HOW TO MAKE SHEA BUTTER SOAP

[@soniagaynor1001]

Made this soap turned out gorgeous bubbly and creamy one of my favourite, i put this recipe through soapcalc really pleased with it thank you for sharing.

[@SoapSchoolUK]

Yay, that's great to hear Sonia. Glad you enjoy the recipe

[@johnnybstuddd4482]

How did the soap turn out? Did it have a good lather? Im thinking of trying this recipe...thanks for the awesome video.

[@SoapSchoolUK]

It has a beautiful creamy lather Johnny - try it!

[@SoapyOaksFarm]

These are great, I really like your spheres, let us know how they performed for you, thanks so much for sharing Sarah

[@victoriousblackwombmanllc8589]

Yes pink is my favorite color 💕

[@Jennimanna]

Thanku beautiful soap

[@soapsforlove4168]

It never even crossed my mind to use that much shea, but boy, that sounds like a very moisturizing bar. Did it suds up? They turned out quite lovely and thank you again for putting some thoughts into my head. Hope you had a fabulous holiday and here is to a spectacular new year.

[@SoapSchoolUK]

Hiya Renee, It does create a lovely creamy lather but not hugely bubbly due to the high shea butter. I am happy with a creamy lather but some prefer lots of bubbles. As it is a palm free recipe I found it best to freeze the soap for an hour to unmould it as the soaps with palm free are generally softer and can be hard to unmould without freezing although they harden up nicely after a few weeks.

[@soapsforlove4168]

That is amazing Sarah, Thanks SO much.

[@mila4076]

Thanks for sharing this video, I love the colours, moulds and the recipe you used. I'm new to soap making and looking forward to learning more from your videos 💓💓💓 My favourite colour is green 😊

[@virginial_c2235]

Question, what happens if I don't have an immersion blender? Can I just mix my soap with a fork? Or whisk? Until I get a proper blender of course. Thank you!

[@brandypayne8781]

These look amazing. Thank you for sharing 😊

[@SoapSchoolUK]

So glad you liked it Brandy xxx

[@kendrahoward2232]

Thank You for sharing your video, and the ingredients and amounts🤗

[@SoapSchoolUK]

You are welcome Kendra :)

[@faithfellowshipministries8202]

Hi am new to making soap. Do you have to have lye to it?

[@jay-jy6sk]

Hi, Lovely video. I want to give a try and I have extremely dry skin. Does this soap helps me?

[@SoapSchoolUK]

Hi Jaya, It is a lovely soap and the unsaponifiables in the shea provides a great superfat. You could always increase the superfat further if needed but I love it just as it is

[@luanne115]

Can you add a teaspoon of sodium lactate to the cooled lye/water mixure for a firmer bar?

[@SoapSchoolUK]

Yes you can certainly add sodium lactate to harden them

[@lesliesteadman9134]

Yes please let us know how they perform!

[@SoapSchoolUK]

Hiya Leslie, I have popped it in a few replies above, but I know they get lost :) . The soap turned out to have a lovely creamy lather but not hugely bubbly due to the high shea butter. I am happy with a creamy lather but some prefer lots of bubbles. As it is a palm free recipe I found it best to freeze the soap for an hour to unmould it as the soaps with palm free are generally softer and can be hard to unmould without freezing although they harden up nicely after a few weeks.

[@annapooranis4955]

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[@chellerobinson5906]

Yes pink is definitely my fav color coral pink soft pink baby pink hot pink rose color pink you name it lbs

[@elb6a]

very nice , i like teal

[@SoapSchoolUK]

So glad you liked it Asn

[@rudyswilliams3655]

Can I replace sweet almond oil with olive oil? I love ur videos... Perfect

[@khrisnahu2056]

lovely!

[@jodi-kayvassall1496]

Is this a face, hand or body soap?

[@SoapSchoolUK]

I designed it for hand and body soap

[@jodi-kayvassall1496]

@@SoapSchoolUK I was very please with the moistute, lather and hardness of this soap.

[@sallynedd4577]

I like using the shea butter as 30% of my oils for certain soap recipes. It's an under rated butter in my opinion. The soap you made is lovely, I'm curious about the lather.

