Recipe - How to Make 🐝 Cold Process Soap w/ Real Honey 🍯 | Ellen Ruth Soap

[@kendraharer5753]

This is so adorable. I am glad that i was able to experience your soaps before you closed up shop. I hope you and your family are doing well.

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thank you so much! We're doing well💕

[@kimmatura3564]

I love bees as well. They will buzz around me but never sting me.

[@SlopeHillFarm]

I love this soap! So cute!! 🐝

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thank you! 😊🐝

[@Marie-4Him]

Absolutely darling, Ellen! And, beautiful too, and the Bees!

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thank you so much 😀

[@karlad3213]

So cute Ellen 🐝

[@MsAubrey]

So cute!❤

[@cliviascreations]

So beautiful Ellen. Thank you

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Glad you like it!🐝

[@rayne5221]

I saw these sugar bees as well as Galaxy ones as well and wanted to do soaps with them. Think I might got back to the store and get then and start planning soaps for them

[@kristinaipek8268]

Very pretty. Cute bees❤

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thank you! 😊🐝

[@debfiel6585]

I want to make these! I love them!

[@TheSoapChef]

Omg the cutest little bees ever!

[@EllenRuthSoap]

I love them too🐝

[@juliebland6966]

Absolutely Beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ So pretty ❤❤❤

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thank you so much!!

[@kathycherrie9890]

So sweet the little bees on your soap ,love it ❤

[@elaineroth4361]

Very pretty soaps.. ❤

[@NaturalMackie]

Beautiful soap as usual. 😍

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thank you! 😊🐝

[@ivonvalle2683]

Oh my these are so beautiful, loved the swirls. Another great video, thanks for sharing.

[@londaedwardsrau3245]

SO cute!

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thanks🐝

[@Carolyn-d5p]

Some soaps put honey in a little of your distilled water portion mixed well then put in oils. Lovely soaps , so cute.

[@ruthiewileywiley9271]

Beautiful!! Going to give this a try. Thank you❤

[@EllenRuthSoap]

You’re welcome 😊🐝

[@Lilmiss5starsoap]

Hi Ellen! I too love Morouge fragrances! Especially because they are from Canada for shipping purposes. I use their coconut apricot wax for candles and wax melts also. Thanks for the tips. Enjoy your day❤

[@EllenRuthSoap]

They are such a good supplier👍

[@jaynegodwin3412]

This soap is gorgeous the swirls are lovely love the colours and your little bees are adorable. Thank you for sharing this 😊xx

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thank you so much!🐝

[@olliemakessoap]

whimsical and delightful indeed....such a lovely design Ellen..

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thank you so much 😀🐝

[@dianneg-phila]

Beautiful as usual! Ty

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thanks💛

[@PlumCrazyHomesteader]

Very cute!

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thank you! 😊

[@kimkassy5817]

Such a beautiful soap! 🐝

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thank you! 😊🐝

[@serinamagick7192]

I love it!… The bee’s are so cute 💜💜💜

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thanks🐝

[@BeechHillSoap]

I made Maple pumpkin soap today! It doesn’t feel to much like fall yet, however I’m ready for cooler weather here in Indiana, and also less humidity! I’m just starting on fall soaps, I feel like maybe I’m behind a little. Love those honey bees. Great video Ellen, I appreciate the recipe, I just got some grass fed beef tallow can’t wait to try it. Take care😊

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Yes 🤣 it's a challenge making autumn soaps when it's hot and humid outside🐝

[@elisa5441]

I love bee's too, they never sting.

[@alisonbaker1963]

I love your soap and bees too ❤

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thanks🐝

[@meganlynn9369]

Gorgeous colors. I bet that recipe is going to give a luscious lather💚🌹

[@southernhemispheregal]

Beautiful soap Ellen! I hear you about the power cuts...oh my word, it happened to me once just as I was putting the stick blender in! Let me tell you, it was a hand-stirring bonanza 😂😂😶

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Oh no!🤣 You had to go full on "old fashioned"❣️

[@margiemurray2147]

Time to hit the antique store for one of those handheld blenders the grandma used to use. They look like a whisk. Thave a stirring mechanism attached to them might be good to have on hand. All you ladies that makes soap are such a blessing

[@lamella24]

So adorable 🥰

[@consuela3214]

Your swirls are always so absolutely beautiful. 😍

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thank you so much 😀

[@kathy4950]

Thank you for your class great job! Kathy from Cali.😎

[@DeborahKeeney-mg3ft]

Wilton 1A or 3M? I have watched older versions of this soap and I still have my sugar “bees” tucked away…need to make it!! Love your videos and soaps so much. Have learned a lot! I have soaps all over my two homes and mostly give them away as gifts! You are an inspiration!

