Come and join the community! 🌻www.buymeacoffee.com/ellyseveryday *DISCLAIMER:* The information provided within Elly's Everyday videos, website, social media pages and for Elly’s Everyday group members is based on my own personal research and experience and is provided for informational, entertainment and general educational purposes only. I am not a professional soap manufacturer and do not hold any qualifications in chemistry or skincare formulation (or any other related field) and I make no guarantees about the correctness of the information provided. Please use any information provided at your own risk and view this video if you are new to soap making: ua-cam.com/video/EZTsW9UvNmU/v-deo.html. Thank you!
I grew up on an orange grove. My mom decided one day we could get rich selling the zest. We zested about 1000 oranges for her one night. We laid it all out on our trampoline to dry, the next morning we could not walk outside. Hahahahah our entire back yard was thick with nats 😂😂😂
I forgot to say THANKS for the zest idea. I just made your pine tar recipe( which is lovely) and I used lime and tea tree EO in it and almost a week later my tiny house still has that nice smell in it from the curing soap, anyway the next time I make pine tar I’ll add Lime zest too! You’ve opened up a whole new zesty world for me😉
After watching your videos I have finally gathered the courage to make my very first loaf of soap. I picked this one to start yesterday and it was really difficult to wait 24 hours. I'm glad I did: it turned out beautifully: the colour is uniform, the smell is very light as I didn't use essential oils but still lovely. The only problem I had was that it didn't fill my mould. After checking I found that it's because the ingredients add up to 1038g but I used a 1200g mould like in the video. I will have to adapt the quantities for next time (I've seen you made a very clear video for that) but, in the meantime, I'm extatic. Thank you so much for making your videos so simple to follow. :-)
How was the scent of the Lime Soap? Mild/Strong? - I've used Lime Essential Oil for my Melt & Pour and would love to have this natural ingredient in my soap. Will it exfoliate?
Robert Duran Hey Robert! I used Elly’s gorgeous recipe along with Trisha’s lime zest tip recently - thank you both so much, Elly ❤️ and Trisha 🥰 - and the soap is definitely exfoliating. Mine smells clean but the lime zest fragrance didn’t come through in mine unfortunately. But the soap is gorgeous - love your recipe, Elly 🥰 - and I’m going to make another batch without the zest and with Lime-Litsea essential oil fragrances. LOVE your channel and you, Elly! Thank you so much. ❤️
I’m so glad you used ingredients from scratch. Now I don’t have to buy orange zest powder because you taught me how to do mine 😊 so glad to find your channel.
Hey Elly! I made this soap yesterday with calendula infused olive oil and it turned out perfect!!! I`m so glad I found you as you gave me the courage to start making my own soaps - I have skin issues and am trying to avoid all store bought cosmetics, cleaning products etc. I also made your laundry soap and am so grateful! It cleans good and leaves everything nice and soft. Thank you and God bless you!
Thank you Elly… i just made my first batch of Orange zest from my organic oranges, mandatins & lemon. Such a citrus blast. I used my ninja too to grind it up. Im an Aussie living in Corinth Greece now. Thank you for inspiring me with your tutorials. You’re amazing 👍🏼
I can't believe I haven't seen your channel before. I'm so glad I found it. I love making soap with natural ingredients like the orange. Really lovely soap. Thank you SO much for sharing this video.
@@أمةالرحمنموسى Yes you do, and sodium hydroxide IS natural, it's made from salt and water. It is what saponifies the oil (converts it from oil to hard soap). Soft/liquid soap requires potassium hydroxide (a different form of lye made from ash and water). Once the soap is cured, no lye (nor water, nor oil unless you've superfatted) remains.
This looks really loverly Elly..I have made 3 soaps so far after watching your tutorials..the 1st one was an utter disaster I was so anxious that I forgot to let the lye solution cool down and put it straight in and of course it seized.. but then I made pine tar soap and yesterday I made 100% coconut soap which is gorgeous next Im going to make Soleseife (German Brine )Salt soap..Im having so much fun making these all because YOU gave me the confidence to TRY IT..so thankyou Elly..just one problem...ITS HARD TO WAIT FOR CURE..lol
Thank you so much Roslyn! I'm so glad you're really getting into your soap making and that I was able to help you! That really makes my day :) I love the sound of the coal tar soap. I've never made it but it makes me think of my Dad. He used to use it when I was a kid :)
@@rosemariedungo2336 Are you in Brisbane AU I bought my lye from Coles supermarket..its in the cleaning section where you buy drain cleaner..its called "White Tulip Caustic Soda" in a white container with a red top/lid..hope it helps
Hello Elly. I used an online soap calculator. I had 610 g of oils/butters, water 181g and a.soda 75g. I put olive oil, coconut oil, palm oil, shea butter, castor oil and sweet almond oil.
When you first unmolded the soap I saw your pot holder on the bottom and thought at first you'd had a volcano or something! Looks great! I go through lots of lemons and limes so I'll try this with those.
