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Wonderful presentation Elly! ( just noticed you made this video more than 12 months ago). I almost went into an hypnotic sleep, such is the tranquil calmness of your voice. I made your first lavender soap at least 6 times and then stopped because lavender essential oil was so expensive to buy. However, now is time for more lavender soap, also using your suggestion of including peppermint oil. Watching George also taught me the idea of including cedar. 🐾🥰
Hello. I know that Lavender can be expensive. I get the NOW brand from Amazon. They also have other scents, like Peppermint, Eucalyptus, Grapefruit (my fav!) Tea Tree, Orange, and a few others. I found that it is not expensive as the others, but is a reputable company.
So many of us are sensitive to the chemicals in non organic products. You got me to really look into what goes on our skin. I have been buying organic soap for 30 yr. but it dries our skin out and because of you I now know why. Thank you!
You're welcome Leslie! That's great to know. I'm always learning more and more and thinking about where my ingredients come from and what I put on and in my body. It's a learning curve we all need to climb I think.
@@EllysEverydaySoapMakingTrue! Thank you for talking about "Dawn Organics". His story rings true for a lot of us who have been using "organic" products for decades but were still not happy with the results. It makes a BIG difference what "organics" some of us, very sensitive people, use...and eat😁 I can't say Thank you enough for passing on your knowledge !! Blessings to you from Plano Texas USA
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking I’ve searched what citric acid is, and it’s basically black mold, can you chime in on this? I want to make this recipe, looks great, but I don’t want synthetic citric acid that is actually Black mold on my body either. Is there anything else I can use beside citric acid? Also isn’t both forms of LYE in your description, most people trying to make natural soap steer away from the 2 mentioned lye. Basically steer away from LYE period. Is it that toxin to the point we have to wear gloves and goggles? Is it safe enough for our body if you’re trying to make natural soap basically? I’m dying to make soap but so much confusion about lye and citric acid and so on I’m iffy.
@@shirleygonzalez4112 I’m not Elly but I am a chemist that works with chemicals everyday and I think I can answer your questions. citric acid is not mold. Citric acid is the acid found in citrus fruits, it’s what makes your mouth pucker when eating lemons or sour oranges. citric acid is byproduct of fermentation, which is actually good because no toxic chemicals are used when industries produce citric acid. If you’ve made sourdough bread or sauerkraut, it’s that fermenting process that produces citric acid. Lye is very dangerous but it is also an essential ingredient to soap making. You cannot make soap without lye, period. Soap is a a salt created when lye mixes with fatty oils. If you are hesitant to handle lye, soapmaking may not be for you. I will say Elly’s soap recipes are really great because she makes sure to use extra fatty oil (super fat) so that absolutely no lye is left after the reaction. This is what super fat is, and it’s wise to always calculate a percentage of super fat into your soap recipe to ensure no lye is left over after the reaction.
Thank you so much for the information you have given in regards to selling soap. I'm a new soap maker and plan to sell at farmer's markets in the rural area we live in. You gave great info and your voice is soft and gentle and easy to listen to, so thank you for that!
This looks lovely! I used to get a lavender soap from Rocky Mountain Soap Co in Alberta that was a peppermint soap with dried lavender buds in it, it made a wonderful shave bar.
Hey Ely!!! Can you do an info video on sulfur soaps and your opinion about it? I’ve been trying to learn more on soap forums and can’t seem to find anything
I love your videos and knowledge! Thank you for sharing. I make soap but not complicated recipes like yours, I started because I saw the waste in local animal butchering. I now receive the fats of pigs and occasionally beef fats. So my soaps are mostly lard or tallow but I love watching your videos. Thank you.
Happy soap making everyone! I love this recipe, I hope you do too! Tell me, how do you feel about me doing more relaxed, talk-as-I-go videos like this one? I'd love your feedback! I often worry that they are too long (I'd be hopeless on TikTok 😂) but perhaps I should embrace this format and let my videos be long if that's how they turn out? I know some of my most popular videos of all time are around 30 minutes long! 😬
I love it! I did a little happy dance this morning when I saw a soap making video from you actually. I think the soap looks so pretty too in that gorgeous purple clay, i really enjoy natural soaps and watching soapers like you make them. Thanks for a very enjoyable and relaxing video x
Hi Elly, This video was a 'stumble upon' Thank you so much! I have just started collecting materials and ingredients. I am so excited to start learning how to make my own soaps! Much love from Ontario Canada.
Hi Elly, thank you for this video, I love them all! I've followed your channel for longer, and what you do is not make soaps, what you do is art. I always learn something new, I like the fact also that you do not waste any ingredients or product. 🎉
Hi Elly, thank u for ds video. Today I was battling how to calculate my soap recipe during the day. Thank u on how you taught how to calculate your soap so easy.
Thank you Elly for your wonderful videos ! The more you talk the more I learn 🧐What a blessing you are ! I do not see the recipe for this soap and would love to make it, especially with the citric acid (I have not put it in soap yet). The first soap I made was one of your recipes and it is great. Because of you sharing your wonderful recipes I can now make up my own 🙏. You gave me the confidence to try soap making for my family and friends. So many
This is an older video, I'm late commenting❤ I just had to tell you how much I enjoy your content! I'm new to this and other UA-camrs have wonderful information. However, they had me feeling like I needed to spend so much money! Hundreds of dollars and I'm just getting started. Nope. Then I see you using a bamboo storage box for a mold and, Genius!! Using up what you have. Using equipment I already own! Plus, you're so calming and humble and wonderfully intelligent ❤ Simply love your content and wanted to tell you❤ Thank you so much for educating me on this topic in a way that is so approachable❤
Hello; I know exactly how you feel about others making a big to do about what you have to have in order to make soap. I spent hundreds of dollars at fist because I wanted to make more than soap. I found containers with handles (for mixing) at the dollar tree. Lots of other goodies there too. I puchased an immersion blender pretty cheap on amazon, and some micas and scents from Nurture soap. Bought a nice knife to cut the soap at walmart. If you are looking to get into this for business, you can always exopand as you go. Hope this helped a little bit.
