How to make natural Castile cold process soap 100% extra virgin Olive oil soap making tutorial

[@debbiewidner8791]

Do not understand why people say unkind things to you. You are very generous to give your time and knowledge to us. I appreciate you. Thank you very much.

[@AmourEtLiberte888]

Found 1957 British olive oil soap bars in an antic store… that is well cured !!! It is fantastic and yes it os very foamy and soft.

[@murph19611]

I soaked my olive oil in lavender leaves for a few weeks and everyone i have the soap too absolutely loved the smell ...

[@FinnOllie]

I wish I had watched your video before I made my first batch!! I haven’t unmolded it yet, but now know to wait wait wait!! Without your advice I was already assuming this was a failed batch!! Thank you for saving my soap!

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Glad we could help Rene and good luck with your soap!

[@A.l.l16]

​@@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompanyCan I use salt in the lye solution to harder the soap faster

[@miltonwelch8619]

I'm almost 69, and this is the first time I've heard about castile soap! Watching how it's made surely an added bonus; very enlightening!

[@CraftySheenaa]

Thank you for this very detailed and informative video , and for taking the time to show us how it is made. I’m sorry that people are so rude on here it’s uncalled for !!!!!! , but some of us really appreciate you guys and your knowledge that you share with us ❤ thank you Can you do a 50 or 60% shea butter soap all natural not additives .

[@AniaBumba]

Very helpful! Thank you for the sodium lactate recommendation!

[@christineb2640]

Great video thank you, your really thorough with your teaching. I’m very sensitive to chemicals so that was important info you gave ❤

[@lucybrz1]

Thank you for a great demonstratikn and explanation. I love natural skin products. I haven't made soap by myself yet, but I am very interested in the proces. For now I buy castle soap and I read the labels to check ingredients.

[@safi456]

So interesting. I'm totally new to soap making...actually stumbled upon your video as I'm trying to make my own shampoo. The idea of an oil working as a soap just messes with my mind. The two seem to be on opposite ends of the spectrum. Does this soap bar work equally well as a shampoo? If I oil my hair, would castile soap shampoo out the oil effectively? Or is it too mild?

[@bibikarim1506]

In 2024, and your recipes are amazing,,,,thank you for sharing it with the world. KEEP UP THE WONDERFUL WORK YOU ARE DOING….💐😊

[@JeanLoch]

Thank you so much for being so generous with your soap knowledge. It is a joy to watch your videos.

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

You are very welcome! I like to share as much as I can as when I first started I wouldn't have learned nearly as much if other people hadn't shared things with me. So glad you enjoy our videos and thank you for your comment :-)

[@myatchan6235]

Hello , Thank you so much sharing video. Could I ask one question ❓ How about this soap shelf life and how many long can keep it.?

[@shazdave8886]

Your video was one of the better ones. Easy explanation but where am I going to store all my soaps? I want to make a year supply.

[@emilyuk3570]

Can this be used as a shampoo bar?

[@orayogalight-meditations1041]

thank you so much ! its very rare to get such detailed description of making soap the right way ! im really glad i have seen this as i didnt know that castille soaps need s to sit a long time in the mold !i- made my very first batch 2 days ago and thought i ruined it, as its still very soft - , without laktate, i wonder how long it has to sit in the mold? more than a week?

[@barbh114]

I enjoyed your video. I just made some castile soap on the 11th of January and unmolded it on the 18th. Then I cut it on the 23rd. I see that I had ran the hand blender a little longer than you and my trace was larger than yours. After cutting, it looked fine. 8 months, cool! I don't have to wait a year. It's been 5 years since I made soap. My skin is very dry, and castile is the only soap I used. After 5 years, my old castile is looking rather old, but still good. Thanks for the info on Sodium Lactate. :)

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Thank you for your comment Barb and I am glad that you enjoyed the video. Castile is such a lovely, mild soap isn't it, so good for dry skin! I bet your 5 year old Castile is fabulous, I may have to hold back one of our bars and see how it is after that length of time!

