I made 1 in 100% EVOO in rosemary/lemon e/o in 2019 let it cure for a year. It was a blessing to my friend had a double mastectomy in 2021. It was the only thing that help with the chemo and radiation she had to receive. I'm a cancer survivor and those treatments are horrendous. Thanks for sharing your recipe with other soapers. Many blessings.
Ellen I made a 100% olive oil soap using chamomile and calendula infused olive oil back on 2020, let it cure for an entire year and it’s AMAZING 😻, honestly my preferred soap for face and tired hands
it's so luxurious and pristine, I am a huge fan of olive oil, I use it for my face to cleanse, moisturize with rosehip oil ad that's it for my skin care-magical, the herbal scents are divine and soothing
Ellen ❤️ I feel so happy whenever you upload a soap making video 🤗 missed them so far not that i do not like the other products .. all are really wonderful ❤️ but somehow everytime i see you make a new batch it kind of gives me a boost to make a new batch as well 🙂 you rock 💕💕thank you for all the video uploads, sharing your recipes and giving us all the tips and tricks to get our batches of soaps also turn out to be on their best 🤗 stay blessed a d loads of hugs and best wishes from India 💕💕💕💕
I usually do 2:1 water/lye ratio on everything but I may try a little steeper for Castile. I usually do 8lbs batches and do several of those Castile because waiting a year is tough. Boy is it worth the wait!!! I use pomace oil, a little castor and vitamin E. Ruth you’ve got me jazzed again to make more. I don’t give these bars to just anyone. They’re coveted for sure.
Thanks for this recipe for 100% Olive oil! I super love 100% Olive oil soap & your recipe for 10%super fatted is a great idea. I'm one of those people that has very sensitive skin...cheep skin!!! So I'm going to try your recipe with 10% super fatted. Thanks again ❤
Good morning Ellen, It's 3:56 AM (EST) on Oct 7th, The method you use looks as if it would fit in a way to my making soap. I developed a skin sensitivity post-COVID-19. Dermatologists refuse to acknowledge that the Vaccine got away from them. So...I'll do what my mother and grandmother did, take care of it myself with what God put on the earth for us. I truly appreciate your post.
HI I have learned so much from you and you have been so nice to answer my questions SO today I thought I would tell you of a recipe I found that I think you might want to try - have you heard of Zany's no slim castile soap? I made it and I was really impressed - it is online but just in case you make jar of I quart warm water 1 Tablespoon each of sea salt and baking soda - cool - super fat at 0 and 1.17:1 for water to lye ratio. I made it at 110 degree F which helped with faster emulsion. I made it in individual molds no insulating took 1.5 days to set and perfect - I did another batch with oven, as she said and was not happy with the look - maybe for a log - I am not an oven fan would rather use a blanket - I don't sell soap and just an advanced beginner lol I just did a 4 bar trial any how if you ever have a spare minute give it a try AND THANKS for being the best teacher!!!
I have such mixed feelings about castile soap. But it's history and the slow-ness with which it is associated, makes me love it, I suppose. There just IS something about it. Love your content xx
Thank you for this recipe and thank you for the reminder of Essential Depot. I went over there and until 3-25-22, they are discounting their lifetime membership. WOW! a super huge discount! So I signed up for that, because that's where I've purchased my sodium hydroxide in the past. Thank you again.
I wonder, with a beautiful single colour simple soap like this, if it would be worth splitting the batter into two pots and using a different water discount in each to get a feather swirl? 🤔
Hi Ellen! This video made me really want to diy soap! I do have a question. After you poured it did you put it in the fridge or freezer? Also, did you let it sit for the 4 weeks before slicing? Is that rest time done in the fridge? Thank you for your time 🤍
This soap looks beautiful. Is your stamp metal? I have purchased a couple plastic stamps and they do not work as easy as your does. Your stamping came out beautiful as well. Thanks for sharing this.