Beautiful soap, Elly! I make my own deodorant and use a combination of lavender, tea tree and peppermint oils, such a fabulous fragrance! Good to know about the citric acid. I'm a couple of hours north of you and we have hard water here. Thankyou for showing the process. It makes all the difference to see it in action when first learning something new. Veronica x
i am glad I came across your Channel Elly, I am a beginner soap maker and this helped me so much. Ever since I started researching about soap making I will not buy any more as I can make my own natural soaps. I will be trying this recipe very soon. I have Subscribed to your channel, thank you again Michelle ❤❤
Thanks, I have a few favourite soaps, but one comes from France, so it's a bit expensive. I was thinking what am I going to do about my declining soap store. I did do a soap making class just before the pandemic started. But I never got around to actually making soap due to hard time getting supplies. I saw your rice bran oil soap video and think I will look at making some soap. Thanks this video was good to see more and different oils/butters.
You are my go to channel thanks very much. my soap has been for outdoor use and now i am using scents and super fats for gentler soaps and in smaller batches. i mad my first batch from used fryer oil. Great soap for outdoor use... great tip cut the soap before it hardens to much.. ching!
I love your videos! So informative. And your voice is actually soothing. I think I just like your docile demeanor and accent lol Question for you, I don’t use citric acid, I use sodium lactate. What would you say would be the difference between the two? There’s a lot of misinformation out there and I would appreciate your perspective on the matter. Thanks in advance.
Thanks Elly. Really inciteful info. Where I live in Melbz we have terrible hard water and definitely affects my soap performance so will definitely try the citric acid. 😀
Gorgeous looking soap Elly. I love lavender soap too and will add the peppermint and cedar oils next time too. I have watched Delizia use tallow in her magnificent soap making but for ethical reasons I don't use animal products. Thanks for another take o n your famous lavender soap. 🐾🥰
Thank you Marion. I won't be using tallow anymore in my soap making either, for the same reasons. It's something I wanted to try once though so I could educate myself about it. I'm going to do a video on palm oil and tallow in soap making soon. Lots to think through with these two ingredients. Thanks for sharing your thoughts :)
I know this video is a year old but just found your channel and love it, wondering if you could provide a link to the video you mentioned about palm and tallow?
This was so fun to make. Thank you for the terrific video! My soap is sitting in its little chilly bin going through the gel phase at the moment. I used Matcha Green Tea powder and Kaolin Clay for the colour. A lovely soft green resulted. I substituted the Sunflower oil with Canola (checked the calculator). I've ordered a 0.01g pocket scales because my kitchen scales hardly register when I weigh the essence oils so I'm not sure I got the quantities right there. I'm having a ball, so much is thanks to you!
My nan used to make French soap of sweet almond and also in a lavender scent the scent would carry for hour's but sadly she never wrote her recipes down I want to try this to see if i can replicate her recipes.
I've got 20kg snow white tallow. Have made a 75/25 soap with coconut oil scented with peppermint eo at 4% but still smells of tallow. It's great so use it myself
Did not know that tallow had an odor, especially after the soap making process. Did it smell before you made soap? Does it smell like lard? Or something else? I've never worked w/it, but did buy a few bars made with tallow.
@@kathya739 yes I suppose it had that 'fat' smell before and after. I and a few people I gave bars to didn't mind it at all and over time it certainly does mellow. In one sense it means the tallow hasn't been over processed and the goodness taken out of it which is a bonus. Made 100% tallow soap 2 weeks ago and didn't add any fragrance at all, was perfect
Wonderful!! Before Elly posted her pine tar soap recipe, I had bought several tallow bars, and a lovely goat milk soap w/tallow. Both had no lard odor, but then, w/the pine tar soap all you can smell is pine tar! Lol
@@kathya739 Thats exactly the pine tar recipe I use and love it and of course some hate it, each to their own. My bill paying job here in Ireland is in a meat factory so I have direct access to tallow before anything further is done to it. Maybe the fact I just used a high percentage of it too with the smell/scent, someone told me it reminds him of French Soap 🤷♂️
Thank you, Elly! It looks like a very nice soap and I love the lavender smell. For sure I will try the citric acid in my next soap. I just made your sugar water recipe as well. Thanks a lot!😇
Thank you your soaps looks really good , I have a question if my soaps sheds oil after it was set to mold what is the problem ? N how can I rectify that ? Thank you
Thank you for this updated recipe! So far I am just a spectator, but I'm hoping to make my first soap this week or next. Two questions and a request, if I may :) First question: After you cut the soap you place the bars on a metal rack. Since the soap is still somewhat soft, are there ever grid marks on the bottom of the soap? Can you recommend another curing surface? Second question: Can you use a stainless steel bowl to saponify the soap? And lastly, my request: Can you do a video on the clean-up process after making the soap? I've often wonder if it's okay/safe to rinse out the bowls and utensil in the sink. I read a comment somewhere, too, that vinegar neutralizes the sodium hydroxide. I'm wondering if it's a good idea to let the bowls, measuring cups, utensils, etc. soak in a vinegar solution before handling. Thank you in advance!
Hei Ellie, congratulations on this beautiful work you do here. I am new in soap making and have been buying a lot of books and materials on the matter but I found a lot of info hard to understand and found the answers on your channel. So thank you for what you do, keep up the good work. Few questions ☺️You mentioned something about aromatherapy and where to find more info, can you please write the name here?Also, what are your favorite essential oil combinations? (With procentage if possible) And is it safe to use the soap only after 2-3 days of couring or it does need the 4-6 weeks to be completely safe? Thanks a lot!
Hi Nica, definitely cure your soap for at least one month - it is most mild then, and better quality too. You can check the recipes on my videos and blog for my favourite essential oil combinations :) Dawn Organics is the channel belonging to my friend George - he's great with aromatherapy.
