Thank you. I have made 3 loafs of this and love it….but when I went to cut it I had shattered pieces not slices. I think the mistake was in how long I let it sit in my silicone loaf mold. As directed with those molds I let it set for at least 3 days. The moister parts of the loaf did not shatter, but the dryer parts did each time. I noted you use a wood mold and only cut it after 24 hours, I'm going to give that a shot. My recipe works out well in the shower and smells great, it's just the cutting issue. Thanks for your tips :)
100% virgin olive oil soap is originally from Palestine not Spain. it's original name is Nabilsy soap. "الصابون النابلسي "it's name is derived from " نابلس" Nablis city. It was made first time from 1000 year ago :) and thank you for your video
You forgot to mention that olive oil is produced from uncured olives straight off the tree while the olives harvested for consumption have to be brined or cured in some way. It looks like you used cured olives in your video and I'm willing to bet that a similar amount of uncured olives would have produced far more oil than 1/4 tsp.
Spot on sir! I am from Greece and it's only a week since I came back from harvesting the few olive trees our family owns. Uncured olives from our region (in Peloponnese for the record) have a yield of 20% to 27% by weight, that is, a pound of raw, uncured olives will yield a bit over four ounces of oil in a good year. Also for the record, some 85% of greek olive-oil production is categorized as virgin (highest percentage in the world in fact).
your voice reminds me of a substitute teacher I had in school. I absolutely loved her. You explain things wonderfully and I"m looking forward to making my first batch of soap!
Wonderful tut as always. You always add such great photos and visuals. Visual/hands on learning is sooo superior to just reading info. Rushes off to the Study Hall to see the 1/4 tsp of freshly pressed olive oil before Phil drinks it up. Thanks Catherine !
For those asking for ingredient amounts, if you haven't yet, visit a soap calculator site (Like SoapCalc.net) to learn how much lye and liquid to use for the oils you want to use. Soapers use percentages most often to illustrate their recipes because that's how you know how to figure for lye and liquid, regardless of amounts. Watch these videos (Soaping101.com) from the beginning if you really want to learn to make soap. And yes, the best soaps are those that have cured the longest. You can, generally, use a bar of soap after the first 24-48 hrs after making it, but it's best after 6 weeks of curing. Pure Castile soap, though, will be at its mildest after 6 months in a dry climate, 9 mos in a humid one.
Thanks for your wonderful tutorial(s)! I noticed that you take ready to eat olives, but you might know that they have been in brine and therefore are not raw. Olive oil is pressed from raw olives, obviously. You said 4 months curing, i heard 48 month's lol! But i made castille soap 2 years ago and it's perfect now!
This was wonderful. The olive trees are so pretty. I really enjoyed each aspect of your class. The mica touch on the soap makes it so you. I have a few olives in the refrigerator and I will relish eating them as a toast to you and your talent(s). Thanks so much for sharing.
Great video, I miss the beat you use to use at the beginning of your videos, my grandkids would say when they heard it " it's the soap lady" lol. Thank you!
in Italy we have some seriously exellent extra virgin olive oil, and I'm from Genova one of the best olive oil is made here, and I personally buy a homemade one from my best friend's father. Isn't it the same to use but already made?
I really should stop watching your videos. I'm the proud owner of enough soap for a community thanks to you! Oh well, Christmas is coming soon. I'll give it all away and start over again. I love your videos!
Thank you sincerely for sharing your knowledge and expertise. I find it very useful, money saving and exciting! But I think you omitted the measurements of the ingredients. Could you please, put them down here? Thank you in advance.
I know this is an old post, but those 24 ozs she mentioned were the weight of the olives, NOT the wt of the oils. To properly create a GOOD bar of soap, of ANY kind, use a soap or lye calculator (same thing) to figure out the amounts of lye and liquid to use for however much oil, and the type, that you want to use. Try SoapCalc.net. It takes some practice, but it's a great tool!
I've had my 100 percent olive oil soap curing for just about a year now. After 2 months it had a creamy lotion-like lather. After a year, it's slimey. Everywhere I read said the slimey feel goes away the longer it's cured...not so. Used 1st press olive oil.
WOW!!! You make it look soooo easy. I'd like to make my husband some shaving soap. Do you think castile would work well for that? I've heard it has excellent thick bubbles for just that purpose.
