Making soap question....

[mylittlezoo]

A friend and I are planning on making some goat milk soap before Christmas.... I have a gas stove at my house and my friend recalls something somewhere about not making soap over an open flame... does anyone know if this is true or not?

 

[NanaKat]

Back in the day, all soap was made over an open flame...outdoors in a huge cauldron over a log fire when hogs were butchered.

Care must be taken with any batch of soap made whether on a gas stove or an electric. Do some research on safety strategies.

 

[cybercat]

I do not use a stove at all to make soap. Adding water to lye heats lye when cooled a bit and poured over oils they melt just fine. Then just stir. For goat milk freeze the milk if you do not want brown soap.