I made the CHEAPEST BAR OF SOAP EVER! (because inflation sucks)

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  • @diablominero
    @diablominero 11 місяців тому +17

    Beef tallow can be cheaper than canola oil. Lots of butchers throw away beef trimmings; if you talk them into giving you the trimmings and render out the tallow yourself, it only costs you the electricity/fuel to run the rendering pot. Plus beef tallow almost certainly makes a nicer soap than canola.

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  11 місяців тому +3

      That’s a good point, and it’s something others have mentioned. Looks like I’ll need to update this idea with a new video! Maybe I should retitle it to the cheapest vegan bar of soap you can make or something 😊

    • @AxlLeigh
      @AxlLeigh 11 місяців тому

      Our local butcher gives us as much beef fat as we want for free. It's not leaf fat but it does the job!

    • @Tootnscoot
      @Tootnscoot Місяць тому

      The problem with rendering your own fat is most people don't know how to do it to get the purity good enough or the temperature right in the process to avoid the soap having a smell. If you do animal based just use lard. If you render it's worth it to get an immersion cooker to render your fat slowly

  • @susanravella6261
    @susanravella6261 11 місяців тому +27

    Sticky slimy soap? 'Snot a problem, lol! Fun Video! We are all struggling to keep costs under control. I made a rice bran dish soap that glues itself down and slumps into the soap dish. To use it, you have to pick up the soap dish and apply it to the sponge like that. Good times, lol!

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  11 місяців тому +2

      Oh geez, gooey soap dish residue is enough to deal with without the soap sticking to it! Interesting, I’ve never thought of using bar soap to clean dishes. I imagine coconut oil would be great since it’s so cleansing!

    • @TheMariana29
      @TheMariana29 11 місяців тому +1

      @@SoapUniverse Yeah100% coconut oil is great I've been using it for some years now for dishes and laundry and for cleaning around the house 🤔😄BTW I love the video ...❤ and did watch the other soap ones you've made so far... Subscribed 🙏

    • @TheMariana29
      @TheMariana29 11 місяців тому

      @@SoapUniverse And one more thing I didn't know that Home Depot sells lye thank you for the tip 🙂 ... Many years ago (about 12/13🤔) I went to HD and they told me Canada banned the sale of lye so, I thought no problem I'm only 45 min away from Voyageur 😊 but yeah that's what they said ...

    • @belindaayewoh437
      @belindaayewoh437 11 місяців тому

      How do you keep from getting water spots on dishes?​@@TheMariana29

    • @dinarusso3320
      @dinarusso3320 11 місяців тому +1

      ​if I get a bar soap I don't like in the bath, I use it for dishes.

  • @chenryrex
    @chenryrex 3 місяці тому +5

    I became interested in soap making because my bride is extremely sensitive to perfumes and fragrances. It's hard to find soapmakers who make unscented soap. While the unscented doesn't smell good, when you use it, it doesn't leave any smell on you, either.

  • @Goldensea234
    @Goldensea234 11 місяців тому +28

    As a soap maker, my bars had 20% of canola and the DOS they had was HORRIBLE. I had to throw out so many batches. It was worth just to buy olive oil. Also, loved your video!!

    • @Aku-Signal
      @Aku-Signal 8 місяців тому +5

      I think dreaded orange spots (DOS) occurs when impure tap water is used. You should use deionised or distilled water if you aren't using it already. Or add 2% citric acid to the sodium hydroxide solution to create sodium citrate which binds to the metal ions in tap water. 2% citric acid compared to the mass (weight) of the fat/oil. So 1000g of olive oil requires 20g of citric acid 👍

  • @senkusupremacy3828
    @senkusupremacy3828 11 місяців тому +8

    I have never made soap for a day in my life but randomly came across this video and now I'm invested lmaoo

  • @brucewillis6180
    @brucewillis6180 19 днів тому

    You are a talented film maker. Very enjoyable. Yay

  • @CustomSudsSoapCo
    @CustomSudsSoapCo 11 місяців тому +7

    You are hilarious! I look forward to your soap videos for the info AND your voiceovers. Well done!! .🤗

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  11 місяців тому +1

      That’s very kind of you, thank you!! 😊

  • @dianehedricks7860
    @dianehedricks7860 11 місяців тому +4

    I was cracking up! This is awesome!