That would be a whole different soap recipe, with different sap values. Here's a video with several soap recipes and how to use soap calc: ua-cam.com/video/SO5n4uWEVO0/v-deo.html
I made my first batch of castile soap with 5% water discount which this batch was just a test run and added sodium lactate. after 3 days of sitting in the mold it was still really soft so imma try the 10% discount and try again. Just so i can have a harder bar. I was a little worried about a highr water discount because I've never done it over 5%.
5% discounted from what? I would've thought once your 50/50 water lye solution is made everything after that is adding water so I'm a bit confused why its called discounting when your really adding water.
Hi Ellen, I would like to try the 10% super fat recipe but without the essential oils. Does that mean I need to change any quantities of ingredients because I am not using the essential oil? The essential oil accounts for 1.5 to 2 extra ounces. Or can I stick to the same recipe and just omit the tea tree oil? Thank you for your guidance!
Good afternoon! First time making soap . Willing to try this simple recipe . Question . I’m confused with the 10 or 12 oz of water . Can you please clarify. Thanks love your recipe. Thanks you for all the tips .
I prefer to soap with a very steep water discount. For this recipe you can use as low as 10 oz, but if you're more comfortable working with more water, you can go higher.. I suggest running the numbers thru soap calc with the water % you want...
Thanks you so much for taking time from your schedule. You are a truly inspiration. I identified a lot with you . Also a mother 4 boys and I used to homeschool too. You’re a truly a soap making artist . Once again thank you so much . Blessings
@@EllenRuthSoap By the way I bought the makesy cp beginner kit from your video using your link. Thank you for sharing the unboxing your energy is contagious and inspiring . I made my first soap from the recipe book . To be honest it was a disaster . Don’t know I what I did wrong . To crumble . Any idea what might went wrong . Thanks
Hi Ellen, they look super creamy! A few months ago I made a bastille soap - 85% olive oil and 15% coconut oil. My lye concentration was 38.5% (that is a lye to water ratio of 1:1.6, so a pretty steep water discount). I was unable to stamp my soap for a month as the bars were too soft and pulled soap away with the stamp. It looks like you are stamping the day after with no issues. Do you have any ideas why I am having stamping woes?
I love this video - can you add say honey or any clay or coconut milk etc to olive oil soap or no just keep it plain - love your videos i have learned so much it is fun to make it for home THANK YOU!
Hi Ellen! Since there is a steep water discount and they are hard in a day, does that decrease the cure time? Is 4-6 weeks enough time? Thank you for all your wonderful videos! You inspire me!!
Hi from Mexico 🎉🎉🎉So for this batch did you end up using 10, 11 or 12 oz of 💦 water? Kindly this would help me out & thank you for posting this video!!!
hi I am sorry to ask another question but Im a bit worried about those saying castille soap can grow mold and spoil,- have you found this ? Do you need to refrigerate it if you dont have a cool place in the summer months - THANK you so much I googled n could not find a reliable answer - thank you so much again for your time
Are there only certain oils you can do 100% with? I'd love to try a full macadamia or pumpkin seed oil soap. If you add sugar to the lye, how much do you suggest? I'd love to color this with beet powder or Red Moroccan Clay.
Hi thank u for the video. I have a question. I noticed that you have to use sodium hydroxide to get it to harden etc. Can the sodium hydroxide be harsh on the skin even if its just the additive in the olive oil soap bars you have made? Is there an alternative other than the lye? Can you make the bars without the lye? Thank u ❤
Hi Ellen. My olive oil soap seems to always be crumbly along the bottom edges. The last batch I made (cold process) had sodium lactate and I'm thinking if I leave the sodium lactate out, it might help with the crumbly look. What do you or anyone else, for that matter, think?
I notice you don't seem to mention heating your oil or waiting for your lye & oils to be near the same temperature. Is this not necessary as long as your oils are liquified?
@@EllenRuthSoap thank you for replying! That’s what i thought. I forgot to ask my 2nd question about the first 24hrs…do you cover the mold with towels? Or just in the mold with no cover.
I strongly recommend researching cold process soap making before you begin soaping. Lye is a caustic material, and you need to be very careful when using it.