The music was cute when you were chopping those bars and I loved 'a few oranges later' 😊 I'm from your sourdough fan club and have never thought of making soap in my life. You make everything look so satisfying - I think I might have to give it a go! I just know I'll enjoy whatever video you make, and I do 👍🏻
I have made soap several times and recently tried hot process in a crockpot. I wasn't really fond of the hot process method. I have never understood the the approach to the calculator until watching your video. I do not understand why I have never found you in my search for soap making videos! I also love bread making and have never tackled sourdough for fear of the starter. I will be trying yours. Thank you for your gift of teaching.
You're most welcome Nancy. My channel isn't very well known yet but I think more people are finding me. It grows slowly but steadily. I'm not on many soap groups or anything so I don't get much of a chance to share my videos there. If you are able to and want to share my links please feel free to do so!
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking yes, I have a sister-in-law who lives in Toowoomba I was going to share with as well as a granddaughter who lives in the US. Much success to you.
Hi Elly, I tried this, I love the result, is moisturising and lather well, and love the orange smell (I added sweet orange EO) . This is first time I use castor oil in soap making, the soap feel a bit sticky when unmould, I thought my orange peel not dried properly but after cured for a few days, no more stickiness. I am so happy with the result, just want to share with you. Thanks 😊
Hi, thank you that's great to hear! Yes, the castor oil is lovely but can be sticky if too much is used. This recipe has a nice balance. Thanks for sharing with me :)
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Elly, could you add an essential oil to this recipe as well? I'm gearing up to make my first batch of soaps and I think I'd like to try this recipe for my first time.. Thank you for the videos! Keep them coming!
your method seems very nice and not complicated! love the fact that you used natural ingredients and orange zest, I bet it smells devine! you gained a new subscriber!
Hi, I just watched your video because I made Sweet Orange soap yesterday which used orange zest and Orange 10X EO. It’s a CP recipe but the soap is put in the refrigerator for 24-48 before unmolding which I have never previously done. I checked this morning, and it is still very soft. I was disappointed ☹️. I am going to try your recipe which recipe is normally how I make CP soaps. I love the smell of orange, and your bars came out a beautiful hue and speckled 👍🏻
Hi Ellie... I love this simple soap and the recipe also seems great. Looking forward to trying it with some 5 or 10x orange essential oils, maybe even a touch of grapefruit and lavender. It looks great, love that the peel seems to keep its colour rather than turning slightly brown. Thanks so much for sharing this!
You're welcome Patrick! I love your essential oil choices, I have tenfold orange which is fantastic, unfortunately grapefruit doesn't seem to last well in soap. Lavender would be nice. Litsea cubea or lemon myrtle would also go well with the orange if you want to stick to citrus scents.
Hi Elly, thank you so much for sharing your soap recipes! I have done the castile soap (amazing) and I just made the orange zest soap, it is lovely and it smells so good. I didn't have castor oil, so my soap has only coconut and olive oil. It cracked a little bit while I was cutting but should be fine ;) I love your videos. Greetings from Brazil!
I really enjoyed the way you made your soap , beautiful. I want to start my journey into soap making, and I loved your video. Thank you for sharing you recipie!
please start...I did a week ago using Elly's fantastic video and recipe to guide me...it turned our beautiful and I tried it out tonight, lovely lather and it is moisturising and the bar is nice and firm without being uncomfortable. I will leave the other bars to cure for another 4 weeks though...I was eager to try and my husband is impressed ;-) Have fun!
Hi Elly, I have been watching all your soap recipes and loving them. You make it so simple and lovely. I have recently started soap making and your videos are the best for me as a beginner as most of the ingredients are readily available. Have tried your 100% coconut oil, aloe and most recently the orange zest. All of them came out really well. Hope to see more videos..!! 😊
Thanks for sharing the art of making these devine soaps. BTW I have 6 lemon trees in my backyard and going to try to make some soap with the zest. Love your videos greetings from South Africa 😊
Thank you, I so enjoy your tutorials. This soap looks beautiful and delicate. Thank you so much Elly for making us part of your soap making life. I just love it!! Besos from La Florida!
I just found your channel. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I love your soap making techniques; natural ingredients and so simple. I am now binge watching!
Such a hypnotically engaging video!. I can almost smell the citrus! Great use for your bullet blender too. Could you perhaps show us how well they lather up, as well one day?
beautifully explained whenever I start my morning studies I find I'm not sleeping anymore and listening and watching ur videos 😍🤗 the way ur teaching is always awesome ❤
Hello I would love to use some of this soap I alway watch Mrs Brenda and her skin looks so fresh and clean and pretty I hope my daughter can find it I really would like to use this soap thank you lady who made that Beautiful Bastard pray that winit for Mother Day
Gorgeous exfoliating soap Elly. I love that the oranges came from your backyard tree. It reminds me of when I last visited my daughter in Perth. I picked some lemons from her tree to make lemon curd. Yummy! 😊
Really enjoying the music too! Great video, I may just make this as my first soap! I don't like the taste of oranges, but I love the scent! Also liked the tutorial for beginners video, very informative and straight forward. Thanks (:
Hmmm... I zested lemon peel with a shredder and put it right into my soap. The lye beat up on the fresh zest and dissolved a lot of it, but after it turned the soap a wonderful yellow there were still plenty of recognizable particles left. I have had trouble with the citrus essential oils keeping the soap scented for a long time, so I used lemon grass instead of lemon. I might just whip up a batch of orange like this though!