[@teddyb4957]

Thanks for the video, I have some old dated Virgin Olive oil [dated 2013!] and though of making some soap. I have a number of questions: 1. Will this oil work being so old? 2. Where can I buy the sodium lactate and is there anything else I could use i.e could I use whey from yogurt making with table salt? 3. Is the mix still dangerous once you have added all the ingredients together? 4. I dont have a stick blender, could I just stir with spoon and/or a hand whisk? 5 I have lots of Rosemary in the garden, could I chop up the Rosemary needles and add this to the mix before pouring into the mould? 6. Could I use a chines takeaway plastic of foil tray as the mould? Thank you for your help.

[@garrettpeters3438]

I love the creamy/buttery appearance of this soap! 😊🫒🧼❤️

[@crystalwinks2772]

That was a great video!!!

[@winusuren4034]

Hello ma'am, If possible could you show us how this soap lathers and how does it feel on your skin as it's already 7 months old??

[@recyclingmom]

Is there a water discount? What is the super fat %? I made a huge (538oz) batch 3 days ago using organic, extra virgin olive oil and it was a complete failure. Even though it was thick when I put it in the mold, it separated. Tried to save it but I couldn't.

[@natachavliet]

Great video and I just love the way you explain everything in such detail! I just have one question: with the Castile Soap will you cover it with a blanket/towel after you pour it into the mould? I've seen different methods where some people cover it, some don't and some actually put in the fridge... so I'm a bit confused. Thank you and I'm looking forward to your new videos :)

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Hi, Whether or not to cover it is really down to personal preference. Covering helps the soap to go through gel phase which results in a soap that firms up quicker and can be unmolded sooner. Putting in the fridge has the opposite effect and helps to prevent the soap going through gel phase. This can help to give a bar that has a lighter, creamier colour. The soap will take longer to be ready to unmold if it does not go through gel phase. If using natural colours in soap then gel phase really helps the colours to stick in the soap and be brighter, so I do always like to cover and gel my soaps with colour. It is down to you whether you want to cover the soap or not and it will still work either way, so don't worry too much about it and do what feels right to you :-)

[@joannebirtch5953]

Great video. I’ve always wondered how olive soap was made.

[@rajameenanagappan1180]

Beautiful Castile soap, am gonna try this with olive pomace, after 6 - 8 months, can i use this on my face? My skin is highly sensitive and extremely dry.

[@victoriagreenwood2188]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge . I am going to try making them, can not wait🙂

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Good luck!

[@lovereigns4017]

Anne! You darling! I received my soap and gift boxed set along with my samples today. Beautiful, as always. Thank you. 💕💕💕 Iris

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Hello Iris, that is wonderful news and you are very welcome! I am so glad that they have reached you safely and really hope you enjoy them. Thank you for choosing to purchase from us again :-)

[@crystalwinks2772]

do you have have your castile soap turn brown or go rancid? or do you use some kind of perservative?

[@thebadpoet]

I’ve only made soap a handful of times, but I just love your videos and the beautiful results you get with natural colorants. I made a baby soap which was mainly olive oil in early May. I got good feedback on it from my new momma friend in October, but it’s even nicer now! I definitely want to make a true Castile soap, I think the long cure time will be more than worth it.

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Thank you so much :-) I would love to make a dedicated baby soap but UK rules mean it would need a lot more (expensive) testing to be able to be marketed for Children under 3. Your friend is very lucky to have you to make lovely soaps for her! The cure times are definitely worth it, the difference between a bar that is a few weeks old and a bar that is a few months old is amazing!

[@littgaia2939]

I appreciate how explicit and cautionary your video was. Hope to make up my soap before long.

[@vickiandbobmerivale7186]

So on the container to mix the lye - does this mean you throw out that plastic jug or you re-use it ----- and for how long.\ please

[@MOTHERNATURESOAPTV]

Thanks for sharing ❤❤❤❤

[@Lizvonmay9560]

What size mold are you using in this recipe? Thank you!

