Translucent Soap Making in Real Time

In this video, I show all the steps I take to make my favorite translucent soap recipe The soap has very nice qualities. It is not wet or slimy as many of the other translucent soaps are in this humid weather, and it makes a beautiful soap. It is a pretty long lasting soap as well. It is very important to use a pitcher large enough to hold the soap as it expands. I used a 3 L Polypropylene Beaker for a 48 oz soap recipe and this recipe has never come close to expanding to the point of overflow because I stir it with a spoon when it starts to expand. But to be safe, I have a large stainless steel bowl nearby while I mix it near the end, just in case. To make the soap, I began by measuring the oils and glycerin into my pitcher and heating them to 170-200 deg. F. Then, I add the lye water and mix it well. I continue to heat the soap in the microwave in 15-30 sec increments (while carefully watching it ) and mixing the soap between heating. When a little frothy head starts to form on the soap in the microwave, I take it out and mix it. When the soap looks smooth like taffy, I use pH strips to test the pH. After about a total of 30 sec to 2 minutes of the heating/mixing cycle, the pH goes from 13 or 14 to between about 10. The soap looks creamy almost like taffy at this point. When the soap had finished its saponification (pH of 10 or less), I add the sugar water, then the alcohol, and mix it all until it is homogeneous using a spoon or my stick blender. It may look cloudy at first, but when you just put it aside, after a couple of minutes, it becomes translucent -not transparent but a lovely golden, translucent soap.
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Soap Ingredients:
1. 6.75 oz Organic Coconut oil (76 deg)
2. 6.6 oz Palm oil
3. 3.5 oz Organic Castor Oil
4. 2.1 oz Stearic Acid
5. 6.25 oz Filtered Water
6. 2.9 oz Food Grade NaOH
7. 3.25 oz Water for sugar
8. 4.55 oz white sugar
9. 4.2 oz kosher glycerin
10. 7.8oz 190 proof grain alcohol
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[@grayuk3356]

Wow that was fascinating to watch, very interesting , Thankyou very much bless you. xx

[@FromGracetoYou]

Thank you, Gray UK💝 I think it is pretty cool that you can make a fully saponified, translucent soap in about 20 min. If I had poured this into a mold or molds, it would have been ready to use in the time it takes to cool to room temperature.

[@agitoth542]

Fantastic! Do you use mica for color? Thank you your answer😍

[@FromGracetoYou]

Yes I do. I use these in particular: nurturesoap.com/collections/mica-powders-for-soaps-and-cosmetics?filter.p.m.custom.colors_by_use=CP+Soap+Stable&page=3

[@agitoth542]

@@FromGracetoYou thank you!