Ah yes, the citrus oils are fleeting in cold process soap. If I want a good strong orange scent that will last I use tenfold orange essential oil - often labelled Orange Essential Oil 10X. I love lemongrass too, and lemon myrtle is another great one that lasts!
I made this recipe over a year ago when I was a newbie. I used orange fragrance oil, not knowing the difference between essential and fragrance oils. The orange fragrance oil smelled exactly like gummy bears. I have since purchased orange essential oil and it smells like it is supposed to! Oranges!! It was a very pretty soap though!
Thank you Kim, I'll think more on that. The music I used was from the free music in the youtube music library. It was free to use without any attributions.
It depends on the oils you are using. If you're using solid oils and waxes, they need to be heated and melted first before you can make the soap. If you're using soft oils, there's not need to heat :)
dear elly, thank you for making your own zest and showing us how easy it can be to create as much as possible instead of purchasing yet another product. and the music is divine!
I love simple soaps the best and love using orange peel powder that I have made myself. so satisying! Ihave just dried some lemon peel and look forward to using it in soap.
Hi everyone, I've just uploaded a video review of this soap recipe! The soap has been curing now for 15 months, and it's lovely! Hope you enjoy the review :) SOAP REVIEW: Orange Zest Cold Process Soap (after 15 month cure) ua-cam.com/video/ap_QGTTtoJo/v-deo.html
Thank you for sharing looking forward to making some later this week, just wondering if I could make the same out of Limes or is it too acid thanks so much
I made soap today for the first time. Loving it already. I will be trying your orange soap recipe. I have a big bag of oranges in the refrigerator. The peelings will not go to waste. Thank you!
You're welcome! Orange zest goes really well in an Eastern European style spiced rye sourdough bread - but that''s a whole other video! One for the list ;)
I can't believe I missed your videos when I fully were into soap making. You made it looks so easy and the final result was net and beauty. Thanks for sharing 💕 Can I add an escential oil?
Do the orange peels have to be fresh or can you store them in a container in the fridge until you have enough? Only one of my kids likes oranges so I'd hate to peel that many of them in case they go bad before he eats them. Also, does the orange zest change the consistency of the soap or make it harden fast or slower?
Hi, I dry the zests but yes you could store them in the fridge. They might go bad after a littel while though if they're not dried, so just watch that. Freezing them would be better. No, they don't change the basic qualities of the soap :)
Thank you for the tutorial. I will be attempting this as my very first soap making experience! I've been watching through your Technical Tips playlist so I feel as though I just may be ready to try it myself :)
I’ve just made this soap, my very first batch ! Minus the zest, well because I don’t have a dehydrator and I was a bit impatient with the oven and it burnt .. I was very prepared .. rewatched your videos this morning etc.. until I realised that I didn’t have baking paper .. argh so I ended up using some loose silicone cupcake molds tightly held in a shallowTupperware container. They are all squished so my soaps will have those funny shapes. Then I was worried about false trace so I kept going until medium trace... now they have funny glops of batter on top. I thought they look kinda cute so I left them. And to finish, I realised that I don’t have spare blankets, it’s a cool day, so on I went with the spare floor mat .. it might be too much insulation maybe lol they also probably have lots of air bubbles in them because my bowl was too big and the blender wasn’t probably immersed enough. Ah well, they’ll be funny looking little soaps 😂😂😂
Love these musical soapy videos. We're in the midst of the corona crisis as a nation right now and although I have yet to make any soap, I find watching them centers me, calms me, and makes me smile. Thank you! This will be a great project during self isolation and by the time the soap has finished curing, hopefully we will be cured too! Christine
Hi, Elly! 🤗 You are amazing how you share with us all your experiences with the soap and not only! Please tell me if the oils are cool withouth warm them or are warm? Must to be the same temperature with the lye solution, or not? Thank you again for everything! 🙏❤
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking you are the best teacher i ever seen and i want to be a good soap maker with your videos...thank you so much :) i am from iran and i am a fan of you
Hi Elly! I got all smart arsed and tried adding honey to this recipe. I got something wrong in the making process and it didn't turn out how I thought it would(ie disaster!) which serves me right. However I sent it out to my test group and it's the one they all love?!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Sod's law hey? 👍
Thank you! A friend has just sent me a large bag of lavender from her house in Provence(I know - it's like a massive eye roll isn't it? I am so jealous) So l'm powdering some down tomorrow to see how that turns out...........?
