I would like to thank you for your tutorials and sharing your recipes! I’m frustrated with all the patreon memberships! Not all of us can afford to join patreon! Most of us don’t make soap to sell and some of us just make soap for our families! You’re such a kind and talented lady! Thank you!
Hello Ellen, ever since I started watching your videos I have found the inspiration I thought I had lost. I have been making soaps for over 30 years mostly for all my family, giving it away or once in a while selling in craft shows. In the last two years I felt I had lost my enthusiasm for it, sadly I still had a lot of ingredients and supplies but no drive to use them. I started watching your videos and I felt like starting again, started enjoying it and trying new recipes. Thank you so much for your kindness and your enthusiasm that seems contagious. I appreciate the recipes and knowledge you share with all of us. Thank you Ellen you are the best!!
Oh same here. I gave away all my soaping equipment over the shutdowns. Now I’ve started up again and am glad I took a break! My enthusiasm is back. Glad yours is also!
More ‘silk’ that is vegan friendly are the fluffy seed puffs of dandelion, salsify, milkweed and cattail silk. I’ve only used the dandelion (LOVELY slip to bar) but have salsify waiting its turn and am planning on gathering milkweed soon. Anyhoo… Thanks for posting today. Love your soaps, videos, methods and friendly voice. Have a lovely weekend, Ellen.
The reason they kill the silk worms before they are able to hatch is that they are an extremely invasive insect! I know it seems cruel to kill them and take their silk, but they would be killed anyway!
These are super duper spalicious. Absolutely luxurious and bet they lather up beautifully. Great to hear they are good to use on your face as well. Thank you so much as always Ellen. xx
I use the wider sunflower mold and pour off just a little batter and color with dark brown oxide to pour in the centers to have the seedy centers last much longer. 💕
Beautiful soap! 😍 Can I share something? It is really isn't good to use mineral water to make soap. Minerals not only cause a lot of soap scum - they can also be the direct cause of rancidity, aka DOS. Since tap water often contains a fair amount of minerals, that's why it isn't recommended, either. You can use a chelator in the soap to help prevent the scum and the DOS, but it's best just to avoid introducing them to your soap in the first place. Of course, if you are using the soap in hard water, you can't completely avoid contact with minerals. That's why I add a chelator to all my soaps, since I never know whether the person using them may have hard water. HTH!
I have REALLY hard water where I live and don’t use a chelator. I just use distilled water to make it and haven’t had issues. But I completely understand why it makes people more comfortable to use one. 😊
I love these!!! I was moving too fast and trying to make a joke that went over my own head. LOL I found the grams. love your channel and everything you make!!! Your Triple Butter Recipe led me to my best product!!!!
Lol you answered me too fast! I just went and looked at my screen shot ready to convert and right next to ounces is grams I AM SO SORRY RUSHING AND STILL WATCHING YOUR VIDEO! I BET THE Comments can really get on your nerves sometimes!!! So sorry and truly do love that you put our real great recipes with the correct everything ALOT of TH-cam soapers with put out and even sell recipes that they will switch up and put a subpar ingredient in just so your products won't be as great as there's but you put out THE MOST AMAZING RECIPES THAT TRIPLE BUTTER IS OMG!
I know for sure you have inspired many to make soaps. Your videos are so well explained. I love the way you share and explain. You're truly my favourite soapmaker on you tube. Love the soaps, a reminder to make some salt bars this week ❤
What a lovely bar, have never used a salt bar but you have made me want to Ellen, love love that you can use it on your face also. Thank you Ellen, truly appreciate all that you do and am an avid and dedicated watcher ❤
Love your channel! I have cats and a dog. I do my lye on the stove with the vent top on high! Tbey are usually pouting in the living room by that point anyway! I put my soap in the stove and leave a note to let my adult daughter that there soap in the oven! Lol!
Omg. First time checking your channel and I am in love. You make it looks thar simple ans beautifully and informative. I have a question about adding Vinager on salt soap.
Thank you for sharing your recipe, I have already made your previous spa soap it came out beautifully, I love it thank you❤ please can you share your triple butter soap recipe I would be very obliged. Thank you❤
Hi Ellen，thanks for sharing the beautiful sea salt soaps. As for the percentage of usage of fragrance oil, is it based on the total soap batch or total oils please ? Thank you.
Gracias por la receta Helen!!❤ ... la pasé por la calculadora y me da una dureza muy baja y una solubilidad muy alta. Nunca hice jabón de sal por eso mis dudas. Gracias
Hi Ellen, thank you so much for all you do for soapmakers. If I might ask. What was the final temperature of your oils and lye before you combined them? I always have issues being able to pour into individual molds before things start to thicken up. Thank you in advance for your kindness.
Thank you for your video. I plan to use your recipe for my next batch but just half amount to fit molds I have. Can I substitute cocoa butter with shea butter and not use sea salt at all?
