Staying clean and organised when soaping. Don't be a messy soaper. Cold process soap making tutorial
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- This video goes through how I stay clean and organised whilst making soap. With lots of hints and tips that may help you out of you find you get in a mess when soaping.
Soaping should be a pleasurable experience, letting yourself get into a mess just creates stress and stops your pours from being enjoyable. So try to just take a few minutes to keep on top of the chaos rather than just diving into the pour when you're surrounded by clutter.
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Although my cold process soap making tutorials are of a tutorial nature, they are intended for people who have a good understanding of making cold process soap. The information given is based on what works for me, however, there are lots of variables associated with cold process soap making and I therefore, take no responsibility for the results achieved when using the techniques or methods explained in these tutorials. Cold process soap involves the necessary use of sodium Hydroxide (lye) which is a very dangerous substance. Before attempting and cold process soap making you should ensure you are fully aware of the lye safety procedures and always wear the correct safety equipment when making soap.
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Hi Everyone, something different today. I've been asked for a video on this by quite a few people, so I thought as we had an extra soapmaking video during the week that today would be a good opportunity. I hope you find some tips that may be helpful.
Hi Lisa ..... I really enjoyed this video, so different and interesting. I am very much the same, everything to hand and ready to go. Made me feel better because I am quite pedantic about tidiness while working lol, I am sure many are the same. Really good of you to open your home up to show us your working routine.....and the soap was gorgeous too. Take care and thanks again 💐
I began soapmaking as a perfect messer, but since I saw your first video about cleaning..I organised myself. Actually, I have the stuff, just like you in containers, all together and I clean up and range everything before actually pouring the soap... best way not to forget .. like the fragance...
I just add a newspaper on my working zone..
Thank you for the great video again.. you are the person who taught me the most about soapmaking... and I share your videos all the time on fb soapmaking pages.
Maybe you could explain how and why fragrances or even just the lye can change sometimes the colours of micas.. ( my beautiful landscape soap has a sandcoloured sky... wIth a very very intense blue mica... )
Thank you for being so generous with your skills
Love that you share detail where possible, so thoughtful and definately helpful and makes me think its so possible to keep it all tidy and managable
"I had an itchy nose all the way through this video" lol. You really are the most organized soaper I know.
That can be so annoying along with an aching back. However, I will not stop soaping!
He, he, thanks Karen. I was watching it back and just kept seeing me rubbing my nose and I remembered the whole itchy nose thing I had going on. Oh and I'm a bit of an organisation freak, you should see inside my cupboards (give me some sort of pot, tub or storage item and I'm all excited)
Gosh backs can be the worst, take care of yourself.
"manic stick blending" gave me a chuckle
Me too
He, he, always good to have a giggle
You are such a sweet person and so willing to share your skills and talents... thank you!
That's so kind of you to say Kathleen, thank you so much 😊
I can't express to you how happy I am that you posted this video when you did! I'm attempting to make soap (and candles!) for the first time this weekend and I've definitely been overthinking things and causing unnecessary anxiety. This video has given me the extra boost of confidence that I needed! My husbands thanks you too 😂 Also, I absolutely love your kitchen and kitties!
AW, thanks so much Abby, ooh good luck this weekend. Remember , breath, relax and enjoy it and then you have to cope with waiting until you can cut your soap - that's so hard
I appreciate you doing this video. Yes, it is because most of us love seeing the cut soap.💜💜💜
Thank JoAnn, oh gosh could you imagine just leaving it in the mould, don't you hate it when videos end like that
Yea... I was thinking the same thing! 🤣🤣🤣 I was like, I hope Lisa shows the cut soap.
I quite enjoy your kitchen colors. It looks like a happy, cheerful place to be and make soap!
Thank you so much, we deliberately went for a nice bright green to make it nice and cheery
I agree Melinda the colours are fun and bright just like Lisa x
This was great to see! Soap making behind the scenes 😊
I think that master batching is what make it look easier to me : when you didn’t end up with 7 jugs to wash up. I always imagined huge massive containers for mater batching, when you pulled them from your closet I was really surprised.
