Happy soapy morning! Beautiful soap 🧼 and I just wanted to mention it’s your Chanel darlin’ say whatever you want 🥰 I work in medicine we say M-L’s all the time. 😉
2:26 in Europe we use ml wich means mililiters but we can say ML, it’s easier and everyone understands perfectly. I prefer ml cause it’s the universal measure of liquids. As grams is universal measure for weight. When i have a recipe in ounces; inches; pounds; that is confusing. But saying ML is trully correct cause it’s exacly what it says on the jug.
I'm so jealous of your beautiful flowers our daffodils just started flowering. I just want to say, I'm so glad you are back. I really enjoy your videos and missed you.
Thank you! I find that not only was the expense an issue, but I almost always lost money on International orders. That is why I had to discontinue them. I have been scammed, I've had customers claim they didn't like the scents after they had been boxed up together for 8 weeks, I've had customers not want to pay customs, I've had damaged packages that the USPS wouldn't cover because it had been sitting in another country for so long, etc.. I used to ship International a lot but so many things happened that I could have just tossed the order in the trash myself and made more money. LOL
Holly, I absolutely LOVE watching you (and I love your voice). You are so down to earth and never seem pretentious. I find myself going to be well past midnight on work nights but you are so creative. One thing I would love to share with you. We live in a world that will always have nasty people who have nothing better to do than criticize. I hope you take it with a grain of salt, or simply ignore it. That is one thing that can bring a person's spirit down and it's just not worth an ounce of your energy. Keep going what you are doing, keep being successful and keep being real. We love you. Cathi
Thank you so much Cathi! Your message came in when I was having a particularly hard time. I didn't end up replying that night because I was in the midst of cooking dinner, etc.. But it really meant a lot to me and it helped me come out of my bad mood! You are the reason that I am continuing on with the rainbow soap videos right now.
I'd love to smell that scent, I have to say that lilac isn't a popular scent here in the UK, but maybe I'll change that! haha I'm sad for your daffodils, I live in North Wales and for pretty much the whole of March, there are daffodils everywhere you look-it's the national flower of Wales. The breeze smells amazing :) Once I get my recipe sorted, I'm going to make daffodil scented soap! I'll see if I can find a lilac fragrance oil and try that too. Thanks for your videos, you've no idea how excited I am each time I see a new video up. I'm pleased you are having fun again xx
That sounds awesome. I used to dislike daffodils when I was a kid but I love them now...and they won't bloom. Haha! I would love to experience daffodil season in Wales! I found out that is where my Roberts side of the family originated.
Lilac is the best! My huge lilac bushes in front of the house are just about to open up! Very early for this time of year. I want to try to make soap like this, too! 💟
I love watching you make soap. I absolutely love lilacs but unfortunately can’t grow them here in Florida. I agree with Catherine Jakeman, it’s your channel, call it what you want to call it.🌸🌸💜💜💜
Hi Holly! Lilac soap is one of my favorites and I love the smell of lilacs in the garden. Our big lilac got struck last fall by lightning, so we'll need to replace it. I'm in the process of making a little herb garden in our side yard. We use a lot of basil. oregano, chives and such. I'm also looking to put 3 tomatoe plants with the herbs. My Schriener's Iris catalog came Monday and I'm already picking and choosing. Although they can't be planted till fall. We have about 16 different colors now, but I've beenadicted for years, so, I order new stock every other year. I need some more Lilly bulbs, but if I don't get it done this week it'll be to late! So, those are the garden plans. Glad to see your enjoying the process while making soap. I love to watch the pouring of soap myself! Have a wonderful weekend! Jill Gross
Hi Jill! How sad that your lilac got struck by lightning! GEEZ! I didn't know I liked basil until recently so I think I will try to plant some as well. I have a chive plant that always comes back and does well year after year. Cilantro is my fave garden herb! I started following Schriener's last fall and wow, they have amazing iris colors! I was just telling my husband that I want to plant an iris garden this fall. That is another flower that we had at our house in MT. I can completely transport back to being a kid and just the sight and smell and just general atmosphere of them there. I remember that they smelled a bit like vanilla. Does that sound right? We have purple ones here but they don't really smell like much of anything.
Lilac is my favorite flower scent as well, with Lilly of the Valley coming in a close second. You mentioned the designs for the tops of your soaps, and I must say that I prefer a soap with a more minimalistic design on the top. I see some soap makers put a lot of effort in building up the tops of their soaps with piping bags and protruding embeds (and sometimes with non-soap items like paper straws and such), and although they may have an initial visual appeal, it seems to me that they would be a little awkward to handle. I like your wavy top designs and low profile embed designs because it keeps the bar rectangular and easier to use. Maybe it's because I'm a guy, but I don't need that tower of soap and embeds piled up on the top. I see your designs as being more practical and more user friendly. You're a talented soap maker and you do a lot with color and low profile embeds, like holly leaves, stars, soap balls & cubes, pumpkins, leaves, shreds, glitter, etc... Sometimes I watch other soap makers piling things on the tops of their soaps and I say, "Why? Why are you doing that? You don't need all that. Stop! Wait, you're piping another layer?" 😂 I admit that some of them look quite nice, and if I was buying those soaps strictly based on eye appeal, that would be fine, but I prefer to purchase and use a bar that fits in my hand nicely. I guess that's the long winded way of saying that I like your soap designs, where the eye appeal is inside the soap (colors, designs, and embeds) and in the swirls and low profile embeds you place on top. 🙂
Thank you Ken! I would say that Lily of the Valley is my second favorite too. I am not sure I've ever smelled them for reals but I know the fragrance oil is one of my favorites. Yes, I see some of those high top soaps and think they are certainly beautiful and fun but they are not something I would choose myself. I like a rectangular or square bar and also one that doesn't have to be shrink wrapped.