If you change the oils in a soap recipe, you'll need to run the numbers thru soap calc to make sure you lye is correct. I've not made this without the salt, so I can't speak to that. Here is a video with several recipes you may like: th-cam.com/video/SO5n4uWEVO0/w-d-xo.html
Hello madam, thank you for sharing your knowledge. I wanted to ask you where you buy your pots of mica dyes because I am interested in buying large pots like you and I would like to know where you buy your essential oils and perfume so that I can buy the same ones. I live in Belgium, do you know if they deliver to us? Best regards.
Hi Ellen. Beautiful soap. I have made salt bars but unfortunately these seem to sweat a lot. I used sea salt and put a pink himaylan salt on the top of them. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
I have just checked on my sea salt soaps and they appear to be leaking fluid. Any ideas what this could be. I do live in a high elevation area and it is the first day of summer, although it looks more like winter. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. @@EllenRuthSoap
@@wendyirving6530 hmmm, I've heard of salt soaps sweating, but have not had that issue myself... Make sure they are in a dry, non-humid area for the cure, and you can pat them off with a paper towel too..
Shea Butter: So, we all know Shea is temperamental with heat. Do you find microwaving it on short bursts does not cause those hard little granules to form? 😊
Graininess in shea not an issue in soap because of saponification, where the lye breaks apart the fatty acids and converts them into soap. Saponification doesn't happen in balms and lotions, so the shea remains free to go grainy. :)
@@beautifulvictory9683not more moisturizing, because soap is made to remove dirt and oils. However, less drying on the skin and better slip on the skin, yes butters in soap helps. Then… if you do a higher super fat, you’ll get a less drying bar too. Standard is 5%, I often go to 8%.
Ellen I don't know about everyone else but I'd prefer you to not add music when you adding and pouring your butters and oils because I love the ASMR of it. I love to hear the sound. Call me strange but it's relaxing to hear and all the music does is put me to sleep. I prefer not to fall asleep while watching your videos. Would you consider not adding the music. I know alot of people like to hear the sound of stirring, adding chunks of hard oils ext.
When I get a better mic system, I would consider doing asmr sound... But unfortunately I currently get a lot of background noise, so it's not very "clean" sounding..
I would like to thank you for your tutorials and sharing your recipes! I’m frustrated with all the patreon memberships! Not all of us can afford to join patreon! Most of us don’t make soap to sell and some of us just make soap for our families! You’re such a kind and talented lady! Thank you!
You are so welcome!
I am so thankful for your kindness sharing your recipes. All the best , Ellen
You are so welcome!🥰
Hello Ellen, ever since I started watching your videos I have found the inspiration I thought I had lost. I have been making soaps for over 30 years mostly for all my family, giving it away or once in a while selling in craft shows. In the last two years I felt I had lost my enthusiasm for it, sadly I still had a lot of ingredients and supplies but no drive to use them. I started watching your videos and I felt like starting again, started enjoying it and trying new recipes. Thank you so much for your kindness and your enthusiasm that seems contagious. I appreciate the recipes and knowledge you share with all of us. Thank you Ellen you are the best!!
Oh same here. I gave away all my soaping equipment over the shutdowns. Now I’ve started up again and am glad I took a break! My enthusiasm is back. Glad yours is also!
More ‘silk’ that is vegan friendly are the fluffy seed puffs of dandelion, salsify, milkweed and cattail silk. I’ve only used the dandelion (LOVELY slip to bar) but have salsify waiting its turn and am planning on gathering milkweed soon.
Anyhoo… Thanks for posting today. Love your soaps, videos, methods and friendly voice. Have a lovely weekend, Ellen.
That's good to know about the silk options, thanks for sharing❣️
The reason they kill the silk worms before they are able to hatch is that they are an extremely invasive insect! I know it seems cruel to kill them and take their silk, but they would be killed anyway!
@@rainesonne1320 I don’t intend to come off as rude when I say that that is not how veganism works.
Your giggles give me life❤❤❤
You are so sweet to your viewers! Love your channel
Thank you so much!🧡
Appreciate you so much. You wouldn’t believe all the claims being hurled around by makers on TikTik. I’m like, noooo, it cleans - that’s it!
So true 👍
Woah!!! Guys! Watch the surface of the oils form a really cool pattern with the mica. 14:55 onward 😮
Could not get over that❤
Beautiful job! I love how you painted the flower at the end with mica. Genius!
We love you Ellen Ruth! Thank you for knowledge and wisdom in soaping fun!!🤗
they are beautiful 😍
Thanks🌼
Good afternoon! You brighten my day! Love your videos. They have helped me so much!
I'm so glad!🥰💗
Beautiful soaps as always. And great tips on preparing the Aloe vera/ silk/ sugar lye solution. ❤👌😊🙏
Thank you so much 😊
Such beautiful soap,love the moulds that you use sunflower moulds i call them,the colours are lovely.Thank you fir sharing Ellen 😊xx
Thank you so much!