I do think masterbatching can help, but there's no reason to get in a mess when you don't, just stop after melting your oils and clear up before you move on. I do have a bigger tub of masterbatch oils, that's my 'working' tub that I pour some into. I make up 10kg of oils at a time. I do have a video about 'Small scale masterbatching' here ua-cam.com/video/vCTNIt56Hbw/v-deo.html
I have been a soap maker for 20 years now and I am finally lucky enough to have a small soap cottage. It is only a 10 by 10 shed, but I am excited to finally have a space all to myself and to get it all fixed up. It is a work in progress and has no sink or running water and never will. So I kind of work in the reverse of you. LOL!!! I have all my soaping things right where I need them, but have to put all my dirty dishes into a basket and take them into the house to wash them and then tote them back out to put them away. I always take a small bucket of hot, soapy water out with me and clean all my counters and stove top etc. before I start then go over it with alcohol. Being that I have no running water, I cover my counter with a large towel to work on and that way the mess gets on the towel and not the counter, which saves me some cleaning up. I can then just wash the towel with the cloths I use to clean my soap equipment with. I have fibromyalgia and all of this makes soaping so much easier for me. Cleaning all your soap equipment off before washing it makes washing a breeze and it is far easier for me to run a load of laundry in the washer that to stand a scrub soap pots. I hope to soon get up the nerve to make a video of tips for soaping with a chronic illness or physical limitations.
Ooh a separate work space does sound lovely. I have thought about it, and hopefully one day. Ooh it does sound hard work without the water, but you do sound well organised. Do try making a video that sounds really useful, as well as the hints and tips, just inspiring people to have a go.
I love you for making this video! I’m a natural slob that hates disorganization, and need help!!
He, he, we all have an inner slob somewhere, the just need squashing a bit, you don't need to be perfect, so just a little pause every now and again and a look round, can stop the disaster piling up
Same for me! This IS helping! Thank you!
A lot of people already said thank you, but I want to say it again: Thank you for this very honest and helpful video!
AW, thank you so much Jona, I'm so pleased you found it helpful
I just wanted to tell you how much your cleanup ideas have helped me. Cleaning with microfiber before washing has not only been safer for our septic, but it has been a tremendous time saver. I don't mind washing dishes, but have terrific back pain and yet I love to make soap. These methods make it so I don't have to stand over a sink as long. I sure hope I haven't sent too much grease down the drain already! I never thought about the soap saponifying on the microfiber! Thank you again!!! Saddle Creek Artisan Soaps on FB shows what I am working on. You are an amazing teacher!
Hey Debbie, it makes such a huge difference doesn't it. I'm so pleased you found the video useful
I love how your cats eyes match your cabinets.
Ooh yes, brilliant green cat eyes :-)
Hello, I'm a Newby to soap making. I've only watched my 4-H kids make soap worth an instructor. I haven't made soap yet. I have been wanting to make goat milk soap since last Jan. I'm slowly collecting the items I need. I love your videos and often thought of commenting but don't typically comment on other videos.
I do want to tell you that I love this video. I love a lot of your videos but this one especially. It's raw and real. I appreciate that. Thank you. ❤️
You are so sweet. Lol. You actually have organized cupboard's. You have to be one of the most informative teacher out here. Your easy to follow, and you don't hurry over the details. I love these videos. Thank you!!❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much Danielle, ooh yes I am a bit of an organisation freak
Hi Lisa, just watched this video, thank you so much for all the tips! Even though I am borderline OCD with most things, I can get sometimes into a mess while soaping. As you say, planning is key and that is my problem as I forget bits and bobs and don't always plan well enough ahead. Hope to get better with time 😊🙏🏼❤️
Hey Mag, ooh yes we can always forget things and then you need them at a crucial moment and before you know it you're in a mess. If it's only now and again then just go with it, we all do it :-)
Thank you! Never thought I would enjoy a cleaning up video but I did!! I am a bit of a neat freak myself. I don’t think so but my family thinks I am. I soap like you. First started in my kitchen by than added a large shop onto the house but organization is important. I think it keeps mistakes at a minimum. Love the doggie soap ❤️
Thanks so much Jo-Ann, one day I may get a special space, but think that will involve moving house. I have already taken over our spare bedroom as a mould making, 3D printing and order packing room :-)
Thank you for your generosity in sharing the behind the scenes of your method/tips of soap making.