I love watching you make soap it looks so easy but it's not & your so spotless when your doing it too that's not easy either !keep up the good work we enjoy it
I absolutely love lilacs! I grew up in Johnson County, KS, and when I was a little girl my piano teacher and neighbor who lived across the street had a couple of lilacs that were as tall as their split level home. My mother and I would linger there after my lessons with our faces in the flowers 😊 Thanks for the reminder of that memory!!! I'm in a small PNW apartment these days, so no gardening for me at the moment. As always, I love your video and your soaps. The rosemary orange carrot I bought a while back might just be my favorite soap ever. Thanks for all you do, Holly!
Pow Pow Purple definitely packs a punch, that bottom layer is beautiful. I did laugh when you mentioned the daffoilds 😆 I have basil, carrot, snapdragon and delphinium seeds to plant. We have two Budleia bushes we've planted, we gave the taller one a bit of a trim end of last year to encourage it and it's worked, it has the gorgeous deep wine coloured flower clusters and smells gorgeous.
Hi Holly! Loved this video! I'm from Kalispell...on the North end of Flathead Lake, so I loved hearing you talk about the gorgeous, monster Lilac bushes! They do grow like wildfire here💜 Cannot wait to make this soap again...smells divine! Happy soaping!
That's awesome! I was just looking for land. It sure doesn't look like we'll be back anytime soon but I sure am itching to at least bring the RV up. We won't be able to get a reservation anywhere but it's still fun to think about. LOL
I just wanted to say that I have been watching you on & off for quite awhile now. & this is the 1st time I found myself scrolling through your comments. Lol felt very odd for some reason; You are the only youtuber I havnt actively read or even thought about commenting on.... I don't know why lol. But I've always just been a silent watcher, enjoying, & living vicariously in the process. Lol. this is nothing negative twords you or your videos, I love them & your awesome! Comments just never occurred to me with your videos..🤷♀️ So, here's to my very 1st comment 🥂 in... approximately 3 years. (I think) Lmao
Hey! Holly....how beautiful this is 😍. Have you heard of the old English tradition of it's unlucky to bring cut Lilac into the home? It's linked to fairies .....they could be those magic fairies that do all the chores eh!!! 😅💜
LOVE LOVE LOVE the colors of this one Holly! We moved to Kansas in Nov, so this is our first Spring on our little farm. So far there's Daffodils, the redbuds are gorgeous, and we've started our veggie garden with onions, garlic, potatoes, asparagus, squash, etc. We have a separate area for the herb garden and we're very excited to see what we can grow... provided the deer, rabbit, chickens, etc., stay out of it all! LOL
Hi Holly, I like more lilac than lavender scented items. This is something I would go for in a heartbeat plus the color purple💜 I'm just in love with it💜💜💖💖.
I grew up in Eastern Oregon and we had a HUGE lilac bush that smelled wonderful! We'd always pick a bundle for mother's day. Then the first house I lived in with my husband had wisteria growing up a trellis and that is my favorite - lilac it's in my top 5 for sure though (lilies take up those next few spots in the ranks).
@@moriversoap it's my dream to have wisteria growing across my porch awning one day... So many houses around here have it and it's stunning ❤️ definitely recommend giving it a whiff if you ever get a chance!
That's cool that you used to live in Belton, I live in Grandview right at the edge of Cass County line. There are a lot of lilacs in my neighborhood. I have one by my bedroom window that's taller than my (single story) house. It doesn't produce a ton of flowers but I can still sometimes sit next to my open window this time of year and if the breeze is just right I can smell the lilac blooms. I also have a nice big bush in my front yard that isn't as tall but it produces lots of blooms. I think lilacs are my favorite flower as well ☺️
Holly, you can say M-L, mils, or cc's when you're talking about milliliters. It's quite alright either way! I've worked in a lab and I work as a CNA so I have heard all three used. 😀
Just found your channel love it!!! Where can the products be purchased to make the soaps. I’m wanting to make soap, scrubs, and body butters for my family? Your channel is amazing
isn't it funny how scents from your childhood make you feel. We had a Peony Bush in front if our house as a child, it came from my grand parents farm, when I moved out I dug a piece of it out and have planted s piece of it everywhere we have lived (military family) so that peony is now all across Canada 😂
Lilac is my favorite flower. I've never seen it here in the deep south but I remember walking down a whole block where I grew up and it smelled so wonderful. Where did you get this scent from?
Lilacs are so good. Mine are done for this year and I'm sad. The fragrance oil is from Bramble Berry. It's super. Another person commented that Cierra Candles has a good one as well.