I've never appreciated my store-bought castile soap so much haha, four to sixx monthss? But I need a shower now... Hahah aside from being weird, I have a question: have you made a video on soap molds? It seemed the one in this video could have been DIY: assemble a wooden box (sans top) and line it with some easy-release material? Oh, that leads me to another question: have you ever considered using release ingredients for non-silicone molds? Like zinc stearate, if my memory serves me...
Hi Teach, loving the info at the beginning of the vid, Why haven't I made a Castile soap before it is sooo easy. Thanks for a great tutorial. Luv, Rene x
Thank you for your amazing videos! You could teach anything, very pleasing to listen to. I noticed that you mentioned letting the castile soap set up for 4 to 6 months. Is this the case or should that be 4 to 6 weeks? Thanks again.
I made a soap or tried to.. with 95% virgin olive oil and 5% castor oil (and soap calc). I stick blended a long time but it never reached trace. I didn't have any more time as it was late so I decided to pour it in the mold as it was and I insulated it. Will it a actually make soap??
Can you do castile soap CPOP? If yes, would the curing time be different? Would it be ready to use immediately? Can you scent castile soap, or is it better left uncented? I spent 2 days watching all of the tutorials you've made~thanks so much for taking the time to to them, they are wonderful!!!
I am brand new to soaping and everyone keeps saying try castile soap for the first batch but I didn't see where you shared the recipe. Do you have a recipe for this one. Looks really easy and also the mica, where do you buy that?
Depends on how much soap you want to make. Place a quantity of the oil in a lye calculator to determine how much lye to use. Or use saponification table to calculate based on how much and what type of oil you are using for your soap. Don't forget to discount your lye calculation, otherwise your soap will be kind of harsh.
Interesting. I actually Made Unscented Castile hard bar soaps like 6 days ago (Feb. 20th) before you posted this video. Although I still added some castor Oil for superfatting after saponification. Waiting for curing time now. Is it okay to put it by the window sill with a translucent screen to speed up the drying time?
In one of your videos you had a recipe of Castile oil and olive oil and other ingredients of course.. My question is, what's the difference between Castile oil and olive oil? Thank you
There is no such thing as Castile oil. The original Castile soap is made from 100% olive oil, lye, and water. That's it. Some commercial soaps labeled as Castile are NOT 100% OO but a combination of only vegetable oils, which is allowed. In the soap industry, if it has any kind of animal fats, it's not Castile, only vegetable oil-based soaps can be called Castile.
Hello teacher! I use 3 different soap calculators and they give me different amount of lye and water, so, I'm confused. Using 283 grs of each oils, one said lye 35.6, dest. water 91.7. BB said lye 75.84, water 186.78, and google said lye 76.27, water 215.08. I didn't use superfad in any of then. Please tell me wich one to follow? Thanks!... By the way, Yesterday I made the castile liquid soap and came out wonderful. I've doubled the amount and the result was 158 ozs. Much appreciated.
I've found that castile soap with a moderate amount of pumice leaves the soap soft. If you want a mechanic's style soap like LAVA soap, I would not recommend using the pumice from wholesale supplies plus for this kind of pumice soap because their regular, and "Fine" pumice is too fine. Try to find a coarser pumice.
I love the fact she educates uson ingredients and methods not just showing herself make the soap. These are the best tutorials I have found.
Agreed!
I agree, absolutely
Most teenagers party but I'm over here learning how to make soap!! 😭
Mee too 😅😆
I’m with you on that one
So am I, friend, so am I.
Celebrate the idea that you're not grouped with most in a group. It implies lack of individuality. Be yourself amd pursue what interests you.
Stupid comment ever
Am I the only one who thought mmmm olive tapenade at 1:55? lol... beautiful soap!
I just want to compliment you for being the most generous soapmaker on youtube. Lots of thanks and I have learned so much from you.
We all learn from each other, it is my pleasure!