  • @heathersundstrom7476
    @heathersundstrom7476 5 місяців тому +3

    I’ve been making soap for years and yes it’s generally more expensive but I’m not going for cheap, I’m making my own so it’s amazing on the skin.

  • @kellythom747
    @kellythom747 Місяць тому

    very cool, thanks so much!

  • @dominosnotpizza2472
    @dominosnotpizza2472 11 місяців тому +6

    This was actually very informative

  • @lindachandler2293
    @lindachandler2293 23 години тому

    Soap recipe I learned in the 1950s.
    This amount makes 4 bars.
    1 ounce lye crystals, 100% NaOH
    2½ ounces room temperature distilled or rain water
    8 ounces room temperature lard or tallow, deer fat is a free from deer hunting
    Stir the lye in the water CAREFULLY.
    Stir until clear.
    Put the lard in a lye safe bowl.
    ON LOW mix with a kitchen mixer.
    When it's blended well; turn on high.
    Beat until it is past trace, but still pours.
    Pour in individual molds.
    Let it set 2 or 3 days and unmold.
    Set bars on their side, not touching.
    Ready to use at unmolding,
    but dissolves faster.
    A plus is it floats.

  • @Hawaiianmama
    @Hawaiianmama 11 місяців тому +3

    Is the lye 100% sodium hydroxide?

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  11 місяців тому +6

      The drain cleaner from Home Depot that I mention is listed as 100% sodium hydroxide lye 😊

    • @Hawaiianmama
      @Hawaiianmama 11 місяців тому +2

      @@SoapUniverse Thank you 😊

  • @peepla7
    @peepla7 10 місяців тому +1

    Crisco shortening was originally marketed to soapmakers as a lard substitute until folk discovered they could cook with it.

  • @environmentalscientist6417
    @environmentalscientist6417 6 місяців тому +1

    In USA, we have lots of road kill deer in winter which are legal to keep. You can render fat into tallow-rich in palmitic acid.
    Yes, canola (rapeseed) or vegetable oil (soybean) are cheapest in USA. Sunflower oil has linoleic acid as well and can be cheap if you buy in bulk.

    • @cobaltblue8363
      @cobaltblue8363 2 місяці тому

      Fat from road kill? 🥺For soap making?? Every day I learn something new!! 🤔

  • @Farenfran
    @Farenfran 11 місяців тому

    Informative, funny. You got it Chris !

  • @bellyfulochelly4222
    @bellyfulochelly4222 11 місяців тому +1

    Very interesting result! Thanks for doing this experiment. Costs are shooting way up, so I've also been trying to figure out ways to cut costs.

  • @CatandRaven
    @CatandRaven 10 місяців тому

    This was really interesting! I am SUPER curious if I could make a soap that was that cheap or cheaper now. I'm subscribing for sure and checking out more of your videos!

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  10 місяців тому +1

      I challenge you to! The recipe for the cheapest soap possible would vary by region, and canola oil is a bit more expensive in the states. Super fun and worth a try to see how low you can go 😃

    • @CatandRaven
      @CatandRaven 10 місяців тому

      @@SoapUniverse Heck yeah! I love a challenge!

  • @mindydiaz9015
    @mindydiaz9015 11 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for trying this. I always wondered what would happen if i used just regular cooking oil to make soap. I made a 100% olive oil soap for my mother even though i told her that it wont be a good soap. Imo it did the same thing as yours it was kinda slimey but that was one day after i made it. She has sensitive skin so was dead set on 100% olive oil but whatever as long as she likes it.

