Making Soap for Sensitive Skin {with aloe + calendula} S2W11

Season 2 Week 11 of Soaping101 and we are infusing oils, making calundula tea and using fresh aloe to create a soap for sensitive and sun burned skin.
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[@corrsstafford4820]

At the beginning you were only showing taking the gel but you never mentioned to use the whole plant because when you showed the frozen aloe it looks green. you are confusing us!

[@KittenBowl1]

Thanks for the tutorial, great ideas but I don’t think this was quite detailed instructions. I’ve been making soaps for a long time so I know how to do this better to my liking but I think this was not the best tutorial but idea sharing? For example, when you want to make calendula infused oil, I would recommend you to put the flower petals in a blender and pulse them, or cut them in smaller pieces with a pair of scissors maybe to expedite the process. I would fill much more of calendula flowers like half the bottle packed then add a main oil. In fact you could actually measure all of the oils and make calendula oils. Whatever it’s absorbed you can add olive oil to make it the same oil total weight and keep the same amount of lye and it’s still be ok if you want to make very healing soap. You would need to leave the jar in slow cooker on low or around 60 degree Celsius water bath for 45 min-an hour and cover it and put them in cooler overnight to keep warm for some time. You would need to do this twice. You then need to leave the bottle for a week or so shaking the bottle everyday in dark place just to get some decent macerated calendula oil. The end product should be very yellow like amber golden color for the oil to have some healing properties. I loved the idea of that frozen fresh aloe and calendula frozen tea so that both won’t be scorched by the lye. Thank you so much for sharing the excellent ideas!!

[@marciacolombet3707]

Curious...why is it that the lye water containing your aloe and calendula is colored but the lye water that you add towards the end is clear? Can anyone answer this question?

[@ram1brn]

Because it isnt lye water it is the infused calendula OIL

[@debbietermann2501]

Usually great easy to follow info, but not this time. Would be great if the presenter posted the exact recipe step by step.

[@genevawaterman4499]

I'm wondering why isn't there any ingredients in the description box? I really want to make this soap for myself and my child we have sensitive skin. I live you channel I was just disappointed that you say how much of an item we would need to make this soap.

[@nancygilbert2268]

The ingredients are listed in the video. You must have missed the list.

[@staceybrister]

part three for Maxine, The infused oil will go right on in your main container/pot/glass measure, along the rest of the oils in the recipe. When its time, you will be adding your 10.56oz lye solution to your 32oz of oils. Sorry so long! I sometimes have difficulty summerizing. Hope this helps someone :)

[@edstormer9746]

5/19/17 I made this last night and this morning as it is a bit time consuming. I added Lemon Grass as an essential oil and I love the way it turned out. Probably one of the creamiest bars I have ever poured into a mold. The next time I make it I will do some prep work way before hand. I am going to infuse an entire bottle of olive oil over a 2-3 week period so I have it on hand. I am also going to extract the health benefits from the Aloe before hand buy taking 2 quart jars , buying a large Aloe leaf from the grocery store, peel it only on 1 side, cut it in chunk and dividing it into the jars covering them to the top with distilled water then pop it in the frig for 48 hours and drain with a fine sieve freezing the liquid in 1 oz. cubes, drinking any leftovers for the health benefits. I hope that helps. Donna in sunny Florida

[@TheCraftyGemini]

AAAH!! Amazing, C! I love it! I made some calendula salves for bug bites and still have plenty of infused oil to make soap with. Thanks for the inspiration! :o)

[@TheCraftyGemini]

Awww. Thanks! I feel great. Just starting to get back into the swing of things. :o)

[@staceybrister]

Hi Maxine :) part one The recipe at 3:45 lists all of the ingredients to make her beautiful bastile soap. Here she also incorporates calendula petals, and aloe vera gel, for their skin loving benefits. Yes, you will have a total of 10.56 *by weight* ounces of liquid, that will include the prepared calendula tea (made w/ distilled water), and the aloe vera gel, then topped up with distilled water, until you have reached the total of 10.56 ounces. She then froze the 10.56 oz of liquid...

[@Skylightatdusk]

Should soaps have an expiry date? If so, how can one estimate theirs please?

[@corrsstafford4820]

I noticed that the lye you mix with the oils was clear. Where''s the lye with the calendula and the aloe vera juice?

[@soaping101]

I hope you will try it for yourself.

[@jocelyncao9233]

look the part that she added the " lye water". It was crystal clear lye water (lye+ water), not the aloe and tea+lye solution.

[@dwalsh4027]

+Jocelyn Cao Wonder about that

[@sacredsiren]

Good catch! That definitely wasn't the same tea/aloe solution she was making before.

[@CharityKnitter]

I was wondering how to make aloe soap. I've seen the juice for sale and wondered how to incorporate it into soap. Thanks.

