Shelf life of soaps varies a lot depending on how fresh the oils you start with are (old oils = soap that goes rancid more quickly), but a general guideline some soapmakers go by when giving away soap is 1 year. I will experiment – I made some “Vanilla Cafe Latte” soap for my son a while back using milk powder as an additive, rather than using liquid milk with the lye, to cold process and then putting in the freezer, but I think it may work better with hot process. If it’s still testing lye-heavy after a day or two, then it sounds like the soap itself is lye heavy. Not a big deal. For a hot process soap like this recipe, the texture will be on the thicker side, so it won’t as easily and neatly fill individual molds. If you run the stick blender continuously, you could burn out the motor, cause a false trace, and/or introduce a lot of air bubbles into your soap batter. How is it when you use a small piece to wash your hands? Additive and oatmeal at light trace. Do you have any ideas. It’s the best yet of everything I’ve tried. Your definitely an inspiration! At medium trace, add 1 Tablespoon of honey to soap mixture and 1 Tablespoon finely ground oatmeal. Maybe it’s my coconut oil. Hi Jan, In the Pringle container, you have to use an ejactor. Thanks again for all your recipes, Some links on this blog are affiliate links. I’m not sure why except that I like the natural smell; the slight oats smell that it seems to carry with it. Hi Amber! It shouldn’t turn out overly soft, but I do tend to like a lot of high olive oil recipes that need a longer cure time to really firm up. Thanks for sharing!! The bar was a little soft so I tried adding some sodium lactate to my next batch. I used my 10″ silicone mold from Nurture Soap. Yes, some people cook their soap in a stainless steel pot on a stovetop. I wanted to let you know that I made it and it is WONDERFUL! Another issue with making soap with honey … If you enjoyed this soap recipe, be sure to sign up for my newsletter HERE to get my best herbal projects, soap ideas, and DIY body care recipes sent straight to your inbox, once per month. I like to set a timer to check on mine every fifteen minutes to see how it’s doing. Notice the rubber bands around it, in the photo near the top of the page. Stick blend it really well, then pour in your cooled lye solution and make the soap like normal. These are: About 15 to 20 minutes into heating your soap it will reach the separation phase. Thanks so much for the recipe! 2 tablespoons of honey. When that happens and it gets really thick during cooking, I just get some warm water in a small cup and trickle it in, a bit at a time. Hi Jacqueline! :). I have had some laughable moments when I started adventuring into the CP. Oils, liquid and lye should all be measured by weight. The second batch I only left outside for 8 minutes, and I think I will have usable soap! Oh goodness! It was dry and already seemed to be solidifying. Thank you so much! Sorry to hear that your castor oil didn’t arrive! The amount is very small in this recipe, so can easily be swapped out for something different. :). The blocks I had were soft enough that I could cut them into smaller cubes with just a kitchen knife. :). I made this soap exactly as suggested except I used violet leaf infused olive oil. :). It sounds like you created a wonderful recipe of your very own! Thanks! I have been reading up all over the place on making soap & I am ready–supplies finally in hand–to start my first batch. Natures Garden is not responsible for the performance of any of the recipes provided on our website. My kids own a brewery and we’d like to try making soap with it. I’ve never made a soap that didn’t include any hard oils (I usually use shea and cocoa butters). The soap is still good to use, as long as it doesn’t smell unbearably scorched or anything. Work at arm’s length in a well ventilated room and avoid breathing the fumes in directly. Milk powder makes a great additive. Grind the oats. Trace really can be confusing to figure out – the first several batches of soap I made all failed on me because I just wasn’t sure what to look for either. 228 grams distilled water. Hi Stefanie! Many specialty grain companies use the same mills for oats and for wheat or other gluten grains, so there can be traces of gluten in the oats. Also, before attempting to make any cold process soap, please become familiar with soap making safety. Immediately after I cut it or later? You could use more sunflower or sweet almond oil instead. Thanks again, Katrina, Hi Katrina! For cold process, if you add extra oil at trace, it all gets saponified, so should be included in your recipe to make sure you have the lye balance correct. Hot process is just cold process soap with one extra step of cooking it so you can use it sooner. Using a digital scale, weigh out 3.9 ounces of sodium hydroxide (lye) in a separate container. Happy that you like the recipe! Good luck with your soap! The only thing i’m a little insecure about is the hardness of the bars. So, you can double this recipe without needing to make significant changes. Milk, water, lye and oil measurements are by weight. Thanks for sharing all of those great tips with us Katrina! I hope you enjoy making your soap! Thanks for the reply Jan. 3 tbsp (45 ml) water – for hot process version only. © Copyright One Motivated Mommy 2019 Theme By BLUCHIC. reserve about 1 oz of the water from a recipe and make the soap like normal otherwise. Hi Paula! Add the melted coconut oil to the other oils. So yes, looks like you should stir a lot when cooking your soap this way. I think it’s probably a matter of personal comfort level. Cover and leave to set in the usual way then put it to one side for a week. optional: 20 to 36 grams of your favorite essential oils or fragrance oils (you will need a little over 30 milliliters bottle the equivalent of about one fluid ounce).Maybe try almond, vanilla, clove and/or cinnamon. The larger pieces look really pretty, but tend to clump up and/or get stick on your skin as you wash. There’s also the chance that large pieces of any previously dry additive like oats or herbs/flowers can develop mold as it sits in a humid bathroom and absorbs moisture. I have used silicon loaf or muffin pans before with great results. You may double the recipe to create a batch twice the size, but always run the recipe through a lye calculator, such as Soapcalc, to determine the amount of lye and water needed. :). In this hot process soap recipe I am using the Oatmeal, Milk and Honey fragrance oil from Nurture Soap. Sometimes I get a bunch at once and a few sneak past my attention! (Yield is calculated by adding weights of oil + liquid + lye). Love the Pringles can idea!! I have a question though, I put your recipe in a lye calculator and got a different amount for the lye. Could I use the rosehip seed oil in place of the castor oil without having to adjust the amount of lye (or ruin the soap, lol)? 