Elly, I love you and all of your videos. They're foolproof and building my soaping confidence! I am curious which recipe is your favorite or go-to? I am trying to find my staple recipe. I love really hard bars, but also love really moisturizing bars.
Would you believe me if I told you I've never made the same soap recipe twice? Honestly, I just make up new recipes all the time :) What I favour has changed over the years too. This is a good one I think. THanks for such a great question!
Thank you for this video, very helpful. I heard you said shea butter causes soda ash? How much should i use to avoid it because all my soaps made with shea butter develope soda ash 🤦🏻♀️
Hi Elly. Your KMart bamboo mould is that the 6.8 x 7.5 x38cm “large narrow” one ? Don’t we love KMart it’s kinda like Aussies version of Walmart ( in a tiny way ) thank you for you videos always a pleasure to watch.
Hi Elly, Im a beginner in soap making and thanks to ur video i could get some confidence in trying out the cold process soap however before i buy all ingredients and make my soap I have couple of questions please do reply if possible . Firstly is lye responsible for the latter we get in soap when we use ? Secondly when we use melt n pour soap which I believe has gone through the lye process , why doesnt it lather much ? Thirdly if we dont have a temperature machine can we make soap without it ? What would be the measurements if we want to make just one soap as a trial and see how it turns out and learn how to handle lye . Can u give us measurements of how much oil which oils to use and how much lye etc to use. Lastly do we need to use distilled water with lye or we can use tap water , would it make difference if the tap water is hard water?
Hi Elly, Firstly thank you so much for taking the time to make such informative videos, your channel helped me understand how to make soap! I’ve read citric acid can also affect the super fat content of the soap, would that have to be adjusted as well?
Hi Nathalia, as long as you adjust the sodium hydroxide the superfat doesn't need to be adjusted. Check out a demonstration of me formulating a recipe with citric acid in this new video ua-cam.com/video/AQtSqA6olNw/v-deo.html :)
HI Elly... loving ALL your soaps (think I've tried all of them so far!) I was wondering if you could do a recipe for black seed oil soap (NIgella sativa) and would activated charcoal be good to make it black? I can't find a calculator that includes this oil... thank you lots ❤
Hi, thanks :) I've never come across that oil. I wonder if you can google to find out the saponification (SAP) value? Then you might be able to find a similar oil in a calculator and make a recipe that way. Charcoal is a great way to make the soap black, yes.
Possibly! I'd run it through a soap calculator to check though. You can learn to do that here ua-cam.com/video/AqKxin0q1bM/v-deo.html and the recipe specs are in the written blog post (link under video).
I am new to the soap making world and have been doing alot of research, I was lucky enough to stumble upon your videos which are so easy to understand. I would really like to try and create my own recipes but having issues with figuring out how much % of oils and butter go into a recipe, do you have any tips for that?
Im a newbie: how do I calculate this recipe if I don’t use palm oil? Is there another oil that is comparable? Would the water and sodium amounts change?
This video will help a lot for the latter ua-cam.com/video/ZguW6J3Jj2Q/v-deo.html Pricing depends on many things! How much your materials cost, how much you want to pay yourself, how much people will pay etc.
Hi Elly, thank you for sharing wonderful videos. I have a question, I live in a humid, coastal region, and if I use 35-40% olive my soap becomes squishy. What should I do and how to alter my recipe? I want a moisturizing bar without drying.
Thanks, great question! This video will be very helpful for you: Choosing Oils for Soap Making - Oil types and fatty acids, balancing recipes and Soapcalc explained ua-cam.com/video/V-uDPifp3n0/v-deo.html
In love with this recipe!!! Thank you so much Elly!!! I am new in soap making and I would like to ask something: I bought a strainer for the lye solution, although I have read that I need a stainless steel one, mine is stainless/inox but I don't know if it is made of steel. Is that a problem? Is it going to react with the lye? Thank you very much!!
Thanks Christina! I'm not sure what Inox is to be honest! If it says stainless, it's probably ok to use. I've never seen a strainer that wasn't ok to use with lye water.
Como me gustaría hablar ingles para entender lo que dices. Me encantan tus jabones. Pero hago lo posible le con el traductor para entenderte. Muchas gracias por tus enseñanzas.
Hello from Colorado...I've been watching you for a while. You are very helpful the wooden mole you are using here where did you purchase it or did you make it? Thank you 😊
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Sorry I can't spell mold...lol. Thank you, I've learned a great deal from you. You really have it all worked out, it makes it wonderful. You are a fine teacher. 😊
I have loaf pans which are made up aluminium or some other metal, these are the ones that are often used for baking. So is it alright to use it as a mould for soap? Aluminium and other metals react with the lye and soap so would the soap react with he metal mould once it has been lined with baking paper?
You remind me so much of Elizabeth Zott in the book lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. Your voice resembles hers in the Audiobook version (narrated by Miranda Raison).
I made this recipe today. I think I needed to let it cool more before mixing the lye in. It started to heat up before I could get it in the mold. But. It’s still soap, just not as pretty as I wanted it to be.
No, I just store them without wrapping ua-cam.com/video/B73kpk3W1AA/v-deo.html When I give them to someone I wrap them in a paper bag, or other paper wrapper.
I have tried to make this soap 3 times and failed 😢. I made ¼ bath and at the end when adding the EO’s it gets hard to fast. Before I can pour. I even added half the EO’s thinking it was the problem. I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong. I made sure the temperature of oil and SH is cool. 🤷🏼♀️
Sounds like it's your EOs! Any chance they are not genuine? Some of the synthetic fragrance oils (faking as essential oils) can drastically accelerate trace like that.
Thank you for the reply. I think it’s between my scale which I got a new one that is very accurate and yes, definitely the EO’s. I will need to look for another place to get the Lavender. By the way love your videos and learning how to make soap. Not as easy as I thought🤣.
Hi Mrs. Elly, Hru doing, please tell me if I can use citric acid in my soap recipe at a usage rate of 1.5% of oil weight, even if I am not using sunflower oil, rice bran oil, or grape seed oil? I usually use olive oil, coconut oil, shea butter, palm oil, castor oil, sweet almond oil, and beeswax. Also, I'm not sure about the quality and freshness of the oils I'm using since the vendors in India are not providing accurate information on the manufacturing date or storage conditions. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!"
