People assume that everyone knows about trace, what it looks like, temperatures, etc. This is the best video on beginning soap making I have seen. Everyone else had me scared to death. It's simple! Thanks for the video. I now feel confident it starting my CP journey. I can't wait!
I like the fact that you carry thro to the end of the six week cure period, and show the labelling process... This is the only full tutorial that I've seen. Thank you!
For UK viewers (like me) "lye" is caustic soda, "parchment paper" is greaseproof paper, "plastic wrap" is clingfilm, "gluestick" is Pritt. This could put Lush out of business :-) (Thumbs up, TKR)
The lye is quite strong and vinegar is a weak acid, so you'd need quite a bit. At that point you can just use water, it is a lot easier and cheaper. If you are really worried about "deactivating" (you meant diluting) the lye, then coke would work quite a bit better (No! I am not advocating you use that sugar water, clean-up would be horrible)
I actually made the soap as shown in the video. To make the mold I used 2-1/2" wide Select Pine from Home Depot. I made my mold a bit longer so I could make 25 Dr. Bronners size bars of soap. Because my mold was larger than King Roost's, I had to do some calculations so the recipe would yield the correct volume to fill the mold. Like King Roost I also used 70% Olive Oil and 30% coconut oil. I read up on SAP values to calculate the amount of lye to use. Before adding lye water you will need to warm up your oils on the stove to around 100 F. The purpose is to make sure your coconut oil is completely melted. Stir gently and make sure your oils are clear. I did not add ice to my lye water. Instead I carefully put the lye water in the refrigerator while I was warming up the oils. I used distilled water. Oils and lye water should be within 10 F of each other before mixing. The best way to measure the temperatures the lye water and oils is with a handheld inferred thermometer. I got mine on Amazon and it was under $20. I used an electric drill with stainless steal paint mixer attachment that I bought from the Home Depot. It did a great job mixing oils and lye water. I mixed for a few minutes than let it rest for 10 minutes. It took nearly an hour for the solution to reach trace. If yours takes a long time to reach trace, keep going, don't give up. Use short bursts so you don't burn up your electric drill or immersion blender. After letting the soap cure for about a month, I couldn't wait any longer and I tried it. My first batch of soap came out great. I love this soap. I use it for hands, shave and shower ...and everything. I like it far better than Dr. Bronner's. One more thing: I used peppermint essential oil at 2.5% of total oils (.25 * total oils = essential oil) and the soap has nearly no scent at all. I believe this is because the essential oil evaporated away while the soap was still in its liquid form. So basically I made great unscented soap. I made 3 batches for a total of 75 bars of soap. I use this soap everyday and so does my family and friends. This was the first video that I watched on soap making and it proved to be a great guide for my first batch of soap. Thank you King Roost for making this video. Sincerely, Rob in San Diego, California
no UA-cam channel. Good luck with your soap project. Send another reply if you have more questions. I got perfect soap on my first time and it better than Dr. Bronner and Kiss My Face. So go ahead and make soap.
This is one of the best instructional soap making videos I have seen. Good editing! Nobody wants to watch someone stir for twenty minutes, or watch the table while the soap maker gathers stuff they forgot about. The labeling was a great plus.
I have watched soap making videos for the last few days. This is the best basic, straightforward one I have found. I wouldn't be afraid to try this method now. Thanks.
Hi Roe I think this is the simplest and most informed video on soap making. I am in Jamaica and I make hand soaps and it is so easy with your simple steps. glad I found it.
by far one of the best tutorials I have watched!! Thank you for actually explaining what trace is, and showing the storing process for overnight hardening. Other videos assume we just know how to store it and stupidly all this time I thought they were putting the soap in the freezer overnight lol so thanks for this!
One of my favorite videos. Easy, to the point and informational. Thank you. I purchased some old commercial size bread pans and this recipe is perfect for them. I'm the only one at home that enjoys home-made soaps. My kids prefer the store bought, I took too long to get on the home-made/homesteading train.😣 But I'm here now for life.💖
I had been making body care products and finally started making CP soaps. People really like everything I made, so I bought many boxes of containers for products, more essential oils and fragrance oils, other ingredients, created a business name, ordered labels, a soap stamp, and an ink with my logo made. Last year, I had to give everything away, includingall of my tools, books and personal recipes. Divorce can turn your life upside-down in a hurry! I I don't know if I'll ever make soaps again.
you will one day :) Things happen in our life for good! I don't know you, but I'm sure it feels heavy, but you'll gradually get where you want to be one day! And I'm sure you'll come back with that some extra energy back to your passion :) Take good care of yourself! hugs from Canada!
@shifani idris Hello stranger. I'm reading your kind words while having my coffee, watching the sunrise through the kitchen window here in Essex NY. This beautiful palce is where I have finally landed after filling for divorce and leaving Washington State over a year ago. Your intuition is spot on.I will bring that hobby back. I'm currently winter sowing seeds and hope to have a bit of a garden this year. I used to grow and wild forage for flowers and plants that I used in my products. One of my passions is Wild foraging. I'm excited to learn about the palnts her on the east coast. Sending you hugs back.