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  11 місяців тому

      Olive oil is very high in oleic fatty acids (higher than canola, even) which explains the sliminess! Curing the soap for a few months should cut down on the sliminess as those oleic acids salt out.

  • @serenassoapery
    @serenassoapery 5 місяців тому

    very informative!!

  • @gswella3294
    @gswella3294 11 місяців тому +1

    Dude.... the Lloyd Christmas meme had me howling! 🤣Thanks a lot for this interesting video! I made my first batch of soap today 100% olive oil recipe, and thanks to your help made my own recipe on the soap calc using much more coconut oil = more lather apparently.
    Yeah costs have gone crazy for everything over here in the UK so nice to know there is a nice cheap recipe.

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  11 місяців тому +2

      I’d love to see a picture of it! If you have Reddit, you could post it on r/soapmaking once it’s cured and cut. Olive oil is definitely a more popular choice to use for Castile because it lasts so much longer. Coconut oil is super great for lather so I’m happy you caught that 😃

  • @peepla7
    @peepla7 10 місяців тому +1

    If it's not one hundred percent olive oil...it's not Castile. Using a different oil is a Bastille.

  • @RMakeVideos
    @RMakeVideos 11 місяців тому +4

    I'm honestly kinda surprised by how it turned out. I didn't expect it to be goopy for some reason lol

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  11 місяців тому +3

      Reading what others had said, I expected the soap to be a little slimy but not gooey! It was totally disgusting but it washes off easily and doesn’t seem to leave residue so it’s still perfectly usable soap!

    • @nadja9526
      @nadja9526 11 місяців тому

      😂 this was super fun to watch! Thanks for making this video

  • @rossydv
    @rossydv 5 місяців тому

    What an incredible video and breakdown.
    I’m very new to soap making. 2 batches so far and surprised how much I like it. Next batch, pine tar.
    6:58 which gun is that?

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  5 місяців тому +1

      Thank you, and you’ll love soapmaking! I haven’t done a pine tar soap but I’d love to play around with different oils. Let me know how it goes!
      The gun is an Etekcity infrared thermometer I bought from Amazon for around $23 CAD!

    • @rossydv
      @rossydv 5 місяців тому

      @@SoapUniverse you’re in Vancouver, right? I’m in Victoria. Also considering this. a.co/d/aorX3Ms

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  5 місяців тому +1

      Seems like a lot of soapmakers are in Victoria! Yes, I’m in the Vancouver area 😊
      I’m a little jealous you found that mold… I wanted one with those dimensions and ended up getting a different one that wasn’t those dimensions that was twice as expensive ☠️
      Also, I’d recommend picking up a pack of silicone cupcake molds! They’re great for mixing colours and using up leftover batter.

  • @bellyfulochelly4222
    @bellyfulochelly4222 11 місяців тому

    This is interesting. Thank you!

  • @sarah-elizabethellis3479
    @sarah-elizabethellis3479 11 місяців тому +2

    Your commentary always cracks me up 😂😂😂😂

  • @NickDrinksWater
    @NickDrinksWater 11 місяців тому +1

    I dont think ive ever seen a canola oil soap, it doesn't look very appealing but if it can clean your hands like any other soap id use it

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  11 місяців тому +2

      It’s not something I would ever make again, unless there were rations for some reason and canola oil was the only thing I could reach for!

  • @WhytePip
    @WhytePip 11 місяців тому

    Thank you...... Just what i needed today 😂

  • @Crow_Smith
    @Crow_Smith 4 місяці тому

    Combine this with the cheap hackers for dyes and scents, and you could make a fun bar cheap.

  • @knmonlinemedia
    @knmonlinemedia 11 місяців тому

    I make soap using crisco. had very good results

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  11 місяців тому

      Crisco I’ve heard makes a great bar for Castile! Apparently they’re very creamy. Do yours last a long time?

