It's good to hear that Scout is recovering well. Surgeries and broken bones, whew! Hopefully mom and dad are hanging in there through this as well. I really needed this video. For some reason, the chemistry angle you share is always calming to me. I have no idea why, but thank you. And thank you for that gorgeous soap! BTW, you were my travel partner today. I listened while waiting for a bus at the El, then watched while riding the bus!
THIS! A very interesting proper science angle on the soap-making process with nuance and careful wording. I'm not a science person but I think you explain these things really well for the non-scientists among us, while still addressing us as intelligent human beings. More of this type of thing would be very welcome. I also love the episodes where you test a range of fragrances from a particular supplier, but mainly because the soap designs you use are so appealing. THANKS!!!
I love using EOs in general and in soap but watching you has expanded and opened my mind so I’ve ordered some FO from reputable suppliers here in Australia with good info about acceleration, discolouration, usage rates etc IFRA and are phlalate free, and gives me the confidence to use them in my next batch of soap. I forgot to use one in my last batch as i was concentrating so hard on my colours duh😢. Thanks for all the straight up no-nonsense education
So happy to hear Scout is doing well! She is a delight. Thanks for the info on essential oils. I started soap making thinking I would only be using them, realized very quickly that, that was not to be. Now only use in my leave on products, where they might actual do some good 👍
You have by far been my biggest inspiration not only to go for it (turning my hobby into a business) but where I am taking it, so yeah I love making soap with lots of clay 😊 Thank you for sharing you ❤
What a great video. I love the science part of it. It is good to be informed. There is a lot of misinformation out there. I welcome anything you have to educate your viewers about soap making. Thank you.
what a beautiful soap!!!! i am new at soapmaking, and i have watched several different folks on youtube, in addition to reading so many articles, sometimes it can be overwhelming. i keep coming back to your channel because you are straight, to the point, and honest, which i appreciate very much. and your personality is great too. thank you for all you 🙂❤
Glad to hear your daughter is doing well. Great info, kept pausing and going back as there was so much to take in. Love to learn new things and try to better understand them.
Sort of related, but there’s the thought of FOs bad, EOs good. Whatever. Anyway, when I explain to people why I got into this because of allergies everyone always goes straight to the “chemicals.” Well, no, actually. He can use soap with FOs. What he CAN’T use are nut and coconut oil. And the shocked look on everyone’s faces after I say that….it’s like I just turned their world upside down. Glad Scout is doing great! And that soap is gorgeous! Such a simple color palette but it works fantastic!
What a beautiful bar of soap.. ❤ I have only used Essential oils and have to mention that I have yet to have citris EOs scent last in soap.. so frustrating as they are my favourites. Saying that i wanted to ask about FO's... how safe are they really? Thanks for sharing your knowledge as alway. HUGS ❤.
I’m really glad to hear Scout is doing well! As parents we wish we could take their hurts for them, but then how would they learn and appreciate when they are feeling good. Thank you for sharing. I love how you’re so willing to share your knowledge with all of us😁
Thank you for all of your videos. I love how you give the chemical info as well as providing recipes. I feel this helps us to become better soapers as we understand why the recipes and combos work. I am glad Scout is doing well and tell her hello. I think your children are adorable! I personally like to only use essential oils in HP soap or leave on products so they don't loose any of the benefits. However, George from dawn Organics says that if we use just 1% Cedarwood Atlas in the blends, this will help to anchor the scents of essential oils. I have not personally tried this yet, but I will be. I will let you know how it works.
Your knowledge of all things soap blows me away! You aren't just an incredible maker, you have all of the knowledge of how soap is actually formed to back up your awesomeness. ❤
Love how you talk science to me ;D And that you called that a skyrim helmet. Thanks for explaining a lot of really interesting unsaponifiables that are suspended in our finished soap. I was just thinking the other day on proteins, and if ... while not saponified, if they become denatured due to the heat of a cpop/gel phase. I remember being told that our enzymes and proteins can denature in the low to mid 100sF... and yet our gel phase is AT LEAST 130 to 160. Would you be able to weigh in on something like this? I know this is just as much biology as it is chemistry I was just curious. Not for the sake of the allergen thing, but moreso for like... curiosity. =D
That's awesome info! I made a lemon lime essential oil blend in soap and, honestly, i just super appreciated the fragrance. I went a step further and made shower steamers with lemon, lime and sweet orange. Such a treat in the shower.
I love essential oils however have found them a bit of a mission to use in soaps. I also think this could be due to various quality of said essentials oils I have used. Even thou it says pure...as I've learnt doesnt mean quality. 🧐🧐 Weirdly enough I did make a small batch of soap with essential oils and one of my daughters found it irritating and the other who was suffering with dermatitis had her problem clear up.
Yeah the biggest problem I’ve found with essential oils is that because there is no real regulation, there’s no standard of consistency and purity to trust. That can be problematic when building a line for customers, as well as for potency and sensitivity issues!
