How to Make Cucumber & Aloe Vera Soap - Recipe Included
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
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In this week's Pantry Soap Making show, we will be sharing our tips on How to Make Cucumber & Aloe Vera Soap. It is scorching hot almost everywhere and we all could use something cooling in our lives, so we thought this cucumber and aloe vera version would be perfect for the season. We also have two other tips for how to use your pureed cucumbers and hope you enjoy them :D
CUCUMBER & ALOE VERA SOAP RECIPE
250g Olive Oil
150g Palm Oil (or Crisco or Crisp n dry)
100g Coconut Oil
75g Water
71g Sodium hydroxide (Caustic soda)
75g Pureed Cucumber
10g Aloe Vera Gel
(optional 15g fragrance or essential oil blend of your choice)
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Very informative and lucidly explained. Other just beat about the bush and they don't let know the proportion of ingredients. Really like it.
My dear friend across the water, Love it. Great ingredients, lovely job.
Looks refreshingly beautiful!…Thankyou for sharing, look forward to the next one.x
Thanks Carole, it's great to hear you enjoyed it :)
THANK YOU .. THANK YOU .
THANK YOU
You are welcome
Soap School trima kasih atas resepnya ,
Dengan di dukung teks bahasa Indonesia , jadi saya bisa memahami ,
Semoga sukses selalu ,,
Thank you for teaching me
Thanks mom for your receip.. I try
Thank you for this awesome tutorial! May I know what will be the colour of my soap if I were to use strawberry puree? Thank you in advance!
Hi May, glad you enjoyed my video. Strawberry pure sadly turns out a tan brown and not pink at all :(
@@SoapSchoolUK Thank you so so much, more than I can say!🙇🙇🙇🙏🙏🙏
Thank you sarah amazing job
Great video. What will the shelf life of a soap with fresh cucumber be?
I have some over 2 years old. The cucumber must be a pure liquid, no pulp or lumps
Madame Sarah I tried to register I thought you had an online teaching. If I can afford it, why not.
Hi Emily, You can find more about our online courses here soapschool.com/online-courses
Amazing
Should I subtract the total weight of the cucumber juice from the original water from the lye solution?
Hi Rianna, The recipe has already accounted for everything so does not need adjusting
Thank you very much for such a detailed video. My mold is 10 inches and I want to know how can I adjust the recipe for my 10 inch mold. Thank you
Fill it with water to find out how much it will hold and then resize your recipe using a free online calculator :)
@@SoapSchoolUK thank you
Te output was quite gud.. as it s a water reduction method hw far yu hav calculated the water n ( Aleo + cucumber) ratio?
Just reduce your water by the amount of puree being used. I keep it to 30% or less
Done..thank you for ur reply!!
it is not to much coconut oil ? i am a little bit affraid to use coconut oil - it make my skin dry..
Then I would choose a different recipe. We have many choices on our channel for you :)
What preservative should I add to the recipe
You do not need to add a preservative to bar soap
@@SoapSchoolUK what about preservatives for food products
@@crownclearwater3152 If you fully puree your fruits etc there is no issue and it will not be required.
hey Sarah, what would be shelf life of this soap as it have fresh aloe Vera and cucumber in it?
If the plant material is fully liquified it should be fine for 2 years +
Soap School
hey can you elaborate what does that plant material should be fully liquified means?
and thanks for replying
I am planning to do online course ...
can I do it from India
Take the aloe and cucumber and puree it really well. To make sure there are no lumps that could spoil or deteriorate, pass the puree through a sieve or a muslin cloth square etc. We work with students all over the world, you just need an internet connection for our online courses :)
Thanks for this amazing video Sarah! I am just wondering on how did you calculate this recipe? Water to Lye ratio? Just trying to understand how much water discount we did here..
I generally sf at 5%
🧡💛💜💚🩵🤍🩷🖤🩶💖❤🤎Thank you, Sarah
Made this soap and now using for my sensitive face. I feel my skin has tighthen and my skin exfoliate. Not sure how will it go, but hopefully it'll go wel
Want to remove palm oil from this recipe. Which oil do you suggest it would be?