I'll be making my 4th batch today, from this recipe. Great video. I learned the hard way though, that the dimensions given are inside dimensions, not outside.
Today, I will be making soap from this recipe for the 5th time. Always turns out well. I do like to watch this video for a refresher before each batch. Thanx again for posting the video. Stay safe everyone.
One of the best "how to" videos on soap making I've seen so far, and I've watched a lot! I especially like the tips you gave on the soap molds. Thanks for sharing!
Hi...Jessie from Cebu Phil's. Thank you for this very informative video. I tried making my own soap using this recipe of yours at 25%. I have now a soap that is very moisturizing and very proud sharing it with my neighbors. Use it also as my shampoo andmy hairis very shiny. Thanks again. You are telling the truth...
OMG my husband and I are excited to make soap now. Lol Like many others I have seen lots of other videos and this one is one of my favorites! Thank you so much!!
Conversions: Organic olive oil: 59.26 oz Organic coconut oil: 24.09 oz Lye: 11.89 oz Ice water: 27.76 oz Use a scale and weigh out your materials --Rick
I have been watching several videos to learn about how to make soap before I make my first batch, yours is clear and I feel like I can successfully make soap! Thank you so much
Today's the day my boyfriend and I are trying this!! Were so exited .he even made me a box it ended up bigger than yours but I'm sure it doesn't matter..thank you for this video it's the most step by step and most professional video we found....thanks again wish us luck 😁
I keep laughing every time you say "flavor" of the soap.... I wish my Granny had used flavored soap when she used to wash my mouth out! I do believe you mean "scents" sir. Lol.... awesome video and thanks!
I watched this video with my mom she is 98 yrs old and not only made face soap but detergent also. She had a good laugh at all the equipment and precise measurements
I just wanted to Thank you for this video! I've managed to base all of my own production off of your basic recipe. Never thought I'd be a soaper, but I am thoroughly enjoying it, thanks to you.
Alright . . . just finished the recipe. Soap is now hardening under a towel. Thanks again for my first homemade soap recipe. If you see me in the news 6 weeks from now as " Man's skin melts off his body" blame The king's roost.
Always good to have a cup of vinegar on hand. It will neutralize the lye solution. So you can set the spoon that you stirred it with in the vinegar. Also in case you do spill it you would pour vinegar on the spill. I like to rinse my jar that I stir my lye solution with vinegar when I'm done
Simply wonderful! Thank God you crossed my path. Down here, south of the equator, in South America, more specifically in Brazil, there are a lot of charlatans. Your video is a complete course on itself. You're the very first one to explain the meaning of the word " TRACE". I'll never ever again will miss the trace. You saved me over one hundred dollars on an online course that wouldn't teach me half as much as you did! Thanks buddy! Greetings from Brazil!😍🤩🥰😃😛😜🤪🤚✋🖖👌✌🤞🤟🤘🤙👈👉👆🖕👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Referenced this video again, as I usually do before making another batch. So far I've made lemon grass, orange zest, cucumber melon, lemon, and peppermint. I just batched another of the orange zest because it seems I didn't use enough essential oil for the nice orangeeee smell. Used 2 bottles of the essence this time. Gonna turn out great. Stay safe everyone. Thanx Roost !
@@monikagurtner9549 In the end, I find that for this size batch, 5oz will sustain an aroma long enough to last the use of the batch. Except for peppermint. Peppermint requires half as much for some reason. Good luck, and enjoy!
WOW!!! This is the best soap making vid I've found to date. Your instructions are very clear, informative & to the point, audio and video is crystal clear & your kitchen is nice. And, most importantly, I'm not directed to a website for the recipe. Wish all UA-cam vids were produced like this!! Looking forward to more vids. Thank you! p.s.-what is your nationality? I'm Filipino.
I love this video very much. My daughter and I want to start making soap and have been watching a lot of videos and I found this one very informative. I like how you also show us what they look like after the six weeks and how to wrap them. Great job on explaining why they need curing, none of the videos I watched earlier said why. Great job. Thank you for your video.
The chemicals used in this process are totally non toxic. There will be no harm whatsoever using your cooking pots to do this process, wash them and then use them again for cooking. There is no danger or harm if you use wooden spoon for this process. All the milk we drink, is stored in vessels in dairies which are washed on a daily basis with caustic soda. All the truck tanks that transport milk are washed by caustic soda. While handling this lye, its paramount to keep your eyes totally safe. But if the lye solution ends up on your skin, just pour tap water over it.
For anyone using lye, I would really suggest having some vinegar close by. That's the only thing that'll stop lye from eating into your skin if you drop some on yourself.
