Soap Making Lessons - How To Make Soap

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Does any one knows how to make soap by using used cooking oil ???? what`s the formula ?

first you need to strain your cooking oil to get out any food bits in the oil - In order to know how much lye and water you would need to make a successful batch of soap. You need to know what kind of oil you have - canola, soybean, corn oil extra and how much you have — by weight — it is recommended that you use 3 or more oils in your formula for soap making. Once you know how much oil you have you need to plug this information into a reliable lye calculator to determine the amount of lye and water needed. I recommend — the one you can down load from here: http://www.millersoap.com/worksheet.html or one of these two
Majestic Mountain Sage Lye Calculator for Creating Soap Formulas (http://www.the-sage.com/services/calculator.html)

Kym has a lot of great information, but not all the information is there — such as what temp. of oil and lye water should be when ready to mix together…i recommend checking out http://www.millersoap.com in depth before embarking on your new soap making adventures.

I love to make soap. Cold process. anyone willing to share tips? Thank you!

Absolutely!! I've been making soap since1998 and love it. So much in fact that I made a website to provide soapmakers with a place to get information about anything related to soap making.

http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/

Another great thing to do is visit soap making forums….what could be better than a bunch of soapmakers all gathered to talk shop? People are usually really great and share tons of info and answer your questions quite quickly. I've put a page together that lists a bunch of them and they are all free…you just have to register.

http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/soap-making-forum.html

Hope to see you around the forums! I mostly frequent The Soap Making Forum and Fresholi.

Happy Soaping!!

I have recently decided that I want to attempt 2 make soap. While I am familiar with the basic materials needed, Does any one know where I can find an inexpensive 12 qt pot. I also would like to know what do I need to use to mix the soap together.

I was told that using metal with lye is a big no no.

I make both actually.

Soap making is a lot of fun, but there are many bad recipes out there. So you want to find a recipe that is well balanced of the oils since they are not all created equal. I also suggest the cold processed method and more importantly the room temp method.

I use plastic for all of mine soap making and don't deal with metal at all. Unless you count the blade of my stick blender.

Yes there is a link in my profile to email me, and if you want me to share more in greater detail about making soap, and different types of soap and whatnot. I do like to share with others what I have learned.

Regarding laundry soap, this is a big topic for me and I have done a lot of research into it.

The powdered version that uses 1-2 tbs isn't enough to clean your clothes, plus it doesn't really dissolve in cold water either, so that doesn't get your clothes clean.

Most liquid recipes contain even less active ingredients 1.5 to 3 teaspoons for most recipes on the net per load because your adding mostly water.

So do your math and figure that into the amount of water being added. The box of borax and the box of washing soda say to use 1/2 cup along with your regular laundry detergent to clean laundry. So do you still think a few teaspoons or a tablespoon of a mixture of soap, borax and washing soda is enough to really clean.

For what your adding with that small amount you might as well wash your laundry in plain water.

*im trying to make organic soap for a project
*it didnt solidify
*i read something on the internet to put salt on it
*what should i do?

It may be due to oils/fatty acids used.
You can add sodium silicate along with insoluble / additive powders such as fine cacite powder etc.

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Okay, well I was blowing bubbles, and ran out of bubbles. So I was wondering how to make more. Do I use dish soap? Or what?
How much water would I add??
Please help.. I really want to blow more bubbles.

Alot of the homemade bubble recipes call for glycerin. I don't use it. I found a recipe that does not need it.

1/2 cup of dishwashing liquid (Dawn or Joy)
2 cups of water
2 teaspoons of sugar

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I had a recipe but it got lost it was to make a base soap using a bar of castle soap. Could someone please help me with this.
Thank you

The easy and basic Castile soap recipe

Coming from Castilia or Castile, countryside in Spain where it originally came, a mottled, white, hard and fine soap, purely made from soda and olive oil hails. This soap may be slow and less to lather, yet it is made abundant and rich because of its main ingredient, the olive oil.

They are popularly known as castle soaps. They are gentle and an ideal first soap for the babies. As contrasting to animal fats, castile soaps are created completely from olive oils as this vegetable is among the highly used component in making soaps.

The castile soap recipe is not complicated to gather and make. In fact, you can make two-pound castle soap through the simple instructions on making soaps.

To get started with your castle soaps, you must complete the entire list of castle soap recipe first. You need 1.8-pound 100% olive oil. They must be pure. You also need one ounce of pearls of beeswax, as this will give the bar soap a silky grain. Aside from that, to complete your Castile soap recipe are the four ounces of lye or sodium hydroxide and 10 ounces distilled water.

To begin the soap making process, dissolve the beeswax in an olive oil until the temperature reaches about 120 degrees. You may add the sodium hydroxide, stirring the mixture well. Then add this stirred mixture to the beeswax or oil mixture when this gets cool at 120 degrees.

Continue to stir the mixture until you can find no trace. After that, you may pour the mixture in a mold.

The castile soap recipe may also be added with additives. One instance is the dried chamomile. One fourth of a cup of this will add trace and fragrance to your Castile bar soap.

Other fragrances to add to your Castle soap recipe are the scents, oils and extracts of orange, eucalyptus, rose garden, citrus blend, rosemary and calendula. The pure olive oil that composes the Castile soap makes its lather a little different than other soaps made of other ingredients. Usually, castle soaps are slimy than creamy and foamy.

Liquid Castile Soap

Ingredients
- 1 cup firmly packed grated Castile soap (about two 4 oz. bars)
- 4 cups water
- 2 tablespoons vegetable glycerin

Before you begin, grate the castile soap with a cheese grater. Try to shred it as fine as possible since it will take less time to melt the soap down if the pieces are small.

Mix the grated castile soap with the water in a large pot. Set over low heat, stirring occasionally until the castile soap has dissolved. Add glycerin. Keep your eye on it! Once dissolved, transfer to a jar and cover tightly. This makes a thick liquid soap. For a thinner liquid soap, add more water until desired consistency is reached.

So now that I have liquid Castile Soap, what can I do with it?

Bubble bath is always a great use for liquid castile soap. To the liquid castile soap recipe, add your favorite fragrant oils or essential oils, about 5 to 10 drops total. Pour about a cup or so of the bubble bath mix into the running bath water.

To make a really decadent bubble bath, add 2 ounces of coconut oil to the mix. The oil will help moisturize your skin. Good skin care includes relaxation and lots of bubbles! (Be careful getting in and out of the tub as the oil will make things slippery.)

Shampoo is another use for liquid castile soap. In a blender, blend together a half cup of liquid castile soap with a beaten egg, 1 teaspoon of olive oil, and a teaspoon of lemon juice. Whip until smooth. Use immediately and follow with a hair rinse. Put any leftovers into the refrigerator and use the next day.

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