I have such bad luck with florals in general but I’ve always had bad luck with lilac which makes me very sad, where is this lilac from and would you recommend it? The scent doesn’t morph?
The scent is fantastic! I have a bar sitting here in front of me and I keep thinking the window is open and the scent is wafting in. So good! I thought I mentioned it in the video but turns out I had not. Haha! I put it in the description. It is from Bramble Berry.
Hi Holly, love your soap! I just made lilac soap recently and love it!!! probably my favourite now :) Could you please tell me what size batch you made? I'm looking at going for a bigger mold but not sure what size to get.
Thank you! My husband builds the molds for me. If you can build one, I suggest basing it on the amount of bars that you want to make. This was my smallest slab mold and holds about 25 lbs.
Do you mind if I ask, what ratio you use to make your TD and how much you use per pound of soap, I can’t seem to get my soap to get whit even though I use 1 to 2 ratio, can never get a good white soap even with non discoloring fragrance. Thank you ❤
Titanium dioxide is hard. I have the best luck using water soluble. I tend to mix up enough for several batches at one time. I usually do 6 tsp TD to 4-5 TBSP of water. I usually find that it's when the TD isn't blended well is when it doesn't pack a punch. I will usually heat up the TD/water mixture in the microwave for about 20 seconds and then blend it up again. Typically, they say 1 tsp ppo but I never have needed to use that much to get a nice white. That would be too much for me. What color is your unscented soap without color or fragrance? Sometimes greenish olive oils can cause your TD to be a bit lacking.
I too love lilacs they grew wild everywhere in Virginia were i was raised. They are so beautiful but I couldn't plant them in my yard because I'm allergic to them lol. They make me sneeze so badly. Go figure pollen doesn't bother me but beautiful lilacs do 😥
Maybe you could blend lilac, pine and and watery fragrances together and call it Summer in Montana. And if it doesn't blend well, there's always layering.
Hi Holly, I bought a bar of your Lilac soap and I have to say it's very light scent, it smells just like a Lilac bush 🥰. My mom had one and it was her favorite flower and I love them too. Thank you for such a lovely soap, now I have to get some of that scent lol, but the bad part is the bees like it too lol, they think I'm a Lilac flower and I don't like being chased by bees, so I'll save it for winter. BTW, how do you get your soaps so smooth and silky feeling? I use a planer on mine too, but they don't come out as nice as yours, do you use a steamer?
I don't use a steamer. I am not using a planer with the new rainbow soaps this time because I just can't get it all done. They are a little bit more textured but that will smooth out with the first wash anyway.
I recently made a purple soap...only one of the 3 purples I used stayed purple. I thought I had added more than enough to keep the darker colors true to the idea I had in mind, but the slight discoloration from my FO and the general fickle nature of purples got the best of me. 😅 They turned into two different shades of ugly grey, so instead of trying to rebatch it, I just made it into laundry soap.
I've had that issue with some purples too, and interestingly enough I've found that the ones that go grey will actually turn purple again if I gel the soaps, or if I use them in hot process. So maybe something to consider testing out if you really want to use those colours 😊
I hope it works too. I love when the honeysuckle blooms here. I've had good luck with it but it was a blend. Of course, now I don't have a clue what I used. Haha!
@@irma1313mimi It really depends on the recipe and your preference. I personally don't care for full milk soaps - the making or the using - but many do and that's amazing too.
You're reading my mind for a floral soap!!! I'm making a hyacinth soap today. Inspired by the second season of Bridgerton!! My fragrance oil is Wild Hyacinth by Mad Oils 😏 I'm also in Arizona and I'm gardening for the first time this year. I have some tomato plants, zucchini, yellow squash, eggplant, corn, okra, beets, radish, honeydew, watermelon, cantaloupe, and cucumbers! I'm also trying to grow the roselle hibiscus so I can harvest it for teas.
Oh fun! You have planted a lot of great things! I planted some tomatoes and jalapenos in the garden today. I'll do more next weekend. I'm running out of steam to plant seeds today.
Dear Cheryl, she's selling! I don't think it's appropriate to ask for someone's recipe if they formulated the recipe their selves. Please keep that in mind. Besides it's not very difficult to formulate yourself, I would highly encourage you to do so, it's a lot of fun! Thank you, a nót selling soapmaker from the Netherlands
When i asked for this information, I was under the assumption these were educational videos and I was missing the recipe. As an attorney, I completely understand and respect the proprietary nature of these recipes. I enjoy watching her videos and will continue to do so. Not quite sure I understand the need to make snarky comments without knowing understanding my request. Thank u to this soap channel for ur professional response!
I love lilacs. Not a fan of lavender. It chokes me up. One of my favorite candles was a lilac scent from one of the home decor party companies… can’t remember which one but they’re no longer in business 😞
Happy soapy morning! Beautiful soap 🧼 and I just wanted to mention it’s your Chanel darlin’ say whatever you want 🥰 I work in medicine we say M-L’s all the time. 😉
That's great! Thank you Catherine!