Thanks for this video! I've watched several of them already and I find that you explain everything very clearly. Can't wait to get everything 'together' to make my own soap too! A 'thumbs-up' also to the person holding the camera. :) A grateful viewer from Montreal, Canada
Only a little safety sugestions, please put your sleeves over the gloves, if you have the gloves over the sleeves and there is a lye splash, the lye can get into the gloves and meanwhile you take off the gloves it can cause serious damages to your hands, but if you put the sleeves over the gloves the lye can't get into the gloves I say lye splash, but it's the same for boiling or near boiling liquid Use easy and quick to take off clothes with velcro, brackets or zipper, NO CONVENTIONAL BUTTONS, NO TOTALLY CLOSED CLOTHES if you have a massive lye or hot liquid splash you must take off your clothes as soon as possible and avoid to splash other body parts, the best way is to use quick and easy to take off clothes that can be opened like a jacket, sweaters are a very bad idea so you can splash your face when taking it off You must have a vinegar bottle at hand all time to neutralize inmediatly the lye in case of a lye splash on the skin, then you can wash with abundant water, but first neutralize the lye with vinegar
Not vinegar, but water. Using straight vinegar can cause another reaction with the lye. Plain water, and lots of it is what's needed to flush the area as quickly as possible. So the best thing to do is to soap near a faucet it with a full bucket of water nearby.
this is an AWESOME step by step + explanation. NOW I feel like I could start trying to make soap. Not sure why everybody else is so stingy providing a basic formula for beginners but then call themselves a community. A community normally also shares
Although I have used many variations of molds, I still have the originals my husband made for me 8 years ago based on your video. I use French fry oil because we get it for free, but I have used a variation of this recipe because you had nice handwriting! I have probably made over 5000 bars of soap. One day I hope to make a profit. Either way, I still enjoy making soap!
With a silicone spatula, you would not have so much soap left in your pot ( are you using that for food now??_) And in case you were not aware of it, vinegar neutralizes lye so you should perhaps have some close by.. and your lye solution should be clear before you pour it in your oils. But the soap you made looks good~! .Maybe you should keep your dog in another room too when you are making this. You said keep dogs out.
Thanks for the video. This is the first time I tried to make cold process bar soap. I made liquid soap once awhile ago, but never bar soap. This was so easy to follow and fun. I currently have about 30 small bars curing, I used (2)12" cardboard baseball card boxes as molds. I even took a small bar to test out about 48 hours after the initial curing, and I couldn't believe how soapy and sudsy it was! I will continue to use this method! :)
I love this video , I have recently gotten into the addiction of soap making albeit melt and pour ( with various oils ,seeds,herbs etc etc I do find some ppl can be snobby when I say I've made soap but used melt and pour basically because I wanted to do much needed research on lye ) and your video is so informative ,one of the things I love the most is that you correctly put the lye into the water👌🏻 and not the other way around which I've been flabbergasted to see on other soap videos ( volcano effect lol ) anyway I'm now eagerly going to make my own from scratch using lye soaps.
Please go to this website and read her simple explanation of why you need lye to make soap. Short version - it chemistry! Without lye you'd just have a big bowl of oils and water! Once the oils and lye water are combined properly, science happens! 😁 wellnessmama.com/60992/how-to-make-soap/
You should talk about the importance of vinegar and way to have it handy whenever working with lye. GOOD instruction video. I could swear I was smelling the aroma coming through my PC. Thank you for posting this video!!!!
Using vinegar is a very deeply debated controversy. Most people who watch are in the camp who say to use it, most actual soap Maker's who sell, say not to. All medical professional suggest that with anything dangerous, seek professional medical treatment.
Claudio Koretta Of course. That's what modern humans do. We don't have to worry about being eaten by the big bad scary animals anymore, so we invent ways to feel that adrenaline rush by creating drama and anxiety. So... Claudio... How's your day going? LoL 🤗
Thx for this. Was always afraid to make soap b/c of the lye. But you made it seem easy and safe. So I believe I can add soap making to my bath salts. Thx!
Personally, I *TOTALLY* recommend folks blend/mix soap batches on a table, with a old towel under it, _for obvious reasons!_ In this video , dude shows blending/mixing a soap batch on the STOVE in a POT! *BAD NEWS!* I have a gas stove as well, and I don't know about your stove and pan, but my pots slide around fairly easy on the burner! I do NOT wish to clean up a crazy spill all over my stove and floor ;)
@@cathywovatoyombye8123 ; once you get through the saponification stage (oils and lye solution), mix and blend well. You can add the additives. In your case the herbs.
That soap needs to cure 6 months with as much olive oil as it has. You can use it in 4-6 weeks, but it will improve dramatically once it has cured 6-9 mornths.
Question! You added ice to your water. Is that added in to the water amount that's needed for this recipe? For instance, do you measure the amount of water needed and freeze part of it?
Josiah Ray That is actually not true. Mass is always constant, even if you take a cup of water to the moon. The mass is the same but the weight becomes different because of gravity. In your statement above, what you could probably say is that the density of ice is lower than liquid water. That is true because ice floats in water.