Sadly this is so true so have given up building this line for customers as you mentioned. Toooo darned hard pile Always love ya work ya legend 😚😉😉😉@@MrsSoapAndClay
I’ve looked on your channel and went through your videos I was wondering if you could make a video in detail on infused oils . I didn’t see one . I know they have a light scent to them and I know they don’t usually last through saponification but I was trying for a alternative to EO (I watched that video as well ) . I don’t wanna use fragrance oils either So I wanted to experiment and see I did catch your tip about using clay to anchor fragrance in soap . Thank you. Love your channel ❤
Up front, I'm an essential oil chick. So, even though soap is a wash-off product why would you want to use synthetic FO, which have been shown to cause hormonal issues, for anything? BTW, love you and your YT's! Big fan! I've learned a lot from you, than you.
Fragrance oils writ large have been given an unearned reputation because of a few bad apples, unfortunately. Today with the quality control and the IFRA, we have access to carefully formulated fragrances, many of which use essential oils as their base, and have been vigorously safety tested to conform to IFRA guidelines. I’ll address this deeper in tomorrow’s video!
@@MrsSoapAndClay I agree, I initially was only a EO soaper, but had no luck with the fragrance surviving either with or without gel, with or without CPOP, so was just wasting money putting them in, and having soap that had minimal fragrance, have now gone to mainly using FO, sticking to IFRA recommended amounts I have not had any issues holding fragrances
Yes. Kinda. Don’t take me out of context! 😂
But I enjoy taking you out of context. 😂
Love you! ❤
It's good to hear that Scout is recovering well. Surgeries and broken bones, whew! Hopefully mom and dad are hanging in there through this as well. I really needed this video. For some reason, the chemistry angle you share is always calming to me. I have no idea why, but thank you. And thank you for that gorgeous soap! BTW, you were my travel partner today. I listened while waiting for a bus at the El, then watched while riding the bus!
THIS! A very interesting proper science angle on the soap-making process with nuance and careful wording. I'm not a science person but I think you explain these things really well for the non-scientists among us, while still addressing us as intelligent human beings. More of this type of thing would be very welcome. I also love the episodes where you test a range of fragrances from a particular supplier, but mainly because the soap designs you use are so appealing. THANKS!!!
I love using EOs in general and in soap but watching you has expanded and opened my mind so I’ve ordered some FO from reputable suppliers here in Australia with good info about acceleration, discolouration, usage rates etc IFRA and are phlalate free, and gives me the confidence to use them in my next batch of soap. I forgot to use one in my last batch as i was concentrating so hard on my colours duh😢. Thanks for all the straight up no-nonsense education
So happy to hear Scout is doing well! She is a delight. Thanks for the info on essential oils. I started soap making thinking I would only be using them, realized very quickly that, that was not to be. Now only use in my leave on products, where they might actual do some good 👍
You have by far been my biggest inspiration not only to go for it (turning my hobby into a business) but where I am taking it, so yeah I love making soap with lots of clay 😊 Thank you for sharing you ❤
Always clay. 😂💜
What a great video. I love the science part of it. It is good to be informed. There is a lot of misinformation out there. I welcome anything you have to educate your viewers about soap making. Thank you.
You are Amazing. I've been watching you for years. You are one of the ladies who inspired me.
what a beautiful soap!!!! i am new at soapmaking, and i have watched several different folks on youtube, in addition to reading so many articles, sometimes it can be overwhelming. i keep coming back to your channel because you are straight, to the point, and honest, which i appreciate very much. and your personality is great too. thank you for all you 🙂❤
I appreciate you being here!
Glad to hear your daughter is doing well. Great info, kept pausing and going back as there was so much to take in. Love to learn new things and try to better understand them.
Greetings from Puerto Rico. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
So glad to hear that...🙏
I love how you explain everything. Thanks for all the information
My pleasure! Thanks for being here!
Sort of related, but there’s the thought of FOs bad, EOs good. Whatever. Anyway, when I explain to people why I got into this because of allergies everyone always goes straight to the “chemicals.” Well, no, actually. He can use soap with FOs. What he CAN’T use are nut and coconut oil. And the shocked look on everyone’s faces after I say that….it’s like I just turned their world upside down.
Glad Scout is doing great! And that soap is gorgeous! Such a simple color palette but it works fantastic!
What a beautiful bar of soap.. ❤ I have only used Essential oils and have to mention that I have yet to have citris EOs scent last in soap.. so frustrating as they are my favourites. Saying that i wanted to ask about FO's... how safe are they really? Thanks for sharing your knowledge as alway. HUGS ❤.
I'm so glad she's doing well.
Love that swirl!
I’m really glad to hear Scout is doing well! As parents we wish we could take their hurts for them, but then how would they learn and appreciate when they are feeling good. Thank you for sharing. I love how you’re so willing to share your knowledge with all of us😁
What!!!