2:26 in Europe we use ml wich means mililiters but we can say ML, it’s easier and everyone understands perfectly. I prefer ml cause it’s the universal measure of liquids. As grams is universal measure for weight. When i have a recipe in ounces; inches; pounds; that is confusing. But saying ML is trully correct cause it’s exacly what it says on the jug.
You are so passionate when it comes to this, and everything always comes out beautiful. Thank you for your uploads.
Thank you!
I love all florals Lilac is beautiful. The perfect colours Holly thank you.😊
Thank you! I love it!
I'm so jealous of your beautiful flowers our daffodils just started flowering. I just want to say, I'm so glad you are back. I really enjoy your videos and missed you.
Thank you! The downside of the early spring is that we get pretty hot and humid here too.
I too love lilac, you just talking I could smell it from the old memory bank. Your soap is so pretty, love it. Thanks Holly.
Thank you! Lilac is such a great scent!
It’s wonderful to hear your excitement talking about your home state. Glad you have such good memories!
I do for sure! I can't wait to move back someday!
OMG... those are perfect, Holly! Absolutely gorgeous! I can almost smell the lilac through the screen!
Thank you!
I wish postage wasn’t so expensive to Australia,lilac is my favourite flower.Love LOVE you and your videos,you have a soothing voice xo.
Thank you! I find that not only was the expense an issue, but I almost always lost money on International orders. That is why I had to discontinue them. I have been scammed, I've had customers claim they didn't like the scents after they had been boxed up together for 8 weeks, I've had customers not want to pay customs, I've had damaged packages that the USPS wouldn't cover because it had been sitting in another country for so long, etc.. I used to ship International a lot but so many things happened that I could have just tossed the order in the trash myself and made more money. LOL
@@moriversoap All good I understand there some people aren’t very nice.I can admire from afar xo
Love the colours on this soap. Purple is my favourite. I think I prefer the block colours to the swirls. ❤
Thank you! This was one of my favorite batches.
These look beautiful, thank you for sharing. Happy Spring Holy!💗Tulips and daffodils were beautiful this year.
Thank you! I love tulips too. I hope to plant some this fall.
Such gorgeous colors! My Lilac riced terribly😖. Yours looks so pretty. Love your channel. It’s always such a pleasant, relaxing experience!
Thank you Sue!
Your soap is beautiful. I love lilac too and I have lilac in our garden. They so fragrant ❤️
Thank you! I just adore lilac. They haven't bloomed up here in Montana yet but it's almost time!
@@moriversoap mine is blooming and it’s very scented.
Holly, I absolutely LOVE watching you (and I love your voice). You are so down to earth and never seem pretentious. I find myself going to be well past midnight on work nights but you are so creative. One thing I would love to share with you. We live in a world that will always have nasty people who have nothing better to do than criticize. I hope you take it with a grain of salt, or simply ignore it. That is one thing that can bring a person's spirit down and it's just not worth an ounce of your energy. Keep going what you are doing, keep being successful and keep being real. We love you. Cathi
Thank you so much Cathi! Your message came in when I was having a particularly hard time. I didn't end up replying that night because I was in the midst of cooking dinner, etc.. But it really meant a lot to me and it helped me come out of my bad mood! You are the reason that I am continuing on with the rainbow soap videos right now.
So fun to watch and listen. We still have frozen ground and snow banks up north. Happy day Holly!
Thank you! That sounds chilly!
Came out beautiful 🤩
Thank you Laurie!
I'd love to smell that scent, I have to say that lilac isn't a popular scent here in the UK, but maybe I'll change that! haha
I'm sad for your daffodils, I live in North Wales and for pretty much the whole of March, there are daffodils everywhere you look-it's the national flower of Wales. The breeze smells amazing :)
Once I get my recipe sorted, I'm going to make daffodil scented soap! I'll see if I can find a lilac fragrance oil and try that too. Thanks for your videos, you've no idea how excited I am each time I see a new video up. I'm pleased you are having fun again xx
That sounds awesome. I used to dislike daffodils when I was a kid but I love them now...and they won't bloom. Haha! I would love to experience daffodil season in Wales! I found out that is where my Roberts side of the family originated.
Always a pleasure to watch you work , you are an inspiration, I am aspiring soap maker
Thank you Charmaine!
Lilac is the best! My huge lilac bushes in front of the house are just about to open up! Very early for this time of year. I want to try to make soap like this, too! 💟
That's so fun! I am jealous!
I love watching you make soap. I absolutely love lilacs but unfortunately can’t grow them here in Florida. I agree with Catherine Jakeman, it’s your channel, call it what you want to call it.🌸🌸💜💜💜
Thank you JoAnn! I do remember being sad that I was missing out on lilacs when living in Florida.
Hi Holly! Lilac soap is one of my favorites and I love the smell of lilacs in the garden. Our big lilac got struck last fall by lightning, so we'll need to replace it. I'm in the process of making a little herb garden in our side yard. We use a lot of basil. oregano, chives and such. I'm also looking to put 3 tomatoe plants with the herbs. My Schriener's Iris catalog came Monday and I'm already picking and choosing. Although they can't be planted till fall. We have about 16 different colors now, but I've beenadicted for years, so, I order new stock every other year. I need some more Lilly bulbs, but if I don't get it done this week it'll be to late!