  • @JandWSoaps
    @JandWSoaps 9 місяців тому

    I’ve tried single oil soaps too. I think it’s one of those things we should all try out ourselves for sure. I think lowering the SF and water for these types of soaps helps a lot with the snot 😂. I’m still not a fan of single oil soap except for coconut oil. I clean everything with it. It’s one of my favorites for household cleaning. Nice work!

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  9 місяців тому +1

      Also letting them cure longer (sometimes for 6 months) allows the soap crystals to change and reduce a lot of that snotty gumminess!
      I’ve heard lots of great things about coconut oil soaps! But my fingers are basically half-eaten by excema so I try to stay away from anything too harsh 😊
      On the other end, what’s the most complicated soap that you’ve made? Have you tried using 5+ oils or butters?

    • @JandWSoaps
      @JandWSoaps 9 місяців тому

      @@SoapUniverse even after a year, I’ve had Castile be snotty. I’ve tried multiple different things, and some batches are less snotty than others.
      I have eczema too. I use the coconut oil soaps for household cleaning. It’s amazing. I don’t much care for it for washing hands/body even with a higher SF.
      I’ve done lots of different kinds of soaps and recipes. I’ve been soaping for several years. I had to back off some the past year, but I’ve done a lot of different things with soap. It’s so fun to try new things, and there’s always something new to try.

  • @justinbuford4416
    @justinbuford4416 10 місяців тому

    Had a feeling of the end result when I saw what your numbers were on the soap calc.

  • @gimomable
    @gimomable 11 місяців тому

    Love this, thanks you tube for putting it in my feed 😅🎉 I subbed

  • @unhiddenhistory
    @unhiddenhistory 5 місяців тому

    I've used bacon grease to make hot-process soap, and it turned out well. Bacon is relatively inexpensive, and why waste the grease that comes out of it?

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  5 місяців тому

      I’ve thought about making a soap from bacon grease. How do you filter it? Does it retain any of the meaty smell?

  • @boop7313
    @boop7313 11 місяців тому

    I love your name for it & the "notes from the manufacturer" on the back😂

  • @amandasimatupang1217
    @amandasimatupang1217 3 місяці тому

    It's palm oil in my country 😮, i did it at my first soap making, very soft even after 3 days + very oily on skin and small amounts of lather

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  3 місяці тому

      Palm is high in palmitic acid which’ll give your soap those properties! Try balancing it with some coconut or palm kernel oil 😊

  • @peepla7
    @peepla7 10 місяців тому +1

    I make a cheap soap with 2 oils... canola and lard oil....makes a great soap for cheap cost.

  • @james.clinton
    @james.clinton 11 місяців тому

    Great video! I’m curious what you record your audio with and edit with?

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  11 місяців тому +1

      Thanks! For audio I use an old Zoom H4N, back when I was trying to be a filmmaker. I record in Audacity and apply base level compression and equalization, then it’s ready to go.
      I edit using Adobe Premiere Pro, which I’m super comfortable with because I’ve done tons of editing before starting this channel. All the animations are a combination of Photoshop (for making the drawings/backgrounds) and Premiere Pro.
      I recommend exporting in Apple ProRes 422 (or another lossless format) and uploading that to UA-cam to preserve as much detail and colour info as you can - then compress it later into H.265 (which is essentially lossless but cuts file size immensely) as a backup and discard the original 😃

    • @james.clinton
      @james.clinton 11 місяців тому

      @@SoapUniverseawesome thanks for all the detail! The quality of your audio and editing really do make these stand out!

  • @JacobthePoshPotato
    @JacobthePoshPotato 4 місяці тому

    What about rendering fat from the butchers?

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  4 місяці тому +1

      Yep, totally doable if the fat is processed cleanly! And a much cheaper bar of soap if you get the fat for free.

  • @NaturalMackie
    @NaturalMackie 11 місяців тому

    Ha! Loved this video!

  • @danielleebolger4588
    @danielleebolger4588 5 місяців тому

    lard and canola oil is a good cheap oils.