I'm going to make your soaps, with another formula. But, You are my inspiration
I am so happy Marinetita. Glad you enjoy joining in :)
Good day Soap School, i admire your craft very much....seems so effortless . I have an issue, i made about 60 aloe vera soaps for a little sale, as a beginner. My issue is, it called for 16oz lye and 37oz liquid. I froze 27oz of aloe puree for the lye and kept back 10oz of puree (without lye combined) to pour in at lite trace.....was i wrong in doing that?? People's faces are burning from my soap, I'm disheartened. Thank you
Hey Judy, Whenever you look at making a recipe, ALWAYS run it through a SAP calculator to check the amount of lye. This is based on the amount of oils used. We have a video on UA-cam that shows you how to use a SAP calculator :)
Thank you so much for your response, i really appreciate it. So it's not unusual to reduce the liquids and make up for it later during trace? Again my dear....thank you.
Exactly :)
@@SoapSchoolUK thank you for all your time today. Take care now
Your water should have been the same # of oz as your lye, then make up the difference with your purée
That's another one on my to do list now .. thanks for sharing.
Could you post a photo of the side of the mold you use? I'd like to see if I can find one online from South Korea, but couldn't clearly make out the text.
There is no way to post a photo on UA-cam but this old link shows the item and dimensions :) www.ebay.com/itm/Loaf-Soap-Molds-Soap-Loaf-Molds-Silicone-Soap-Molds-Up-to-20oz-500g-/300583926984?nma=true&si=voQ9JqhvFVJ5LPPdwGrBvuBV3ts%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Thank you for sharing, such a lovely soap recipe. Can I double the recipe?
Absolutely Isobella
I have a question i get confused with how to measure the ingredients 😭😭 can you shed some light on this?
Hi Larissa, we use weights for everything so it is consistent and precise. Our recipes are always in grams but you can convert that into ounces if you prefer too
Mam if we are adding any fresh juices in soap making ...we have to add any preservations ?? And what is the expiry date of these kinda soaps
No you will not require a preservative for these and I add a best before date of 6 months
@@SoapSchoolUK ok thank you mam ❤️
I've made this the other day and was so looking forward to that smell of cuc. Now that it's done, not sure what it's gonna smell like once dry, but next time I'm leaving out the fresh cuc, cause mine turned out to be such a turn off, cant stand the smell, and don't understand it cause I've always loved cuc smell. I think it might be because of the skin, not sure
That's really interesting Jody. I don't always use the peel but I wanted the extra colour from it in this soap.
@@SoapSchoolUK I used so very little for the look to and it's got just a stench to it. I'm not giving up, they're always be another batch. I will get it right next time minus the peel
since the cucumber used is fresh, doesn't not the cucumber rotten after some time ؟
If you keep the amounts fairly low as we have you should not have any problems :)
What would be a good replacement for palm oil? I would like to find an alternative because even “sustainably sourced” palm oil, I learned, inadvertently destroys rainforests.
You could absolutely switch to a palm free recipe but you cannot simply switch something in the recipe. Each oil requires a different amount of sodium hydroxide to transform it into soap, the amounts would need to be recalculated.
@Kalifornia Sol I often use palm but I do buy responsibly sourced RSPO varieties. Palm ins in so many things that people do not realise including bio fuels, laundry detergents and even the whit lines painted on the roads etc.
Soap School Oh I see thank you for your response c:
Kalifornia Sol Change starts slow the more I learn the more I am able to avoid. I do think about everything I purchase to make the most responsible decision based on the knowledge I’ve been able to acquire at that given time.
Made cucumber purée from our abundant supply right now but strained it to get juice only! I should have reviewed the video prior and kept the whole thing. Love your videos! Thanks!!!
To this recipe Madame, the puree cucumber will less the actual distilled water to dilute the lye? Calculate the cucumber puree then add to distilled water?
