, partly because when the soap is hot, it is thinner than it will be when cooled down, so I never knew when to stop adding water. I’m sure if I worked on it more, I’d learn how much to add, but then I found the cold process method and realized I didn’t need to do it that way!
This is my first attempt at using the dual lye method: using both NAOH and KOH, and I really like how it came out. Stay tuned til the end for the lather test!
UPDATE: I've gotten various requests for my recipe. The one that I used here is copied below for your reference.
70% Olive Oil
15% Hemp Seed Oil
10% Mango Butter
5% Castor Oil
Lye solution was a NAOH/KOH ratio of 30/70 with a superfat of 2%. I use soapee to calculate my lye when making liquid soap because it allows for you to select a dual-lye solution (it's the "hybrid soap" option). soapee.com/calculator

[@DawnOrganics]

Great video! I have made CPLS many times in the past with great success, the key to efficient dilution is sodium lactate, it dilutes a lot faster, also boosts lather and good skin conditioning benefit even in LS! I add 5% Sodium lactate to all my LS recipes I have also tried dual lye method and I didn't notice any difference in thickness. If you have a high olive oil LS recipe you can thicken with a salt solution, add a little bit at a time after dilution and stick blend, it will thicken up nicely. High coconut oil LS doesn't thicken with salt so I use Guar gum hydrated in Glycerine before adding to the diluted LS 🙏🙏

[@susybot]

I am so glad I found this video! Thanks so much for sharing all of your hard work!

[@olutoyin131]

Enjoyed watching you make this cold process liquid soap. Well done

[@remonawilliams2820]

This is the best liquid soap video I've seen for the consistency I have been looking for! Thank you so much🙂

[@beautyfox6683]

I think this is a wonderfully simple and interesting idea to do liquid soap. Cant wait to try it my self. Great video.

[@samiahrashidali8989]

I have just started making cp soaps since a few months ago. Never knew that we could make liquid soap out of it.. So very grateful for yr tutorials. can't wait to try it out. It is so wonderful of you to share your experience with us..

[@marchingtonhome]

This is the coolest thing EVER!!!😎 I'm soo gonna tries this, this week. Thank you so much for an AWESOME video. I'm such a soap nerd🤓😂

[@debdeb54]

CPLS is my favorite kind of soap to make. I have never calculated the dilution water because the calculations confused me. I've always just done it freehand and so far it's worked out. I have had difficulty dissolving the paste because I haven't been allowing time for all the water to be dissolved before adding more water. So thank you very much for teaching this old dog new tricks and giving me a better understanding of the calculatiins.

[@pitstop1998]

Omg thank you. You really went in to detail. Best video. I will be trying this.

[@soapfistication]

I’m so glad you like it! I was worried it was too long. Thank you for letting me know it was good for you! :)

[@sumbdluvsme]

I really like this, I struggle with thin soap as well so I am definitely going to try this method. Thank you for sharing

[@soapfistication]

I think thin soap is "natural" and we have just become so accustomed to the liquid soap out on the market, so we have been trained to have it thicker. Technically it is just as fine in a more liquid form...but I prefer it this way. Plus it doesn't squirt out of the container onto my shirt! LOL Meanwhile, it was suggested to me (although I never did it) when I had very liquid soap to use it with a foaming soap pump. Not sure if you've tried that...

[@darlenec4774]

I've been doing CPLS for a few years now and you're doing the same way I do except I've been to afraid to add fragrance. Thanks for the encouragement. Tip: If I accidentally add too much water I just use the soap as is in a foaming soap dispenser 🎉

[@danielbossa1409]

Hi, the saponification is 100% using cold process?

[@thirdeyebeautee9822]

this is the best video ive seen after watching several others. thank you

[@teresaatocha9145]

This is so interesting! I've been making cold process soap for years and i think I'd like to try this. You did a good job showing and explaining, thanks so much for making this video!

[@emmaglencross680]

This is fantastic I just tried a quick 30 minute liquid soap for the first time....but next time I will try this. Love your video it is calm, precise, careful and makes me feel completely confident that the is doable...unlike the Spanish 30 minute one that left me....bubbling!!

[@CarolineAkwi]

Your method is the coolest 😊

[@scentreyourself1039]

I tried this and it's great. Better than I expected. I used different oils and it came out great. The best tip is to add the water in stages

[@DeaJ580]

Thank you for sharing! Very informative video. Much appreciated!🙂

[@tammymichel2836]

That's one hell of a process! You go lady!!