[@putziiputz9439]

Thank you very much for the beautiful video. May I ask you where you buy the jugs and what the measurements are? Thank you. Kr

[@sereezee]

This is an excellent vid. Thanks so much. 3 questions that I would super appreciate if you could answer: (1) does the lye need to be food grade? if so, why? (2) In terms of actual time, how much faster is the process WITH sodium lactate compared to without? Is it correct to assume you mean the process of solidfication in order to turn out and cut? (3) How do you wash the immersion blender to ensure nothing sticks to it? I'd like to do this with my little granddaughters but want to be sure I have all the info at hand so there aren't any last second mishaps. tnx so much!

[@veracarranza4883]

Thanks for the recipe. The long wait is mind blowing, but I will make it and put it out of sight (out of mind).

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Sounds like a good plan Vera! Before you know it, the time will have passed and it will be ready :-)

[@ЕвгенияРезник-в6ы]

Добрый день, вы проверили ваше мыло?

[@michellecrutchfield8701]

Wow, what a long cure time, but what a great video! I can't get over just how many ppl I see use Pyre glass measuring pitchers to mix up their lye water... thx for mentioning that! LOLOLOL ;) Anyways, love the video!

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Thank you Michelle. Yes, I have seen a lot of people use glass or Pyrex too and it always worries me! So many people just aren't aware of the safety concerns with using glass so I think it is important to mention things like this. :-)

[@katherinestott685]

Welcome back Morticia!!!

[@zazaismable]

Hi! I was wondering if you do add the Sodium Lactate how long would it need to cure? and if I want it to cure even faster or at least enough so that I could use it sooner could I just add more of the sodium lactate?

[@kristysmith9723]

I'm curious why you use farenheight when you're in the UK. Would it be possible to mention Celsius too?

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Hi Kristy, I was waiting for someone to ask me this! I am actually surprised it has taken so long for this question to come up :-) The simple answer is that when I was learning soap making all the books, videos and guides I was learning from were from US sources so they were all in fahrenheit. As a result, I learned it all in fahrenheit and just kind of stuck with it that way! Since our temperature gun measures in both fahrenheit and celsius it doesn't make much difference to us. I will do my best to mention the celsius temperatures for the benefit of everyone who prefers to use celsius in my future videos though :-)

[@aberdeenred47]

How many ozs is each bar. I am trying to do 4oz blocks

[@fahadhojile3986]

Thanks for your amazing tutorial could you tell me please its life-shelf❤🙏😊

[@highfashionwins]

Where can we buy your products in the US? I can't seem to find ANY castile soaps here in America that doesn't contain coconut, jojoba, and palm oil, ALL of which I'm allergic to. Please help!

[@lindarichey4689]

Search for soap making supplies on the internet

[@highfashionwins]

@@lindarichey4689 I do not have 8 months to wait.

[@yawahviskinda3038]

Thanks for the video I made this soap and omg it was great I will like to try the 10lb batch if you post that it will be great thanks again ❤️

[@orlandaaugusto1658]

Depois de curar qual é o pH deste sabonete?

[@bonhambley714]

Amazing thank you :)

[@bennash8887]

Easy-to-follow video, thank you. Just a quick question, why did you use farenheit instead of celsius, and 'pound' (for the size of the mold)?

[@singhrustam]

Hey if I’m made a liquid soap, it’s been aged for about 2 weeks, and I now realize that my super fat was very less. It’s a 100% coconut oil at superfat of just 1%. It’s extremely drying, and diluting with water doesn’t help. I don’t want to use glycerine. Is there anyway I can now do anything about it? Can I melt it, increase its fat percent?

[@jenniferowen2801]

💯 great video does. I've been researching soapmaking and you explained a lot of things I had questions about. If the sodium lactate is not used, does the recipe change (the one in the description)?

[@brigidlaffey7343]

Sodium lactate is not necessary for any soap recipe. It is not a traditional inclusion in pure ‘Castile Soap’ so don’t worry.

[@karengarling8035]

Thank you very much.

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

You are welcome!

[@barbiescraft]

Very gentle soap

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

It really is. One of the mildest, gentlest soaps around :-)

[@anettes8536]

I have only made a few soaps. i wondered, is it still a castile soap if you ad EO to it? Tank you for you videos, im learning a LOT!!! :)

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Hello Anette, yes it can still be called as Castile if it has essential oil added to it. I am glad that our videos are helping you :-)

[@ginntang8955]

Thank you so much for sharing! Learned a lot form your videos!m living in Melbourne. I hope I can visit your store in UK one day >

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

You are very welcome Ginn. I am pleased that our videos are helping you to learn. Fingers crossed for a UK trip for you sometime in the future :-)

[@katarzynaderkacz39]

This is something magical in simple, Castile soap...💛

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

There really is, isn't there!