Have tried all your soaps Elly and you always explain beautifully. Its very humid here in Dubai and would love to have more cold process recipes of this kind as Castile and high percentage of olive oil makes the soaps very Guee and soft while using. In my soaps the fragrance does not last - (only during making and curing period) even after including the base cedar. Any tips would be a great help. You are amazing and love all your recipes
Thanks Alpa, yes in your climate you would need to use a lot of hard/saturated fats I think. Thanks for your feedback. It sounds like your fragrances/essential oils might not be well suited to soap making? They should last if you're blending and anchoring them well.
Hi. Can you give me a recipe for 3.5 lb soap? I want to use olive oil, sunflower oil, palm oil, castor oil, coconut oil, shea butter. I use grams. I don't use lib. Thank you.
Hi, I don't have the ability to provide individual guidance on recipes, feel free to use my videos to learn how to calculate your recipe by yourself though! This playlist will be a great help www.youtube.com/@EllysEverydaySoapMaking/playlists
hello ms elly, i am one of your subscriber no. 1 fan ☺️ can I ask a question? I live in the Philippines, there is a lot of Coconut oil, and Palm oil is relatively cheap.. compared to olive oil, castor oil and others, it is very expensive to buy online. Coconut oil 60% and palm oil 40% or vice versa.. Ms. Elly how many super fat %? I will use this.. I know you are busy, but please wait for your reply. thank you very much! Stay safe and God bless ❤️🥰❤️
Hi Shiro, have you seen this video (below)? It will help you greatly to choose the oils for your recipe, and evaluate your formulations. I would probably use mostly palm and maybe 15-20% coconut oil. Too much coconut oil is very drying! Choosing Oils for Soap Making - Oil types and fatty acids, balancing recipes and Soapcalc explained ua-cam.com/video/V-uDPifp3n0/v-deo.html
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Wonderful presentation Elly! ( just noticed you made this video more than 12 months ago). I almost went into an hypnotic sleep, such is the tranquil calmness of your voice. I made your first lavender soap at least 6 times and then stopped because lavender essential oil was so expensive to buy. However, now is time for more lavender soap, also using your suggestion of including peppermint oil. Watching George also taught me the idea of including cedar. 🐾🥰
Hello. I know that Lavender can be expensive. I get the NOW brand from Amazon. They also have other scents, like Peppermint, Eucalyptus, Grapefruit (my fav!) Tea Tree, Orange, and a few others. I found that it is not expensive as the others, but is a reputable company.
Lavender soap reminds me of my Granny, she was born in England and came to America when she was 6 years old. She loved lavender soap!
So many of us are sensitive to the chemicals in non organic products. You got me to really look into what goes on our skin. I have been buying organic soap for 30 yr. but it dries our skin out and because of you I now know why. Thank you!
You're welcome Leslie! That's great to know. I'm always learning more and more and thinking about where my ingredients come from and what I put on and in my body. It's a learning curve we all need to climb I think.
@@EllysEverydaySoapMakingTrue! Thank you for talking about "Dawn Organics". His story rings true for a lot of us who have been using "organic" products for decades but were still not happy with the results. It makes a BIG difference what "organics" some of us, very sensitive people, use...and eat😁 I can't say Thank you enough for passing on your knowledge !! Blessings to you from Plano Texas USA
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@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking I’ve searched what citric acid is, and it’s basically black mold, can you chime in on this? I want to make this recipe, looks great, but I don’t want synthetic citric acid that is actually Black mold on my body either. Is there anything else I can use beside citric acid?
Also isn’t both forms of LYE in your description, most people trying to make natural soap steer away from the 2 mentioned lye. Basically steer away from LYE period. Is it that toxin to the point we have to wear gloves and goggles? Is it safe enough for our body if you’re trying to make natural soap basically? I’m dying to make soap but so much confusion about lye and citric acid and so on I’m iffy.
@@shirleygonzalez4112 I’m not Elly but I am a chemist that works with chemicals everyday and I think I can answer your questions. citric acid is not mold. Citric acid is the acid found in citrus fruits, it’s what makes your mouth pucker when eating lemons or sour oranges. citric acid is byproduct of fermentation, which is actually good because no toxic chemicals are used when industries produce citric acid. If you’ve made sourdough bread or sauerkraut, it’s that fermenting process that produces citric acid.
Lye is very dangerous but it is also an essential ingredient to soap making. You cannot make soap without lye, period. Soap is a a salt created when lye mixes with fatty oils. If you are hesitant to handle lye, soapmaking may not be for you. I will say Elly’s soap recipes are really great because she makes sure to use extra fatty oil (super fat) so that absolutely no lye is left after the reaction. This is what super fat is, and it’s wise to always calculate a percentage of super fat into your soap recipe to ensure no lye is left over after the reaction.
Thank you so much for the information you have given in regards to selling soap. I'm a new soap maker and plan to sell at farmer's markets in the rural area we live in. You gave great info and your voice is soft and gentle and easy to listen to, so thank you for that!
Thank you, you're very welcome!
This looks lovely! I used to get a lavender soap from Rocky Mountain Soap Co in Alberta that was a peppermint soap with dried lavender buds in it, it made a wonderful shave bar.
Hey Ely!!! Can you do an info video on sulfur soaps and your opinion about it? I’ve been trying to learn more on soap forums and can’t seem to find anything
I love your videos and knowledge! Thank you for sharing. I make soap but not complicated recipes like yours, I started because I saw the waste in local animal butchering. I now receive the fats of pigs and occasionally beef fats. So my soaps are mostly lard or tallow but I love watching your videos. Thank you.
That's brilliant! Thanks for commenting.
Thanks Elly for another wonderful video and the mentions Much appreciated, you are a true gem to all us soapers! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Aww, thanks George. Thank you!! 🤗
I love making soap while watching you make soap ❤❤❤ thank you for sharing!