Dear Elly, Thank you very much for this beautiful recipe. I haven’t tried it yet but I have the feeling, it will be great. If I want to double the recipe, will it be like the following: - Olive Oil 1.326 g - Coconut Oil 156 g - Castor Oil 78 g - Water 300 g - Lye 215 - 12 teaspoons orange zest - 30 ml orange essential oil Do you think it will be fine making it this way? Thank you very much, Hafsa
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I grew up on an orange grove. My mom decided one day we could get rich selling the zest. We zested about 1000 oranges for her one night. We laid it all out on our trampoline to dry, the next morning we could not walk outside. Hahahahah our entire back yard was thick with nats 😂😂😂
Oh gosh, what a story!
😂😂😂😂👌
@Charles Mendeley fruit flies... Little bugs that nature sends to gobble up fructose juice
That's funny.
Omg 😂 sometimes those annoyances wind up being the best precious memories.
I forgot to say THANKS for the zest idea. I just made your pine tar recipe( which is lovely) and I used lime and tea tree EO in it and almost a week later my tiny house still has that nice smell in it from the curing soap, anyway the next time I make pine tar I’ll add Lime zest too! You’ve opened up a whole new zesty world for me😉
Oh lovely! Wow, the lime zest in the pine tar soap would be amazing!
I just love how simple yet luxurious looking they look, like the ones they have at 5 star hotels.
Thank you. They're really wonderful to use.
After watching your videos I have finally gathered the courage to make my very first loaf of soap. I picked this one to start yesterday and it was really difficult to wait 24 hours. I'm glad I did: it turned out beautifully: the colour is uniform, the smell is very light as I didn't use essential oils but still lovely. The only problem I had was that it didn't fill my mould. After checking I found that it's because the ingredients add up to 1038g but I used a 1200g mould like in the video. I will have to adapt the quantities for next time (I've seen you made a very clear video for that) but, in the meantime, I'm extatic. Thank you so much for making your videos so simple to follow. :-)
That's so wonderful to hear, thanks for sharing your success. I'm very happy for you!
Your soaps are so beautiful. I find peeling the zest with a sharp potato peeler is perfect. So quick and easy and takes off just the zest beautifully.
Thanks for the tip. My peeler is blunt unfortunately!
Hi Elly - I've just tried this recipe with lime and it's absolutely gorgeous! Thank you 👍
Wow! That would be great! I can smell it from here :)
Elly's Everyday it’s citrusy that’s for sure 🤣
How was the scent of the Lime Soap? Mild/Strong? - I've used Lime Essential Oil for my Melt & Pour and would love to have this natural ingredient in my soap. Will it exfoliate?
Robert Duran Hey Robert! I used Elly’s gorgeous recipe along with Trisha’s lime zest tip recently - thank you both so much, Elly ❤️ and Trisha 🥰 - and the soap is definitely exfoliating. Mine smells clean but the lime zest fragrance didn’t come through in mine unfortunately. But the soap is gorgeous - love your recipe, Elly 🥰 - and I’m going to make another batch without the zest and with Lime-Litsea essential oil fragrances. LOVE your channel and you, Elly! Thank you so much. ❤️
I’m so glad you used ingredients from scratch. Now I don’t have to buy orange zest powder because you taught me how to do mine 😊 so glad to find your channel.
Thank you Fatma!
Hey Elly! I made this soap yesterday with calendula infused olive oil and it turned out perfect!!! I`m so glad I found you as you gave me the courage to start making my own soaps - I have skin issues and am trying to avoid all store bought cosmetics, cleaning products etc. I also made your laundry soap and am so grateful! It cleans good and leaves everything nice and soft. Thank you and God bless you!
You are so welcome!
This is the best soap making video that I have seen thus far. The music was amazing. I look forward to seeing more.
Thank you so much, have you checked out my other videos? I think you'd like them too :)
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...one of the best soap making channels :-)
Thank you Elly… i just made my first batch of Orange zest from my organic oranges, mandatins & lemon. Such a citrus blast. I used my ninja too to grind it up. Im an Aussie living in Corinth Greece now. Thank you for inspiring me with your tutorials. You’re amazing 👍🏼
Wonderful, Anna!
This is gorgeous, love your idea of using the orange peel,so kind of you for taking the time to show us how to make the peel.
Thank you, you're welcome!
I can't believe I haven't seen your channel before. I'm so glad I found it. I love making soap with natural ingredients like the orange. Really lovely soap. Thank you SO much for sharing this video.
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Thank you so much Renee, I'm really glad you found my channel too! Glad you enjoyed the video.
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But do we have to use Sodium Hydroxide, can it be replaced by something natural?
@@أمةالرحمنموسى Yes you do, and sodium hydroxide IS natural, it's made from salt and water. It is what saponifies the oil (converts it from oil to hard soap). Soft/liquid soap requires potassium hydroxide (a different form of lye made from ash and water). Once the soap is cured, no lye (nor water, nor oil unless you've superfatted) remains.