  • @belindaayewoh437
    @belindaayewoh437 11 місяців тому +3

    Talk about free... I use tallow. I get fat pieces from butchers at whole foods, render, then make soap. The butchers love it when I bring them some of the finished product. Big Lots has cheap coconut oil. Every quarter they have 20% off coupons which makes the coconut oil that much cheaper! Love your videos. Your commentary cracks me up every time! Thanks 😂😅

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  11 місяців тому +2

      An coconut Castile soap would be immensely better than the canola! I’m always curious about making soap from tallow - it’s a good way to use every part of the beast.

    • @kameljoe21
      @kameljoe21 11 місяців тому

      If I was in to soap making, beef fat is one of the easiest things to get. I know a butcher that would likely give me 100s of pounds several times a week of beef fat. The only problem is rendering it down which is a cost in its own. The owner before the current owner of said butcher plant used to take all the fat and render it over a wood fire. This was back in the 80s 90s and maybe 2000s, what he did with the tallow, I have no clue.

    • @fathomgathergood7690
      @fathomgathergood7690 9 місяців тому

      They sell animal trimming in Canada for A LOT

    • @A.l.l16
      @A.l.l16 5 місяців тому

      How to do it can you turn pig fat to tallow diy for soap

  • @Moistysoaps
    @Moistysoaps 4 місяці тому +2

    Great video. Sodium lactate could help it a little.

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  4 місяці тому

      Great tip! I’m curious about experimenting with soap additives, and that’s definitely one that’s on the table.

  • @justcarineinparis
    @justcarineinparis 8 місяців тому +1

    1:47 the patient gave this fat away and the clinic is throwing it out, so it is not really illegal, and not more disgusting than using pig lard or beef tallow (who did not willingly give away their fat - now that'sunethical)... so, I'll have to disagree ❤

  • @joelopezjl28
    @joelopezjl28 4 місяці тому

    I actually found a butcher here locally that give me fat trimmings for a dollar a pound so that's really cool and then I save all my Bacon fat and clean it myself and it's been working out really well for me

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  4 місяці тому

      I’m actually experimenting with soap that’s mostly lard! How does the soap feel? Does it last long?

    • @joelopezjl28
      @joelopezjl28 4 місяці тому

      @@SoapUniverse if I let a cure for the appropriate amount of time minimum 2 months a bar roughly lasts me a month of showers

  • @KerryHeath-t4i
    @KerryHeath-t4i 8 днів тому

    The Soap Calc soap bar quality numbers are terrible...and the finished product lived up to it. I have had to ditch cocoa butter and drastically reduce the olive oil in my recipes. I'm supplementing the olive oil with ricebran, grapeseed and sunflower oils. So far so good...but the curing time is a little longer. I am throwing in tallow now to replace the cocoa butter and about to experiment with RSPO Palm oil. Fingers crossed for a hard bubbly soap.

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  6 днів тому

      Are you trying to reduce the olive oil because of how expensive it’s gotten? I’ve started experimenting with recipes using only lard and coconut and they’ve worked well for me. I love the creaminess that palm oil adds to soap! It’s very similar to the way lard feels.

    • @KerryHeath-t4i
      @KerryHeath-t4i 6 днів тому

      @@SoapUniverse Yes that's it. Everything is so expensive now. It's a good opportunity though to diversify recipes and learn from that. As soon as the palm oil arrives, I will try a coconut oil and palm recipe. I always add aloe leaf extract to my soaps, as that's my thing...I grow it so I use it. It helps give a creamy bubble, I think. Thanks for your video, I enjoyed it.

  • @sabrinawilhelm7964
    @sabrinawilhelm7964 11 місяців тому

    No distilled water?

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  11 місяців тому +3

      Since I currently give my soaps only to friends and family, I don’t use distilled water. The water in Vancouver additionally is very low in minerals so any effect it would have on the soap is negligible!