Emily Calubayan we have included the purée as part of the total water amounts
@@SoapSchoolUK Thank you Madame
This is another one of my personal favorites. Could you do a pure aloe vera soap made from fresh aloe vera
🙏🌹🌹 do you teach me aloe Vera soap .I am Laxman
That's exactly what this video does :) . Hope you enjoy making aloe vera soap
Well explained and cleared...... Thanks for your sharing!!
Hi, where did you obtain your Aloe Vera Gel from? Thanks x
Thanks Sarah. I do have some that I purchased from JustaSoap its called Aloe Vera gel base. I am only asking as it does has other ingredients. As I am trying to make fully natural products I wasn't sure if this one would be acceptable. Thanks x
Thant's what I thought. Thank you Sarah, you have been great. xxx
Love it???? What size is your mold?
I use a 500g sized mould
Can we get the ingredients in U.S. It's please
Yes these are ingredients that are available in most countries
What healthy organic oil can I substitute for the palm oil? Thank you.
You cannot simply swap an oil, you would need to use a completely different recipe
I swap them using avocado oil but recounting them again using saponic calc with 5% superfatting. Turn absolutely amazing and i think i will using them in february i aging them in oktober.
I love those speckles and I wonder how the lather was....
The lather is really nice. Not too much bounce and not too creamy. What I call a medium density bubble :)
I always look forward to the alert that you posted another video. The batter looks SO delicious. What great tips too. I love cucumber in iced water and that would cut the ice out. No dogs though. Thank you Sarah for another wonderful video.
Thank you Sarah. You are so lovely.
Mam i just want to know why theres no preservative it is ok mam how long the soap can be use or life span
Use within a month is always better.
Solid soaps do not require a preservative, they have a high ph level. It will have a shelf life of at least 6 months even with the fruit or vegetable elements
@@SoapSchoolUK mam much appreciated thank you so much to your reply to me. Im a beginner of this soap making mam.. More power to you god bless. Watching from Philippines lets support all soap makers
@@SoapSchoolUK mam what is the required pH level of the soap for the children 2yrs old above?
Super satisfying to watch you slice the soap.
Thanks Jennifer :) . It's my favourite part too!
Where did you get your soap cutter from please?
I use 2 very similar ones. www.forcraftssake.com and the bud cutter from Etsy x
Mam can we use cucumber extract water instead of normal water ?
Cucumber extract is usually much more concentrated than the pure cucumber juice
How do we determine the amount of oil that needs to go in the recipe and does it needs to be the same quantity or can it be reduced?
We have a video on How to use a SAP calculator on our channel that will walk you through it :) It needs to be calculated
Oh okay thanks if you can link it that will be great! :)
Looks super refreshing. I’m a huge fan of cucumber water.
Hi Sarah, sorry to be a pain but what ratio of aloe liquid 10:1 should you use per 100g. I have seen many conflicting answers so im a bit confused. Thanks xx
Thanks Sarah. Can you recommend one for me please? I want to be able to use it in 100% natural soaps, thanks.x
I'm trying this tonight wish me luck!!!!!
Love this recipe and your ice cubes yum, hope I dont eat my soap lol
Omg that lovely pale green color... did the color stay through? Is the cucumber soap cooling to the Kim? What other benefits did you notice from using cucumber in your soaps?
The colour stayed but did fade a little over time. I did use the skin and the center though. The soap was mild and I felt fresher when I used it.
Question, I'd like to use my fresh aloe from outside, but I'm not sure how I would go about doing so. Do I puree the aloe pulp and do a water discount with that as well? Is the 10g of aloe gel in your recipe also discounted from the water?
Awesome!! Thank you so much. One more thing, would I need to use a preservative in the recipe, since I'm using fresh aloe and cucumber?
U.S. Oz
Babs Rodriguez goggle has loads of free tools for changing g to oz
And your clumsy soap is ready...
Did you insulate that batch?
Why did you use 71g of caustic soda even though the soap calculator gave 74.4?