Thank you. I have made 3 loafs of this and love it….but when I went to cut it I had shattered pieces not slices. I think the mistake was in how long I let it sit in my silicone loaf mold. As directed with those molds I let it set for at least 3 days. The moister parts of the loaf did not shatter, but the dryer parts did each time. I noted you use a wood mold and only cut it after 24 hours, I'm going to give that a shot. My recipe works out well in the shower and smells great, it's just the cutting issue. Thanks for your tips :)
100% virgin olive oil soap is originally from Palestine not Spain. it's original name is Nabilsy soap. "الصابون النابلسي "it's name is derived from " نابلس" Nablis city. It was made first time from 1000 year ago :) and thank you for your video
You forgot to mention that olive oil is produced from uncured olives straight off the tree while the olives harvested for consumption have to be brined or cured in some way. It looks like you used cured olives in your video and I'm willing to bet that a similar amount of uncured olives would have produced far more oil than 1/4 tsp.
Spot on sir! I am from Greece and it's only a week since I came back from harvesting the few olive trees our family owns. Uncured olives from our region (in Peloponnese for the record) have a yield of 20% to 27% by weight, that is, a pound of raw, uncured olives will yield a bit over four ounces of oil in a good year. Also for the record, some 85% of greek olive-oil production is categorized as virgin (highest percentage in the world in fact).
your voice reminds me of a substitute teacher I had in school. I absolutely loved her. You explain things wonderfully and I"m looking forward to making my first batch of soap!
Lol I thought you said to wait 46 months and my eyes just popped (four to six months/ forty-six months sounds too similar lol).
I did rewind the video to confirm as I thought I heard the same... lol
I heard it too. hahaha
Six to nine years/ sixty- nine years too # Madagascar😝😝😝😝😝😝😝
Ok good it was not just me.. it was said 2 times .. but hey I got the idea.
Thanks a lot for your effort. It is simple.
Would you please give us the measurements to make it easier?
I like this video very educational and personal, thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise to the whole world.
My pleasure!
this has been the absolute best soaping tutorials out there. Thank you for taking the time to explain so nicely. I have learned so much.
I am so happy I could help.
Wonderful tut as always. You always add such great photos and visuals. Visual/hands on learning is sooo superior to just reading info. Rushes off to the Study Hall to see the 1/4 tsp of freshly pressed olive oil before Phil drinks it up. Thanks Catherine !
I love that you explain things and show the "raw" way of doing things.
My 6 yr old niece loves your videos - she loves to see the finished soap cut in pieces - great channel !!
Beautiful job! Thank you for a great, thoughtful lesson. I appreciate olive oil now more than ever.
I never knew the difference between the different grades of olive oil - interesting!
Thanks for another fun and informative video, CB! xx MMM
Thanks is certainly a reason to celebrate! Happy birthday Cynthia!!
Just made this..used yellow on the top, looks amazing.... love your videos..ty for your time..
I made a batch of castile soap with extra virgin olive oil and it was great after 8 months . Greetings from Greece! ❤️
Most scientifically and succinctly presented soap tutorial I have seen so far. Thumbs up, subbed. Thank you.
For those asking for ingredient amounts, if you haven't yet, visit a soap calculator site (Like SoapCalc.net) to learn how much lye and liquid to use for the oils you want to use.
Soapers use percentages most often to illustrate their recipes because that's how you know how to figure for lye and liquid, regardless of amounts. Watch these videos (Soaping101.com) from the beginning if you really want to learn to make soap.
And yes, the best soaps are those that have cured the longest. You can, generally, use a bar of soap after the first 24-48 hrs after making it, but it's best after 6 weeks of curing. Pure Castile soap, though, will be at its mildest after 6 months in a dry climate, 9 mos in a humid one.
Love that you pretty much show us how to make EVOO!
Thanks for your wonderful tutorial(s)! I noticed that you take ready to eat olives, but you might know that they have been in brine and therefore are not raw. Olive oil is pressed from raw olives, obviously.
You said 4 months curing, i heard 48 month's lol! But i made castille soap 2 years ago and it's perfect now!
Key lime trees in bloom are very pretty too!
This was wonderful. The olive trees are so pretty. I really enjoyed each aspect of your class. The mica touch on the soap makes it so you. I have a few olives in the refrigerator and I will relish eating them as a toast to you and your talent(s). Thanks so much for sharing.
Your videos are actually my favorite thing ever! I hope to be this great at soap making at some point in my life. Keep up the fabulous work!
Thank you for saying that, makes me happy!
Wow, sounds like a fantastic soap!
this is the most interesting soap vid ever!!! how awesome to make your own olive oil!!! thanks for sharing!!
Olive oil is made from olives fresh from the trees...not olives which have been brined in order to eat them?? That doesn't look right.