Josiah Ray, no the volume of ice and water is different. It's the mass (in grams/oz) that's important (read critical) for soaping. @Lisa the ice just keeps things cooler as the lye dissolves because just the dissolving can generate a large amount of heat creating fumes of lye steam sometimes, hence often you see demos with people wearing or recommending masks. Weigh out ice cubes and make up the shortfall with water. Then add the lye (which you should always measure out dry separately) to the ice water.
I am about to start my adventure making CP soap! I really can't wait but i am trying to watch/read about it as much as i can before starting my first batch! Your video is very straightforward and covers all the basics very well. Thank you so much!!
hi. by adding ice and after they’re melted wouldn’t it increase the water level? you said it has to be exact. adding ice to the water which increases the water volume changes that completely.
When you add Lye to the oil (inside the large pot) can you use granite cookwear? Are certain materials off limits when making soap? Also, you mentioned the measurements need to be exact when adding water, oil and lye but then you added ice. Did the ice melting throw off the ratio for water? Did you add less water because you added the ice? Thanks for the detailed video!
Hi Ice cubes floats in water and displace their volume, so whatever is the measurement on the water jug that how much water you have it doesn't change after the ice melts.
This was the best instructional video I have seen on utube by far!!!! thank you for providing the recipe and going over the curing process this is never discussed Really appreciate it and I can't wait to get started 😀
I account for it by weighing them together. I just throw in enough ice and water together to get to the exact amount of water I need in the recipe, since ice is just water after all.
People assume that everyone knows about trace, what it looks like, temperatures, etc. This is the best video on beginning soap making I have seen. Everyone else had me scared to death. It's simple! Thanks for the video. I now feel confident it starting my CP journey. I can't wait!
I like the fact that you carry thro to the end of the six week cure period, and show the labelling process... This is the only full tutorial that I've seen. Thank you!
OMG! Soap Queen TV saw my video!!!! I'm a huge fan, thanks for your support!
do you know if i can half every ingredient to make a smaller batch?
+Make_0_FashIon UK definitely!
For UK viewers (like me) "lye" is caustic soda, "parchment paper" is greaseproof paper, "plastic wrap" is clingfilm, "gluestick" is Pritt. This could put Lush out of business :-) (Thumbs up, TKR)
Thanks
So then why am I using lye into the soap if it so hazardous
@@tannygodisbeautiful9690 It gets neutralised during the saponification and maturing processes.
As a newbie soap maker, I've been watching HUNDREDS of videos and this is one of the very best. So helpful. Thank you.
Your dog heard you say, "make sure you're in a well ventilated area", and he did about face and left! Lol
@@i_sal185 bro the dog will be totally fine lol, if it smells bad it would just walk away
I keep a bucket of vinegar water to place all my lye utensils in and in case of lye spills. The vinegar will deactivate the lye. Just an fyi.
Great to know, thank you.
The lye is quite strong and vinegar is a weak acid, so you'd need quite a bit. At that point you can just use water, it is a lot easier and cheaper.
If you are really worried about "deactivating" (you meant diluting) the lye, then coke would work quite a bit better (No! I am not advocating you use that sugar water, clean-up would be horrible)
Great tip. Thank you
I actually made the soap as shown in the video. To make the mold I used 2-1/2" wide Select Pine from Home Depot. I made my mold a bit longer so I could make 25 Dr. Bronners size bars of soap. Because my mold was larger than King Roost's, I had to do some calculations so the recipe would yield the correct volume to fill the mold. Like King Roost I also used 70% Olive Oil and 30% coconut oil. I read up on SAP values to calculate the amount of lye to use.
Before adding lye water you will need to warm up your oils on the stove to around 100 F. The purpose is to make sure your coconut oil is completely melted. Stir gently and make sure your oils are clear.
I did not add ice to my lye water. Instead I carefully put the lye water in the refrigerator while I was warming up the oils. I used distilled water.
Oils and lye water should be within 10 F of each other before mixing. The best way to measure the temperatures the lye water and oils is with a handheld inferred thermometer. I got mine on Amazon and it was under $20.
I used an electric drill with stainless steal paint mixer attachment that I bought from the Home Depot. It did a great job mixing oils and lye water. I mixed for a few minutes than let it rest for 10 minutes. It took nearly an hour for the solution to reach trace. If yours takes a long time to reach trace, keep going, don't give up. Use short bursts so you don't burn up your electric drill or immersion blender.
After letting the soap cure for about a month, I couldn't wait any longer and I tried it. My first batch of soap came out great. I love this soap. I use it for hands, shave and shower ...and everything. I like it far better than Dr. Bronner's.
One more thing: I used peppermint essential oil at 2.5% of total oils (.25 * total oils = essential oil) and the soap has nearly no scent at all. I believe this is because the essential oil evaporated away while the soap was still in its liquid form. So basically I made great unscented soap.
I made 3 batches for a total of 75 bars of soap. I use this soap everyday and so does my family and friends.
This was the first video that I watched on soap making and it proved to be a great guide for my first batch of soap.
Thank you King Roost for making this video.