[@stancexpunks]

Not your best video. Lots of things left unexplained

[@chichichiugo8532]

stancexpunks Not your best comment. Lots of gratitude left unexpressed

[@soaping101]

You can grow your our pot marigold and save the petals, but I purchased these from Wholesale Supplies Plus.

[@SkullLadySoap]

How many weeks should i cure this soap. Love your tutorials. I really enjoy learning with your videos🤗

[@staceybrister]

part two for Maxine, ..the 10.56 oz of frozen liquid will be used to add your sodium hydroxide to, which will then become your lye solution. The olive oil she uses to infuse the calendula (and put in the crock pot)is a portion of the 22 oz total. If you use , say, 7 ounces of oil to infuse the flower petals into, you will end up with slightly less than 7 ounces, so you will use slightly over 15 additional ounces, to reach your total olive oil...

[@Yenitza1981]

Love your videos!!! Can't wait to make your recipe, but I have some questions... You add lye twice first on the calendula tea infusion and aloe vera juice. Did you subtracted that amount from the original recipe? How much did you use for that and how much for the lye solution. and What type of oil you used to make the tea infusion? Thank you.

[@maryjames3486]

Question. If you are using master batched lye that is cooled to room temp would you still need to freeze your tea and aloe? Thanks, Mary

[@KarinaMD.11]

Thanks for sharing your wisdom with us! I have a question. Do the additives that are added with caustic soda or instead of water (or fibers like silk) lose their properties when subjected to this alkali?

[@soaping101]

Thank you so much for taking the time to watch my videos :)

[@ThreeSistersSoap]

Teach has another channel for things other than soap. Most of the things your requesting are already done here on youtube. You might try looking those up.

[@WickedWordzz]

I loved this! I have lots of aloe plants and wasn't sure how to properly incorporate the gel into a soap. Thanks for this vid!!

[@bellyfulochelly4222]

Yes me too

[@VirgsB]

I just finished watching this video twice because I don't understand what took place. I hope you can help me. The frozen aloe and calendula tea was mixed with powdered lye. Then I was told to add the tea before adding the lye in liquid form. This is the part of the instruction that I don't understand as the lye was already added in powdered form. Was this a mistake? Thanks, MarieB

[@soaping101]

How are you feeling V? You have been in my prayers :)

[@conneelyb]

she didn't sprinkle powder followed by lye, she sprinked lye in powdered form. You should watch her early videos where she explains the importance of freezing some of the ingredients if using powdered lye as opposed to liquid lye.

[@soaping101]

It is almost May!!! Let's begin planning our date :)

[@MarieMousse]

At 4:41 in the video, she added which quantity of calendula oil and what does it mean that it was substacted from the recipe?

[@victoriagriffin9663]

it meens that she infused the olive oil in her recipe with the calendula. she didn't add any more oil to it. adding more oil can throw off the recipe. since the lye amount is calculated to soaponify that particular amount of oils.

[@MarieMousse]

Thanks !

[@victoriagriffin9663]

+Marie Nadeau no problem :)

[@lavendsoap1260]

Honey i did all steps like you but ,its over hitting ,i put it in freezer but still latter is flexible and gel please help

[@Brokenache]

If I were to make the calendula infused oil, instead of using the croc pot could i just let it sit outside throughout the day then strain it at night when i make the soap?

[@FGondola]

How do you make the aloe juice?

[@soaping101]

Just used the inner gel

[@BlessingsNamaste]

Love this soap ! ;)

[@swbroca445]

i just luvU...all of you vids...i don't care what question i have...u got the answer u r AWESOOOME! I want to start looking at your 1st season...up to current...how?

[@soaping101]

Thank you!

[@romiegomes1595]

Hi. What oil could be used to the infusion? Thanks for your videos

[@poetdehart9898]

You have a lot of great information in your videos. I have to ask how you soaped with this recipe at 101.1? Also, you scoop out the CLEAR aloe gel from the plant but your video shows green frozen cubes? Why not just use the whole plant and hit puree or run it through a juicer? How much aloe PPP do you add? Finally, what % SF do you use? There seems to be a few holes in this tutorial. Thanks in advance for your response.

[@soaping101]

I wish I did... we all learn from each other (:

[@soaping101]

Thanks, I think you rock too :)

[@soaping101]

I hope it helps!

[@amyott4137]

I made this about a month ago and it doesn’t seem to be hardening up. I made it in individual silicone molds. I noticed after 24 hour that the soap came out of the molds sticky and soft. It is better but it should be harder after 4 weeks of curing right? I am a newbie soaper so any advice you could give would be great. I followed the recipe exactly except I added camomile to the tea as well. Perhaps I should add stearic acid or sodium lactate next time? Thanks again for you awesome videos and expert advice!

[@soaping101]

Can't wait to see how yours turns out :)

[@urbanlovegoddess2242]

What was the powder? Did u use powder and liquid lye?