Yes, you should use it!
Thank you! For the explanation ✊ it is very much appreciated! Be Blessed! 🙏
I enjoyed the olive oil demonstration!
You missed to show us how to plant the olive tree!
No, you start with tilling the soil and then you plant the tree.
@@yosemite2405 no u start with Adam and Eve's
Teach you always amaze me. Love the look of the swirls. And really looking forward to the skin conditions soap class.
Great video, I miss the beat you use to use at the beginning of your videos, my grandkids would say when they heard it " it's the soap lady" lol. Thank you!
Absolutely wonderful video....again! Thanks so much for the informative and creative videos you share with us.
I hope to visit a Spanish olive oil manufacturer some day. What a fun tour that would be.
Try it Rene, you will love it!
Its a long time but worth the wait.
this was very informative but I didn't get the measurement amounts to use to create
your voice sounds EXACTLY like my moms...uncanny
Thanks I always wanted to see how olive oil was made
Wow, now I know why EVOO is so expensive. Never again will I complain about the cost of it for cooking.
Jen Tuesday hahahaha 😂😭😭 me and you both
it seems so professional and clean and original.
Thanks .
However I have no enough tools or cups like you used
Thank you so much for showing us how olive oil is made. I've been looking for videos on this for a while and this was very educational! :D
What did you use to make the soap glittery? I started making soap and I think my wife would love it!
N0M3ER it's mica mixed with oil.
Love your instructional videos! One question tho Did you mean to say 4-6 weeks? Wow, 4-6 months is a long time! Thank you
Walter Vega No, she was right- it takes up to a year in wetter climates! 4-6 months is on the short side, IMO.
Thanks for the tutorial! Look forward to making some soap now and giving as gifts for Christmas!
Thanks Catie, another wonderful tutorial, love the silver swirl, looks very chic, x Linda
in Italy we have some seriously exellent extra virgin olive oil, and I'm from Genova one of the best olive oil is made here, and I personally buy a homemade one from my best friend's father. Isn't it the same to use but already made?
xx back at ya!
Very interesting....I love olives!
I really should stop watching your videos. I'm the proud owner of enough soap for a community thanks to you! Oh well, Christmas is coming soon. I'll give it all away and start over again. I love your videos!
Aw, thank you so much!
Thanks for the very useful and informative video!
Thank you sincerely for sharing your knowledge and expertise. I find it very useful, money saving and exciting! But I think you omitted the measurements of the ingredients. Could you please, put them down here? Thank you in advance.
+Moneim Elradi at first she said 24ozs of olives
+granny Thank you.
I know this is an old post, but those 24 ozs she mentioned were the weight of the olives, NOT the wt of the oils.
To properly create a GOOD bar of soap, of ANY kind, use a soap or lye calculator (same thing) to figure out the amounts of lye and liquid to use for however much oil, and the type, that you want to use. Try SoapCalc.net. It takes some practice, but it's a great tool!
Lightest was virgin and darkest was pomace.
Thanks for watching!
Leonardo loved this video
It is aged like fine wine!
I absolutely love watching your videos!! Love your abundant info, style, and even your voice!
Thanks so much :)
xo
Thanks! Great Video, I really appreciate the knowledge and insights your lessons teach.
Hi! Would like this recipe shown done in a crock pot. Thank you. I learn so much from your videos
I've had my 100 percent olive oil soap curing for just about a year now. After 2 months it had a creamy lotion-like lather. After a year, it's slimey. Everywhere I read said the slimey feel goes away the longer it's cured...not so. Used 1st press olive oil.
Yay!! Thanks Cath! :) love your classes, as always you explain everything with great detail
WOW!!! You make it look soooo easy. I'd like to make my husband some shaving soap. Do you think castile would work well for that? I've heard it has excellent thick bubbles for just that purpose.
I love watching these videos!!
I've never appreciated my store-bought castile soap so much haha, four to sixx monthss? But I need a shower now...
Hahah aside from being weird, I have a question: have you made a video on soap molds? It seemed the one in this video could have been DIY: assemble a wooden box (sans top) and line it with some easy-release material? Oh, that leads me to another question: have you ever considered using release ingredients for non-silicone molds? Like zinc stearate, if my memory serves me...
hi, did you add hot water, I see vapor at 1:36-1:37.