Oh that's so nice Niyyah! Thank you, you made my day.
Thanks Elly - you are truly a teacher - much apprecitae
Happy soap making everyone! I love this recipe, I hope you do too! Tell me, how do you feel about me doing more relaxed, talk-as-I-go videos like this one? I'd love your feedback! I often worry that they are too long (I'd be hopeless on TikTok 😂) but perhaps I should embrace this format and let my videos be long if that's how they turn out? I know some of my most popular videos of all time are around 30 minutes long! 😬
This format is fabulous!
I love all your contents but really enjoy you longer in-depth videos as such. Thanks again for all your hard work.
I love it! I did a little happy dance this morning when I saw a soap making video from you actually. I think the soap looks so pretty too in that gorgeous purple clay, i really enjoy natural soaps and watching soapers like you make them. Thanks for a very enjoyable and relaxing video x
Thank you Rachel!!
Oh wow, thank you! That is so good for me to know. I had no idea!
Hi Elly,
This video was a 'stumble upon' Thank you so much! I have just started collecting materials and ingredients. I am so excited to start learning how to make my own soaps!
Much love from Ontario Canada.
Hi Elly, thank you for this video, I love them all! I've followed your channel for longer, and what you do is not make soaps, what you do is art. I always learn something new, I like the fact also that you do not waste any ingredients or product. 🎉
Lovely soap, thank you for sharing Elly.
Hi Elly, thank u for ds video. Today I was battling how to calculate my soap recipe during the day. Thank u on how you taught how to calculate your soap so easy.
You're very welcome :)
Just beautiful! I wished I could smell those amazing lavender bars. Thank you again Elly for an informative and lovely video.
Thanks Adriana, you're very welcome. I wish I could share the scent too!
Thank you Elly for your wonderful videos ! The more you talk the more I learn 🧐What a blessing you are !
I do not see the recipe for this soap and would love to make it, especially with the citric acid (I have not put it in soap yet). The first soap I made was one of your recipes and it is great. Because of you sharing your wonderful recipes I can now make up my own 🙏. You gave me the confidence to try soap making for my family and friends. So many
The full recipe is on my blog - link is in the video description box.
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Thank you !!!! Just watched two more of your videos. 😁
Fantastic, thank you! I've got so many now :)
This is an older video, I'm late commenting❤
I just had to tell you how much I enjoy your content!
I'm new to this and other UA-camrs have wonderful information. However, they had me feeling like I needed to spend so much money! Hundreds of dollars and I'm just getting started. Nope.
Then I see you using a bamboo storage box for a mold and, Genius!! Using up what you have. Using equipment I already own! Plus, you're so calming and humble and wonderfully intelligent ❤
Simply love your content and wanted to tell you❤
Thank you so much for educating me on this topic in a way that is so approachable❤
Thank you, I appreciate that so much. I like to keep it as real and do-able for as many people as possible :)
Hello; I know exactly how you feel about others making a big to do about what you have to have in order to make soap. I spent hundreds of dollars at fist because I wanted to make more than soap. I found containers with handles (for mixing) at the dollar tree. Lots of other goodies there too. I puchased an immersion blender pretty cheap on amazon, and some micas and scents from Nurture soap. Bought a nice knife to cut the soap at walmart. If you are looking to get into this for business, you can always exopand as you go. Hope this helped a little bit.
Beautiful soap, Elly! I make my own deodorant and use a combination of lavender, tea tree and peppermint oils, such a fabulous fragrance! Good to know about the citric acid. I'm a couple of hours north of you and we have hard water here. Thankyou for showing the process. It makes all the difference to see it in action when first learning something new. Veronica x
Hi Veronica...do you have a video of how you make your deodorant!! I request that you teach me how so that I can make mine too. Thank you. Everce
Thanks Veronica, you're very welcome! Lovely to hear from a fellow Qlder :)
i am glad I came across your Channel Elly, I am a beginner soap maker and this helped me so much. Ever since I started researching about soap making I will not buy any more as I can make my own natural soaps. I will be trying this recipe very soon. I have Subscribed to your channel, thank you again Michelle ❤❤
Thank you Michelle, that's wonderful!
I love how you explain all the process. Its really nice to her you. Absolutly gorgeos soaps you doing.xx
Sounds like a great recipe, thanks Elly!
Thanks, I have a few favourite soaps, but one comes from France, so it's a bit expensive. I was thinking what am I going to do about my declining soap store. I did do a soap making class just before the pandemic started. But I never got around to actually making soap due to hard time getting supplies. I saw your rice bran oil soap video and think I will look at making some soap. Thanks this video was good to see more and different oils/butters.
Enjoyed as usual! I re-use my parchment paper liners too!
Thanks Debby! That's great.
Elly, thank you for straight up sharing your recipes & how to make them. It makes it so much easier for beginners...
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Thanks Lily!
You are my go to channel thanks very much. my soap has been for outdoor use and now i am using scents and super fats for gentler soaps and in smaller batches. i mad my first batch from used fryer oil. Great soap for outdoor use... great tip cut the soap before it hardens to much.. ching!
Yes, very good tip! Thanks.
I love your videos! So informative. And your voice is actually soothing. I think I just like your docile demeanor and accent lol
Question for you, I don’t use citric acid, I use sodium lactate. What would you say would be the difference between the two? There’s a lot of misinformation out there and I would appreciate your perspective on the matter. Thanks in advance.
Thanks Elly. Really inciteful info. Where I live in Melbz we have terrible hard water and definitely affects my soap performance so will definitely try the citric acid. 😀
Oh that's great Jo, glad to help. It really works nicely with our Bris water!