So, those are the garden plans. Glad to see your enjoying the process while making soap. I love to watch the pouring of soap myself!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Jill Gross
Hi Jill! How sad that your lilac got struck by lightning! GEEZ! I didn't know I liked basil until recently so I think I will try to plant some as well. I have a chive plant that always comes back and does well year after year. Cilantro is my fave garden herb! I started following Schriener's last fall and wow, they have amazing iris colors! I was just telling my husband that I want to plant an iris garden this fall. That is another flower that we had at our house in MT. I can completely transport back to being a kid and just the sight and smell and just general atmosphere of them there. I remember that they smelled a bit like vanilla. Does that sound right? We have purple ones here but they don't really smell like much of anything.
My absolute favorite flower too! I just ordered this fragrance! So glad it worked so well in CP Soap!!
How fun! Lilacs are so good!
Lilac is my favorite flower scent as well, with Lilly of the Valley coming in a close second.
You mentioned the designs for the tops of your soaps, and I must say that I prefer a soap with a more minimalistic design on the top. I see some soap makers put a lot of effort in building up the tops of their soaps with piping bags and protruding embeds (and sometimes with non-soap items like paper straws and such), and although they may have an initial visual appeal, it seems to me that they would be a little awkward to handle. I like your wavy top designs and low profile embed designs because it keeps the bar rectangular and easier to use. Maybe it's because I'm a guy, but I don't need that tower of soap and embeds piled up on the top. I see your designs as being more practical and more user friendly. You're a talented soap maker and you do a lot with color and low profile embeds, like holly leaves, stars, soap balls & cubes, pumpkins, leaves, shreds, glitter, etc... Sometimes I watch other soap makers piling things on the tops of their soaps and I say, "Why? Why are you doing that? You don't need all that. Stop! Wait, you're piping another layer?" 😂 I admit that some of them look quite nice, and if I was buying those soaps strictly based on eye appeal, that would be fine, but I prefer to purchase and use a bar that fits in my hand nicely. I guess that's the long winded way of saying that I like your soap designs, where the eye appeal is inside the soap (colors, designs, and embeds) and in the swirls and low profile embeds you place on top. 🙂
Thank you Ken! I would say that Lily of the Valley is my second favorite too. I am not sure I've ever smelled them for reals but I know the fragrance oil is one of my favorites. Yes, I see some of those high top soaps and think they are certainly beautiful and fun but they are not something I would choose myself. I like a rectangular or square bar and also one that doesn't have to be shrink wrapped.
We have lily of the valley growing here near the lakes. Nothing like it.
@@lauriewilson4741 I agree. There's nothing like it. How such a wonderful fragrance can come from such a tiny flower is amazing.
AMEN SISTER!!! EXTREMELY WELL SAID👍👍👍👍
I love watching you make soap it looks so easy but it's not & your so spotless when your doing it too that's not easy either !keep up the good work we enjoy it
Thank you Amina!
Lilac is one of my favorite scents and definitely overlooked in cold progress soap making so this excites me🤗Can't wait to make an order!!
Thank you Jessica!
Lilac is my favorite scent! Beautiful! 💜💜💜
Thank you!
I absolutely love lilacs! I grew up in Johnson County, KS, and when I was a little girl my piano teacher and neighbor who lived across the street had a couple of lilacs that were as tall as their split level home. My mother and I would linger there after my lessons with our faces in the flowers 😊 Thanks for the reminder of that memory!!! I'm in a small PNW apartment these days, so no gardening for me at the moment.
As always, I love your video and your soaps. The rosemary orange carrot I bought a while back might just be my favorite soap ever.
Thanks for all you do, Holly!
Oh wow. We lived and worked in Overland Park for a time as well. I love Johnson County! Lilacs are just the absolute best!
@@moriversoap Wow! And yay! My husband still has family in OP, so we went to visit in 2020. It has changed so much, but is still beautiful.
Pow Pow Purple definitely packs a punch, that bottom layer is beautiful. I did laugh when you mentioned the daffoilds 😆 I have basil, carrot, snapdragon and delphinium seeds to plant. We have two Budleia bushes we've planted, we gave the taller one a bit of a trim end of last year to encourage it and it's worked, it has the gorgeous deep wine coloured flower clusters and smells gorgeous.
Thank you Charmain! I haven't heard of budleia. You'll have to send me a picture!
Hi Holly, I love lilac too. I have a lilac tree in my back yard that's getting really big. Your soap turned out beautiful. Nice video.💜
Thank you! How fun!
Yes, I'm glad you mentioned the change in FO percentage rates. I did notice that they've changed, I thought I was bugging out but I guess not.
So many fragrances have changed. It was a rather significant amendment.
Hey Holly, that's absolutely beautiful soap, I loved watching you texture the wet soap! 💟
Thank you!
Just received my order and this Lilac soap smells SO good.. like spring freshness. I can’t wait to use this beautiful bar!!
I'm so glad! Thank you!
The 3000 mark is quite OK Holly!! 👍 These soaps are fabulous!! Purple is my favourite colour too! 😉
Thank you Nancy!