[@lusciousleo1971]

Great video! Thank you!!

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Thank you :-)

[@sanazmirbolook4445]

great as always 🌷🌷🌷🌷

[@karensabai630]

Hey i really like your content ... just one question , i only have the regular olive oil can i make a castile soap using only the regular olive oil ?

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Hello, yes, regular olive oil will be perfectly ok to use :-)

[@alert1006]

Hi, I like your video and I want to follow your recipe. But I'm confused, those are liquids and you measure by grams, shouldn't it be mililiters? And also you said the amount of water is 928g, but the written recipe says 200g. And the amount of Lye is 464g... but the recipe says 116g. Also the amount of oil you mentioned doesn't match. Am I missing something? thank you.

[@kmacho5298]

I read in other comments below she made for 10 pounds of soap, BUT the recipe in description its written for 2 pound. Did you make soap?

[@alert1006]

@@kmacho5298 Hi, yes, I made castile soap, but I first run it through a lye calculator to be sure. It changed the amount slightly.

[@kmacho5298]

@@alert1006 I'm thinking make some this week. So I'm going to use the amount she wrote in description, but i want to add some cloves powder

[@dissodatore]

I love the video, but I do have to say that you look like the original Lily Munster, played by Yvonne Carlo! you have a beautifully unique face, and I couldn't help but imagine Lily doing a soap tutorial!

[@brassrose99]

We have well water coming from the tap and it is soft water. Do you have any experience with using soft water in soap?

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

To be honest, I don't have a whole lot of experience with soft water I am afraid. However only a couple of days ago I was chatting on a soap forum and one Lady mentioned she uses well water in her soaps with great results, so I suppose I would say test a small batch and see how it goes! Sorry I can't be any more help, but if you do try it I would love to hear how it works out for you :-)

[@zainabmuhammad4386]

Wawww,that great,but u mean 8month or a month?😯,isit cos of lye or sodium castated?

[@zainabmuhammad4386]

Amin sodium lactated.

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

We cure ours for 8 months. It is due to it being a 100% Olive Oil soap. It takes time to harden and to become more mild and gentle. Some people cure for less time and the soap would definitely be useable before this but we think that a longer cure makes for a better bar.

[@taniailie6639]

acid citric se poate adauga? 2% si add extra NaOH ?

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

We have never added citric acid to any of our soaps, so I can't really advise on how it would be best to do so. I know some soap makers do add citric acid, so it is possible, it is just something we are not personally familiar with.

[@taniailie6639]

@@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany thank you

[@winusuren4034]

Thank you so much for the video❤️❤️. Can we recommend this soap for babies?? Kindly make a video on baby soap preparation if possible.

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Hello Winu. Here in the UK we cannot say that any soap or cosmetic product is suitable for Children under 3 years old unless we have had a special assessment to prove it is safe for babies. That is why I do not say this soap is for use on babies. However, Castile soap is very mild and very gentle and I would imagine that a soap like this would be able to be assessed for use on babies. If I was ever to get a recipe assessed for use on babies then it would be this recipe that I would put in for the assessment.

[@winusuren4034]

@@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany Thank you so much for your detailed reply ma'am. I'm from India and have a plan to start my soap business by March. I'm just planning to use 90 EVO as per your recipe, 5% each of Extra virgin Coconut oil and castor oil just to add little more bubbles with a super fat of 10%. Is the super fat too high?? How does this recipe sound to you ma'am?? I would love to hear your suggestion.I'm planning to use this recipe for babies...😊😊

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

You are very welcome Winu. The additional of a small amount of Coconut Oil and Castor oil will definitely help to add a touch more bubbles to the recipe and will also help to stabilise the lather. At high amounts Coconut Oil can be drying to the skin, but that would be at much higher amounts than you mention. Personally I would lower the superfat amount a little - I would aim for around 5% or 6% with this recipe. The reason for this is that a superfat that is high can result in a softer bar of soap with less lather. Because the vast majority of your recipe is made up of Olive Oil, a high superfat could leave you with a very soft bar that won't last so well. A high superfat can also reduce the lather you achieve and feel a little more greasy on the skin. The only soaps that I go above a 5-6% superfat with are our Salt bars which are made with 90% Coconut Oil and Sea Salt so they require a very high superfat in order to not feel drying on the skin.