[@JandWSoaps]

This is really cool. I really want to try this one day. 😍

[@hbrunet72]

This is fantastic!!! I just picked up some KOH and was trying to work up the courage to make some liquid soap in the crock pot ... You have saved me from having to do that! I am completely comfortable with CP but I've never done HP. Thank you so much!

[@soapfistication]

That is why I loved this method when I found it. I am a CP girl, so learning I could make liquid soap with CP method was a game-changer for me. :) (I've made it HP, but I was definitely less comfortable.) Good luck with your liquid soapmaking!!!

[@kimm59]

Heather just to share a note I was just like you but I tried to hot process in the Crock-Pot and I was estatic the only thing I've ever done is like what this lady did was not put so much water in right away so I could control the thickness better but it worked beautiful I'm going to try the cold process now too

[@joycooke4252]

Excellent video! Thanks for sharing! I cannot wait to make CPLS!

[@youarea.]

I'd love to see everything you are working on!

[@saharshams729]

me too

[@n.e.w.skincare]

Sophistication you are Love Soaponified's new best friend! I struggled so much with the consistency of my liquid soap! You made it so simple! Don't know why I didn't think to do it this way. Amazing! Love it!

[@soapfistication]

Thank you so much! I hope it helped!!

[@kimm59]

I wonder if I can use my cold process liquid soap paste to thicken up my Crock-Pot liquid soap?

[@dianakang7016]

THANK YOU so much for sharing! I could get my hands on very little information on CP liquid soap, let alone good ones. That's until I saw your video!

[@stantmarzoug2606]

VERY NICE AND INTELLIGENT WORK

[@CopperHueCollectionsChippewa]

My first attempt it was gel in 30 minutes. I left it for six days before diluting it. I love it.

[@soapfistication]

That’s great! I have some I haven’t diluted yet too. You can wait for a while to dilute. It’ll still cure and then when you dilute (if it’s after the 4 - 6 weeks) it’ll be ready to use right away. :)

[@CarolineAkwi]

This is beautiful. Thanks a lot

[@lihoang809]

it's really helpful, i love it, thank you

[@NewsfromtheGrove]

Thank you for the info; I can't wait to try it!

[@lnytita6763]

Aloha! I don't have a crock pot that I can dedicate to soap making, and I don't have time to stand in front of the stove for hot process (full-time caretaker from my 98 y/o Gram + her dog = many interruptions). I'm looking forward to trying this method (as my first liquid soap); it fits my schedule better. Glad I found your video 😃 Thank you🤙

[@peesusarah]

Well explained!!!!! Thank You!!!!!

[@onyinyechijioke]

This has been so helpful!

[@taylorjordyn7305]

will deffinitely give the hot process method another go in the future, but for right now this seems a lot easier, so thank you for this!

[@tallerdecindyjabonera9757]

He descubierto algo nuevo!! Muchas gracias!! Me voy al grupo de FB a aprender!! Amo el mundo del jabón!

[@stephaniebravo7773]

Thank you so much for your videos! I've never made liquid soap before, but I do want to give it a try! I don't understand much about the dual lye:

[@rheshondajenkins5757]

I really enjoyed this video!!!!

[@kimm59]

I love the fact we can make liquid soap cold process thank you for your thorough video I would love to find more clear oils that would make a product that I can die it's hard to make yellow pinks and pretty colors

[@tashamac8873]

This is the best cold process liquid soap video I’ve seen so far. Thankful . How did you figure out how much preservatives to put in.

[@aqwati15]

Thank you for sharing!

[@vanessalondon177]

Really enjoyed your video i am definately going to try this Cold Process liquid soap, very time consuming though.

[@soapfistication]

Yes, I find liquid soap to me more time consuming that bar soap. But for my soap at my sinks, I much prefer liquid soap to bar soap. LOL That being said, I feel like CPLS (cold process liquid soap) is less time consuming on the actual soapmaking part, whereas HPLS (hot process liquid soap) is less time consuming on the soap dilution part. I think there is a way to make liquid soap without making a paste and then diluting it. I'm still reading up/researching on that, but if I figure it out, it'll be interesting to see if it's any less time consuming. Good luck when you try it!

[@lucianarocha1272]

I really like it. Thanks for sharing!!!!