Hi Holly! Loved this video! I'm from Kalispell...on the North end of Flathead Lake, so I loved hearing you talk about the gorgeous, monster Lilac bushes! They do grow like wildfire here💜
Cannot wait to make this soap again...smells divine! Happy soaping!
That's awesome! I was just looking for land. It sure doesn't look like we'll be back anytime soon but I sure am itching to at least bring the RV up. We won't be able to get a reservation anywhere but it's still fun to think about. LOL
I just wanted to say that I have been watching you on & off for quite awhile now. & this is the 1st time I found myself scrolling through your comments. Lol felt very odd for some reason; You are the only youtuber I havnt actively read or even thought about commenting on.... I don't know why lol. But I've always just been a silent watcher, enjoying, & living vicariously in the process. Lol. this is nothing negative twords you or your videos, I love them & your awesome! Comments just never occurred to me with your videos..🤷♀️
So, here's to my very 1st comment 🥂 in... approximately 3 years. (I think) Lmao
Thank you so much Kristie! I appreciate that you took the time to comment. Thanks for watching!
Hey! Holly....how beautiful this is 😍. Have you heard of the old English tradition of it's unlucky to bring cut Lilac into the home? It's linked to fairies .....they could be those magic fairies that do all the chores eh!!! 😅💜
Thank you Sarah! I have not heard of that about lilacs. I guess it's going to be unlucky around here. Oops!
Beautiful Holly!💛
Thank you!
I make flower bombs I took 20 pkgs of seeda- combined them in the bombs ...We will see! Glad your still in business! Nice soaps as usual!
Thank you! The flower bombs sound so interesting!
Love Lilacs it looks awesome 🟣💜
I made a Lilac soap and I dried Lilac Flowers and I put them on top and made some Light Purple Salt.
That sounds very pretty!
Very pretty! Thank you for sharing
Thank you!
Beautiful!!
Thank you!
I put dryed Lilac flowers on top of mine. Love Lilacs💜
I bet that is beyond beautiful!
It's so beautiful!
Thank you Jeneva!
Beautiful soap
Thank you Shakina!
Oh yes, the grapefruit is nice too!
That's fantastic! Thank you!
Beautiful! 😄
Don't you just love soap making?! Have a blessed day/night you guys!
Oh for sure! Thank you!
LOVE LOVE LOVE the colors of this one Holly! We moved to Kansas in Nov, so this is our first Spring on our little farm. So far there's Daffodils, the redbuds are gorgeous, and we've started our veggie garden with onions, garlic, potatoes, asparagus, squash, etc. We have a separate area for the herb garden and we're very excited to see what we can grow... provided the deer, rabbit, chickens, etc., stay out of it all! LOL
That sounds amazing! Good for you!
Thank you! How fun that you've gotten all of that going already! YAY!
Hi Holly, I like more lilac than lavender scented items. This is something I would go for in a heartbeat plus the color purple💜 I'm just in love with it💜💜💖💖.
Thank you Ramonita! This probably should be around more than once a year. It smells so good!
Oh wow! that's great. You're awesome in your work.
Lilac is one of my fave colours🥰🥰🥰
It's definitely so good!
"Burp the stick blender"! I giggled so hard! I love your commentary 🤣 one of my favorites
Hah! Thank you Daisy!
Beautiful! I had a lilac blossoms fragrance from Cierra candles that behaved beautifully and it's a spot on lilac, it's beautiful ❤️
I grew up in Eastern Oregon and we had a HUGE lilac bush that smelled wonderful! We'd always pick a bundle for mother's day. Then the first house I lived in with my husband had wisteria growing up a trellis and that is my favorite - lilac it's in my top 5 for sure though (lilies take up those next few spots in the ranks).
That's great! YAY! I don't think I have ever smelled wisteria but it always looks so pretty in pictures.
@@moriversoap it's my dream to have wisteria growing across my porch awning one day... So many houses around here have it and it's stunning ❤️ definitely recommend giving it a whiff if you ever get a chance!
Love lilac, Holly😊
They are just so pretty! I have found that I am loving the Snowball Vibernum too. Very similar and maybe even a little bit better.
Do you mind if I ask what is the width of your wires. Beautiful colors on that soap ❤
Thank you! It looks like I was using the 1.25 inch spacing for this batch.
Beautiful colors! I love lilacs as well but they don’t do so well in Texas:(.
Thank you! I bet they don't.
That's cool that you used to live in Belton, I live in Grandview right at the edge of Cass County line. There are a lot of lilacs in my neighborhood. I have one by my bedroom window that's taller than my (single story) house. It doesn't produce a ton of flowers but I can still sometimes sit next to my open window this time of year and if the breeze is just right I can smell the lilac blooms. I also have a nice big bush in my front yard that isn't as tall but it produces lots of blooms. I think lilacs are my favorite flower as well ☺️
Oh very cool! We've been around Grandview a lot. I can't believe how much it's grown up around there since we left.
Beautiful soap as usual, I made lilac soap last night it smells beautiful but wow did it accelerate.
Thank you Brenda! Yes, most lilacs are such a pain!
ML is milliliters :) Great job Holly! Beautiful soap….