Thank you Elly luv your videos so natural
Thank you Paulinee :)
Gorgeous looking soap Elly. I love lavender soap too and will add the peppermint and cedar oils next time too. I have watched Delizia use tallow in her magnificent soap making but for ethical reasons I don't use animal products. Thanks for another take o n your famous lavender soap. 🐾🥰
Thank you Marion. I won't be using tallow anymore in my soap making either, for the same reasons. It's something I wanted to try once though so I could educate myself about it. I'm going to do a video on palm oil and tallow in soap making soon. Lots to think through with these two ingredients. Thanks for sharing your thoughts :)
I know this video is a year old but just found your channel and love it, wondering if you could provide a link to the video you mentioned about palm and tallow?
This was so fun to make. Thank you for the terrific video! My soap is sitting in its little chilly bin going through the gel phase at the moment. I used Matcha Green Tea powder and Kaolin Clay for the colour. A lovely soft green resulted. I substituted the Sunflower oil with Canola (checked the calculator). I've ordered a 0.01g pocket scales because my kitchen scales hardly register when I weigh the essence oils so I'm not sure I got the quantities right there. I'm having a ball, so much is thanks to you!
That's great! Yes I have the pocket scales for EO's too. Most regular kitchen scales barely weigh to the gram.
Wow wow wow happy holidays and happy new year beautiful soaps 🕯🌲☕♥️🌎🤓Thanks
Thank you Naty!! You too! 🤗
My nan used to make French soap of sweet almond and also in a lavender scent the scent would carry for hour's but sadly she never wrote her recipes down I want to try this to see if i can replicate her recipes.
I've got 20kg snow white tallow. Have made a 75/25 soap with coconut oil scented with peppermint eo at 4% but still smells of tallow. It's great so use it myself
Did not know that tallow had an odor, especially after the soap making process. Did it smell before you made soap? Does it smell like lard? Or something else? I've never worked w/it, but did buy a few bars made with tallow.
@@kathya739 yes I suppose it had that 'fat' smell before and after. I and a few people I gave bars to didn't mind it at all and over time it certainly does mellow. In one sense it means the tallow hasn't been over processed and the goodness taken out of it which is a bonus. Made 100% tallow soap 2 weeks ago and didn't add any fragrance at all, was perfect
Wonderful!! Before Elly posted her pine tar soap recipe, I had bought several tallow bars, and a lovely goat milk soap w/tallow. Both had no lard odor, but then, w/the pine tar soap all you can smell is pine tar! Lol
@@kathya739 Thats exactly the pine tar recipe I use and love it and of course some hate it, each to their own. My bill paying job here in Ireland is in a meat factory so I have direct access to tallow before anything further is done to it. Maybe the fact I just used a high percentage of it too with the smell/scent, someone told me it reminds him of French Soap 🤷♂️
@@CountryandIrishFan French soap sounds "naturale"!! Lol By the way, Ireland is beautiful, lucky you. My Grandpa Appleba was from there.
Hi Elly. Thank you for sharing another wonderful video. I'll definitely be giving this a try soon! 😊
That's wonderful! Thank you :)
I haven’t made soap in over a year and only one bar left that I’m hiding lol…thank you for sharing can’t wait to try it…stay blessed 😇
Thanks Isabella!
Thank you, Elly! It looks like a very nice soap and I love the lavender smell. For sure I will try the citric acid in my next soap. I just made your sugar water recipe as well. Thanks a lot!😇
Oh that's great Sonja! Thanks as always for your feedback :)
Beautiful soap!!!👏👍🧼🛁🫧
Thank you your soaps looks really good ,
I have a question if my soaps sheds oil after it was set to mold what is the problem ? N how can I rectify that ? Thank you
Thank you for this updated recipe! So far I am just a spectator, but I'm hoping to make my first soap this week or next.
Two questions and a request, if I may :)
First question: After you cut the soap you place the bars on a metal rack. Since the soap is still somewhat soft, are there ever grid marks on the bottom of the soap? Can you recommend another curing surface? Second question: Can you use a stainless steel bowl to saponify the soap? And lastly, my request: Can you do a video on the clean-up process after making the soap? I've often wonder if it's okay/safe to rinse out the bowls and utensil in the sink. I read a comment somewhere, too, that vinegar neutralizes the sodium hydroxide. I'm wondering if it's a good idea to let the bowls, measuring cups, utensils, etc. soak in a vinegar solution before handling. Thank you in advance!
I made a video on that years ago :) ua-cam.com/video/Pn3yfUw28OA/v-deo.html
Thank you for the link!
Was about to make any as well! ; )
You are a beautiful soul. Just found your channel, thank you so much for the tips)
Oh thank you! Welcome, glad you're here :)
That a really beautiful soap💜 why do you wrap the soap bar?
Hei Ellie, congratulations on this beautiful work you do here. I am new in soap making and have been buying a lot of books and materials on the matter but I found a lot of info hard to understand and found the answers on your channel. So thank you for what you do, keep up the good work. Few questions ☺️You mentioned something about aromatherapy and where to find more info, can you please write the name here?Also, what are your favorite essential oil combinations? (With procentage if possible) And is it safe to use the soap only after 2-3 days of couring or it does need the 4-6 weeks to be completely safe? Thanks a lot!
Hi Nica, definitely cure your soap for at least one month - it is most mild then, and better quality too. You can check the recipes on my videos and blog for my favourite essential oil combinations :) Dawn Organics is the channel belonging to my friend George - he's great with aromatherapy.
Elly, I love you and all of your videos. They're foolproof and building my soaping confidence! I am curious which recipe is your favorite or go-to? I am trying to find my staple recipe. I love really hard bars, but also love really moisturizing bars.
Would you believe me if I told you I've never made the same soap recipe twice? Honestly, I just make up new recipes all the time :) What I favour has changed over the years too. This is a good one I think. THanks for such a great question!
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking that's a great answer! I keep finding and trying new recipes all the time, since I started making soaps about 2 months ago.