Hi kathy sanchez thank you so much for your very kind comment 😊
I still have so much more to learn from you...😊
So nice of you, hopefully I can keep giving you lots of hints and tips
Love the subway tiles on the walls behind you!
Excellent 🤗
Hi Jackie thank you so much 😊
I just love your video. I think it's because you make it so real. When you were going to measure out your fragrance - went back to your table, because "you forgot the number" I loved that (I do that constantly). And also at the end when you take off your goggles and say "oh hello". Thanks for being you, a delightful person!
Hello again Linda it's always lovely to see you, so pleased you liked the video, and thanks so much for popping by, oh gosh, yes so many times. go and have a look, go to the scales - doh not concentrating, go back again
Thank you!!! From a new soaper…I’m so grateful!
Thanks so much 💛
I very much appreciated seeing how you organize and your work flow. I always did wonder what the rest of the work space looked like when I watch soaping videos. You have given me some good guides for myself.
Organisation is my middle name! 😄
Most of the helpful advice given here about soap making would be well applied to other areas in life as well! Thank you for sharing your insights, Lisa! And thank you for sharing the final cut. That would have been bothersome. 🙃
Thank you so much, I'm so pleased you enjoyed it Ann, ooh yes could you imagine. I think we all get frustrated when videos end in the mould!
I love your methodology here. I also try most of these techniques too! I’m going to try to implement more. I do too much on the fly. It goes so much smoother if I’m planned out very precisely before I start. Learned the hard way :)
AW thanks Shelley, yes sometimes it can be difficult not to just dive right in, but a little bit of planning does help
Thank you for this video, very informative!! Also .. the way your cat turns to look at you is the very cutest thing I’ve seen!! 😻
Thank you so much Misty Todd, that's very kind of you.
This video is just how I prepare to soap. I clean up right after, allow everything to air dry, sanitize and pack away lol. Being tidy makes it easier to work.
Yes it certainly does, doesn't it
I use your method of wiping the jugs etc with a microfibre cloth, it’s changed a horrible chore into a reasonable chore lol 🤪❤️
I'm so pleased, it makes such a massive difference doesn't it
This woman is amazingly creative❤
Thanks a lot! 😊😍
I've been meaning to watch for ages and today after making my 5th soap and had made a huge mess I knew had to come watch. I definitely need to practice some of this 😆 mines organised chaos
Oh goodness me 5 soaps of pots - have fun with that :-)
I absolutely loved this video Lisa!
Thanks for sharing, practical information! 💕
That's so kind of you to say Leah Monica, thank you so much 😊
What a great video! People have made a bit of fun at my method to have things laid out, prepped and ready to go in the order I will use them. Clean as I go so even the washing up isn’t onerous. Loved your idea of having a good size towel to use through out and then it can be machine washed the next day (you shared that idea in a different video “Brilliant!). Thank you for sharing this-I’ve seen a couple more ideas and bet they will make my soaping even more fun. Big ps-your kitchen feels so open and filled with light-what a purrrfect place to create! And I love the guest appearances of your kitty❤️❤️❤️
Hi Jayne, thank you so much. Yes I think sometimes people can be in such a rush to get going and then it all gets in a mess and people get stressed. I find a little planning up front makes to wholes thing so much more relaxing.
Thank you from the bottom of my messy heart.
Thanks a lot Ruth Cowden, ooh maybe you can get a little tidier with some of the tip (that's if you want to)
I truly enjoyed this video. You are very welcoming and I love that you were willing to do this for everyone. The soap is beautiful.
Thank you so much, I'm so pleased you enjoyed it :-)
I am a Spanish speaker and never undertood your accent English, I do speak fluent English thou but for a reason your Accent does not bother me, I love it (first time every) I think is your pitch of voice, very calm, very instructive and very kind. Thank you for teaching all your techniques, I love ALL YOUR VIDEOS, I'LL be watching and taking notes from ALL thank you so much!!! I have a problem!!! Cannot follow directions (since little from nothing, from no one) I made 3 soaps without following directions, so far so good. Made soaps from foraged mushrooms and wild plants plus plus plus I just like to go EXTREME on everything I do (VERY funny) but will follow your directions though! Love your working space. I personally, have to have A LOT ROOM like you and lucky I do. I do clean with straight bleach!!!