Thank you!
Holly, that for sure doesn’t looks like lilac. I made a lilac soap last year and was a huge fight with the acceleration. Beautiful as always.
Thank you! Yes, this one is so good!
Beautiful
Thank you!
Beautiful batch!! Haha it’s funny listening to you talk about your kids like “oh they sound sweet!” Only to remember we are the same age 😭
Thank you Charlie! That's funny!
Hi Holly love this lilac soap ,Love all your video's x
Thank you Jayne!
Holly, you can say M-L, mils, or cc's when you're talking about milliliters. It's quite alright either way! I've worked in a lab and I work as a CNA so I have heard all three used. 😀
Okay cool! Thank you Kurtiss!
Beathful ❤️❤️
Thank you!
Just found your channel love it!!! Where can the products be purchased to make the soaps. I’m wanting to make soap, scrubs, and body butters for my family?
Your channel is amazing
Thank you! I would check out Natural Bulk Supplies, Bramble Berry, Wholesale Supplies Plus, and Nature's Garden for starters. There are so many!
Lovely as always Holly. If possible, could you do a video on how to make thumbnails? They are always nice.
Thank you! I don't see myself doing any computer work based videos but you never know.
Are you going to reupload your whipped sugar scrub videos? Like the frosted cherry one?
I do not currently have plans to re-release them.
isn't it funny how scents from your childhood make you feel. We had a Peony Bush in front if our house as a child, it came from my grand parents farm, when I moved out I dug a piece of it out and have planted s piece of it everywhere we have lived (military family) so that peony is now all across Canada 😂
That's awesome! I love that you did that.
So beautiful just loved it. Can you pls tell me what scale you use, I bought one, and got it to small. Ty so much for sharing.
Thank you! I think it's the KD8000.
Love it
Thank you!
Lilac is my favorite flower. I've never seen it here in the deep south but I remember walking down a whole block where I grew up and it smelled so wonderful. Where did you get this scent from?
Lilacs are so good. Mine are done for this year and I'm sad. The fragrance oil is from Bramble Berry. It's super. Another person commented that Cierra Candles has a good one as well.
@@moriversoap Thank you. I'm not sure they can even grow this far south since I never see them anywhere. Which is a pity.
I love my dahilia's xx
Lilac has never riced or excelerated i love that fragrance
It's the perfect lilac in my opinion.
I have such bad luck with florals in general but I’ve always had bad luck with lilac which makes me very sad, where is this lilac from and would you recommend it? The scent doesn’t morph?
The scent is fantastic! I have a bar sitting here in front of me and I keep thinking the window is open and the scent is wafting in. So good! I thought I mentioned it in the video but turns out I had not. Haha! I put it in the description. It is from Bramble Berry.
@@moriversoap oh thank you Holly! 🥰
Did I miss it..? Where did you Holly get the Lilac fragrance?
I didn't mention it directly in the video but I did post it in the description box. It's from Bramble Berry.
@@moriversoap I still do not see it? I wanted top purchase it from Bramble Berry for my candles. What was the name? Thank you.
@@pennyarizzio2824 It's called Lilac Fragrance Oil. I just pulled it up doing a search on their website.
Hi Holly, love your soap! I just made lilac soap recently and love it!!! probably my favourite now :) Could you please tell me what size batch you made? I'm looking at going for a bigger mold but not sure what size to get.
Thank you! My husband builds the molds for me. If you can build one, I suggest basing it on the amount of bars that you want to make. This was my smallest slab mold and holds about 25 lbs.
Do you mind if I ask, what ratio you use to make your TD and how much you use per pound of soap, I can’t seem to get my soap to get whit even though I use 1 to 2 ratio, can never get a good white soap even with non discoloring fragrance. Thank you ❤
Titanium dioxide is hard. I have the best luck using water soluble. I tend to mix up enough for several batches at one time. I usually do 6 tsp TD to 4-5 TBSP of water. I usually find that it's when the TD isn't blended well is when it doesn't pack a punch. I will usually heat up the TD/water mixture in the microwave for about 20 seconds and then blend it up again. Typically, they say 1 tsp ppo but I never have needed to use that much to get a nice white. That would be too much for me. What color is your unscented soap without color or fragrance? Sometimes greenish olive oils can cause your TD to be a bit lacking.
I too love lilacs they grew wild everywhere in Virginia were i was raised. They are so beautiful but I couldn't plant them in my yard because I'm allergic to them lol. They make me sneeze so badly. Go figure pollen doesn't bother me but beautiful lilacs do 😥
That's so sad! I can't imagine having allergies like that.
Maybe you could blend lilac, pine and and watery fragrances together and call it Summer in Montana. And if it doesn't blend well, there's always layering.
I've definitely played around with some blends but haven't found anything I like quite yet.
Hi Holly, I bought a bar of your Lilac soap and I have to say it's very light scent, it smells just like a Lilac bush 🥰. My mom had one and it was her favorite flower and I love them too. Thank you for such a lovely soap, now I have to get some of that scent lol, but the bad part is the bees like it too lol, they think I'm a Lilac flower and I don't like being chased by bees, so I'll save it for winter. BTW, how do you get your soaps so smooth and silky feeling? I use a planer on mine too, but they don't come out as nice as yours, do you use a steamer?