30g (3 scoops) Goat’s Milk Powder. Use this recipe linked at the top of this post: Hi Wendy! If not, I’ll copy and paste it here. Live the life you've imagined" ~ Henry David Thoreau. I hope you try a honey soap and it works out perfectly for you! OR 2.) Can you use food coloring to change the color? When you are heating your soap on a stove top, grill top, or open flame you do have to stir often. :). Don’t use aluminum equipment or utensils when working with lye or uncooked soap batter as they’ll react negatively with the lye. At this point the soap should take on a glossy appearance very similar to petroleum jelly. Would I have to change the lye amount? But…I turned the crock pot on its warm setting and stirred every 5-10 minutes, and while it was a darker caramel color than my other batches, it still smelled really good and seems to have pulled through without any issues! Hi Jenny, Hooray! Oatmeal, Milk and Honey is a classic soap to make. So, I tried using my good crock pot instead. When I put the crockpot in the sink and started filling it with water the bubbles it made were so soft. Hi!.. When made properly, no lye is left by the time the process is finished. (It’s a hot crockpot). How to make oatmeal soap using hot process: This method involves using a heat source, usually a slow cooker, to turn the base recipe into soap before it’s ever poured into the mold. I didn’t want to use my organic stuff so I used the cheap stuff from the grocery store. I have also used a pvc pipe, 2 or 2 1/2 inches wide, lined with parchment paper. Hi Katrina! The website thenerdyfarmwife.com, operating under Honey Bee Hill Creatives LLC, is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. It is very easy to unmold from a pringles can. Stir your soap again, folding it in on itself, then cover and let it continue cooking for another 15 to 20 minutes. Can this soap be made using the cold process method? :), I’m making my second batch of the Hot Process Oatmeal & Honey soap and just wanted you to know how much I’m enjoying it! If so, that can indicate that the lye has gotten moisture or humidity inside somehow or is past its prime and it won’t have the full activity that fresh lye has. This way it would last longer in the shower. Mine has hard, white clumps in it…from overheating? Hi Kelli! No, it is not necessary to discount liquid for honey as the amount is small and it is added after the cook. When do I do this? It is after this phase is achieved that you know that your soap ready. Even store bought soap has lye (on the label as sodium tallowate, sodium palmitate, sodium cocoate, saponified oils, etc) OR it has synthetic detergents to mimic the soaping action, and those can definitely be irritating (and drying) to sensitive skin. A friends daughter has been begging her mom. Hi there. If you try it out, I’d love to hear how it goes! I agree, so easy to follow for beginners! Hi Cheryl! While the coconut oil melts, weigh out the olive, almond and castor oils and pour them into your slow cooker’s stoneware liner. What a great idea to use a Pringles can as a mold – easy and economical to boot! PS: This is my first Facebook video! I was so afraid it would scorch! Thank you. In the planning and preparation stage of this recipe, I went here, under ‘Testing Notes and Info’ on the website product page to find the flash point of the fragrance oil which was 200°F. Test your soap with a pH strip to make sure it is no longer caustic, not your tongue. Is there a point of adding too much honey? Let it soak for a while and the soap residue will rinse right out. Hi Linda! I had to be a little careful with the end that had the lid as the bottom but it went very well. Pour the lye into the water and stir until completely dissolved. Just be sure to have an end wrapped tight with rubber bands to secure it really well, especially if you want to tap it down. Kettle soap just means that a large amount of hot process soap is made at one time, generally over an open flame. Hi MaryKay! Did you see my reply on Facebook too? Three of the four of us in my house have celiac disease, so we have unfortunately been well informed on gluten’s properties for almost 12 years now. It looks like you input too much oil weight. Scoop the soap into your mold and tap the mold on a firm surface to remove spaces and air pockets. Do you know if it is possible to simply double the recipe for a larger batch?? Hooray for making your first batch! Thank you so much and I will try more of your recipees!!!!!!!!!!!! I have never tried hot process. It still didn’t bubble up like your pictures (probably because I turned the crockpot on but didn’t have it plugged in for half an hour!) Should I leave them to dry out more? blend it in with my oils. I do have Grapefruit seed extract or apricot kernel oil, if either of those can be used. If you did weigh the ingredients, then the coconut oil will weigh the same whether it’s a liquid or a solid, so the soap should still be good to go. That does sound like you might have stirred a little bit too much. Hello! (Oops!) I simply cut into the top of the can and peeled it away. So glad that you found the recipe quick to make! I used combo lavendar and peppermint. Fill a heat proof plastic or stainless steel container with 10 ounces of water, by weight, and set it down into your sink or on a safe spot on your counter. 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