Mine is not Castile anymore, i add 5% Castor oil and i use beer as my liquid, thats it! I actually like a cross between a cream cleanser and a light foaming cleanser. Love this for my face. But for my body i need bubbles!
I personally love to hear her chat. She's giving us so much great content and information I don't even realize how long she's talking. She's the only UA-camr I can do that with. This is her channel and she can do what she'd like with it.
I made 1 in 100% EVOO in rosemary/lemon e/o in 2019 let it cure for a year. It was a blessing to my friend had a double mastectomy in 2021. It was the only thing that help with the chemo and radiation she had to receive. I'm a cancer survivor and those treatments are horrendous. Thanks for sharing your recipe with other soapers. Many blessings.
Ellen I made a 100% olive oil soap using chamomile and calendula infused olive oil back on 2020, let it cure for an entire year and it’s AMAZING 😻, honestly my preferred soap for face and tired hands
Wow, with that infusion, I bet it’s wonderful ❣️
I made this soap a year ago. I put lavender essential oils in it. I have 1 left. It’s so moisturising and lathers nicely, love the 100% olive oil 🫒❤
Even though this soap don’t have all the swirls and scents, I must say it looks so luxurious! I would absolutely buy a bar of this.
Thanks 🥰 it’s super luscious 💕
Your soaps always look so elegant and pretty. I love “simple elegance” in soap and you just nail it! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Thanks 🥰
I have done 3 batches so far and very pleased with it
Just like you said very easy recipe
it's so luxurious and pristine, I am a huge fan of olive oil, I use it for my face to cleanse, moisturize with rosehip oil ad that's it for my skin care-magical, the herbal scents are divine and soothing
Ellen ❤️ I feel so happy whenever you upload a soap making video 🤗 missed them so far not that i do not like the other products .. all are really wonderful ❤️ but somehow everytime i see you make a new batch it kind of gives me a boost to make a new batch as well 🙂 you rock 💕💕thank you for all the video uploads, sharing your recipes and giving us all the tips and tricks to get our batches of soaps also turn out to be on their best 🤗 stay blessed a d loads of hugs and best wishes from India 💕💕💕💕
Thank you so much for watching 🥰💕❣️
I usually do 2:1 water/lye ratio on everything but I may try a little steeper for Castile. I usually do 8lbs batches and do several of those Castile because waiting a year is tough. Boy is it worth the wait!!! I use pomace oil, a little castor and vitamin E. Ruth you’ve got me jazzed again to make more. I don’t give these bars to just anyone. They’re coveted for sure.
🤣 after that long cure time, they are precious❣️
what w:L ratio would you recomment please? I am a bit lost 🙏🏻 this soap is exactly what I need to make.
I love your channel so much. Very pleasing to watch and listen 😊
Thank you so much!
Thanks for this recipe for 100% Olive oil! I super love 100% Olive oil soap & your recipe for 10%super fatted is a great idea. I'm one of those people that has very sensitive skin...cheep skin!!! So I'm going to try your recipe with 10% super fatted. Thanks again ❤
Wonderful, I hope you love it💕
Good morning Ellen, It's 3:56 AM (EST) on Oct 7th, The method you use looks as if it would fit in a way to my making soap. I developed a skin sensitivity post-COVID-19. Dermatologists refuse to acknowledge that the Vaccine got away from them. So...I'll do what my mother and grandmother did, take care of it myself with what God put on the earth for us. I truly appreciate your post.
HI I have learned so much from you and you have been so nice to answer my questions SO today I thought I would tell you of a recipe I found that I think you might want to try - have you heard of Zany's no slim castile soap? I made it and I was really impressed - it is online but just in case
you make jar of I quart warm water 1 Tablespoon each of sea salt and baking soda - cool - super fat at 0 and 1.17:1 for water
to lye ratio. I made it at 110 degree F which helped with faster emulsion. I made it in individual molds no insulating took 1.5 days to set and perfect - I did another batch with oven, as she said and was not happy with the look - maybe for a log - I am not an oven fan would rather use a blanket - I don't sell soap and just an advanced beginner lol I just did a 4 bar trial
any how if you ever have a spare minute give it a try AND THANKS for being the best teacher!!!
