Soap Makers Help!

[savingdogs]

What is your recipe, Rocky tog ranch?

 

[Morgaine]

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I would not use it on your body at all. You are 2 oz of lye over a 0%superfat. Use it for your laundry or other cleaning.

I guess since you know how much oil you need to add you could rebatch it and the OO to it that way, but being THAT lye heavy I worry it might not work.

 

[havi]

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I would not use it on your body at all. You are 2 oz of lye over a 0%superfat. Use it for your laundry or other cleaning.

I guess since you know how much oil you need to add you could rebatch it and the OO to it that way, but being THAT lye heavy I worry it might not work.

Okay thanks. I used one bar when it was first made, but havent used it since. It was really hard and didnt lather too well. Or really at all. So its been sitting on the closet shelf. Since you say I shouldnt bathe with it, should I really use it for laundry? Will it slowly eat through cloths?

 

[Morgaine]

You could use it as a stain stick or shred it up and mix it with washing soda and borax to make a powdered laundry detergent. I know that there is a thread on BYC about that.

If you want lather, you need to add coconut or lard (or both!!) to your bar. I'm not a huge fan of Olive at that high of a %, I hate the lather on Castile soaps (love the conditioning though). I would go to soapcalc.net or thesage.com and play around with those lye calculators. millersoap.com has a lot of nice recipes.

 

[havi]

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I've been reading alot on the miller site you gave me. Ive always wanted to make soap, but keep putting it off. So Im going to read as much as I can and then start with a real simple recipe and go from there. I havent even started making soap and I already have requests for different kinds. For soap that I use and would like to make for myself. I would like something that lathers well and has a real nice high scent to it. But like I said that will come later. The recipe that I posted is what my friend uses all the time. Something that she makes for her son, that seems to work really well for him. I just wanted to watch someone make it before I went in blind sided.

 

[RockyToggRanch]

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I used the recipes in Mary Jane Toths book "Goats produce too".

I've been looking for a recipe book for soap, but have been coming up empty handed:/

The milk and honey I started with...I wrapped in towels as directed. It seperated...so I had to rebatch. It came out wonderfully.

I know from this thread that insulating isn't necessary with milk soaps...

 

[24fanatic]

Finally!! I've read the whole thing. Everyone is right about a wealth of info. I started soapmaking a little over a year ago. I haven't advanced to the Beautiful Soaps I've seen on this forum, but you Ladies have inspired me to start again. I also have 34 chicks of various breeds. I love making soap. So if you don't mind, I'd like to join you.


Thank You for renewing my interest,

Diana

 

[RockyToggRanch]

I've only made it through about 20 pages so far. If I could stir soap and read this it would be awesome. I need a wireless notebook

I just found coconut oil at Walmart for far less than Rite Aid. Still no palm oil

Thanks for that tip.

 

[aussieheelr]

I had to get palm oil off the internet but i didn't really care for it. In fact my favorite combo is mostly lard with some castor oil. Lathers wonderfully and the castor makes it feel moisturizing.
My bigest hit though has been my Colorado therepy chapstick and lotion bars. It's so darn dry here that your store bought lotion doesn't do much good unless you apply it every couple house, especially in the winter when heaters/wood stoves and all dry out the air that much more. And since you store lotion's first ingrediant is water you're paying for that weight too! Anyway, I began making our solid lotion bars, no water. Solid lotion bars are truely a miricle in this area... moistens up your cracked heals and elbows too. hooray for wearing sandels again.

 

[RockyToggRanch]

Today I sent my DH off on a 4 wheeler poker run so I could have the house for soaping. I made a goats milk with orange and lavender EO and ground orange peel and lavender petals. That's my first scented soap. Then I made a coffee soap with raspberry and vanilla oils and coffee grounds. I still have empty molds, but I hear the goats yelling for attention. It's almost time for the evening walk.

Smells good in here. A mix of goat cheese and soap