[@EllenRuthSoap]

It's the 1A🐝

[@thoma2939]

Thanks for passing on the honey advise. I’ve downsized to making soaps in the Amazon molds now. Love making soap but at year 13? Time to slow down. Plus a job taking away an hour a day … love your content and your JOY!

[@pattiemoseley8752]

Those are so cute 😊❤

[@KSKAZNative5]

So Cute! Definitely have to get some of that fragrance you picked, the scent notes sound amazing! Blessings ❤

[@EllenRuthSoap]

It's so good!🐝

[@susiebilk9905]

❤❤❤❤

[@lenddyangulo1559]

Q belleza 👌🏼

[@ceciliafuentes3299]

So pretty ❤

[@reginawhite1235]

I love your channel. I'm a beekeeper. I also LOVE bumblebees ❤ no honey Excellent pollinators though. Carpenter bees AKA wood bees are bumping into you as a warning. They're not unintelligent not at all LOL they are highly intelligent just like all insects really. A honeybee will also bump you. They bump you as a warning that hey if you don't stop you're going to get the tail end😂 if you're wearing a bee suit they'll bounce right off of your screen. And they only do this when you are near their hive. They are protecting it. Just like your wood bees are protecting their nests when they are bumping into you. They're trying to let you know hey you're near my unborn babies go away. I almost bought those sugar bees at Walmart last year I should have. I believe that you have inspired me to make a goldenrod infused honey soap. Thank you love your channel and everything you do❤

[@EllenRuthSoap]

🐝💕

[@ODNA07079]

Oh! This is so sweet. I’m going to check out those bumble bees.🐝

[@EllenRuthSoap]

🐝💕

[@Miss.Denise94]

I didn't know that you where from Wisconsin. That's were my dad is from. I'd love to visit again, but I'm currently stuck on the other side of the pond (in Germany)

[@margiemurray2147]

Hello this is my first time visiting your Channel. What caught my attention was the bees. Yes I love bees and all the ways that they help us medicinally and in nature. The bars turned out beautifully. I have thought about making soap. There seems to be a lot involved that I do not know so my question may be silly but I was wondering why you did not put more honey into the soap. Will the honey smell and benefits still come thru? Thank you for your time and all the bee-auty you provide.

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Welcome! Glad you found my channel💕 You could add a bit more honey than I did, but the natural honey scent doesn't really come thru after saponification🐝

[@margiemurray2147]

@@EllenRuthSoap thank you for replying to my question. Have a blessed and safe holiday weekend

[@dianehedricks7860]

These are ADORABLE!!!! Have you noticed any DOS with using only Sunflower oil vs any olive oil with it?

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thanks! I haven't noticed any DOS yet in the soaps made with sunflower oil👍

[@dianehedricks7860]

@@EllenRuthSoap awesome!!!

[@steelersgirl071961]

I love the colors! Isn't the shipping on those oil scents from Canada expensive? They sound lovely!

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Morouge Canada actually has a distribution center in the US too🐝

[@MsAubrey]

@@EllenRuthSoapthat’s good to know. 😊

[@thejanekin]

Beautiful, beautiful..... Please tell me the substitute of palm kernal oil or palm oil,

[@EllenRuthSoap]

There are many subs, but if you change any oils in a soap recipe you'll need to run the numbers thru soap calc to make sure your lye is correct.

[@luanaalicea-krigin6607]

Hi Ellen, I LOVE your videos, i have learned soooo much! I was wondering, I just found out my baby sister is having a baby!!! Do you have a baby soap recipe? Or do you recommend one of your soaps that would be good for babies? THANK YOU ❤

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Here's a video I made special for Mama & Baby: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4PdiYedaJWcpbM

[@luanaalicea-krigin6607]

@@EllenRuthSoapThank you ❤

[@rhondam883]

Hi Ellen. I love these soaps. I have a question on the ingredients, I’ve never used palm kernel oil. Where do I find it and is it a liquid? I appreciate your help and your kindness. I’m somewhat of a neighbor, I live in Knoxville TN. Been here my entire life. Thank you for this video. ❤️

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Knoxville is so beautiful! I use the palm kernel flakes, they are a hard oil. I got mine from WSP

[@rhondam883]

@@EllenRuthSoapthank you❤

[@MsAubrey]

I buy palm kernel flakes from Soaper’s Choice. I love working with PKO, but not everyone does.

[@Rar-qv6rk]

Love it , mam what is lard , in Pakistan it is available, what can I use instead of lard?

[@EllenRuthSoap]

You could replace the lard (pig fat) with tallow (beef or deer fat), or with palm oil. But if you change the recipe, you'll need to run the numbers thru soap calc to make sure your lye ratio is correct.

[@Doggiedito]

Hi Ellen I was wondering what temperature you started soaping and also were you a cake decorator?