It would be closer to 73g or 74g if you do not allow any superfat but you would not make soap to use on your skin without a superfat which is why I have used less lye
@@SoapSchoolUK I have a problem in understanding supergra. Is it aloe vera gel and cucumber powder in this recipe? Explain more, if you please
@@1.7-5. Hi The recipe is in the description underneath the video. It shows that we used pureed cucumber. Simply use your stick blender to make it into a fine puree
@@SoapSchoolUK Is it possible to do the recipe as it is and not add?
15g of essential oil?
@@1.7-5. You do not need to add any essential oil. It does not affect the recipe amounts in any way
Thank you. Can you avise how this soap was over time? I'm curious how the botanicals held up?
Hi Janiel, If the cucumber etc. is properly pureed it should not be a problem. This soap is several months old and to be honest it hasnt changed much at all even in colour :)
Hello I’m from Angola and I love your work and your explain so well😻🥰
It's great to know you enjoy my work x
Lovely... I've been wanting to use fresh cucumber but was afraid of the soap turning brown. I really like the green little throughout the soaps. Thanks for sharing.
You are absolutely right I will be trying using cucumber 😉
They will turn in to brown little as time goes on 🙂🌹
GOD BLESS FOR YOUR FORMULA
Didn't think you could make soap without olive oil, so pleased to find this as i have allergies to olive oil
You can substitute olive for rice bran oil. Rice bran oil gives good lather and it's inexpensive.
Dont use Palm oil !!!
Great video! great audio!
Palm Oil, really ????? I was looking forward to making this until I saw Palm Oil
We have plenty of palm free recipes Julia, so feel free to switch this with one of our others :)
Helloo, thank you for sharing your recipe :)
I made this soap on Monday but unfortunately it’s not yet hardened. I used silicone moulds and the measurements were exact. I have a cardboard on top of the mound and wrapped it in a towel. Does it normally take more than a few days for the soap to harden? This was my 1st time making soap so I’m a little sad
Hi, If you poured it into single bars there will not be enough mass to create a gel and so your soap bars will remain soft for much longer. Pop the mould into the freezer to get the bars out, then allow them to dry. They will harden but it will just take longer
Ok thanks for replying. When I take them out of the freezer, won’t they defrost and get back to liquid ? Just afraid / sorry for the newbie questions
SN they should not be a liquid even now. if they reached trace and thickened before going in the moulds they will just be softer than usual in single bars. If they are liquid soft then it may be your scales were not weighing right or you perhaps didn’t reach trace
I am not sure about using fresh produce to make soap, once I made a carrot juice soap and it got DOS quite soon, does any one else have had the same problem?
Hi Mellasone, I have never had DOS from Carrot juice. DOS is usually related to oil excess and rancidity of oils. If you are having DOS issues, I would check the superfat level or possibly start using an antioxidant
@@SoapSchoolUK thanks for your reply. I have been making soaps for a few years, I have some soaps made 8 years ago and they are DOS free smelling great still, the only time I've ever had DOS was with the carrot juice that's why I thought it might have been the juice, anyway I think I will give another try with fresh produce and see what happens. thank you again
Have fun @Mellasone!
That looks so beautiful. How has the colour held up with curing? Has it discoloured at all?
Thank you for answering. :) I've not had much luck keeping soaps with natural green colouring to stay green. I will be trying this recipe out in the next few days. Love your channel.
I've used spirulina powder in a batch and kept the soap in a dark place but it still went a pale orange colour after a couple of days. It works well in salt cakes though. I think i'll add in some green clay too when I give this soap a go.
Sarah Janes Strong aroma is putting it nicely, I think it smells revolting! :D Thank you for the advice, it's much appreciated.
Does food in soap make it go bad fast?
Not if you use just the juice or really pureed fruits. If you leave wet food chunks in they will rot like anything in llfe.
Hi! Will the process be same if I am using a readymade soap base? Thanks for all your videos 😊
No, this process is for making soap from scratch :)
Thank you for your prompt response 👍 can you share the process with readymade soapbase please
@@poushalidatta1441 I would not personally be adding it to a ready-made soap base as adding purees, fruits and fresh ingredients will not be saponified into the soap which could result in bacterial and growth issues in the soap base.
Thank you so much 🙂