That's lovely Ellen, beautiful gorgeous soap. I wish I lived in the US I'd love a loaf of this!!
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I have never used castile soap in my life but it sounds like I need to...lol. God bless
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I love olive oil soaps too, I prefer scented though, many makers tend to make them unscented
I have such mixed feelings about castile soap. But it's history and the slow-ness with which it is associated, makes me love it, I suppose. There just IS something about it. Love your content xx
Very inspiring video… I was hoping for advice about using post deep frying EVO for soap BUT now I need to just make your soap … thank you
Once again Ellen, thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge with us all, have learnt so much 🥰
Thanks for watching 🥰💕
I love the stamp you use pretty and so elegant beautiful soap
Thank you so much!
Love the simple things... ❤️💖💕
Love a simple soap Ellen.
Me too 😉❣️
Thank you for this recipe and thank you for the reminder of Essential Depot. I went over there and until 3-25-22, they are discounting their lifetime membership. WOW! a super huge discount! So I signed up for that, because that's where I've purchased my sodium hydroxide in the past. Thank you again.
Wow, I had no idea they were canceling that…
Beautiful bar of soap .
I love to try to make this soap
Thank you Ellen, you are awesome! ❤
Great love it👍🏻💐💐💐
I love a Castile soap…I usually use gardenia from brambleberry, which works great cause it tends to accelerate….
This is the perfect recipe for a fast F.O.👍❣️
This looks very nice! It’s beautiful in its simplicity. 😍
Thank you 🥰💕
I love this video. Thanks for sharing x
There is beauty in simplicity!!
Wonderful again👏🏻
Thanks 💕
Beautiful soap, I have not made Castile soap yet, although it is on to do’s. Thank you for another great video.
Thank you!🥰
I wonder, with a beautiful single colour simple soap like this, if it would be worth splitting the batter into two pots and using a different water discount in each to get a feather swirl? 🤔
Hi Ellen! This video made me really want to diy soap! I do have a question. After you poured it did you put it in the fridge or freezer? Also, did you let it sit for the 4 weeks before slicing? Is that rest time done in the fridge? Thank you for your time 🤍
I like my soaps to gel, so I don't put them in the fridge. I sliced after 24 hours.
@@EllenRuthSoap Thank you! 🤩
Lovely
This Recipe its gonna be my First....
Hope you enjoy💕
Hi Ellen, thank you for the video! The ounces you list in your recipe are mass ounces of fluid ounces?
They are regular oz
Such a beautiful color. Do you use Extra Virgin or just classic olive oil?
For this I use evoo😉
Gorgeous❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you!!
Hi Ellen, good morning from Guatemala. Very nice explanation. One question: how or where did you make you stamp seal?
There's a link for the stamp in the description box.
This soap looks beautiful. Is your stamp metal? I have purchased a couple plastic stamps and they do not work as easy as your does. Your stamping came out beautiful as well. Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks ❣️ my stamp is a hard plastic resin
Looks so creamy. 💕
It really is 🥰💕
Wow this receipt was very easy to follow!! If I wanted to add cocoa and shea butte, and honey - how would I know how much of each to add ?
That would be a whole different soap recipe, with different sap values. Here's a video with several soap recipes and how to use soap calc: ua-cam.com/video/SO5n4uWEVO0/v-deo.html
I made my first batch of castile soap with 5% water discount which this batch was just a test run and added sodium lactate. after 3 days of sitting in the mold it was still really soft so imma try the 10% discount and try again. Just so i can have a harder bar. I was a little worried about a highr water discount because I've never done it over 5%.
I always work with a steep water discount. You should have not problems👍
5% discounted from what? I would've thought once your 50/50 water lye solution is made everything after that is adding water so I'm a bit confused why its called discounting when your really adding water.