Thank you so much. I'm so pleased you can understand me. Experimenting is great, do make sure you are using a lye calculator or calculating your lye correctly from SAP values though (only saying this as you say you're not following directions)
I really found this helpful. Seeing you also work in your kitchen, store items around your home which is what I have to do though less counter space. I will now use microfibres to wipe down etc I too hate using paper towels and the current chux cloths as also more disposable trying to stay organised during the making is where I can do better. So thank you I’ve got a better idea on how to do that now.
Hi Lisa! Thanks for the tips and tricks! I love the baskets idea. I do try to get everything put out on my work tables ie: mica etc and try to be organized, but I did learn about your micro fibre cloths for wiping! I have many of them, but usually use them for wiping up messes. I don't have much of a steady hand. I love the soap design as well. xo
Thanks so much Sharon
Thanks for sharing this. I'm always interested in seeing how others set up and make their soaps. I picked up several very useful tips. Love how bright and cheerful your kitchen is!
Thank you so much, I'm so pleased you enjoyed it :-)
Lisa I loved this video as I am not the most organized soaper and your information is really helpful! Great Video!
Thank you so much Leslie , I'm so pleased you found the video helpful, it makes it worthwhile making videos when people benefit from them. Stay safe and well :-)
Thank you! for this video! It was helpful! Also, the washing up video was wonderful! It was the only one I have seen and addressed my needs of needing to clean up immediately after soaping. You are an inspiration!
AW that's lovely to hear, thank you so much Kim Gardner, and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment for me 😊
Thanks for welcoming us into your home ... I should have put the kettle on and made a cup of tea 🤣🤣.. love the puddy tat ... thanks Lisa 🌈🌈🧼🧼🧼🐝🐝❣️
Hello again Teresa it's always lovely to see you, so pleased you liked the video, and thanks so much for popping by
I love your kitchen and the colors!
Thank you
😆 😆 okay NIW I get the manic stick blending.. Ahhh haha.. I haven't laughed that hard since yesterday.. Lol
He, he, so pleased I gave you a giggle
I absolutely love love your kitchen Lisa!
Thanks so much Karol, I love it too, we've just actually (yesterday) changing all the doors as these ones were vinyl wrapped and some of them were cracking and the wrap coming off, so we now how beautiful new smooth gloss doors - still in nice bright lime green.
Thank you for sharing great ideas with laundry basket. I'm so disorganized 😏🥸
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you Lisa. Xx I found your explanation and demonstration sooo useful. I am such a messy soaper. It gets me very overwhelmed whenever I've finished soaping. I will certainly take your advice in preparing my items and clean up as I go. You're so kind to share all your tips and tricks.
PS. Your cat is so gorgeous when she looked up at you when you speak to her. My ragdoll Mia is such an independent aloof little lady. I get ignored unless I have food to offer. Thank you again.
Hi Angel, I'm so pleased you found it helpful. Suter loves a bit of attention, I think she was wondering who on earth I was talking to
A very useful Video, thanks a lot. I am using the microfiber cloth trick, since I saw your cleaning up Video! Now, there's a lot more to organize and improve soaping.
Its always a joy to see your Videos, youre such a nice lady!
AW that's lovely to hear, thank you so much Andrea , and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment for me 😊
Love your kitchen and process. I still working on being organized. Lol I prepped similar to you last time I made bath bombs. I still had a cyclone work area at the end. So I still ended up with a tiny little work space surrounded by disorganized stations. But I will get there. You are such an inspiration. Jeannie R PS. My first CP soap I made a version of your ombré salt soap. I am on my 8th week of cure but I tested it last week it is amazing. My 2nd soap that day was a recipe I created by watching your videos and using soap calc to make sure the recipe was safe and had the properties I wanted. I love it. I think I was lucky and it will be my main recipe. My only change will be increased super fat. It is so creamy and lather is amazing. Thank you so much for you amazing instructional videos.
