Cool! Soap is an art, and the options of the different kinds of fats are varied. I can appreciate using pig lard, so not to waste anything, but vegetable oils are cool too. This soap sounds marvelous! I never thought of orange soap! That soap REALLY turned out BEAUTIFUL! I am amazed!
It seems like my friends appreciate the more lightly scented and simple designs as well so I guess that is my niche. I have fallen completely in love with the feel of goats milk soap. Especially those made with lard. I am dehydrating oranges now to give this one a go. Inmay add a touch of orange essential oil.
@@michellecollier7547 yes, goats milk is my favorite. I think lard cleans a little better in my opinion, but tallow sets up better. I can get tallow free from the butcher, so that's usually my deciding factor!
Great looking soap. Did you leave your soap on the counter or put it in the fridge? Sometimes the milk soaps overheat when they go through the gel phase.
It is pretty normal for goat milk soap to have a tan color…most soaps naturally turn light brown especially if you add essential oil. You can add turmeric for color, or you can get some cosmetic grade micas for pretty inexpensive. Glad you liked the recipe ❤
@@gracieluvs_1D I usually soap at about 100 degrees. You want your lye and oils to be within 10 degrees of each other. So if one is 90 degrees and one is 100 degrees that's a safe margin to mix.
Great video , im getting ready to make my second batch and want to use castor oil in it this time , im confused on the comment about acidity, if you make a lye heavy soap would it not be caustic to your not acidic or am i missing something in the process. Thank you !!
Hi, you are correct, you do not want a lye heavy soap. I accidentally shorted the recipe 2 oz of lard. I was supposed to add 10 oz, not 8. But it turned out ok, and it was not lye heavy.
@@TheFarmhouseMom Thanks for answering! I made a batch of tallow and buttermilk soap recently that went from white to dark brown! Lol, what a surprise!
@@susanravella6261 of course! I appreciate you watching. I think because I added the turmeric it stayed a more consistent color. I have had a plain lard soap turn quite a bit darker than it originally was.
Hi. Thanks for sharing quick question if you sone have access to fresh goat milk could you get freeze dried from somewhere and reconstitute that and use it?
Hi! I have website coming soon, but until then here is the soap recipe... 12 oz milk or water 4.51 oz lye 12 oz olive oil 10 oz lard 8 oz coconut oil 2 oz castor oil
@@msladyluv216 thank you! I have some new ones I'm editing now...we have been so busy with goat kidding season, now all the babies are all weaned so I have some time to do more!
I can see your comparison to melody, but too my eyes this woman is prettier than her. My first video ive watched of hers but any woman who can make her own soap, raise goats im assuming and has a basket of easter eggs on the counter, while missing a peice of tile backsplash and not bother her... thats my kind of woman lol
@@throlyhd9448 ha ha you noticed the missing tile! I've been telling my husband to fix that for 2 years...he finally did. I try not to let little things stop me, done is better than perfect. Thanks for watching, and thanks for your awesome comment.
Yes, coconut oil makes it nice and fluffy with its fatty acids. Castor oil compliments it very nicely. Coconut oil can also be very drying, and the castor oil is much more hydrating.
Thank u so much for sharing. I want to try this one.
You are welcome! Glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Cool! Soap is an art, and the options of the different kinds of fats are varied. I can appreciate using pig lard, so not to waste anything, but vegetable oils are cool too. This soap sounds marvelous! I never thought of orange soap! That soap REALLY turned out BEAUTIFUL! I am amazed!
Thank you!
I love the simplicity of your recipes. Some makers over complicated things. Inlove the simple. Thank you
You are welcome! I like the simple soaps too. Essential oils and natural looks are my favorite.
It seems like my friends appreciate the more lightly scented and simple designs as well so I guess that is my niche. I have fallen completely in love with the feel of goats milk soap. Especially those made with lard. I am dehydrating oranges now to give this one a go. Inmay add a touch of orange essential oil.
@@michellecollier7547 yes, goats milk is my favorite. I think lard cleans a little better in my opinion, but tallow sets up better. I can get tallow free from the butcher, so that's usually my deciding factor!
Great video!! Thank you so much for sharing!
You are welcome! Thank you so much for watching.
Thanks so much for your video. I will be making this soap and let you know how it turns out.
Please do! I’d love to hear how it turns out!
Thank you soap much for sharing ur recipe.. I’ve been looking everywhere for a simple beginner friendly soap recipe and this was it! ❤
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching.