This looks really loverly Elly..I have made 3 soaps so far after watching your tutorials..the 1st one was an utter disaster I was so anxious that I forgot to let the lye solution cool down and put it straight in and of course it seized.. but then I made pine tar soap and yesterday I made 100% coconut soap which is gorgeous
next Im going to make Soleseife (German Brine )Salt soap..Im having so much fun making these all because YOU gave me the confidence to TRY IT..so thankyou Elly..just one problem...ITS HARD TO WAIT FOR CURE..lol
Thank you so much Roslyn! I'm so glad you're really getting into your soap making and that I was able to help you! That really makes my day :) I love the sound of the coal tar soap. I've never made it but it makes me think of my Dad. He used to use it when I was a kid :)
Where can i buy those ingredients especially the lye solution ?
@@rosemariedungo2336 Are you in Brisbane AU I bought my lye from Coles supermarket..its in the cleaning section where you buy drain cleaner..its called "White Tulip Caustic Soda" in a white container with a red top/lid..hope it helps
Unfortunately, i'm in Missouri, but thank you anyway for your effort.
@@rosemariedungo2336 You can order it from Amazon.
Hello Elly. I used an online soap calculator. I had 610 g of oils/butters, water 181g and a.soda 75g.
I put olive oil, coconut oil, palm oil, shea butter, castor oil and sweet almond oil.
Oh lovely!
When you first unmolded the soap I saw your pot holder on the bottom and thought at first you'd had a volcano or something! Looks great! I go through lots of lemons and limes so I'll try this with those.
Haha thank you, enjoy!
I've made my best soaps from your easy to follow instructions. Thanks for keeping it simple
Lovely, simple video to watch! 💕 love how your work station is so tidy & neat, nice music. Enjoy natural ingredients, beautiful soap!
Thank you so much!
I made this yet I went to the grocer spice section and used the orange zest, added sweet orange essential oil and Love It!!
Sounds great!
How much orange essential oil did you use?
The music was cute when you were chopping those bars and I loved 'a few oranges later' 😊
I'm from your sourdough fan club and have never thought of making soap in my life. You make everything look so satisfying - I think I might have to give it a go! I just know I'll enjoy whatever video you make, and I do 👍🏻
Thank you so much Tosca. Yes, I remember you from comments on my bread videos. I'm really pleased you're enjoying my soap videos too :)
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I have made soap several times and recently tried hot process in a crockpot. I wasn't really fond of the hot process method. I have never understood the the approach to the calculator until watching your video. I do not understand why I have never found you in my search for soap making videos! I also love bread making and have never tackled sourdough for fear of the starter. I will be trying yours. Thank you for your gift of teaching.
You're most welcome Nancy. My channel isn't very well known yet but I think more people are finding me. It grows slowly but steadily. I'm not on many soap groups or anything so I don't get much of a chance to share my videos there. If you are able to and want to share my links please feel free to do so!
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking yes, I have a sister-in-law who lives in Toowoomba I was going to share with as well as a granddaughter who lives in the US. Much success to you.
Thank you so much. I appreciate your support.
7:25, I was like transport me to the motherland, the sounds were just beautiful
Ah wow. That's cool. I love this video too.
Hi Elly, I tried this, I love the result, is moisturising and lather well, and love the orange smell (I added sweet orange EO) . This is first time I use castor oil in soap making, the soap feel a bit sticky when unmould, I thought my orange peel not dried properly but after cured for a few days, no more stickiness. I am so happy with the result, just want to share with you. Thanks 😊
Hi, thank you that's great to hear! Yes, the castor oil is lovely but can be sticky if too much is used. This recipe has a nice balance. Thanks for sharing with me :)
Finally got around to making this. It smells amazing.
Thanks Elly
looking forward to more videos
Thank you, that's great!
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Elly, could you add an essential oil to this recipe as well? I'm gearing up to make my first batch of soaps and I think I'd like to try this recipe for my first time.. Thank you for the videos! Keep them coming!
your method seems very nice and not complicated! love the fact that you used natural ingredients and orange zest, I bet it smells devine! you gained a new subscriber!
Thank you. Yes it's a lovely simple soap, if you have oranges that is!
Thank you for subscribing too, I am planning some more videos soon.
💖🍊So refreshing and cheery! Love that bit of orange and those speckles of zest! So beautiful!!🍊💖
Thank you! Yes, I love the speckled texture too :)
Hi, I just watched your video because I made Sweet Orange soap yesterday which used orange zest and Orange 10X EO. It’s a CP recipe but the soap is put in the refrigerator for 24-48 before unmolding which I have never previously done. I checked this morning, and it is still very soft. I was disappointed ☹️. I am going to try your recipe which recipe is normally how I make CP soaps. I love the smell of orange, and your bars came out a beautiful hue and speckled 👍🏻
Thanks for sharing with us. I find myself smiling through your entire video. I can't wait to try this recipe.
Oh, that's so wonderful. I found that too when I was putting this video together. Thank you so much x
Beautiful soap Elly! Love the music also, reminds of an artist from my home country of Cameroon. His name is Richard Bona.
Oh, thank you! I'll look him up! I love all kinds of music from all over the world!