Sincerely,
Rob in San Diego, California
John Doe he says cold process sir, hehe
John Doe do you have a UA-cam channel?
no UA-cam channel. Good luck with your soap project. Send another reply if you have more questions. I got perfect soap on my first time and it better than Dr. Bronner and Kiss My Face. So go ahead and make soap.
Have you made another batch with better scents. I made 1 small batch & can't stand the smell, or lack of scent
This is one of the best instructional soap making videos I have seen. Good editing! Nobody wants to watch someone stir for twenty minutes, or watch the table while the soap maker gathers stuff they forgot about. The labeling was a great plus.
I have watched soap making videos for the last few days. This is the best basic, straightforward one I have found. I wouldn't be afraid to try this method now. Thanks.
Hi Roe
I think this is the simplest and most informed video on soap making. I am in Jamaica and I make hand soaps and it is so easy with your simple steps. glad I found it.
Thanks for making it so simple to watch. no non-sense talk inbetween just plain information!
Looked at about 20 different tutorials, this was the best one I've seen, thanks for doing this!
by far one of the best tutorials I have watched!! Thank you for actually explaining what trace is, and showing the storing process for overnight hardening. Other videos assume we just know how to store it and stupidly all this time I thought they were putting the soap in the freezer overnight lol so thanks for this!
One of my favorite videos. Easy, to the point and informational. Thank you.
I purchased some old commercial size bread pans and this recipe is perfect for them.
I'm the only one at home that enjoys home-made soaps. My kids prefer the store bought, I took too long to get on the home-made/homesteading train.😣
But I'm here now for life.💖
I had been making body care products and finally started making CP soaps. People really like everything I made, so I bought many boxes of containers for products, more essential oils and fragrance oils, other ingredients, created a business name, ordered labels, a soap stamp, and an ink with my logo made. Last year, I had to give everything away, includingall of my tools, books and personal recipes. Divorce can turn your life upside-down in a hurry! I I don't know if I'll ever make soaps again.
you will one day :) Things happen in our life for good! I don't know you, but I'm sure it feels heavy, but you'll gradually get where you want to be one day! And I'm sure you'll come back with that some extra energy back to your passion :) Take good care of yourself! hugs from Canada!
@shifani idris
Hello stranger. I'm reading your kind words while having my coffee, watching the sunrise through the kitchen window here in Essex NY. This beautiful palce is where I have finally landed after filling for divorce and leaving Washington State over a year ago. Your intuition is spot on.I will bring that hobby back. I'm currently winter sowing seeds and hope to have a bit of a garden this year. I used to grow and wild forage for flowers and plants that I used in my products. One of my passions is Wild foraging. I'm excited to learn about the palnts her on the east coast. Sending you hugs back.
Shelly I'm really sorry to hear that 😑 .. I pray youre okay 🙏
and that you make soap again it can be really healing
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I'll be making my 4th batch today, from this recipe. Great video. I learned the hard way though, that the dimensions given are inside dimensions, not outside.
i like the tip about measuring the bottom of the wooden mold and cut it there. Very clear instructions, thank you!
the recipe is so simple and straightforward that what we actually need is a tutorial for the cleaning afterwards :)
Today, I will be making soap from this recipe for the 5th time. Always turns out well. I do like to watch this video for a refresher before each batch. Thanx again for posting the video. Stay safe everyone.
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I have pomace oil is that the same or should I use a lye calculator?
@@karinto-a4437 Couldn't begin to say. I'm an amateur at best, and I've always had difficulty with those calculators. Good luck.
So, the only thing I am confused about is do we have to heat the oils? Since the lye/water solution and oils need to be close within temperature.
I couldn't say. I've never watched a video where they haven't heated the oils to some small degree, 110-120 degrees.
Great Video very detailed, Thank you so much. Love the way your dog left after you explained the dangers of lye.
My challenge has always been the portions of the different reagents. Am grateful for the detail and process too
One of the best "how to" videos on soap making I've seen so far, and I've watched a lot! I especially like the tips you gave on the soap molds. Thanks for sharing!
+Chilicious 7 thank you!
One of the better, straightforward instruction videos on soap out there. Thank You! :)
Totally agree! great video
"Mix in a well ventilated area because it does create a few fumes"💨
Dog 🐕 exits the room immediately 😆👍
This is some TOP SHELF & AWESOME-SAUCE teaching!!! Thank you!
Your dog walked in the kitchen when you were stirring....LOL! Thank you for the video! I enjoyed it!
Hi...Jessie from Cebu Phil's. Thank you for this very informative video. I tried making my own soap using this recipe of yours at 25%. I have now a soap that is very moisturizing and very proud sharing it with my neighbors. Use it also as my shampoo andmy hairis very shiny. Thanks again. You are telling the truth...
I love that you explained everything step by step and we're very clear. The soap make my hand very dry.
Your video got me addicted to soap making. My wife thanks you.