[@SoapSchoolUK]

I agree it is underrated in soaps. It makes a lovely bar! The lather was not as bubbly but I expected that as shea has a larger amount of unsaponifiables which will push up the amount of free oil and deaden the lather. Feels nice and rich though :)

[@blue246]

Lovely, I will be trying this recipe. Thank you x

[@SoapSchoolUK]

Glad you like it Sabre x . Check the comments out about freezing the soap to unmould it :)

[@natashagold7877]

Thank you Sarah. I have been curious about using high percentage of Shea butter. Could you please share information about the soap’s lather? Thank you.

[@SoapSchoolUK]

Hi Natasha, as the soap recipe is palm free they are going to softer for a few weeks so the best way to work with them is to freeze the soaps for an hour before unmolding them, this way they are nice and hard. The will harden nicely after a few weeks. The lather is very creamy but not as bubbly as with a regular palm, olive and coconut or coconut only recipe.

[@zobemezeife6719]

These are beautiful. i have a question though, can I use Hibiscus Powder for colouring and if I can do i have ton use preservatives?

[@SoapSchoolUK]

Hi Zobern, you dont need to use a preservative to use hibiscus powder. It does not however come out pink :)

[@deannajanes4097]

Hi Sarah Janes! I'm Deanna Janes!

[@cainsholisticapothecary4083]

Green is my favorite color

[@SoapSchoolUK]

I think green has the most shades in the colour world

[@tamarajones7231]

Hi Sarah, I am new to soap making and your tutorial is so easy to follow, thank you. I was thinking of using coconut oil only, so 250g. Is this recommended or should I stick to recipe? Also, are essential oils ok to add for fragrance? Do they upset the balance? Thank you :) p.s i love pink but my favourite colour is jade green

[@SoapSchoolUK]

Hi Tamara, if you want an all coocnut recipe check this video out :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHjNZoCJg8igjNU

[@tamarajones7231]

@@SoapSchoolUK thank you but my base ingredient will be shea butter so I was asking if I could substiute sweet almond oil for total 250g coconut oil in this recipe?

[@SoapSchoolUK]

Tamara Jones you can yes however you would need to recalculate the lye amount for the new recipe using a sap calculator as it will be different. Also the coconut gives bubbles to the recipe but adding too much will make the soap dying in the skin. Keep the coconut under 30% ideally

[@tamarajones7231]

@@SoapSchoolUK thank you Sarah, I will see what I can come up with. I was hoping to use what I already had in the cupboard but now understand different melting points of oils can alter the outcomes! Appreciate your thoughts, thank you. 🙂

[@michellejackson3730]

Hi Sarah, I'm new to soap melting so thank you so much for sharing your tutorial. Yes I like pink but white is my favorite color❣

[@diklanav]

Was the soap turn out to be good? Do you recommend this recipe?

[@SoapSchoolUK]

Yes it was!

[@Linda-tq6ot]

How long does soap have to cure I'm new to this

[@SoapSchoolUK]

4 to 6 weeks depending on your environment

[@MrDamew7]

What are the measurements?

[@SoapSchoolUK]

Hi Arnita, The recipe is in the description under the video :)

[@MrDamew7]

@@SoapSchoolUK thank you soap much! I am so excited to make these bars!

[@varshakrishnamurthy5540]

I replaced coconut oil with 75g of palm oil and 75g of castor oil for the lather and firmness. But the trace became too thick too quickly. But will it work anyway ? This happened to me half an hour ago.

[@SoapSchoolUK]

varsha if you removed the coconut it is unlikely to have much lather. Did you recalculate the lye amount for your new recipe

[@skyealibi]

Please can you help me, where can i purchase the soap lye? I have never brought it before. I can see some on ebay it looks like clear soap that you melt... is that the correct one?

[@SoapSchoolUK]

Soap lye is also called caustic soda or sodium hydroxide. It is usually a white flake or granules. You can buy from hardware stores, painting and decorating suppliers, plumbing suppliers etc

[@cainsholisticapothecary4083]

With using a higher amount of Shea butter, how did the bubbles come out? Was it bubbly or creamy?

[@SoapSchoolUK]

Hiya Penny, It was a lovely creamy bar. I could have increased the lather to a higher bubble but I often want creaminess more than large bubbles

[@cainsholisticapothecary4083]

@@SoapSchoolUK I bet its great for dry skin and luxurious.