Hi Ellie... I love this simple soap and the recipe also seems great. Looking forward to trying it with some 5 or 10x orange essential oils, maybe even a touch of grapefruit and lavender. It looks great, love that the peel seems to keep its colour rather than turning slightly brown. Thanks so much for sharing this!
You're welcome Patrick! I love your essential oil choices, I have tenfold orange which is fantastic, unfortunately grapefruit doesn't seem to last well in soap. Lavender would be nice. Litsea cubea or lemon myrtle would also go well with the orange if you want to stick to citrus scents.
Hi Elly, thank you so much for sharing your soap recipes! I have done the castile soap (amazing) and I just made the orange zest soap, it is lovely and it smells so good. I didn't have castor oil, so my soap has only coconut and olive oil. It cracked a little bit while I was cutting but should be fine ;) I love your videos. Greetings from Brazil!
That's wonderful Larissa, congratulations!
I really enjoyed the way you made your soap , beautiful. I want to start my journey into soap making, and I loved your video. Thank you for sharing you recipie!
Thank you so much! You're welcome.
please start...I did a week ago using Elly's fantastic video and recipe to guide me...it turned our beautiful and I tried it out tonight, lovely lather and it is moisturising and the bar is nice and firm without being uncomfortable.
I will leave the other bars to cure for another 4 weeks though...I was eager to try and my husband is impressed ;-)
Have fun!
Hi Elly, I have been watching all your soap recipes and loving them. You make it so simple and lovely. I have recently started soap making and your videos are the best for me as a beginner as most of the ingredients are readily available. Have tried your 100% coconut oil, aloe and most recently the orange zest. All of them came out really well. Hope to see more videos..!! 😊
Thank you Pooja, that's wonderful!
Thanks for sharing the art of making these devine soaps. BTW I have 6 lemon trees in my backyard and going to try to make some soap with the zest. Love your videos greetings from South Africa 😊
Oh that would be lovely! Thank you, nice to hear from you :)
Thank you, I so enjoy your tutorials. This soap looks beautiful and delicate. Thank you so much Elly for making us part of your soap making life. I just love it!! Besos from La Florida!
Thanks again for another great video! I bet Meyer lemon soap would be marvelous too!
Thank you, yes, Meyer lemon would be great! I have a Meyer lemon tree too but haven't used it for soap yet.
Hi Elly, if you do make a Meyer Lemon soap, please post the video. Awesome video and I cant wait to make this soap.@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking
I just found your channel. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I love your soap making techniques; natural ingredients and so simple. I am now binge watching!
That's so great! Thanks for letting me know :)
Such a hypnotically engaging video!. I can almost smell the citrus! Great use for your bullet blender too. Could you perhaps show us how well they lather up, as well one day?
Thank you! Yes, I'll definitely do a follow up video :)
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jenny taylor there's the link to that in case you hadn't seen it :)
@@boop7313 Thanks!
Hi Elly
In place of orange I have used lemon grass with exact same as yours recipe.
Soap smells good.
Thank you
Oh wonderful - that would be so good! Well done :)
I been watching this video over and over. Just loved how it turned out! 😍😍😍
Thank you! I really loved watching this video over and over when I made it too - very satisfying to watch :)
Your my favorite soap maker teacher ever.sweet short and last but not least simple and accurate.so glad I found you.
beautifully explained whenever I start my morning studies I find I'm not sleeping anymore and listening and watching ur videos 😍🤗 the way ur teaching is always awesome ❤
That's so wonderful Kajol, thank you.
Omg I’ve been wanting to try making soap for years.
Your videos have really inspired me to finally give it a go.
Thank you! 🙏🏻
That's so wonderful, glad to help!
Hello I would love to use some of this soap I alway watch Mrs Brenda and her skin looks so fresh and clean and pretty I hope my daughter can find it I really would like to use this soap thank you lady who made that Beautiful Bastard pray that winit for Mother Day
Thank you for shering your "secrets" with us! Hello, from Brazil!
Hello from Australia Clovis! Thank you, you're welcome.
Gorgeous exfoliating soap Elly. I love that the oranges came from your backyard tree. It reminds me of when I last visited my daughter in Perth. I picked some lemons from her tree to make lemon curd. Yummy! 😊
Yummy indeed! Thank you, I love this soap.
Really enjoying the music too! Great video, I may just make this as my first soap! I don't like the taste of oranges, but I love the scent! Also liked the tutorial for beginners video, very informative and straight forward. Thanks (:
Thank you Kelley :)
I can say this is the best soap making video ever for the beginners.... Thank you very much for your video....
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that :)
Thanks for sharing, I'm in the learning process of soaping to start my micro-business. You are generous, thanks from Jordan!
You're welcome!
Ditto Elly! Thank you!
Hmmm... I zested lemon peel with a shredder and put it right into my soap. The lye beat up on the fresh zest and dissolved a lot of it, but after it turned the soap a wonderful yellow there were still plenty of recognizable particles left. I have had trouble with the citrus essential oils keeping the soap scented for a long time, so I used lemon grass instead of lemon. I might just whip up a batch of orange like this though!