You sound like you are doing so well, and I'm so proud that I've been able to help you out a little bit. The tidying is tricky, you do have to stop every now and again and just have a look around, otherwise you suddenly look up and think 'Goodness me who the heck got ALL my stuff out and put it all over the kitchen :-) )
Hi Lisa, thanks for the video , lots of very useful tips there. I have a very small kitchen so it easily looks messy and disorganised if I’m not careful, which in turn gives me a muddled head ha ha ha. I was soaping yesterday and it took me ages to find where I’d put a particular ingredient. I’ll definitely put into practice how to organise my equipment etc. I love the Perspex mould by the way.
AW that's lovely to hear, thank you so much Pamela, I hoipe it helps a bit, and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment for me 😊
Oh wow you have a lot of surface area! I have a small table and that's all. Sometimes I pull out a chair to set things on until I need them. I like your baskets idea!
Oh no, that does sound tricky, yes I am lucky with the space in my kitchen
Love the basket idea, my situation is similar but you are better organized, I will get there when I retire lol
Thanks so much Pamela
Fantastic!! I learned a lot today!! Thank you VERY much. Lots of good advice that did NOT fall on deaf ears..I always try to be tidy but I can do a lot better, and I will. Thank you for making this video. It is very helpful to me. mary
Thank you so much me flagg, I'm so pleased you found the video helpful, it makes it worthwhile making videos when people benefit from them. Stay safe and well :-)
@@IDreamInSoap You are very welcome. I have been soaping for a long time and always enjoy watching video's that people make that really know what they are doing. You are one of the few I look forward to seeing your next video. I do try to keep organized but am going to my soapy room today to make it better. Thank you. You stay safe and well also :-)
I admit I am not the neatest soaper, lol. I could really take some tips from this. You have such a pleasant, bubbly demeanor! 🙂
Thank you so much Levana Soaps, that's very kind of you.
Great tips. Lovely soap!!!
Hi Ange Forster thank you so much for your very kind comment 😊
Extremely organized and efficient. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Lucretia Smith-Armstrong I'm so pleased you enjoyed it, it's so lovely to know that people like watching my videos
Great helpful video, Lisa. Love your kitchen. Very tidy and the green is very fresh. I confess when I started soaping 2 months ago the mess I made was horrendous. Now I'm much better and have followed your tips re wiping out the soap containers etc. You definitely have a gift for soaping and staying clean into the bargain. Thanks. Iris😊
Hey Iris, it's funny isn't it, you can suddenly turn around and think, well who the heck just got ALL my stuff out and scattered it everywhere
@@IDreamInSoap And then you think, "Now, who the heck is going to clean all this up!" lol 😂
Hey Lisa,
A very interesting video....i must be more organised. Still i am a messy soaper🤣
I am very happy to see one of your cats
Have a nice sunday and happy soaping.
Hey, lovely to see you again. If you're happy the way you are, just go with it, if you want to stop being messy then hopefully this will give you a bit of help. Suter says Hi
@@IDreamInSoap ...hey, Lisa,
I will be an organised soaper, so your tips are very helpful. Thank you very much. I wish you a happy "Nikolaustag" ( i dont know if you knew something like that in great britain???Santa claus day?? He is bringing some goodies at night.. but only to the brave childs🤣
What a great for the behind the scenes sneak peek! Love your little helper as well! Another informative and enjoyable video! Thanks Lisa!
Hello again Beck it's always lovely to see you, so pleased you liked the video, and thanks so much for popping by
I started with baskets...ingredients in one, equipment in the other. Then I bought a rolling kitchen island, then a shelf to go above the cart for my colorants, the a second shelf for my scents. Then a multi-shelf unit in the garage to store bulk ingredients and cure soaps. And a pantry rack on the garage wall to store packaged soaps. But I’m good for right now, especially since I started master batching after watching your. video several times. Admittedly on a slightly larger scale...640 oz of oils/butters and 2 gals of ready-to-use Lye Solution. I also have a spread sheet on my wall that lists all my molds and how many ounces of oils/butter and Lye Solution I need to fill them.