[@raquelfonseca6579]

Hi. Thanks so much for the info and recipe! I dont know if you know but that preservative is a “formaldehyde releasing preservative”, which is a carcenogenic 😇

[@thomas82100]

Really liked thanks for sharing ❤️

[@dedreali2783]

Nicely done video. I am new to liquid soap making and was taught the hot process method. This cold process method looks easy and interesting. My only question is I did not see you 'neutralize' the soap is there a particular reason for this? Thank you

[@maureenakpan6702]

Thank so much. It's so cool .

[@susansanford9846]

Thank you for Sharing your soap making it was very interesting .

[@TheGirlfromWyntersPen]

I so love this tutorial thanks for sharing. I have been searching for a reasonably price crackpot and did not get around to buying it. You have save me. Thanks thanks thanks.

[@crystalwinks2772]

very thorough!!!

[@angelinayorro8702]

Thank you so much!

[@arvintejarat776]

very nice soap .thank you

[@vanessag7757]

This is amazing ...I just started making liquid soap with hot process and I hate how thin it is...this looks like the perfect consistency

[@msiketia]

Add salt water

[@soapfistication]

I think you could add less water to hot process as well, it's just hard to tell what the consistency will be because when it's hot, it is thinner than when it cools. As the other reply noted, you can add salt water to thicken it back up. I have done this when I've diluted too much. Just be warned - I found that it reduced the soapy bubbles (but still cleaned!) I'm still playing with getting the perfect (to me) consistency. LOL

[@victormillioli7544]

This video is so helpful! Thank you!! How do you calculate the differente lyes? I use soapcalc - should I calculate how much NaOH is needed to saponify 30% of the total amount of oils and then how much KOH is needed to saponify the remaining 70%? This is my first time attempting a dual lye recipe, so I just want to make sure. :) Love your videos! Happy new year!

[@soapfistication]

Hi! I use soapcalc for my bar soaps as well, but I use soapee for my liquid soap because they have an option to make a dual-lye soap (they call it "hybrid"). I recommend trying their calculator out (I updated the video description to also include a link to the soapee calculator) - it's a bit different than soapcalc, but if you have experience with soap calculators, I think you'll be able to figure it out. :) Good luck!!!

[@olekluften9776]

Lovley vid. Thank's for sharing.

[@freddieivory625]

Great video, thanks for sharing

[@opulencebyjai]

Thank you for this because I'm not a hot process type of gal! 💚

[@cauverymk2347]

Well explained. Shall defibately try dear. Thnq.

[@arlo6345]

Thank you. Great video. I’m inspired to try it. Why do you need a preservative if this is lye based? I’m sorry if you explained it and I missed it

[@honey562012]

I love the look and since you gave a recipe, I will try this. Hope mine comes out as nice as yours. Thanks for sharing.

[@eterijarecepti7139]

Like your soap, thank you ❤️🍀🌹

[@verniced.arnold3586]

Though this is my first time watching your videos. I love how you explain and show each step. my question is how soon can I use this kind of soap?

[@botanicalwaters]

I’d love to see a WHIPPED CREAM soap tutorial (not surfactant based, but hot process or handmill/rebatch) 😁 Thank you for your video!

[@soapfistication]

If I ever learn how to do that, I'll for sure make a video of it. I learned recently of something that I think *could* be leveraged to make a whipped soap (non surfactant based), but will need to experiment to see if my theory is right. It'll be a while, but if I can do it, it'll come. :) Thanks for watching.

[@Bellydaughter]

Amazing video I love it thank you so much .

[@danparisi8093]

Awesome video.

[@ExtraterrestrialGirlNL]

I love your video! I'm definitely trying this! One question though. Can I cure the soap when putting it in bottles and storing it? Or do I have to cure it in the bucket for 4 weeks?

[@SaintYvesLaw]

Here's a tip that I use--stick blend the water into it. It is a much faster process. Then add the next round of water and repeat. You can do this in a day :)

[@soapfistication]

thanks for the tip! I may need a new stick blender! ;)

[@TheGirlfromWyntersPen]

This is great with this excellently done tutorial. That was my only reservation, the length of time but with this I am.going to try.