Ah yes, the citrus oils are fleeting in cold process soap. If I want a good strong orange scent that will last I use tenfold orange essential oil - often labelled Orange Essential Oil 10X. I love lemongrass too, and lemon myrtle is another great one that lasts!
Hi... you came as a recommendation! Really enjoyed the video. Beautiful soap, thank you for sharing.
Thank you! Always lovely to hear good feedback from other soap makers.
I made this recipe over a year ago when I was a newbie. I used orange fragrance oil, not knowing the difference between essential and fragrance oils. The orange fragrance oil smelled exactly like gummy bears. I have since purchased orange essential oil and it smells like it is supposed to! Oranges!! It was a very pretty soap though!
Thank you so much for sharing your ART with us!
Thank you so much. That's the best compliment!
Perfect...I like that. Yesterday I was make this soap...so good.. Thank you
I loved the music! In the future, I hope you consider listing the artists and titles. Thanks so much for posting.
Thank you Kim, I'll think more on that. The music I used was from the free music in the youtube music library. It was free to use without any attributions.
didn't need no soap cutter you just went for it, love your bravery wow!
Thanks! I'm a bit of a minimalist.
so lovely n refreshing your art piece ms Elly !!
i wonder why some people need to boiled their oil before mixing with lye..
why is that for?
It depends on the oils you are using. If you're using solid oils and waxes, they need to be heated and melted first before you can make the soap. If you're using soft oils, there's not need to heat :)
I finally tried it yesterday. Very satisfying.
Glad you liked it :)
I can't wait to try this....🌞🍊 can you send me some of your special Oranges please 😂🤗
Hehe I would if I could! They're beauties aren't they :)
You are a great teacher.. you have very well simplified the cold process of soap making for beginners.. it is enjoyable..thanks 🙏
Thank you , thats so simple but so beautiful xx
Thank you so much. That's exactly what I was trying to demonstrate :)
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dear elly, thank you for making your own zest and showing us how easy it can be to create as much as possible instead of purchasing yet another product. and the music is divine!
Lovely, I too so enjoy creating ith my own produce, well done
Thank you.
I love simple soaps the best and love using orange peel powder that I have made myself. so satisying! Ihave just dried some lemon peel and look forward to using it in soap.
Ma you said the scent was that strong can I add it orange essential oil.. I really want that citrus scent..
Yes, definitely add some EO if you want a nice strong scent.
Watching you mesmerizes me. Like a child watching their Mother...hehe. Thanks for the orange zest idea, so good.
Haha thanks Cath, that's a great compliment :)
Hi everyone, I've just uploaded a video review of this soap recipe! The soap has been curing now for 15 months, and it's lovely! Hope you enjoy the review :)
SOAP REVIEW: Orange Zest Cold Process Soap (after 15 month cure)
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Thank you for sharing looking forward to making some later this week, just wondering if I could make the same out of Limes or is it too acid thanks so much
I watched the review and the soap is amazing! Love how it turned out! ❤️
Thx
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Hi Elly,
Would it work to add a little 10x Orange Essential oil to your Orange zest soap recipe?
Thanku Elly, im new to soap making, im going to try making this soap. Much appreciated ❤
"These are from my backyard tree"
Fancy pants! Lmao
Hehe. Lol.
I made soap today for the first time. Loving it already. I will be trying your orange soap recipe. I have a big bag of oranges in the refrigerator. The peelings will not go to waste. Thank you!
Love your lifestyle, Elly, you must have a nice backyard and a joyful hobby of making soaps! Hope you stay happy and healthy!
Thank you, yes I am very lucky to have some space around me. Hope you stay well and happy too!
Mmm, now I want orange sourdough bread! Thank you for showing the full process.
You're welcome! Orange zest goes really well in an Eastern European style spiced rye sourdough bread - but that''s a whole other video! One for the list ;)
Cant wait to try this🎉 Thanks so Much for sharing your knowledge with Us ❤🎉
You're welcome, Monica. That is lovely, have fun! :)
I can't believe I missed your videos when I fully were into soap making. You made it looks so easy and the final result was net and beauty. Thanks for sharing 💕
Can I add an escential oil?
Thank you, you're welcome! Yes, you can absolutely add essential oils.
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking thanks for the quick response I forgot to ask how much of essential oil. Thank you once again 🤗🤗🤗
Do the orange peels have to be fresh or can you store them in a container in the fridge until you have enough? Only one of my kids likes oranges so I'd hate to peel that many of them in case they go bad before he eats them. Also, does the orange zest change the consistency of the soap or make it harden fast or slower?
Hi, I dry the zests but yes you could store them in the fridge. They might go bad after a littel while though if they're not dried, so just watch that. Freezing them would be better. No, they don't change the basic qualities of the soap :)
Do you have an Etsy or website? I would LOVE to purchase this soap from you!
Oh thank you, but no, I don't. I only make my soap for gifts and personal use these days.
I put the all. All fresh whole lemon. Zest flesh juice seeds. I love my lemon soaps ❤
Ooh, that's a lot of citric acid in your soap! Sounds nice though.