[@Iwakeuptired]

Perhaps I haven't found it yet but have you done a calendula, hemp oil soap? I have severe rheumatoid arthritis and I've heard hemp is good for it. I swear by dandelion and calendula for healing, thought hemp might help too?

[@kyrawhite5991]

I’m not sure if I want lye in my soap. Can you let the juice cool to room temp? Also how did you make the juice? First you were cutting aloe then out if now where came the cubes of juice I just want to know how you got to that point

[@mandisweigh8297]

All true soap has lye...you can't get soap without it. If you have a cleansing type agent/"soap" without lye, it is a detergent - not soap. No lye - no true soap. 🙂 hope this helps

[@Crys40]

Great video and I can't wait to try it!

[@angiesiege]

Can the Olive oil be replaced with Shea Butter or Jojoba Oil? I am allergic to olive oil and I would like to try to tweek this recipe a bit and turn it into a beauty bar. Thanks

[@anetrnlov]

What she sprinkled was the lye. She does that so it doesn't burn the herbs/infusions.

[@soaping101]

Thanks :)

[@soaping101]

Thanks :)

[@soaping101]

Thanks :)

[@soaping101]

Glad you liked it!

[@soaping101]

Yes, I never gel my milk soaps.

[@soaping101]

They are some of my favorite too :)

[@soaping101]

Thanks Mari!

[@jerusalemslandofJesus]

i have an issue with aloe vera ...I use it fresh from my garden ,but I never manage to make it so smooth as aloe vera gel we can get from shops...I know it can be mixed with glycerin in the mixer and become smoother but how can it be done in this video,because I do not think the aloe cubes were just the cut and sliced aloe,because they would not disolve without leaving chunks in the lye...so If you are kind enough could you please explain the whole thing to us since so many people have the same question with me...thank you and congratulations on your excellent helping videos of yours..I ADORE THEM!!!

[@chelseytyler88]

you can put the chunks of Aloe in your lye solution and then pour your solution through a strainer when adding lye to your oils

[@lynchmayra88]

i need help with this video very confused .can anybody please explain to me step by step. please thanks

[@islandqueen7047]

me too, I am lost.

[@dreyhawk]

I Definitely want to try this! I have eczema plus get a contact dermatitis from many commercial soaps.

[@soaping101]

You made me giggle :)

[@villanuevaruth21]

Hi, im back again to this business, thank you so much for the info. you still made the best as always,

[@왕손-l6d]

If you use the tea and juice in stead of distilled water how much % should I use Aloe juice and Calendula tea?

[@Aprilluvv]

I have watched your videos for months and you have me to start soaping .... I hope they come out as good as yours!!

[@ntasnim9168]

What kind of oil can be used?

[@cookiealvarado]

I know it sounds dumb but i just love to hear u talk lol. I really like your videos.

[@AuNaturel]

Where can i get that cutter from please?

[@maxinemoore-thomas8747]

i would love if your instructions were a bit clearer for those of us who are not so au fait with what you do, for instance what did you use to make the aloe juice? did u sue some of the distilled water and subtract it back? and what abt the remaining lye solution what is the percentage water in that? those are the parts that are not so clear. thanks for your help

[@rabwoody264]

Well I enjoyed that video, very relaxing even if I never make soap!!

[@tanosliven1]

hello!! i tryed to make this recipe and unfortunately i failed. i would like to ask you, when you say aloe juice what excactly you mean? maybe aloe gel? for example if the recipe it has 500gr water you make the gel and mixed it with 250gr of water and the other 250gr you make the calendula tea?

[@atthewater]

Is it possible to remove the annoying background noise?

[@onetopmom]

HELP! You said you added infused calendula oil and subtracted from the recipe. How much was added? and what oil was used? Maybe I missed something. Thank You for your help.

[@7slaper]

You are a pleasure to listen to. :) Beautiful soap with a lot of label appeal. I fear that not much of the Aloe goodiness will survive the lye attack though. Thx to superfatting there probably will remain a bit of the calendula.

[@blaunellaskincare]

After stumbling across your youtube channel I have been inspired to dive into the world of handmade soaps !! It's so addicting as are your videos. I've watched them all several times. Thanks so much for all your helpful tips and insightful instructions. Signed a new soaper from Oklahoma !~

[@anetrnlov]

Your videos are amazing. I've learned so much. I can't wait until we finish moving so I can use some of your recipes. I was a bit surprised about how pale the infused Calendula oil was. I make Calendula oil all the time and it always comes out a brilliant gold color. Is there a reason yours is light? Thanks. :-D

[@ellysvin]

thanks your soap are fantastic,...

[@MACTackleBox]

Great vid! Where do you get your Calendula petals from? The last batch I bought was full of sticks, dried leaves and bugs! :( Thanks for sharing!