No
+soaping101 Seriously, you know youtube lets us slow down the videos right, you can clearly see steam and that water has been added.
+ryulien Could just be friction from the food processor. I can cook soap in my blender.
Yes, but you actually didn't show yourself adding the water. There was just a sudden poof of steam and it appeared liquidy.
Probably overheating from the processing.
Hi Teach, loving the info at the beginning of the vid, Why haven't I made a Castile soap before it is sooo easy. Thanks for a great tutorial. Luv, Rene x
Thank you for your amazing videos! You could teach anything, very pleasing to listen to. I noticed that you mentioned letting the castile soap set up for 4 to 6 months. Is this the case or should that be 4 to 6 weeks? Thanks again.
this video was very helpful. Any idea on how to make soap of marseille?
thanks and well done
I have been wanting for so long to try this thanks, also been trying to join your Facebook group but still waiting
Oh, I am sorry I took the beat out. Many others did not like it :(
Thanks for sharing such wonderful videos with us.
Regards
Our pleasure!
Cchic is a great description :)
can I get measurements on this???? you said equal parts of oil but how much lye and water? numbers please? lol
Google lye calculator. Brambleberry has a good lye calculator.
Love your video.. have a question how much lye do you use on this particular batch?.:)
Thank you!
I made a soap or tried to.. with 95% virgin olive oil and 5% castor oil (and soap calc). I stick blended a long time but it never reached trace. I didn't have any more time as it was late so I decided to pour it in the mold as it was and I insulated it. Will it a actually make soap??
Wonderful class. Sorry I am a day late, but I was out all day for my bday... Thanks for a great lesson on olive oils and soaping. C.
Have you used water discount for this recipe ?
Great!
Can you do castile soap CPOP? If yes, would the curing time be different? Would it be ready to use immediately? Can you scent castile soap, or is it better left uncented? I spent 2 days watching all of the tutorials you've made~thanks so much for taking the time to to them, they are wonderful!!!
Has she tried activated charcoal?
did you use a water discount? if so how much, if you don't mind sharing
Awesome. I probably won't try this because I'm way to impatient. 4 to 6 months.
Gosh!!!
I am brand new to soaping and everyone keeps saying try castile soap for the first batch but I didn't see where you shared the recipe. Do you have a recipe for this one. Looks really easy and also the mica, where do you buy that?
I love this video, pls... i'm interested in learning how to make soap. If you can help
Thank you for this. It was very informative.
Depends on how much soap you want to make. Place a quantity of the oil in a lye calculator to determine how much lye to use. Or use saponification table to calculate based on how much and what type of oil you are using for your soap. Don't forget to discount your lye calculation, otherwise your soap will be kind of harsh.
Interesting. I actually Made Unscented Castile hard bar soaps like 6 days ago (Feb. 20th) before you posted this video. Although I still added some castor Oil for superfatting after saponification. Waiting for curing time now. Is it okay to put it by the window sill with a translucent screen to speed up the drying time?
wow. great video
In one of your videos you had a recipe of Castile oil and olive oil and other ingredients of course.. My question is, what's the difference between Castile oil and olive oil? Thank you
There is no such thing as Castile oil. The original Castile soap is made from 100% olive oil, lye, and water. That's it.
Some commercial soaps labeled as Castile are NOT 100% OO but a combination of only vegetable oils, which is allowed. In the soap industry, if it has any kind of animal fats, it's not Castile, only vegetable oil-based soaps can be called Castile.
@ 1:36 you poured some hot water in it didn't you?
Saw that too!
Hello teacher! I use 3 different soap calculators and they give me different amount of lye and water, so, I'm confused. Using 283 grs of each oils, one said lye 35.6, dest. water 91.7. BB said lye 75.84, water 186.78, and google said lye 76.27, water 215.08. I didn't use superfad in any of then. Please tell me wich one to follow? Thanks!... By the way, Yesterday I made the castile liquid soap and came out wonderful. I've doubled the amount and the result was 158 ozs. Much appreciated.
Oh that would be so neat to see the bulk process! :D
Thank you, wonderful job.
I've found that castile soap with a moderate amount of pumice leaves the soap soft. If you want a mechanic's style soap like LAVA soap, I would not recommend using the pumice from wholesale supplies plus for this kind of pumice soap because their regular, and "Fine" pumice is too fine. Try to find a coarser pumice.