Such a fun video! Thanks for sharing. =)
Out of all the videos I have watched over the last 3 years yours is the one that helps me the most. Thanks for being so clear. :)
OMG my husband and I are excited to make soap now. Lol Like many others I have seen lots of other videos and this one is one of my favorites! Thank you so much!!
Conversions:
Organic olive oil: 59.26 oz
Organic coconut oil: 24.09 oz
Lye: 11.89 oz
Ice water: 27.76 oz
Use a scale and weigh out your materials
--Rick
best homemade soap video ive seen so far. thanks for the upload
Thank you. I learned more from your video than the others out there. And thank you for sharing the recipe.
I have been watching several videos to learn about how to make soap before I make my first batch, yours is clear and I feel like I can successfully make soap! Thank you so much
Today's the day my boyfriend and I are trying this!! Were so exited .he even made me a box it ended up bigger than yours but I'm sure it doesn't matter..thank you for this video it's the most step by step and most professional video we found....thanks again wish us luck 😁
I keep laughing every time you say "flavor" of the soap.... I wish my Granny had used flavored soap when she used to wash my mouth out! I do believe you mean "scents" sir. Lol.... awesome video and thanks!
Wow !! A man is making soap! Coooooolll!!!
I watched this video with my mom she is 98 yrs old and not only made face soap but detergent also. She had a good laugh at all the equipment and precise measurements
I just wanted to Thank you for this video! I've managed to base all of my own production off of your basic recipe. Never thought I'd be a soaper, but I am thoroughly enjoying it, thanks to you.
+artportstudio.com I am so happy to hear it, thank you so much!
Very thorough explanation and good to see how much you spoke about safety.
A+ on presentation. Straight forward and understandable. Thanks!
Alright . . . just finished the recipe. Soap is now hardening under a towel. Thanks again for my first homemade soap recipe. If you see me in the news 6 weeks from now as " Man's skin melts off his body" blame The king's roost.
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Always good to have a cup of vinegar on hand. It will neutralize the lye solution. So you can set the spoon that you stirred it with in the vinegar. Also in case you do spill it you would pour vinegar on the spill. I like to rinse my jar that I stir my lye solution with vinegar when I'm done
I like that idea!
Simply wonderful! Thank God you crossed my path. Down here, south of the equator, in South America, more specifically in Brazil, there are a lot of charlatans. Your video is a complete course on itself. You're the very first one to explain the meaning of the word " TRACE". I'll never ever again will miss the trace. You saved me over one hundred dollars on an online course that wouldn't teach me half as much as you did! Thanks buddy! Greetings from Brazil!😍🤩🥰😃😛😜🤪🤚✋🖖👌✌🤞🤟🤘🤙👈👉👆🖕👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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Referenced this video again, as I usually do before making another batch. So far I've made lemon grass, orange zest, cucumber melon, lemon, and peppermint. I just batched another of the orange zest because it seems I didn't use enough essential oil for the nice orangeeee smell. Used 2 bottles of the essence this time. Gonna turn out great. Stay safe everyone. Thanx Roost !
How much essential oil did you put in ( in grams or ml?,)
@@monikagurtner9549 In the end, I find that for this size batch, 5oz will sustain an aroma long enough to last the use of the batch. Except for peppermint. Peppermint requires half as much for some reason. Good luck, and enjoy!
WOW!!! This is the best soap making vid I've found to date. Your instructions are very clear, informative & to the point, audio and video is crystal clear & your kitchen is nice. And, most importantly, I'm not directed to a website for the recipe. Wish all UA-cam vids were produced like this!! Looking forward to more vids. Thank you! p.s.-what is your nationality? I'm Filipino.
Thanks so much for the feedback, and I'm half Dutch and half Indonesian (which explains the Dutch crepes video!)
I keep a spray bottle of vinegar which neutralizes the lye if you splash it on clothes or skin.
Hahahah the dog left right when went for the lye lol
I love this video very much. My daughter and I want to start making soap and have been watching a lot of videos and I found this one very informative. I like how you also show us what they look like after the six weeks and how to wrap them. Great job on explaining why they need curing, none of the videos I watched earlier said why. Great job. Thank you for your video.
I love this video, but cracks me up when he says to add fragrance to flavor your soap, then gives a huge goofy smile. Very fun and enjoyable video!!!
The chemicals used in this process are totally non toxic. There will be no harm whatsoever using your cooking pots to do this process, wash them and then use them again for cooking. There is no danger or harm if you use wooden spoon for this process. All the milk we drink, is stored in vessels in dairies which are washed on a daily basis with caustic soda. All the truck tanks that transport milk are washed by caustic soda. While handling this lye, its paramount to keep your eyes totally safe. But if the lye solution ends up on your skin, just pour tap water over it.
Good to know! Txs. I was afraid to get rid of my red casserole as is the same used in the video...*sigh*
Good on you for reusing the paper liner!!🌎Great video!😊
For anyone using lye, I would really suggest having some vinegar close by. That's the only thing that'll stop lye from eating into your skin if you drop some on yourself.