[@rosedowning6466]

I have been making cold process bar soap for 5 years now and want to add to my product line. I have been watching several other people doing tutorials (mostly hot process) and I am very impressed with yours. Very informative and meticulous. I will say that liquid soap seems extremely labor intensive and I am wondering if it really is worth it to make it from scratch. That has nothing to do with your presentation, I thought you did a great job. Just an observation that liquid soap (both hot process and cold) seems to be way more work than bar soap

[@brankicasremac3387]

Great video, thank you so much! What was the ratio of dual lye you used in this soap? I made two batches using only KOH and also wasn't so happy how thin it was... thanks again!

[@soapfistication]

Hi! I did 70% KOH and 30% NaOH. I didn't like the thinness of straight KOH either. Good luck!

[@KarenProverbs]

Thank you .Barbados !

[@maysoondakhil8165]

Thank you for sharing this vedi

[@TessieDobey]

I love this

[@c.t.gordon5585]

That was brilliant. I am interested in the dual lye method for ticker soap. Did you add half or each to make up the total amount of lye needed in the recipe?

[@evelynliner8069]

I just found your video and I love it. When do you test for ph. and when do you add the citric acid solution.

[@fuichoochan2502]

Hi, so great to know that we can proceed liquid soap with cp method, thanks for sharing. In your video you didn't mention about the temperature of lye and oil, can please let me know 😁 and also I would like to know at the end how much water you diluted to the soap base , thanks

[@diablominero]

As I understand it, your soap isn't disqualified from being cold-process if it gets warm. What makes soap hot-process is if you use external heating to force saponification to happen right away instead of waiting for it to happen.

[@user-bk7gi4kh8n]

New subscriber thank u so much for this recipe. I love the way ur energy goes along with what your doing U keep them positive Vibes up girl and things will keep going your way. Do u make laundry 🤔detergents , lotions ? Xoxo thank u sweetie. Peace out..this is Paula from Virginia Beach ⛱Virginia

[@soapfistication]

Hi! Sorry for delayed response - I haven't had a chance to work on my channel due to other projects taking my time up! I need to get back here...Thank you for your kind words! I have not made laundry detergents, but I have made lotions and sugar scrubs. My time has mostly now been spent making bath bombs and shower steamers. I also design and make molds now. I have been toying with creating some videos around some of those other things I do. :D

[@carolynpalano9284]

Great video, have you found a preservative that is known to work in liquid soap?

[@beavermatixx6116]

Thank you so much

[@user-cb4et7bs6o]

Молодец! Позитивная женщина !

[@n.e.w.skincare]

Thank you so much for sharing ❤ I learned a lot with regards to dilution. I do have a question 🤔 I noticed you didn't use coconut oil; any reason why?

[@soakitinartisansoap]

One can use a wide range of oils and butters in soapmaking. Depends on the oil combined properties will determine if is a soap you want to make.

[@js2955]

Hi i am a new subscriber!! thank you so much for this method, i really find it helpful but I was wondering how much lye concentration you use and the total batch size ?

[@victoriamagdi]

hi i'm from Philippines thanks for sharing ur knowledge and i love ur smile so charming

[@aniwepamela7707]

Hi, So I just subscribed to your channel because I loved your procedure. I am pretty new in soap making and will appreciate to learn more. Can you kindly explain why you added the preservative in butches?

[@cryingbroken8824]

No-no, thank YOU for posting, and have a great weekend!

[@CarolineAkwi]

I love it. Never got tired of it. 😊. By the way, I always leave the lather. It eventually gets absorbed into the paste as it cure. I think it's just "raw" soap. People like lather and so I try to ensure that all of it is in the soap. I don't know but I protect it.

[@soapfistication]

Interesting! I know the lather doesn't hurt it, but I hadn't thought of just leaving it there. Thanks!

[@CarolinaGirlCreationZ]

Do you mind sharing where you got your container? I've been looking on Amazon, and some restaurant supply stores but I'm a bit indecisive because I'm not sure what is best. EXCELLENT video for the first one I've watched to learn how to make liquid soap! Fascinating process! Edit @18:40: In my journey of learning how to make cold processed bar soap, I have read that floral scents tend to cause our soaps to trace faster.

[@soakitinartisansoap]

Use #2 or #5 plastic containers. NEVER EVER use glass as the lye solution and caustic batter etches the glass. This happens long before the eye can see and compromises the integrity of the glass which will cause it to shatter without notice. Shattered glass with caustic material will spread far and wide making it a hazard to clean up. It's a terrible lesson to learn the hard way. Glass is NOT an appropriate hot process or cold process soapmaking tool to use.