Great looking soap. Did you leave your soap on the counter or put it in the fridge? Sometimes the milk soaps overheat when they go through the gel phase.
Thanks! Yeah I had that happen once, it over flowed, but turned out ok in the end. It was a cooler day so I left this one out on the counter.
Love the recipe! So I made a batch and it turned a Carmel/brown color, what did I do wrong? And how can I avoid it next time?
It is pretty normal for goat milk soap to have a tan color…most soaps naturally turn light brown especially if you add essential oil. You can add turmeric for color, or you can get some cosmetic grade micas for pretty inexpensive. Glad you liked the recipe ❤
@ ok, awesome! Another quick question, what temperature do you like your lye/goat milk mixture and hot oils to be before you add them together?
@@gracieluvs_1D I usually soap at about 100 degrees. You want your lye and oils to be within 10 degrees of each other. So if one is 90 degrees and one is 100 degrees that's a safe margin to mix.
Great video , im getting ready to make my second batch and want to use castor oil in it this time , im confused on the comment about acidity, if you make a lye heavy soap would it not be caustic to your not acidic or am i missing something in the process.
Thank you !!
Hi, you are correct, you do not want a lye heavy soap. I accidentally shorted the recipe 2 oz of lard. I was supposed to add 10 oz, not 8. But it turned out ok, and it was not lye heavy.
Nice video! Did the soap cure to a darker color, or did it stay light? Thanks so much! 😊
Thank you! You know, I can't remember, I've used it all since then, but I think it stayed pretty well.
@@TheFarmhouseMom Thanks for answering! I made a batch of tallow and buttermilk soap recently that went from white to dark brown! Lol, what a surprise!
@@susanravella6261 of course! I appreciate you watching. I think because I added the turmeric it stayed a more consistent color. I have had a plain lard soap turn quite a bit darker than it originally was.
Hi. Thanks for sharing quick question if you sone have access to fresh goat milk could you get freeze dried from somewhere and reconstitute that and use it?
Yes, absolutely!
If you want 10 bars from that mould you can cut them at 2.6cm thickness each bar and it'll work out perfect. I use that mould sometimes too.
26 mm
I’m terrible at cutting them the same size lol. I think I’m going to order a big soap cutter.
Do you have a recipe i can print??
Hi! I have website coming soon, but until then here is the soap recipe...
12 oz milk or water
4.51 oz lye
12 oz olive oil
10 oz lard
8 oz coconut oil
2 oz castor oil
Hi just found your video. May I ask what super fat would you recommend for a lard soap please?
Hi, I kept it at 5 percent!
@@TheFarmhouseMom Thank you for your reply
1st time viewer here- you may have been told this before but you look just like actress Melody Thomas Scott 😂
No I've not heard that...but I had to go check and see what she looked like. Thank you! That's a real compliment.
@@TheFarmhouseMom you’re welcome! And I love your videos. You’ve gained a subscriber ☺️
@@msladyluv216 thank you! I have some new ones I'm editing now...we have been so busy with goat kidding season, now all the babies are all weaned so I have some time to do more!
I can see your comparison to melody, but too my eyes this woman is prettier than her. My first video ive watched of hers but any woman who can make her own soap, raise goats im assuming and has a basket of easter eggs on the counter, while missing a peice of tile backsplash and not bother her... thats my kind of woman lol
@@throlyhd9448 ha ha you noticed the missing tile! I've been telling my husband to fix that for 2 years...he finally did. I try not to let little things stop me, done is better than perfect. Thanks for watching, and thanks for your awesome comment.
can i use sunflower oil instead of olive. olive oil is so expensive from where im from
Yes! In fact, I am using a sunflower/olive oil blend now because olive oil has gotten so expensive the last year.
I believe that since you used whole goats milk, and left the fat in, it probably balanced out the little tiny bit missed from the lard.
You may be right about that! Also, it is Nigerian Dwarf milk, and that is REALLY fatty.
@@TheFarmhouseMom Awe! I love those goats!
@@nattamused9074 me too! They are my darlings ❤️
Do you have the written recipe anywhere?
I do...let me finish making dinner and I will put it in the description tonight. I'll tag you when I'm done.
I just added it in the description.
Thank you kindly!
@@TheFarmhouseMom
Alguém ,por favor traduz em gramas...❤
coconut oil is very bubbly already
Yes, coconut oil makes it nice and fluffy with its fatty acids. Castor oil compliments it very nicely. Coconut oil can also be very drying, and the castor oil is much more hydrating.