  • @Aku-Signal
    @Aku-Signal 8 місяців тому

    Canola oil is rapeseed oil.
    The final ingredients should show sodium rapeseedate, glycerin and water with the super fat percentage mentioned.
    Canola oil, water and sodium hydroxide is the recipe, which is different to the final ingredients.

  • @kerryheath2652
    @kerryheath2652 9 місяців тому

    The soap bar quality numbers are so sketchy. Looks like you will be getting a very soft bar without much in the way of lather. That indicates that the soap will be an oil slick in the shower in very short time.

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  9 місяців тому

      The numbers on SoapCalc aren’t very accurate, I agree. They’re good for getting you in the general direction, but I try to tell people not to sweat over finding the perfect “hard bar” or “conditioning bar” or whatever bar they want to suit their needs because, overall, most soap is alike!
      It’s almost like fine wine. Some people can detect the subtle differences, and others just want something that gets the job done.

  • @interested3791
    @interested3791 11 місяців тому

    I don’t even make soap, youtube really just randomly get me here 😂

  • @lee-annek6969
    @lee-annek6969 15 днів тому

    Should have named it = It's Snot Lush

  • @SpooksAndSpanks
    @SpooksAndSpanks 7 місяців тому

    I digress about that personality comment! I think a lot of us find you colourful and fun ✨

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  7 місяців тому +1

      Haha that’s so sweet of you to say, thanks for making my day! 😊

  • @sharinnature
    @sharinnature 10 місяців тому

    I just found your channel and two min into video ready to subscribe 👍Love how you mentioned used fat....When I save my bacon grease for cooking I always think " hmmmmmm I'm a country girl,wonder what a bacon smelling bar of soap would be like "🤔🙈🤷 ok now back to the video 👍🥓 🧼

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  10 місяців тому +1

      Thank you! 😃
      I actually want to try making a “savoury” soap in the future. Bacon grease, beef tallow, vegetables for colourant…. But my nose might regret it!

  • @Wildcard242
    @Wildcard242 8 місяців тому

    Soap is worthless if no one will use it but Thank you for the entertainment ❤

  • @fathomgathergood7690
    @fathomgathergood7690 9 місяців тому

    Canola oil has so many moral reasons not to use it ever for anything

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  9 місяців тому +1

      Sorry, I’m not caught up. What makes canola oil immoral?

  • @GemmaleeDee
    @GemmaleeDee 8 місяців тому

    It looks like tofu :)

  • @davidbanan.
    @davidbanan. 11 місяців тому

    I mean, making soap with Lye is cool and all, but here me out, WHAT IF WE MADE FOOD USING IT

    • @mindydiaz9015
      @mindydiaz9015 11 місяців тому

      Well lye is toxic so we'd probably die lol.

  • @thomaskelly393
    @thomaskelly393 11 місяців тому

    Now do the most expensive soap bar and compare

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  11 місяців тому

      It’s on my to-do list 😊

  • @jobo8819
    @jobo8819 9 місяців тому

    So the moral of the story is....Ya get what you paid for lol

  • @GetToTheFarm
    @GetToTheFarm 11 місяців тому

    bear tallow LOL theres a sustainable business!

  • @LotusMoonTarot
    @LotusMoonTarot 11 місяців тому

    As someone who has been making soap for 10+ years…. Please do not use this method. There are quite a few things he left out and did incorrectly. I guarantee in a few more months you will have DOS!!!!!

    • @SoapUniverse
      @SoapUniverse  11 місяців тому +7

      Hi there,
      My goal in this video was to make the cheapest cold processed soap recipe with the ingredients available to me - I had no concern over how long the soap would last (I cover this in my superfat portion of the video) or whether its physical properties would be desirable. If others are okay spending less than $5 in material costs to reproduce the recipe, then that’s entirely up to them. Soap that has become rancid is still safe to use and donate.
      Could I ask what I left out and did incorrectly?