[@EllenRuthSoap]

I've never decorated a cake in my life🤣 And I like to soap around 80 degrees.

[@Doggiedito]

@@EllenRuthSoap the video made me hungry for cupcakes🤣

[@spalegar]

hello, i am from India and love you for teaching step by step soap making recipe. i am new in cold process soap making just made 3 times. i am planning to try your soap recipe but i am pure vegetarian. in some soap you use Lard which i can not use pls suggest something else to replace that thanks in advance

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Here is a video with several good recipe options: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYCYn2erjKqJhZI

[@suesparkledimndart4309]

Hi new subsciber from Australia, fantastic videos very informative so helpful. Could you tell me the rate of titanium oxide, and what you mix it with ? Thanks 😊

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Welcome! I use water soluble TD and premix it with, 1 part TD to 2 parts water. I use about 1 tsp of that per lb of soap.

[@suesparkledimndart4309]

@@EllenRuthSoap thankyou Ellen new at this , noticed the soapcal caculater was not a locked sight , do you recommend one that is ? Much appreciated .

[@roxaneevans1187]

What’s a sub for Palm Kernel oil? I have none 😆

[@EllenRuthSoap]

There are many subs, but if you change the recipe you'll need to run the numbers thru soap calc to make sure your lye ratio is correct.

[@roxaneevans1187]

Yes I would run through soapcalc

[@Prettygirlbubbles1]

Does those sprinkles ever melt before the end of cure while on your soap?

[@EllenRuthSoap]

I have not had an issue with that happening.

[@patriciaboatman8423]

Question. So if l want to create my signature soap l'd go to calculator and put in what oils and buttersto get lye/water ratio. Then add flavors like instant coffee's, fruits/veggies to get natural colors, EOs, ? Just searching my options. I want a close to natural as possibe. Thank you❤

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Yes, the best place to start is with a good soap calc, then choose your additives👍

[@patriciaboatman8423]

Thank you ❤​@@EllenRuthSoap

[@trulylynn9941]

Do you have a good Sunflower oil soap recipe. I thought is has the same saponification as Olive oil?

[@EllenRuthSoap]

In this video I use sunflower oil : kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnanfqppm6Zrb80

[@trulylynn9941]

@@EllenRuthSoap I saw it as I watch as many of your videos as I can in a day! I want to use up the Sunflower oil in place of olive oil. I want your opinion as a master at your craft!

[@MsAubrey]

@@trulylynn9941I’ve completely replaced my olive oil with high oleic sunflower oil in my recipes.

[@trulylynn9941]

@@MsAubrey Cool! How did it come out? I am making a batch today. Thank you my sister 😘

[@MsAubrey]

@@trulylynn9941 they’re all great. I also have been using cottonseed a lot.

[@HerBeautysInsideOut]

Beautiful.. so have question… I do farmers markets and I usually sell my soap for 8 or three for 20 get one free…. But now I actually am cutting my bars to a bigger size.. 2” first off is that too big second I want to sell them now for either 9-10 a bar or buy three for 25 get one free…. Is that fair? Ya know since this crazy inflation going on…..

[@ceciliafuentes3299]

I buy soap 1 inch for $10 from different homestead accounts.

[@Brenda-rv9ku]

I think people like chunky bars. Go for it

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Your pricing sounds right on👍

[@MsAubrey]

I price by weight of the soap. I cut mine at 1” for my tall and skinny bars and usually after cure, the weight is between 5-6 oz. I currently charge $10 each, but next year, they may be increasing to $12 each. But I always have smaller bars that are between 3-4 oz. And those I sell for $6 each. 4-5 oz. are $8 each… You get the picture. If I do a “standard” height and width bar, I’ll often cut at 1.5 inches thick to maintain a specific weight.

[@zeenatimran966]

Instead of lard plz recommend any ??

[@EllenRuthSoap]

If you change an oil in CP soap, you'll need to run the numbers thru soap calc to make sure your lye ratio is correct.

[@hollycorbett3435]

Sorry, but I am new to soap making. What is meant by “gel” or not “gelling” the soap? Is this just refrigerating it for a bit of time?

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Gelling is when the soap heats up (basically cooking) and goes thru the saponification process quicker.

[@hollycorbett3435]

@@EllenRuthSoap thank you. I feel rather stupid now 😜

[@margiemurray2147]

Hi everyone

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Welcome🐝

[@neelamlakshkar2956]

Hii I am from India rajasthan udaipur

[@pixiesplantation]

Is it weird that I think honey spots are pretty 😅

[@EllenRuthSoap]

No, it's natural beauty🐝

[@ΛίναΝτρέλλια]

Γεια σας αγαπητή κυρία. Μήπως μπορείτε να βάλετε μετάφραση και στα ελληνικά; Φιλιά πολλά από ελλάδα.