[@Luckysevensoaps]

It's certainly pretty in that simple rustic way. You know everything. :-)

[@LindaWalpole]

Fabulous video, Catie, as always. I just love using those ingredients xx Linda

[@msbcivilengineer]

What oil did you use to infuse your calendula pedals? I skimmed the comments but I never found the answer. Thanks in advance

[@soaping101]

Olive oil.

[@SmelliciousSoaps]

Oooh I will for sure be making some of this! Excellent idea, thanks!

[@oceanlifedistributors1605]

If you add the oils percentage it is 100.10% Should it matter because I seen that it has to be exactly 100%?

[@soaping101]

Not so much.

[@villanuevaruth21]

You gave me an idea how to infuse fast, Thank you once again.

[@maxinemoore-thomas8747]

@stacebrister thanks so much for your response :)

[@Aisistekoa]

thanks!! great video!

[@kathy-nf2kg]

I've never made soap but watching your videos sure makes me think I want to try it. But I have a few questions. First, whats trace?

[@Abby6786]

I liked your video but, borax is illegal in this country. what can be used instead? Thank you

[@baysword]

I have used the infused oil and have been very happy with it. Like this idea for sun damaged skin! Time to grow some aloe!

[@maimagtira]

How long is the shelf life of this aloe soap?

[@patsyoconner9506]

thank you so much easy to understand and soothing voice too

[@laineyruocco7584]

where did u buy that soap cutting gadget??

[@LukahsTears]

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004S1DU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00004S1DU&linkCode=as2&tag=soaping101-20

[@dwalsh4027]

I love your videos. So much information

[@lorisanford7662]

Love you soap recipes! I can’t wait to try this one!

[@shondawarren9936]

So was the frozen chunks aloe & the tea ? And than you infuse the oil with the calendula as well I just want to make sure I understand lol Thank you

[@onetopmom]

did you get a answer on this yet?

[@monicabland8471]

Did you get an answer as I am confused as well

[@Taleda777]

Shonda Warren I'm going to guess that yes the chunks were the Aloe and Tea - there was nothing else it could have been - replacement for the Water. I do similarly when making my HP Watermelon or Cantaloupe Honeydew Melon soap - cut the fruit into chunks and freeze, then slowly add the lye, stir, add and so forth.

[@Taleda777]

BlissBodyandBath Replying to myself lol but, Remember at the beginning she made the Calendula Tea? Then she made Calendula Infused Oil? The Aloe & Tea were the frozen chunks, slow lye add, stir etc Then she added the infused Calendula Oil then she says "lye solution" which I take to be lye and remaining water. perhaps the total water (10.5oz ) was combination of: aloe so many oz, tea so many oz, infused oil so many oz, remaining water.

[@earlenewill9772]

Shonda Warren Yes, she says that the frozen cubes are the aloe and the tea at 3:56 (minutes into the video).

[@elleflure]

it didn't say how much lye powder to put in or how much lye solution, or how much aloe juice and calendula... Can you add it in please? And what is the Bastile soap Recipe for?

[@Rezeneve]

I think that, all you have to do is, mix the aloe and celendula to make equavalent to the water.

[@elleflure]

Txz! But what about the amount of the lye u use for this recipe? What is the amount of the water to use?

[@anilavanya]

I think in place of distilled water (which is mentioned in the bastile soap recipe ingredients).....she used aloe, tea and calendula frozen cubes which should amount to 10.56 ounces. The amount of the lye is mentioned in the bastille soap recipe and it will be 4.41 ounces.

[@Preshus444]

arunima You seem to pay good attention because i missed all of that. Did she say that she subtracted a portion of the calendula infusion from the recipe? Did she just use half calendula tea half calendula infusion? That is how im going to make mine. Im so confused by this video for some reason. Thank you

[@menashehawkins4503]

Is the frozen aloe juice just frozen aloe gel?

[@TheWetShavingBarber]

How could I make this into a shaving soap bar that lathers well?

[@stancexpunks]

TheExpatStylist check out soap queens video on how to make saving soap. You can add in aloe and calendula

[@carlachiappetta5513]

Awesome soap! You are a great teacher! Can I please ask where you got your soap cutter?

[@EricHonaker]

Nice video! I have pretty dry skin (and eczema on my hands). I think I see a recipe in my future.

[@sadafbano8036]

Plz tell me where i can get ur reciepe measurement ?

[@swbroca445]

where to buy the candela best priced...anyone know? thanks

[@Neighborlady62257]

Brambleberry.com - Calendula (aka Marigold) petals or Mountainroseherbs.com or Bulk Apothecary. Brambleberry.com is the supplier I use most frequently. They are very reliable and reputible.

[@swbroca445]

Thanks for this info. I need to start my soap making with all seriousness...my skin as well as my clients rely on this...txs so much my friend!