So sorry to hear got hurt send her Aunties Love and kisses
Thank you for all of your videos. I love how you give the chemical info as well as providing recipes. I feel this helps us to become better soapers as we understand why the recipes and combos work. I am glad Scout is doing well and tell her hello. I think your children are adorable! I personally like to only use essential oils in HP soap or leave on products so they don't loose any of the benefits. However, George from dawn Organics says that if we use just 1% Cedarwood Atlas in the blends, this will help to anchor the scents of essential oils. I have not personally tried this yet, but I will be. I will let you know how it works.
Can I just say I’m totally jealous that you look so good in a red lip! I’m so pale I look like a fool in it.
Ha! I can never take myself seriously with a red lip.
Your knowledge of all things soap blows me away! You aren't just an incredible maker, you have all of the knowledge of how soap is actually formed to back up your awesomeness. ❤
I basically know two things really well: soap and Taylor Swift lore. That’s it, that’s the whole list.
@@MrsSoapAndClay Those are 2 great things to know! 😊
Happy to hear Scout is doing well! Thanks for all you do!❤️
U make cutting my hand look so easy. I can’t cut straight with one like ever. ❤
Lots of practice, and I still mostly cut them crooked. 😂
I loved this video
You were brave to take this one on. Thanks,
Love how you talk science to me ;D And that you called that a skyrim helmet. Thanks for explaining a lot of really interesting unsaponifiables that are suspended in our finished soap. I was just thinking the other day on proteins, and if ... while not saponified, if they become denatured due to the heat of a cpop/gel phase. I remember being told that our enzymes and proteins can denature in the low to mid 100sF... and yet our gel phase is AT LEAST 130 to 160. Would you be able to weigh in on something like this? I know this is just as much biology as it is chemistry I was just curious. Not for the sake of the allergen thing, but moreso for like... curiosity. =D
Great video! Thank you for the information. What size mold did you use here?
That's awesome info!
I made a lemon lime essential oil blend in soap and, honestly, i just super appreciated the fragrance.
I went a step further and made shower steamers with lemon, lime and sweet orange. Such a treat in the shower.
I love citrus scents so much.
Scout doing well. YAY!!! Soap? Amazeballs. Shirt? Brooklyn? ...Deets...LOL...
I’m a lit geek. 😂 Link to shirt below!
outofprint.com/products/tree-grows-in-brooklyn-womens-book-t-shirt
I'm amazed how you post daily. ❤
Well, four times a week this year. Daily videos were a lot for the first two years. 😂
Also the bottom of that loaf almost looks like snakeskin..,the cut is gorgeous
Totally! It was a test pour for a new way to make one of my classic soaps.
Yes it sure does
You are right! A huge chunk of snakeskin!
Thank you for the video, it's so helpful, so informative, even just the high level is great, thank you.
Thank you for this information! Your soap was beautiful!!!
Thank you!
I love essential oils however have found them a bit of a mission to use in soaps. I also think this could be due to various quality of said essentials oils I have used. Even thou it says pure...as I've learnt doesnt mean quality. 🧐🧐 Weirdly enough I did make a small batch of soap with essential oils and one of my daughters found it irritating and the other who was suffering with dermatitis had her problem clear up.
Yeah the biggest problem I’ve found with essential oils is that because there is no real regulation, there’s no standard of consistency and purity to trust. That can be problematic when building a line for customers, as well as for potency and sensitivity issues!
Sadly this is so true so have given up building this line for customers as you mentioned. Toooo darned hard pile Always love ya work ya legend 😚😉😉😉@@MrsSoapAndClay
I’ve looked on your channel and went through your videos I was wondering if you could make a video in detail on infused oils . I didn’t see one . I know they have a light scent to them and I know they don’t usually last through saponification but I was trying for a alternative to EO (I watched that video as well ) . I don’t wanna use fragrance oils either
So I wanted to experiment and see
I did catch your tip about using clay to anchor fragrance in soap . Thank you. Love your channel ❤
Hey! All of year 4 content is basically about DIY infusions. Check out the coffee and rose playlists to get started!
I have a daughter named Scout, too!
Scout crew represent!
Up front, I'm an essential oil chick. So, even though soap is a wash-off product why would you want to use synthetic FO, which have been shown to cause hormonal issues, for anything? BTW, love you and your YT's! Big fan! I've learned a lot from you, than you.
Fragrance oils writ large have been given an unearned reputation because of a few bad apples, unfortunately. Today with the quality control and the IFRA, we have access to carefully formulated fragrances, many of which use essential oils as their base, and have been vigorously safety tested to conform to IFRA guidelines. I’ll address this deeper in tomorrow’s video!
@@MrsSoapAndClay I agree, I initially was only a EO soaper, but had no luck with the fragrance surviving either with or without gel, with or without CPOP, so was just wasting money putting them in, and having soap that had minimal fragrance, have now gone to mainly using FO, sticking to IFRA recommended amounts I have not had any issues holding fragrances
Man that was like pulling teeth for you...🤭
That last pair looks like a praying mantis warrior
Totally! These were fun. Should have talked a little bit about my vision here. 😂
Hi, do essential oils react differently with soap ingredients. How do I learn that? Do u have a text book which I can read first.