When I want to make soap, I still print out a recipe and I’ll write the name, color(s), scent, technique. I note the mold I’m using and the amounts I need from my spreadsheet and I pin it to the wall. I then wipe down my surfaces, pull out my containers, additives and scale. Then I put on my apron and gloves, measure out my oils/butter and pop them in the microwave. Then colors and scents. And then I put on my safety glasses and pour my lye. Then I make my soap, pop it in the mold, and put it in the garage. Then I wipe up my equipment with my lovely microfiber towels and start on the next batch. With the towels, I can use the same containers and spatulas over and over again. When I’m done making soap and everything is wiped up, I fill the sink with water, wash my equipment, wash my towels and then put everything away. Final wipe of my island and counters and I throw my towels in with a load of laundry.
He, he, well look at you, you sound super organised. It does sound like a lot of work, but I'm sure you agree, every time you look at your spreadsheet and know exactly how much oil you need and where everything is, it makes it so much nicer
Such a fantastic video, thank you so much !!!
You are so welcome, Thank you Lucy
I thought it was your kitty soap, the one that made me fall in love with that embed. But actually just the same except with a dog embed. Thank you for sharing your organization plan and nice to see your kitty girl.
Yes, it's the dog version of the kitty soap, the kitty still gets kept in stock, it does seem to be a big favorite. In fact, my 1st job today is making a new batch. I was up at 2am extruding stars :-)
Love the cute cat! My two fluff balls are also very curious - from a safe distance, when dealing with smelly stuff like soap and shampoo. I have a plastic shopping basket I use to gather my soap ingredients. It really feels like shopping in my own pantry, but without the inconvenience of paying for it. ;)
I know just what you mean, I love going round and picking out my things :-)
lisa, what a great way to explain, by video. Brilliant idea. 👍👍
Thanks so much! Carrie 😊
Thanks for sharing your process. You are so organized! I'm going to try the microfibre cloths to wipe everything down.
Hi FlyGirlHoney thank you so much for your very kind comment 😊
You are so much cleaner than I am. You might as well call me chaos. Now I do plan and do as much as I can in advance but even so, its a mess.
A bit of mess isn't to bad, but try not to let it get so that it's disrupting your actual soap pour, having a bit of space and order makes a pour so much nicer and easier to cope if something starts to go wrong. Just pause every now and again and have a little tidy up.
What a fantastic video! I envy your organization skills! Life goals! ❤️🥰
AW, thanks you so much. I am a bit of an organisation nerd
I love your kitchen!! ❤️ I'm so messy when making soap, I'll try your technique 😊 thank you so much for sharing 🙌
Thank you Karla, I hope it goes well, just remember little pauses to stop and get things tidy, then off you go again
I will ❤️😊
Hiiiii, I love this video. Your kitchen and work space is beautiful
Aw, thanks so much Linda, we wanted something nice and bright :-)
You’re welcome 😊
Great video.. So helpful and informative .Thank you for sharing!☺☻
Thank you so much, I'm so pleased you enjoyed it :-)
I really loved this video to see all your work space and storage spots and the way you keep things together. This was extremely entertaining... And useful! It was a cute surprise to see your cat suddenly pop out to say hello 💕 You have a lovely kitchen. Wonderful countertop space. Did it come in green and white when you got it or did you remodel it to be green and white? It looks like you keep with the theme either way 💚 I also enjoy your little humor you add to the videos through the text and whatnot. Thank you for making this video, Lisa, it was really insightful in many ways. Well done!
AW, thanks a lot Shonna. We did the kitchen ourselves it was one of the 1st things we changed when we bought the house, it had one of those very standard kitchens with the brown wooded doors and the little square tiles. It was surprisingly hard to get the colour we wanted as any kitchen suppliers just gave us a funny look, so we ended up having to get the doors custom made. So pleased you enjoyed it.
You are an angel. Thank you very much
Hi Debs thank you so much for your very kind comment 😊
That was so helpful! Thank you Lisa!
Thank you so much, I'm so pleased you enjoyed it :-)
I knew someone as especial as you, had to have a pretty kitty cat 🐈
AW, thank you so much. I'm so luck to have my two wonderful girls
Thank you, thank you, thank you for this excellent video!!!
Thank you so much Jane , that's very kind of you.
Thank you for this video, Lisa! I found this very helpful.
AW that's lovely to hear, thank you so much Sarah, and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment for me 😊
Thank you for sharing this with us!