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Done👍

[@brigidlaffey7343]

I’m confused by your headline “Real Honey”. Genuine honey can only be honey…unless the industrialists have got near it - or like Maple Syrup there is a product masquerading as Honey - instead being mere coloured sugar water. I admire you for your passion albeit after headlining ‘real honey” you follow up by including synthetic fragrance 🤔 which is not healthy…for anyone. Btw - your poor real honey will have had its beneficial elements rendered null and void by the lye 😢 I find by mixing it with a portion of one’s liquid element and then adding it at trace works well, by whisking it in 😊 Blessings 💜. // i prefer to gel too 😊😊. Just seen the final part - your swirls are divine and the end results look stunning❣️🌸🥂

[@EllenRuthSoap]

The "real honey" is as opposed to honey scented fragrance..

[@christeef6840]

She says "real" honey because she means she's adding actual honey to her soap - not just using a honey scented fragrance. She isn't claiming any health benefits from the honey so not sure why you needed to bring that up? There is a benefit of added lather from honey because it works exactly like sugar. And to each their own on what they add to their soaps - including fragrance. Many essential oils aren't safe either - for pets or people - and many synthetic fragrances have gotten cleaner with pthalates, parabens and many harmful ingredients removed so to each their own.

[@brigidlaffey7343]

@@christeef6840 You’re stating the obvious. Naturally, I know that honey “acts like sugar” except treated with respect it also adds beneficial elements that sugar can’t and doesn’t. Which, actually, was my point - that which I was endeavouring to protect. I suggest you reread my comment and not falsely accuse me of intentions that you have read into it. My comment about the honey in lye, if you know anything about the effects of lye upon natural ingredients, was an educational suggestion, exactly as the one who suggested that Ellen add her honey to the lye - which would be detrimental to the active ingredients of the honey. Perhaps you only see honey as a sugar as opposed to a wonderful beneficial substance. Nowhere did I say that Ellen was making claims about the benefits of honey. Albeit the title ‘Real honey’ rather states that in itself. However- you do raise a point. I can tell you that when I see products labelled in such a way as to indicate ingredients that don’t actually exist, I feel incensed when I discover that their presence is falsified and that they are actually synthetic mimics. Given that these synthetic ingredients are unhealthy, makes it doubly worse than the misrepresentations. I agree wholeheartedly - chaque à son goût - to each their own. However I come from an overall Health perspective. Not everyone knows the negative effects of these ingredients. One doesn’t know what one doesn’t know. The fact that a product is hand made doesn’t mean that it’s healthy. I’m prepared to be the subject of criticism from the ignorant in order to educate others to the pitfalls of toxic ingredients. If people know they are toxic and still continue to utilise and/or purchase products with their inclusion- then indeed - Chacun à son goût - to each their own. But at least they are doing so being consciously aware of the possible negative effects. Used ‘correctly’ Essential Oils are safe. Much safer than fragrance oils - which whichever way you look at them- are neuro toxins. Used incorrectly- as with anything- which is rather my point - they can pose problems. However - apart from incorrect application - there is always a 1% chance of ‘individual’ sensitivity to an ingredient. That pertains to the individual, not the ingredient. Furthermore, I don’t believe that I made any reference to utilising Essential Oils- that is something you projected- falsely- onto my comment. Which by the way, was for Ellen. There is no requirement to include any fragrance - be it natural or synthetic- in soap. You seemed to conclude it a necessity for such, which, again, was foreign to my comment. Falsely projected onto me. By the Way- I am an accredited - Certified - Aromatherapist - thus am well aware of correct utilisation of Essential Oils. Coupled with a lifetime of practise in the field of Health, and associated experience and Qualifications. When, and if, I choose to incorporate them - EOs - into my practise, it is purely for efficacy as opposed to overblown fragrancing. Albeit they come with the beautiful blessing of gently, naturally, uplifting one through their gift of aroma. 😊 Blessings upon Thee 💜

[@lafamiliaintrovertidahappy4002]

I’m looking to buy your soaps, cant find a webpage? I wrote to you in instagram. Love your work and natural ingredients. 🥰🥰

[@EllenRuthSoap]

Thank you for asking💕 I no longer sell retail. Just YT videos.

[@lafamiliaintrovertidahappy4002]

Ah ok 👌 I want to start my own soap making but only for my personal use. Never done it before. I just looking at your videos. What ingredients should I start buying? Brand and amount. Lye or glycerin ? I’m very confused on that. I want the most organic and natural as possible. I really don’t want no chemicals in my body. I stop buying soaps and other essentials in my house. I really want to make it at home and introduce my family to everything natural. Thank you in advanced 🙏