Thank you for the tutorial. I will be attempting this as my very first soap making experience! I've been watching through your Technical Tips playlist so I feel as though I just may be ready to try it myself :)
Wonderful!
Alguien k lo traducca al español x favor!!!!
Sorry, I don't speak Spanish. I wish I did!
I love the receipt... The music was perfect for the type of soap being made.
I tried this and the results are really good
Thanks Noopur, that's great to hear.
I love this recipe. Does it change anything in the recipe if we mix the lye and water the day before and let it come to room temperature too?
No, it will just move a bit slower.
I’ve just made this soap, my very first batch ! Minus the zest, well because I don’t have a dehydrator and I was a bit impatient with the oven and it burnt ..
I was very prepared .. rewatched your videos this morning etc.. until I realised that I didn’t have baking paper .. argh so I ended up using some loose silicone cupcake molds tightly held in a shallowTupperware container. They are all squished so my soaps will have those funny shapes. Then I was worried about false trace so I kept going until medium trace... now they have funny glops of batter on top. I thought they look kinda cute so I left them. And to finish, I realised that I don’t have spare blankets, it’s a cool day, so on I went with the spare floor mat .. it might be too much insulation maybe lol they also probably have lots of air bubbles in them because my bowl was too big and the blender wasn’t probably immersed enough. Ah well, they’ll be funny looking little soaps 😂😂😂
I love that story! Sounds like you did very well to me, under the circumstances. I bet your soaps are cute ;)
Inspiring, I will try it with Lemon zest. Thank you.
You're welcome, that will be nice!
Love these musical soapy videos. We're in the midst of the corona crisis as a nation right now and although I have yet to make any soap, I find watching them centers me, calms me, and makes me smile. Thank you! This will be a great project during self isolation and by the time the soap has finished curing, hopefully we will be cured too! Christine
Hi Christine, yes, we are in the crisis too here in Australia. Stay well. Glad you're enjoying the videos.
Hi, Elly! 🤗
You are amazing how you share with us all your experiences with the soap and not only! Please tell me if the oils are cool withouth warm them or are warm? Must to be the same temperature with the lye solution, or not? Thank you again for everything! 🙏❤
They don't need to be the same temperature as the lye solution. The oils are just at room temperature for this recipe.
thank you so much..i made it for my first soap and it is so good
That's great Fetemeh, wonderful!
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking you are the best teacher i ever seen and i want to be a good soap maker with your videos...thank you so much :) i am from iran and i am a fan of you
Hi Elly! I got all smart arsed and tried adding honey to this recipe. I got something wrong in the making process and it didn't turn out how I thought it would(ie disaster!) which serves me right. However I sent it out to my test group and it's the one they all love?!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Sod's law hey? 👍
Oh that's funny. The honey would make the lather really nice! I love your spirit of adventure!
Thank you! A friend has just sent me a large bag of lavender from her house in Provence(I know - it's like a massive eye roll isn't it? I am so jealous) So l'm powdering some down tomorrow to see how that turns out...........?
Ooh that sounds amazing! I love a little bit of powdered lavender in my soap, lovely gentle textured look :)
Thank you… you are amazing… I don’t need wait for temperature lye is lower 👌👌
You're welcome. You might like this video about soap making temperatures ua-cam.com/video/Tm2tq1hp6AY/v-deo.html
That's a really nice big block of soap.smells nice I am sure.i love it.
Thank you, yes it's lovely.
Very Nice, Natural Citrus is the way to go.
Hi Elly enjoyed watching you video on orange zest .
Thanks Teresa :)
Oh, it's great! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience with us ❤
Gorgeous! The orange smells good even through the video!
Thank you!
I made these tonight, my dried zest was a little dark but I think they will be ok. I put them into muffin cup moulds, it made 12
Ooh lovely! They would be nice in muffin moulds.
Elly's Everyday yes they turned out perfect and your recipe made a perfect dozen.
I added moringa zest and titanium dioxide.
Waiting to cut it looks like a great creamy slab.
Ooh, sounds lovely!
Definitely I will try this recipe. Thanks a lot
Most welcome 😊
Bravo!
Very mesmerizing!
Thanks!
Dear Elly,
Thank you very much for this beautiful recipe. I haven’t tried it yet but I have the feeling, it will be great. If I want to double the recipe, will it be like the following:
- Olive Oil 1.326 g
- Coconut Oil 156 g
- Castor Oil 78 g
- Water 300 g
- Lye 215
- 12 teaspoons orange zest
- 30 ml orange essential oil
Do you think it will be fine making it this way?
Thank you very much,
Hafsa
Hi, I haven't checked those numbers, but if you double them accurately then yes, it will be fine :)
Gorgeous - thank you for sharing your technique!
Thank you! You're welcome. Glad you liked it.
I recently came across your channel! Love your soothing voice & def agree about the cutting. It’s the best part of making soap!!!
Thanks so much Liz, that's very kind :)
You inspired me and I am in to make soap and share with family and friends. Thank you!🌷
Brilliant! That's awesome!