[@marieclark7019]

You can buy these in many stores ,b+m ,wilkies,asda very easy to find

[@edithfowler4956]

OMG!! Of all the videos I have watched on making liquid soap this was the best! And when I make it adding fragrance and the thickness. Also why do you spray the bubbles?

[@soapfistication]

Thank you! I'm so glad you liked it!! There is no real "reason" to spray the bubbles. I mainly did it so you could more easily see what it looked like in the pot. But the bubbles won't harm anything, so you can just leave that part out. :)

[@virginiabird3447]

Love your VDO and want to try and make this cold process soap gel. The only thing I am worried about is the preservative. I have been making bar and liquid soaps for 20 years and have never used any preservatives....which I think is the beauty of natural soaps. My soaps has never gone bad - but cold processed liquid soap will go bad without the preservative?

[@soapfistication]

I have had both hot process and cold process liquid soap develop mold after a while when not using a preservative. So this isn't because of the cold process method that you need to add a preservative, but because you are adding water to dilute the soap paste. Any time you add water to a product, you have the risk of mold and bacteria forming (whether you can see it or not.) If you are selling, you really should use a preservative to ensure your customers' products don't develop mold or bacteria. If it is for personal use, that is up to you if you want to risk it. :)

[@dandyd14441]

New subscriber here, thank you so much for your video and thanks for the FB you recommended

[@joanking6546]

Loved this video. Thank you. Would you mind sharing your recipe?

[@soapfistication]

Thank you, and I don't mind at all! 70% Olive Oil 15% Hemp Seed Oil 10% Mango Butter 5% Castor Oil Lye solution was a NAOH/KOH ratio of 30/70 with a superfat of 2%

[@elizabethdominguez8013]

To the best of your knowledge….can any dual lye liquid soap recipe (hot process) be flipped to cold process method? Thanks.

[@BeUBeauty1]

Thank you for this information! How do you store the paste that you don't want to dilute?

[@soapfistication]

I think some people just put them in ziploc type bags. (I haven't stored paste, so am not 100% sure on this)

[@cryingbroken8824]

Thank you!" WAS losing hope on finding anything But hot process for this...

[@ssting2011]

Thank you for the video. Have you ever tried using only castor oil and KOH?

[@soapfistication]

I haven't made a recipe that is straight castor oil. But it's possible. :)

[@michellehindson6972]

Thanks so much for this video, I haven't made liquid soap but make cold process soap, I can't wait to get some potassium hydroxide and make some liquid soap, could you use it for body wash? x

[@conchit7706]

Thank you for your video, I have watched many others and what turned me off is how thin the soap comes out and I don’t like using other products to thicken it, I just love the viscosity of your final soap. Can you add hot water to dilute instead of hot and cold? Will it change anything? Thank you!!

[@soakitinartisansoap]

The only change in adding hot water is the duration in which it absorbs into the paste; hot is faster. As far as thickness, you need to allow time for the paste to absorb the liquid. The thicker the liquid soapnis the higher the soap concentration. I use a spray bottle for my liquid soap for an all purpose soap cleaner - works great and I use less soap. If you pump a thicker soap then use less of it of it since is so concentrated you don't need a lot.

[@firdowskruger9896]

Love and greetings from Pretoria, South Africa 😘💐🇿🇦 Thank you so much. Your method is best I have seen. Do you not have to add Polysorbate 80 after adding the EO? Will it not separate from the batter in future?

[@soapfistication]

I have not had an issue with separating after adding EO or FO. I guess if that happened, you could try adding an emulsifier like Polysorbate 80, I just haven't had to deal with that. (Usually when I add any fragrance (whether EO or FO), my soap thickens up, and I have to dilute a little again!)

[@firdowskruger9896]

@@soapfistication okay. Thanks

[@ewabule8504]

Your liquid soap is so gorgeous😍😍😍

[@soapfistication]

Thank you!

[@tammygibbs1976]

How much powder sugar did you use? I think your video is wonderful. Very educational. Very grateful. Thank you.

[@CarolinaGirlCreationZ]

Where did you get the pretty light blue bottle in your bathroom? So pretty! Is it glass?

[@heatherledbetter6104]

I love your video! What is the preservative you used? If you mentioned it, I'm sorry I couldn't make out the name