Hi Ellen, I would like to try the 10% super fat recipe but without the essential oils. Does that mean I need to change any quantities of ingredients because I am not using the essential oil? The essential oil accounts for 1.5 to 2 extra ounces. Or can I stick to the same recipe and just omit the tea tree oil? Thank you for your guidance!
Yes, you can just use the recipe without the essential oil👍
Good afternoon! First time making soap . Willing to try this simple recipe . Question . I’m confused with the 10 or 12 oz of water . Can you please clarify. Thanks love your recipe. Thanks you for all the tips .
I prefer to soap with a very steep water discount. For this recipe you can use as low as 10 oz, but if you're more comfortable working with more water, you can go higher.. I suggest running the numbers thru soap calc with the water % you want...
Thanks you so much for taking time from your schedule. You are a truly inspiration. I identified a lot with you . Also a mother 4 boys and I used to homeschool too. You’re a truly a soap making artist . Once again thank you so much .
Blessings
@@EllenRuthSoap By the way I bought the makesy cp beginner kit from your video using your link. Thank you for sharing the unboxing your energy is contagious and inspiring . I made my first soap from the recipe book . To be honest it was a disaster . Don’t know I what I did wrong . To crumble . Any idea what might went wrong . Thanks
Hi Ellen, they look super creamy!
A few months ago I made a bastille soap - 85% olive oil and 15% coconut oil. My lye concentration was 38.5% (that is a lye to water ratio of 1:1.6, so a pretty steep water discount). I was unable to stamp my soap for a month as the bars were too soft and pulled soap away with the stamp. It looks like you are stamping the day after with no issues. Do you have any ideas why I am having stamping woes?
Hmmm, that’s a good question.. I’m not sure? My bars were very hard the next day.
Add some sodium lactate to your soap
I love this video - can you add say honey or any clay or coconut milk etc to olive oil soap or no just keep it plain - love your videos i have learned so much it is fun to make it for home THANK YOU!
Oh yes, you can add any additive you like to this recipe❣️
@@EllenRuthSoap thank you SO much for replying
Hi Ellen! Since there is a steep water discount and they are hard in a day, does that decrease the cure time? Is 4-6 weeks enough time?
Thank you for all your wonderful videos! You inspire me!!
Even with the steep water discount, I like to cure them 6+ months, but you can use them after a regular cure time...
@@EllenRuthSoap Thank you Ellen!❤
Hi from Mexico 🎉🎉🎉So for this batch did you end up using 10, 11 or 12 oz of 💦 water? Kindly this would help me out & thank you for posting this video!!!
Any of those is fine, I tend towards lower water amounts.
@@EllenRuthSoap So the lower water amount makes the soap cure quicker? But then how long is the cure time? Kindly thanks for your reply.
hi I am sorry to ask another question but Im a bit worried about those saying castille soap can grow mold and spoil,- have you found this ? Do you need to refrigerate it if you dont have a cool place in the summer months - THANK you so much I googled n could not find a reliable answer - thank you so much again for your time
If the proper ratio of oils & lye are used, there will be no issues with spoiling. It only gets better with age.
thank you so much for takng the time to reply
Dera Ellen,
Does this soap have a scent ?
If no scent is added, it has a gentle "soapy" smell.
Are there only certain oils you can do 100% with? I'd love to try a full macadamia or pumpkin seed oil soap.
If you add sugar to the lye, how much do you suggest?
I'd love to color this with beet powder or Red Moroccan Clay.
Some oils don't make a great 100% bar... I'd suggest trying a small test batch to see how you like them
Hi thank u for the video. I have a question. I noticed that you have to use sodium hydroxide to get it to harden etc. Can the sodium hydroxide be harsh on the skin even if its just the additive in the olive oil soap bars you have made? Is there an alternative other than the lye? Can you make the bars without the lye? Thank u ❤
You can’t make soap without lye, but if you’re using a proper recipe, all the lye is saponified with the oils making a nice gentle pH.
@@EllenRuthSoap I see, thank you so much for the help !