Thank you for this video, very helpful. I heard you said shea butter causes soda ash? How much should i use to avoid it because all my soaps made with shea butter develope soda ash 🤦🏻♀️
How do you recommend storing the soap for long term. I live in Florida very humid. Thank you
Hi Elly. Your KMart bamboo mould is that the 6.8 x 7.5 x38cm “large narrow” one ? Don’t we love KMart it’s kinda like Aussies version of Walmart ( in a tiny way ) thank you for you videos always a pleasure to watch.
ur explanation is very impressive and u urself are pretty too
Thank you Elly ♥️
I love watching you and your video wish your my teacher
Wants to learn more and do business with it thanks alot God bless you
Very lovely. Thank you.
I enjoy watching your videos and have learned so much. Is it truly necessary to check the PH of soaps?
Thank you in advance. :)
Yes, it's essential! At the least do the tongue zap test to ensure they are fully saponified ua-cam.com/video/SS14Gsl4gKQ/v-deo.html
I am beginner at soap making and actually you are my teacher in soap making. But may i know that what pH of soap is best to use?
Elly, can you always replace aloe vera juice for water in the lye solution?
Hi Elly, Im a beginner in soap making and thanks to ur video i could get some confidence in trying out the cold process soap however before i buy all ingredients and make my soap I have couple of questions please do reply if possible . Firstly is lye responsible for the latter we get in soap when we use ? Secondly when we use melt n pour soap which I believe has gone through the lye process , why doesnt it lather much ? Thirdly if we dont have a temperature machine can we make soap without it ? What would be the measurements if we want to make just one soap as a trial and see how it turns out and learn how to handle lye . Can u give us measurements of how much oil which oils to use and how much lye etc to use. Lastly do we need to use distilled water with lye or we can use tap water , would it make difference if the tap water is hard water?
Hi Elly, Firstly thank you so much for taking the time to make such informative videos, your channel helped me understand how to make soap! I’ve read citric acid can also affect the super fat content of the soap, would that have to be adjusted as well?
Hi Nathalia, as long as you adjust the sodium hydroxide the superfat doesn't need to be adjusted. Check out a demonstration of me formulating a recipe with citric acid in this new video ua-cam.com/video/AQtSqA6olNw/v-deo.html :)
Elly, I love a rose fragrance. Do you by chance have a rose essential oil to put into a soap? Do you have a recipe to go with it?😊
Rose EO is astronomically expensive! This is my alternative I make for my friend (can just make plain) ua-cam.com/video/SsEKTLfEX0Y/v-deo.html
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking thank you. 😊
HI Elly... loving ALL your soaps (think I've tried all of them so far!) I was wondering if you could do a recipe for black seed oil soap (NIgella sativa) and would activated charcoal be good to make it black? I can't find a calculator that includes this oil... thank you lots ❤
Hi, thanks :) I've never come across that oil. I wonder if you can google to find out the saponification (SAP) value? Then you might be able to find a similar oil in a calculator and make a recipe that way. Charcoal is a great way to make the soap black, yes.
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Thanks so much Elly.
Thanks Elly! Can't wait for next years video on Tallow. :)
Thanks Delizia! You know more about using tallow than I do, but I want to share my reflections on the whole palm oil/tallow thing.
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking I love how you do research, I know it will be good
Love this! I don't have sunflower oil on hand, could I swap out avocado oil 1:1?
Possibly! I'd run it through a soap calculator to check though. You can learn to do that here ua-cam.com/video/AqKxin0q1bM/v-deo.html and the recipe specs are in the written blog post (link under video).
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Thank you!!!
Love the citric acid info
I am new to the soap making world and have been doing alot of research, I was lucky enough to stumble upon your videos which are so easy to understand. I would really like to try and create my own recipes but having issues with figuring out how much % of oils and butter go into a recipe, do you have any tips for that?
I sure do, this video has it all! ua-cam.com/video/V-uDPifp3n0/v-deo.html
Im a newbie: how do I calculate this recipe if I don’t use palm oil? Is there another oil that is comparable? Would the water and sodium amounts change?
Definitely doing this one. Thanks Elly l love combinations of EO to try and l could smell this one. He he 😏❤️
Thanks Debs :) It's a really nice combo that one. I'll probably stick with it for my lavender soap from now on!
Hi Elly, how would you go about with pricing a soap bar ( start to final ) and how to fill a soap mold to get the desired (end) soap bar weight?
This video will help a lot for the latter ua-cam.com/video/ZguW6J3Jj2Q/v-deo.html Pricing depends on many things! How much your materials cost, how much you want to pay yourself, how much people will pay etc.
Hi Elly, thank you for sharing wonderful videos. I have a question, I live in a humid, coastal region, and if I use 35-40% olive my soap becomes squishy. What should I do and how to alter my recipe? I want a moisturizing bar without drying.
Thanks, great question! This video will be very helpful for you: Choosing Oils for Soap Making - Oil types and fatty acids, balancing recipes and Soapcalc explained ua-cam.com/video/V-uDPifp3n0/v-deo.html
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking thank you dear will check it out❤️
Very beautiful soaps.but can i add citric acid in soaps for sensitive skin and who suffer from psoriasis?
I can't see why not with this small amount used, but perhaps some further research is needed?
In love with this recipe!!! Thank you so much Elly!!!
I am new in soap making and I would like to ask something:
I bought a strainer for the lye solution, although I have read that I need a stainless steel one, mine is stainless/inox but I don't know if it is made of steel. Is that a problem? Is it going to react with the lye?
Thank you very much!!
Thanks Christina! I'm not sure what Inox is to be honest! If it says stainless, it's probably ok to use. I've never seen a strainer that wasn't ok to use with lye water.
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Thank you, Elly!!
Have a beautiful day!!
Thank you
Love your videos. But I can't find this recipe anywhere? Where am I going wrong ?
Hi Irene, there's a link to it in the description box :)
Wow you are bless more wisdom remain bless
I saw in some other your video that shows 1.8:1 ratio, but this video shows 1.7:1 ratio. How to determine the ratio?
Como me gustaría hablar ingles para entender lo que dices. Me encantan tus jabones. Pero hago lo posible le con el traductor para entenderte. Muchas gracias por tus enseñanzas.