@@carissarichardson1348 That's horrible. I hope it didn't scar too badly :(
Wonderful presentation. Ingredients in grams even better. Security most important brought out perfectly as well. Thank you soooo much.
Thanks for this video! I've watched several of them already and I find that you explain everything very clearly. Can't wait to get everything 'together' to make my own soap too! A 'thumbs-up' also to the person holding the camera. :) A grateful viewer from Montreal, Canada
Only a little safety sugestions, please put your sleeves over the gloves, if you have the gloves over the sleeves and there is a lye splash, the lye can get into the gloves and meanwhile you take off the gloves it can cause serious damages to your hands, but if you put the sleeves over the gloves the lye can't get into the gloves
I say lye splash, but it's the same for boiling or near boiling liquid
Use easy and quick to take off clothes with velcro, brackets or zipper, NO CONVENTIONAL BUTTONS, NO TOTALLY CLOSED CLOTHES if you have a massive lye or hot liquid splash you must take off your clothes as soon as possible and avoid to splash other body parts, the best way is to use quick and easy to take off clothes that can be opened like a jacket, sweaters are a very bad idea so you can splash your face when taking it off
You must have a vinegar bottle at hand all time to neutralize inmediatly the lye in case of a lye splash on the skin, then you can wash with abundant water, but first neutralize the lye with vinegar
Not vinegar, but water. Using straight vinegar can cause another reaction with the lye. Plain water, and lots of it is what's needed to flush the area as quickly as possible. So the best thing to do is to soap near a faucet it with a full bucket of water nearby.
Ty very much for sharing this with us.
Alright its been 6 weeks.
-me "wow it cured out all the crinkles"
Thanks for the vid
this is an AWESOME step by step + explanation. NOW I feel like I could start trying to make soap. Not sure why everybody else is so stingy providing a basic formula for beginners but then call themselves a community. A community normally also shares
Although I have used many variations of molds, I still have the originals my husband made for me 8 years ago based on your video. I use French fry oil because we get it for free, but I have used a variation of this recipe because you had nice handwriting! I have probably made over 5000 bars of soap. One day I hope to make a profit. Either way, I still enjoy making soap!
Very nice work and bar of soaps, will try your recipe,
Cheers from Chile.
Thanks for sharing this helps a lot Allah bless you always ameen 🌹🌹🌹💚 you are very talented we like the way you explain explain
With a silicone spatula, you would not have so much soap left in your pot ( are you using that for food now??_) And in case you were not aware of it, vinegar neutralizes lye so you should perhaps have some close by.. and your lye solution should be clear before you pour it in your oils. But the soap you made looks good~! .Maybe you should keep your dog in another room too when you are making this. You said keep dogs out.
Thanks for the video. This is the first time I tried to make cold process bar soap. I made liquid soap once awhile ago, but never bar soap. This was so easy to follow and fun. I currently have about 30 small bars curing, I used (2)12" cardboard baseball card boxes as molds. I even took a small bar to test out about 48 hours after the initial curing, and I couldn't believe how soapy and sudsy it was! I will continue to use this method! :)
Finally someone whos shows ratios. Because I need the making soap for dummies book.
I recommend Soaping101 channel
You should always have vinegar on hand when working with lye. It neutralizes the lye if you get it on your skin.
Smart dog, he left the room!
LOL :)
Why do some people think that Water is not part of the soap making process or a main ingredient?
Love your video, it's clear and straight to the point. I'm impressed with the visual aspect of your labels as well: very professional-looking!
I love this video , I have recently gotten into the addiction of soap making albeit melt and pour ( with various oils ,seeds,herbs etc etc I do find some ppl can be snobby when I say I've made soap but used melt and pour basically because I wanted to do much needed research on lye ) and your video is so informative ,one of the things I love the most is that you correctly put the lye into the water👌🏻 and not the other way around which I've been flabbergasted to see on other soap videos ( volcano effect lol ) anyway I'm now eagerly going to make my own from scratch using lye soaps.
Please go to this website and read her simple explanation of why you need lye to make soap. Short version - it chemistry! Without lye you'd just have a big bowl of oils and water! Once the oils and lye water are combined properly, science happens! 😁
wellnessmama.com/60992/how-to-make-soap/
You should talk about the importance of vinegar and way to have it handy whenever working with lye. GOOD instruction video. I could swear I was smelling the aroma coming through my PC. Thank you for posting this video!!!!
You should Not use vinegar if you get any lye on yourself. Rinse with Lots and Lots of cold water. Nothing should go on a burn except Cold Water.
Using vinegar is a very deeply debated controversy. Most people who watch are in the camp who say to use it, most actual soap Maker's who sell, say not to. All medical professional suggest that with anything dangerous, seek professional medical treatment.
Fight Club?
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Of course. That's what modern humans do. We don't have to worry about being eaten by the big bad scary animals anymore, so we invent ways to feel that adrenaline rush by creating drama and anxiety.
So... Claudio... How's your day going? LoL 🤗
this is a great presentation.