[@natashagreen-chillaxedprod7769]

Can you plz add whether the Soap your Making is CP, HP or MP, just so people like me know whether to click and watch it or not.

[@SoapSchoolUK]

Hi Natasha, we did pop this into the description as follows: We will be showing how to make shea butter soap at home using the same cold process soap recipe. :) . We always try to let you know which method as we understand people like different things.

[@ukfamilyblack441]

do you can make also a liquid baby soap?

[@SoapSchoolUK]

Sorry Cherrilyn, i do not make baby liquid soap

[@Hōkūleà-m5r]

If I don`t have almond oil can I use cocoa butter the same amount?

[@SoapSchoolUK]

Hi Carmen, No it would be very brittle if you replaced with cocoa butter. ou could replace with a different liquid oil but you would need to recalculate the amount of lye if you made a change

[@Hōkūleà-m5r]

@@SoapSchoolUK what other oil would you recommend to use? I only have sheabutter ,coconut oil , olive oil. I don`t know how to use soapcalc if is very confusing to me.

[@SoapSchoolUK]

@@Hōkūleà-m5r We have a video on our KZbin channel that will show you how to use a SAP calculator :)

[@Hōkūleà-m5r]

@@SoapSchoolUK thank you will look at the video on soap calculator.

[@Hōkūleà-m5r]

Hi Sarah I got the sweet almond oil now I can make this same recipe would love to make it hot press. Can I make this same recipe hot press instead of cold press and with a little lavender essential oil?

[@kimdad8831]

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[@joanneminasi4198]

These turned out looking very pretty, but you haven’t resolved the question about how the high percentage of shea butter affected the final soap.

[@SoapSchoolUK]

Sorry Joanne, I mentioned this in the comments as I forgot in the video. It creates a lovely creamy lather but not hugely bubbly due to the high shea butter. I am happy with a creamy lather but some prefer lots of bubbles. As it is a palm free recipe I found it best to freeze the soap for an hour to unmould it as the soaps with palm free are generally softer and can be hard to unmould without freezing although they harden up nicely after a few weeks.

[@tico25]

How I can correct the PH in my melt and pour soap

[@SoapSchoolUK]

Your melt and pour soap should already be ph balanced by the manufacturer.

[@tico25]

@@SoapSchoolUKI bought the Ph meter show 8 wow its alot

[@SoapSchoolUK]

@@tico25 Soap is normally above 8. It is safe to sell if under 10.5 You are only going to get a lower ph if you use a synthetic detergent rather than soap

[@KyleenDrake]

Favorite color is green. Like the trees that give us air. Can live three days without water. Weeks without food. Only three minutes without air, and the green things that provide it. Least favorite color is pink. It's over done. Every girl I know likes pink. Bleh!

[@SoapSchoolUK]

Hi Kyleen, I am not a pink person either but occasionally it comes out of nowhere and I have a pink moment :) Thanks for joining me today.

[@mssnorg1]

oh my wouldnt of thought ( to use eye where and gloves and your hair pulled back ) yikes wouldnt want it to splash

[@SoapSchoolUK]

Have fun Patty, you will love it

[@tangeeo9652]

Clearly she doesnt respond to comments.

[@SoapSchoolUK]

I try and reply to all my comments

[@roseblack8393]

How much is super fat

[@SoapSchoolUK]

I generally use 5% sf

[@laura69271]

Sarah.. i love you to the moon and back ... but the first molds are gross my dear ...they look like boils and pus...

[@SoapSchoolUK]

Hehe, thankfully you can choose your own colours and moulds :)

[@laura69271]

@@SoapSchoolUK yes i will .. :-) , please Sarah - will you make a Lard Soap ?

[@SoapSchoolUK]

@@laura69271 kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4W7oHyjq8SmsJo

[@sallynedd4577]

Green is my favorite color. I'm sorry to say I detest pink. I was a tomboy growing up and they kept trying to turn me into a little princess with pink frilly dresses and socks.

[@SoapSchoolUK]

Sally, I totally get that x I am honestly not usually a pink person either but recently it seems to be following me everywhere lol . Green has the most shades of any colour so that is cool.