Hello from Colorado...I've been watching you for a while. You are very helpful the wooden mole you are using here where did you purchase it or did you make it? Thank you 😊
Thanks Teri. I bought it from Kmart here in Australia. It's a bamboo drawer storage box :)
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Sorry I can't spell mold...lol. Thank you, I've learned a great deal from you. You really have it all worked out, it makes it wonderful. You are a fine teacher. 😊
I have loaf pans which are made up aluminium or some other metal, these are the ones that are often used for baking. So is it alright to use it as a mould for soap? Aluminium and other metals react with the lye and soap so would the soap react with he metal mould once it has been lined with baking paper?
I would not use aluminium pans, but if you line them very carefully they might be ok.
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Thank you for your help.
You remind me so much of Elizabeth Zott in the book lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. Your voice resembles hers in the Audiobook version (narrated by Miranda Raison).
That sounds like my kind of book :)
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking You HAVE to read it. Even better listen to it. Thanks for all your advices. Making my first batch this weekend
Thank you 🙏🏽
Ellys thanks for this video can you please give out the recipe I can't find it.
Thanks Nancy, all the details are linked in the description box below the video
I just can’t see enough of the soap being cut with the wire! It’s ASMR ☺️
I made this recipe today. I think I needed to let it cool more before mixing the lye in. It started to heat up before I could get it in the mold. But. It’s still soap, just not as pretty as I wanted it to be.
Do you wrap each bar once it is fully set and hardened? if so, what do you use?
No, I just store them without wrapping ua-cam.com/video/B73kpk3W1AA/v-deo.html
When I give them to someone I wrap them in a paper bag, or other paper wrapper.
Can I use it for face? Thank you
Yes, if you like using soap on your face. This would be fine.
Elly, could you present a video on how to use the online "Soapmaking Friend" software? I am a bit confused, Regards.
Thanks for your suggestion, I don't use that software though. I could have a look into it in future though ;)
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking So are you suggesting that " soapcalc" is fine?
I do realise that it is over two years ago now but I was just wondering if the is any other oil I can use instead of palm oil.
Yes, please check out my recipe formulation videos
Hi Elly, beautiful soap. Question…who is George and May I have a link to his UA-cam page please?
His channel is called Dawn Organics :)
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking thank you
I have tried to make this soap 3 times and failed 😢. I made ¼ bath and at the end when adding the EO’s it gets hard to fast. Before I can pour. I even added half the EO’s thinking it was the problem. I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong. I made sure the temperature of oil and SH is cool. 🤷🏼♀️
Sounds like it's your EOs! Any chance they are not genuine? Some of the synthetic fragrance oils (faking as essential oils) can drastically accelerate trace like that.
Thank you for the reply. I think it’s between my scale which I got a new one that is very accurate and yes, definitely the EO’s. I will need to look for another place to get the Lavender. By the way love your videos and learning how to make soap. Not as easy as I thought🤣.
Hi Mrs. Elly, Hru doing, please tell me if I can use citric acid in my soap recipe at a usage rate of 1.5% of oil weight, even if I am not using sunflower oil, rice bran oil, or grape seed oil? I usually use olive oil, coconut oil, shea butter, palm oil, castor oil, sweet almond oil, and beeswax. Also, I'm not sure about the quality and freshness of the oils I'm using since the vendors in India are not providing accurate information on the manufacturing date or storage conditions. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!"
Yes of course, that would be great! Just make sure you check my link about how to adjust the lye amount correctly :)
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking you mean citric acid amount times .624 isn't it?
Is there a calculation for essential oils that you like to use?
This is how I work them out :) ua-cam.com/video/JkcjC3wV0ZA/v-deo.html
Do you measure in grams ot ounces? Love your channel!
I live in Australia, it's always grams here. Thanks :)
I love palm oil!
Which ltype of lavender essential oil do you recommend? So many choices....Bulgarian, 40/42, population, blend?
I use Lavender Angustifolia from Fance and buy it in bulk from an online supplier.
When the microwave beeps 😹.. but no the soap looks great as always! 💓
Haha thanks Aniqua. I liked that bit :)
Have tried all your soaps Elly and you always explain beautifully. Its very humid here in Dubai and would love to have more cold process recipes of this kind as Castile and high percentage of olive oil makes the soaps very Guee and soft while using. In my soaps the fragrance does not last - (only during making and curing period) even after including the base cedar. Any tips would be a great help. You are amazing and love all your recipes
Thanks Alpa, yes in your climate you would need to use a lot of hard/saturated fats I think. Thanks for your feedback. It sounds like your fragrances/essential oils might not be well suited to soap making? They should last if you're blending and anchoring them well.
Hi. Can you give me a recipe for 3.5 lb soap? I want to use olive oil, sunflower oil, palm oil, castor oil, coconut oil, shea butter. I use grams. I don't use lib. Thank you.
Hi, I don't have the ability to provide individual guidance on recipes, feel free to use my videos to learn how to calculate your recipe by yourself though! This playlist will be a great help www.youtube.com/@EllysEverydaySoapMaking/playlists
hello ms elly, i am one of your subscriber no. 1 fan ☺️ can I ask a question? I live in the Philippines, there is a lot of Coconut oil, and Palm oil is relatively cheap.. compared to olive oil, castor oil and others, it is very expensive to buy online. Coconut oil 60% and palm oil 40% or vice versa.. Ms. Elly how many super fat %? I will use this.. I know you are busy, but please wait for your reply. thank you very much! Stay safe and God bless ❤️🥰❤️
Hi Shiro, have you seen this video (below)? It will help you greatly to choose the oils for your recipe, and evaluate your formulations. I would probably use mostly palm and maybe 15-20% coconut oil. Too much coconut oil is very drying!
Choosing Oils for Soap Making - Oil types and fatty acids, balancing recipes and Soapcalc explained ua-cam.com/video/V-uDPifp3n0/v-deo.html
Can you add the link of George that you referred to?
His channel is called Dawn Organics.
I thought there was a written recipe here but I cannot locate it, I wanted to print it out..
It's linked in the description box below the video :)