[@winusuren4034]

@@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany ok ma'am. I'll go with 5% super fat. Thank you soo much for your reply. It made my day😊😊. I'm learning a lot from your videos and like you I'm also gonna use natural colourants and essential oils to make all natural bars. I'm working on fruit juices too. I would love to share images of the soaps with you after making..😊😊

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

You are very welcome Winu. We love natural colours and essential oils. We have started experimenting with a few fragrance oils and micas, but natural essential oils and colours will always be our first love! Fruit juices are fun to work with too. We make a bar with apple juice which is lovely. When using fruit juice just be aware that the natural sugars in the juice can cause the soap batter to heat up more than normal, so we tend to soap at a lower temperature when using fruit juices. It would be lovely to see pictures of some of your soaps when they are done :-)

[@ezzahhazwani5236]

hi how i measure oil ratio if i want add argan oil in this recipe?

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Hello Ezzah, you would need to run the recipe through a soap calculator to check oil & lye ratios as the required amount of lye would probably change.

[@gingin6246]

Thats beautiful

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Thank you :-)

[@gingin6246]

@@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany I've made olive oil soap only once 15 years ago. I let it cure for 6 weeks. Why was there a white powder film all around the outside of the soap? When I cut my soap in thick slices, it looks beautiful. Like custard on the inside and outside the powdery white substance. What is that? When I was washing myself in the shower it was so slippery and creamy. Felt lovely. What's with the white thing.?

[@leestokes6761]

An American chap married (42 yrs.in July 2024) to a South African woman. When you were pouring the liquid into the mold, I found myself snickering. As a father of four and grandfather of nine, the color invoked a certain scatalogical reference. We’ll leave it at that.

[@leestokes6761]

And I am going to try my hand at making this soap. I’ve been using a liquid Castille soap. At $100 per gallon, I need an alternative. So thank you for the information. Any of my grandchildren present when I pour the soap into a mold will likely see the same scatalogical reference I did. And our family isn’t by any means especially vulgar or common.

[@karentucker9445]

Beautiful

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

Thank you :-)

[@karentucker9445]

@@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany u welcome

[@dorkettedorkee7904]

I think it would have been better if you went through gel phase be wrapping it in a blanket or doing CPOP.

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

The wooden box that the soap mould is in works well for insulating the soap and promoting gel phase.

[@flebert3789]

Is this 5% super fat, Thanks

[@leannab3865]

The recipe you gave us is for 2 pounds of soap but you did a 10 pound recipe for this video, correct?

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

That is exactly correct, yes. I figured the average person testing the recipe at home would really want to make such a large batch in one go!

[@veronicalodeiro6610]

🙏 subtitulado en Español ❤

[@chefioannidou3654]

🙏👏👏👏❤️🤗

[@sergeyn2310]

Maybe you should talk about fast hair growth fortified shampoo to double hair growth.

[@rhondawiggins5728]

🥰

[@kitfranzman4860]

OMG how many times are you going to say olive oil?

[@rorykeegan1895]

Mixing up your metric and imperial units is really self defeating. Why do you do it? Temperatures in Celsius as well as the outdated Fahrenheit, if you really feel obliged to use a system only Americans use. Please.

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

We use fahrenheit for our temperature measurements and it works well for us. When we first learned soap making most of the books & resources were American and since our thermometer measures in fahrenheit there was no need to convert temperatures. It has worked for us over the years, so there is no need to change something that works, but of course, you can measure temperatures in whatever unit you wish to.

[@temparch8955]

Decrease talking pleeese

[@JaneHasGame]

Great video! Thanks!

[@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany]

You're welcome!