My pleasure, thanks Emily
OMGoodness, Lisa! I don't have a soap room, either. I had a sort half wall between my kitchen and livingroom and hubby and I located some base cabinets that match ours. Same countertop and we installed ourselves. This is my work area. About 6 feet long. I am a Virgo and slightly OCD in cleanliness and organization. I, like you, put boiling water in used container, after wipedown. I wipe down everything before cleaning them. Cringe at the thought of those oils or any batter going down the plumbing. My son went to college for water treatment and had told me about the gray water treatment phase and the horrors that part involved. Awful, how much grease is put down plumbing and the clogging along the way, it causes. Anyway, sorry about rambling on. I got my package. Thank You! Cheers and Blessings 💕
Hey Cheryl, ooh yes oily water. I hate the thought of that going down the sink. Ooh so pleased your package arrived safely :-)
Thank you for this video, Lisa. It's so helpful. I just moved form a larger home to a tiny little one and i'm going to also gather up my supplies form various places and a laundry basket is such a good idea!
Also, can you please tell me what your clear mold is made of? I am hoping to find one in Canada.
Thanks so much Tracy. My mould is made from Acrylic. I got it from Custom Craft tools
Great Idea Lisa...great Video..
I can't believe you can fit all your your supplies in two baskets!! I have a 9 hole cubby with drawers then I keep my soaps curing on racks in my studio.. And my butters and oils in the studio..
I do have my oils etc in another cupboard, my bulk supplies :-)
What a brilliant idea for the video 😊👍
Glad you liked it, thank you
Hi, really enjoying your videos so far! Wonderfully educational. I've just made my first batch of Bastille soap. After a week of curing it appears to be sweating. Our house has a humidity level of about 20% and I wouldn't think this would cause my soap to sweat. Do you have a video that's talks about why this happens?? Didn't think I saw one but wasn't sure x
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Thank you so much צילה חסוי, and welcome, I'm so pleased you found my channel. I hope you enjoy my videos 😊
It’s great to know
When you say everything is cleaned up and stored within 10min after making the soap, I have this img in my mind of my huge pile of dirty soap dishes that has been waiting for weeks on my top shelf for me to acknowledge its presence. Buuuut it looks at me, and I look back at it and chuckle as I walk away... This could be why I make 1 soap per month lol...
He, he that made me giggle. I'm a bit of a do it now type girl, but know what you mean, if for some reason I do go and do something else before clearing up, it's rubbish to have to go back to it
Well okay...this clumsy soaper is going to get super-soaper organized just like you. I like the basket method and mixing oils and kinds of butter ahead of time. How much of a batch do you make of oils and lye solution? I make 2-3000 gr at a time so maybe it's not worth it for me. I often measure out my oils and kinds of butter and lye solution the night before I put it all together to saponify. Working two time periods helps my back from hurting and getting too tired and both are at room temperature to get started. Wiping containers down seems good, but I'm always racing against time before the soap seizes and getting in all the special ingredients before I pour. Thank you for all your ideas.
Hi Jane, I'm so pleased you found it useful, backs can be literally a pain to cope with. I think with your size batches a masterbatch may just be too much for your back. I wonder if you could try other things like soaping cooler or less blending to give you a little more time and less stress whilst soaping
@@IDreamInSoap Leaving it overnight helps to make my batch cooler but I think I over blend. I have to stop at the first sign of trace. Thank you again. And Merry Christmas!
Great Video! thanx !
Hi Silvana Filippi thank you so much for your very kind comment 😊
I'm not quite this organized, partly because I don't have a consistent work space - dining table, kitchen counter, hubby's wood working bench...I do keep a tote next to me for all of my dirty stuff to go into, I have rags and paper towels nearby, and I have everything measured out in jars and containers laid out in the order I need to use it asking with my plans with all sorts of notes. This is mostly because I'm such a scatter brained person (or maybe due to being pregnant while I was learning, she's 3 weeks old now but I still have pregnancy brain lol). I've found my designs go a lot better and clean up isn't terrible if I do this. I have left things in the tote and scraped the bowls even more and add them to my shreds.