I’ve watched a lot of videos about soap making....and yours is by far the best...great job thank you
Thx for this. Was always afraid to make soap b/c of the lye. But you made it seem easy and safe. So I believe I can add soap making to my bath salts. Thx!
So does that mean that I won't have to buy soap from the store anymore? This is pretty cool!
soap making is fun, but can be an expensive hobby, I make soap and use it for shampoo, to sell.. its fun, lots of you tube tutorials
Personally, I *TOTALLY* recommend folks blend/mix soap batches on a table, with a old towel under it, _for obvious reasons!_
In this video , dude shows blending/mixing a soap batch on the STOVE in a POT! *BAD NEWS!*
I have a gas stove as well, and I don't know about your stove and pan, but my pots slide around fairly easy on the burner!
I do NOT wish to clean up a crazy spill all over my stove and floor ;)
Hi Michael, I want to add in herbs. At what stage do I add the herbs? In the oil or after mixing oil and lye??!!!
@@cathywovatoyombye8123 ; once you get through the saponification stage (oils and lye solution), mix and blend well. You can add the additives. In your case the herbs.
@@msztax Many, many thanks.
That soap needs to cure 6 months with as much olive oil as it has. You can use it in 4-6 weeks, but it will improve dramatically once it has cured 6-9 mornths.
you mean 6 eeeks? not months?
@@kuyayllasumak4552 No, with that amount of olive oil, you are talking months. Otherwise you will have slimy soap that melts super fast.
I like the ice in the water idea! Thanks for sharing...
Your dog thinks you're cooking food. :D
so what was the purpose in putting the oil in one pot then pouring it in to another pot?
Question! You added ice to your water. Is that added in to the water amount that's needed for this recipe? For instance, do you measure the amount of water needed and freeze part of it?
Josiah Ray That is actually not true. Mass is always constant, even if you take a cup of water to the moon. The mass is the same but the weight becomes different because of gravity.
In your statement above, what you could probably say is that the density of ice is lower than liquid water. That is true because ice floats in water.
Josiah Ray, no the volume of ice and water is different. It's the mass (in grams/oz) that's important (read critical) for soaping.
@Lisa the ice just keeps things cooler as the lye dissolves because just the dissolving can generate a large amount of heat creating fumes of lye steam sometimes, hence often you see demos with people wearing or recommending masks.
Weigh out ice cubes and make up the shortfall with water. Then add the lye (which you should always measure out dry separately) to the ice water.
Adding ice is a waste of time. Just add straight to water.
This is the best recipe video I have ever seen the hand written ingredient very clever thank so much
I am about to start my adventure making CP soap! I really can't wait but i am trying to watch/read about it as much as i can before starting my first batch! Your video is very straightforward and covers all the basics very well. Thank you so much!!
hi. by adding ice and after they’re melted wouldn’t it increase the water level? you said it has to be exact. adding ice to the water which increases the water volume changes that completely.
Include the weight of the ice in the measurement so that doesn't happen.
When you add Lye to the oil (inside the large pot) can you use granite cookwear? Are certain materials off limits when making soap? Also, you mentioned the measurements need to be exact when adding water, oil and lye but then you added ice. Did the ice melting throw off the ratio for water? Did you add less water because you added the ice?
Thanks for the detailed video!
Definitely do NOT use aluminum for anything! It will react in case you’re wondering. (:
Hi Ice cubes floats in water and displace their volume, so whatever is the measurement on the water jug that how much water you have it doesn't change after the ice melts.
No aluminum in the soap shop. Also do not use plastic cups to measure fragrance oils in. I use old fashioned paper cups and some folks use glass.
All ingredients are by weight not volume. Never use aluminum, it will disolve and form hydrogen gas BOOM!
I know your specific on measurements to the gram. Do we take into account the ice cubes as water as well or....?
Yes, the ice is weighed and counted as water
This was the best instructional video I have seen on utube by far!!!! thank you for providing the recipe and going over the curing process this is never discussed Really appreciate it and I can't wait to get started 😀
Well done! You are now a soapmaker. Great tutorial for beginners! Big soapy thumbs up from one Creator to another! :)Jen
LOL ~ meeeeeeeowww......
great presentation
How many grams of ice and water did you use. I saw the grams for water..but not the ice too?
ice and water all together 787 grams
How can you know your water amount is correct with melting ice in it??? Just measure the water & put it in the freezer, but don’t let it freeze solid.
Weight, not volume.
I love your simple explaination on soap making. Thank you!
I love your video and all the explanations. I’ve learned a lot compare to me watching videos after videos for an entire week.
Did you account for the water that the melted ice would add by weighing the water you planned to freeze?
I account for it by weighing them together. I just throw in enough ice and water together to get to the exact amount of water I need in the recipe, since ice is just water after all.
@@TheKingsRoost thank-you! I wondered that myself :) awesome video!!
don't use aluminum!!!!! spoons, bowls, etc
best tutorial for a beginner