Your soap is so beautiful. Is it possible to make a 100% coconut oil soap?
Yes 👍 I have a couple of videos on that
@@EllenRuthSoap Ok great. Thank you so much for responding. I love your channel 😍
What’s a water discount ? Do you get a firmer bar with more or less water?
I prefer to work with a water discount, it makes a firmer unmolding ...
What brand of olive oil do you use?
I use several different brands, like Costco, Sam's or Soapers Choice
Can I replace lye with borax/soda ash?
No, you must use sodium hydroxide to make this soap
What is a "water discount"?
It's reducing the water portion of the formula.
Hi Ellen. My olive oil soap seems to always be crumbly along the bottom edges. The last batch I made (cold process) had sodium lactate and I'm thinking if I leave the sodium lactate out, it might help with the crumbly look. What do you or anyone else, for that matter, think?
Yes, leaving it out might help.
Yes, S Lactate does make my soap crumbly but just use less and it should be ok.
I notice you don't seem to mention heating your oil or waiting for your lye & oils to be near the same temperature. Is this not necessary as long as your oils are liquified?
I like to soap when the oils and lye are close, but I'm not too strict with it. I usually soap around 80 degrees.
Where can I get my own personalized stamp?
There's a link in the description box.
Question can you add cane sugar in with this soap to make it lather more? Snot soap hehehehehehehe.
🤣 yes, you could definitely add sugar to the lye 😉
Thank you, are these measured by weight?
Yes, I weigh them after the cure time.
@@EllenRuthSoap thank you for replying! That’s what i thought. I forgot to ask my 2nd question about the first 24hrs…do you cover the mold with towels? Or just in the mold with no cover.
@@lovnbnhome I do put a blanket over my molds
I would like to make this soap, but can anyone tell me what is lye? And if you have do dissolve it in the water?
I strongly recommend researching cold process soap making before you begin soaping. Lye is a caustic material, and you need to be very careful when using it.
@@EllenRuthSoap thank you!
Eu gostaria de adquirir essa receita em português. Não entendo sua fala
Google has a fabulous translation function 👍
What scent percentage do you use?
I follow the manufacturers suggested usage rate, which is usually 5%. But I always double check.
تسلم ايديك حبيبتي متابعتك من مصر بستفيد من فيديوهاتك بس ليه سؤال ليه الترجمه العربيه مش مفعله وارجو كتابه المقادير بالجرامات
Thanks for watching, I just added the subtitles for you
@@EllenRuthSoap Thanks سيدتى الجميله
@@EllenRuthSoap طب والجرامات ههه
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What is fat content? I tried to find your description box, I’m not finding the info.
I do a 5% super fat.
@@EllenRuthSoap would you tell me what is a super fat? I’m going to make the Castile soap with olive oil but I don’t know what is the fat.
@@EllenRuthSoap is a super fat the oils?could you tell me what is EVOO?
Mine is not Castile anymore, i add 5% Castor oil and i use beer as my liquid, thats it! I actually like a cross between a cream cleanser and a light foaming cleanser. Love this for my face. But for my body i need bubbles!
Those sound like fabulous additions❣️
@@EllenRuthSoapThank you. I am trying to find a good formula. I Add sugar if I don’t add castor. I will make a true one when i get more oil!
Are you on any other platforms with your videos? You tube is almost unusable. Very long load times...especially for their ads.
I'm on instagram, there's a link bellow😉
Tea tree is highly allergic to sensitive skin.
That is true, I am not able to tolerate the smell of tea tree oil. Cooling essential oils is best for sensitive skin.
Interesting how hard it was 24 hours later with 10% superfat.
It was very hard😉
Βαλτε υποτιτλους🙂🙂
I'll add Greek to the sub list😉
@@EllenRuthSoap ευχαριστωωωωωω❤❤❤❤❤
Why u talk too much
I love to chat, and most folks like it.
I personally love to hear her chat. She's giving us so much great content and information I don't even realize how long she's talking. She's the only UA-camr I can do that with. This is her channel and she can do what she'd like with it.
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