Hopefully we can move into a bigger place soon so I can declare a specific space to be mine for supplies and the making of... And a proper cutter as I'm just horrible at cutting 😂
YOu sound pretty organised to me. limited space can make it more difficult I agree
@@IDreamInSoap Thank you, I don't feel organized when I do it but it has been working alright. It's when my designs move faster than I do that I begin to stress :) I did start posting to an Instagram though
ooh kitty!!! I love your channel even more now!
Oh thank you :-)
i love the soap swatch idea. how did you make them? i love this video, so helpful.
HI Lisa, here's a video showing how I make the colours :-) ua-cam.com/video/deW-i9lhsJw/v-deo.html
I soap like you! I cook & bake the same way too...I like everything near me and clean up as I go! Lol The only major differences for me is that unless it’s a really intricate design where I need to be very specific the plan is just in my head and my soap supply shelves/cupboards are above, below and directly behind my workspace. :D
That sounds great, unfortunately I just don't have room in my kitchen for my soap things.
Thank you!
Hope you found it useful :-)
@@IDreamInSoap Yes. I watch a soapmaker that says she leaves her items so the soap saponifies on the items before she cleans them. I actually fibd that more difficult to clean. I appreciate your technique. 😊
Hi, Lisa! Absolutely love your videos, this one in particular. Can you tell me more about the bracket your hubby is "tolerating" at 6:25? I have a super -tiny, triangle-shaped (?!?!) that I'm trying to shoot cooking videos in. Something like this would be a huge help!! Thank you!
Hi Jane, it's a camera bracket, but to be honest it's not that great as it doesn't support my camera that well. I have had to modify it and strengthen it so that it works
@@IDreamInSoap thanks for getting back to me. My search will continue!
Hi Lisa, Thank you for the video . it helps ..
Your acrylic mould doesn’t need a liner or freezer paper ?
No I don't line mine, but I do always use sodium lactate at a rate of 1tsp per pound of oils
I wonder what your favourite colour could be... or perhaps you moved into a house with a green kitchen and just ran with it? Thanks for sharing!!
He, he, well I am rather keen on lime, my favourite colour is actual teal / aqua. We did the kitchen ourselves, so yes it was our choice. In fact it's getting a bit old now, so we're just in the process of getting all new cupboard doors. It's staying lime green though
@@IDreamInSoap i like the colourscheme :D
:) good one ! I always like to see the behind the curtains sort of speak :) But Lisa, I wonder. How is it that you can soap in your kitchen and still be able to sell your soaps ? Here in France, I have to set up a laboratory and write a huge manual on the process of everything to do with the soapery, have every inch zoned out.... It's a real pain in the butt !!! I thought the UK had to do it all the same until now at least ? isn't it part of the EU regulations ? Just inquiring bcz genuinely curious I don't know at all how it is in the UK now with brexit and even before...
HI, Luckily for us in the UK we do not have to have a separate room like you do. We are allowed to soap in our kitchens as long as our soaping activity is carried out at a different time to anything else, so no quickly cooking dinner whilst your waiting for layers to set up.. We still have to have GMP files, batch logs, PIFs for everything and of course cosmetic assessments and that always seems a lot but I do feel lucky we have a little more flexibility that you guys do.
@@IDreamInSoap it wld be great if we could do that too ! :) it costs an arm and a leg, to have everything in complience here 🤯🤗
Could you possibly do a tutorial on layered soaps. I’m very new to soaping so I’m not understanding how you let on layer set up without the rest of the batch also setting up. Do you make several smaller batches or do you make one batch and the layers set up faster because they’ve had the fragrance and colors mixed in?
Hi Tina, I do have a layered soap tutorial, it's here bit.ly/2HF4DwN best wishes.
Tytyty for this video.
Hi durinda au thank you so much for your very kind comment 😊
THANK YOU LISA I find I struggle with seeing those *"oh so fortunate soapers who have a dedicated space, free of animals, children and the like, that they can "organize" and know from one day to the next that *this* will be right there if they reach for it...or that will be right over here..🤷♀️🙃.😉
Ooh could you imagine, I have dreams of my own little soap space too, one day :-)
what is sodium lactate? is it absalutly needed in cp soaping or can cp be done without said sodium lactate? xxx