Thank you! Oh no about the bees...I know what you mean though. Haha!
I don't use a steamer. I am not using a planer with the new rainbow soaps this time because I just can't get it all done. They are a little bit more textured but that will smooth out with the first wash anyway.
So nice! 8D
Thank you!
I recently made a purple soap...only one of the 3 purples I used stayed purple. I thought I had added more than enough to keep the darker colors true to the idea I had in mind, but the slight discoloration from my FO and the general fickle nature of purples got the best of me. 😅 They turned into two different shades of ugly grey, so instead of trying to rebatch it, I just made it into laundry soap.
Oh yes, purples can definitely be fickle especially with a yellow fragrance oil. Phooey!
I've had that issue with some purples too, and interestingly enough I've found that the ones that go grey will actually turn purple again if I gel the soaps, or if I use them in hot process. So maybe something to consider testing out if you really want to use those colours 😊
they are so pretty. Fun fact, the Daffodil is the national flower of Wales!
That is very cool!
Are you discontinuing whipped soap?
I don't make whipped soap but I do make whipped sugar scrubs that I occasionally have listed on my website.
Do you use anti rancidity and what are the anti rancidity that you use? Greetings to you ❤
No, we don't need to add anything as long as the batch is formulated well.
@@moriversoap Please explain to me or elaborate on the explanation please ❤
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I don’t have an issue with Lilac. Honeysuckle…I’m hoping that the third time will be the charm.
I hope it works too. I love when the honeysuckle blooms here. I've had good luck with it but it was a blend. Of course, now I don't have a clue what I used. Haha!
What’s the most milk you can put in soaps?😊
You can use 100% milk but it has to be made as the lye solution.
@@moriversoap oh wow 😯 thanks ☺️ I’m wondering if that would be better or not worth it I’m thinking better 😉
@@irma1313mimi It really depends on the recipe and your preference. I personally don't care for full milk soaps - the making or the using - but many do and that's amazing too.
@@moriversoap I’ve tried milk lotion and really liked it, I’ve not yet used the milky soap but hopefully will soon 🤗
You're reading my mind for a floral soap!!! I'm making a hyacinth soap today. Inspired by the second season of Bridgerton!!
My fragrance oil is Wild Hyacinth by Mad Oils 😏
I'm also in Arizona and I'm gardening for the first time this year. I have some tomato plants, zucchini, yellow squash, eggplant, corn, okra, beets, radish, honeydew, watermelon, cantaloupe, and cucumbers!
I'm also trying to grow the roselle hibiscus so I can harvest it for teas.
Oh fun! You have planted a lot of great things! I planted some tomatoes and jalapenos in the garden today. I'll do more next weekend. I'm running out of steam to plant seeds today.
I just harvested lilacs there's so many...I'm not sure what to do w all of them
Oh wow! I sure would take a bouquet!
You could make lilac water then put it in a spray bottle and enjoy the smell of the lilacs year round : )
❤️❤️❤️ "Mills". I was just thinking, "She hasn't said it since I mentioned it." And I felt so bad!
Oh gosh I am sorry that you felt bad! It seemed incorrect for you and you were looking out for me. I appreciate it!
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Thank you!
Saludos desde Venezuela, por favor pudiera decir el recipe, gracias. Sus trabajos son admirables
Thank you! My videos from last year have a test recipe in the description. I just haven't added it to the descriptions this year.
Do you have the recipes for your beautiful soaps? Thanks Cheryl in Texas.
I think all of my soap videos from last year have a test recipe in the description. I just haven't been adding it in this year.
Dear Cheryl, she's selling! I don't think it's appropriate to ask for someone's recipe if they formulated the recipe their selves. Please keep that in mind. Besides it's not very difficult to formulate yourself, I would highly encourage you to do so, it's a lot of fun! Thank you, a nót selling soapmaker from the Netherlands
When i asked for this information, I was under the assumption these were educational videos and I was missing the recipe. As an attorney, I completely understand and respect the proprietary nature of these recipes. I enjoy watching her videos and will continue to do so. Not quite sure I understand the need to make snarky comments without knowing understanding my request. Thank u to this soap channel for ur professional response!
Lilac is one of my most favorite. Unfortunately the real flower is one of the few I’m allergic to. I refuse to cut down the bush by my bedroom window.
It's sad that you are allergic! Darn it!
I love lilacs. Not a fan of lavender. It chokes me up. One of my favorite candles was a lilac scent from one of the home decor party companies… can’t remember which one but they’re no longer in business 😞
ML is for milliliters))
Could you please make your COCONUT BANANA Soap video soon?Liliac is beautiful
I'd like to see coconut banana too!
Thank you! I don't have any plans for it right now. The Rainbow Extravaganza is next. It's a lot of work.
@@moriversoap please plan 😂😂
We still have frozen morning windshields here 🤯
Oh no! That's no fun!
Can you go back to calling it “lye crunchies” 😅 there’s something satisfying about you saying “lye crunchies” 😂❤️
Haha! That's funny. I didn't notice that I had changed what I was saying.