Thanks Ellen for sharing love your videos all the time. And thanks for the recipes
You are amazingly kind. 😊
I love how these turned out. I need to make some salt bars. I’ll be putting this in my line up of things to do/try. 😊
I appreciate so much your soaps, they are beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for watching💕❣️
I’ve purchased one of these from you before and I loved it!
Great to hear!❣️
As always, beautiful video. Your enthusiasm is so contagious. You are such a kind person. ❤
Thank you so much!🧡
I really enjoyed your video, as I enjoy all of them. Thank you so much!
I'm so glad!🌻
We love WATCHING you. We have watched from the very BEGINNING.
Thank you so much🧡
These are super duper spalicious. Absolutely luxurious and bet they lather up beautifully. Great to hear they are good to use on your face as well. Thank you so much as always Ellen. xx
Glad you like them!🌻
I use the wider sunflower mold and pour off just a little batter and color with dark brown oxide to pour in the centers to have the seedy centers last much longer. 💕
Thank you so much for all you do!! The soaps are GORGEOUS!!!!❤ have a great weekend!
Thank you! You too!🧡
Beautiful soap! 😍 Can I share something? It is really isn't good to use mineral water to make soap. Minerals not only cause a lot of soap scum - they can also be the direct cause of rancidity, aka DOS. Since tap water often contains a fair amount of minerals, that's why it isn't recommended, either.
You can use a chelator in the soap to help prevent the scum and the DOS, but it's best just to avoid introducing them to your soap in the first place. Of course, if you are using the soap in hard water, you can't completely avoid contact with minerals. That's why I add a chelator to all my soaps, since I never know whether the person using them may have hard water. HTH!
I have REALLY hard water where I live and don’t use a chelator. I just use distilled water to make it and haven’t had issues. But I completely understand why it makes people more comfortable to use one. 😊
Soap making looks so interesting
Thanks for sharing Ellen you've convinced me to give it a try
Have fun soaping ❣️
I love these!!!
I was moving too fast and trying to make a joke that went over my own head. LOL I found the grams.
love your channel and everything you make!!! Your Triple Butter Recipe led me to my best product!!!!
The recipe in the description box has both oz & grams😉
Lol you answered me too fast! I just went and looked at my screen shot ready to convert and right next to ounces is grams I AM SO SORRY RUSHING AND STILL WATCHING YOUR VIDEO!
I BET THE Comments can really get on your nerves sometimes!!! So sorry and truly do love that you put our real great recipes with the correct everything
ALOT of TH-cam soapers with put out and even sell recipes that they will switch up and put a subpar ingredient in just so your products won't be as great as there's but you put out THE MOST AMAZING RECIPES THAT TRIPLE BUTTER IS OMG!
I know for sure you have inspired many to make soaps. Your videos are so well explained. I love the way you share and explain. You're truly my favourite soapmaker on you tube. Love the soaps, a reminder to make some salt bars this week ❤
Thank you so much!🥰
You are as gentle as your soaps 😊❤
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OMG Ellen, those are so beautiful!! Thank you for sharing the love of soap making.
Love from GA
You are so welcome!💗
What a lovely bar, have never used a salt bar but you have made me want to Ellen, love love that you can use it on your face also. Thank you Ellen, truly appreciate all that you do and am an avid and dedicated watcher ❤
They're such great bars, I hope you give it a try ❣️
Gracias por el consejo de la bandeja, es muy útil Ellen
Thank you for this! I just made my first batch of soap and did your tallow recipe ❣️ I am excited to try this recipe!!! Thank you for sharing, Ellen❣️
Wonderful! Have fun soaping🌼
This looks like a great soap!
Thank you🌻
Love your channel! I have cats and a dog. I do my lye on the stove with the vent top on high! Tbey are usually pouting in the living room by that point anyway! I put my soap in the stove and leave a note to let my adult daughter that there soap in the oven! Lol!
Thank you for your videos, recipe, and showing me the ins and outs. The helpful tips
You are so welcome!
Beautiful. I love watching you. Your so inspiring. Thank you for all your tips and advise
Thank you so much!
These turned out so beautifully, Ms. Ellen. I ❤ that orange!
Thanks! The color faded out to a light orange after the cure, but is still pretty💗
These are so nice!
Thank you 💗
These look beautiful....Can't wait to try this recipe. Thank you for sharing.
My pleasure 😊
I just bought a couple of these. The smell is divine!!
Thanks❣️ Enjoy!
Wow! Another soap to try again, thank you beautiful soul!🙏❤️
Wonderful! Have fun soaping🧡
@@EllenRuthSoap ❤️👍
Beautiful
Thank You Ellen!!!
Great as always ❤
Beautiful Soap
Thank you!
Muchas gracias por compartir la fórmula 👏🥰
Love the look Ellen
Ellen, you are beyond adorable. I love your videos. Greetings from Blue Ridge, Georgia.
Thank you so much!
Thank you so very much!😊
WOW! Thank you for sharing EVERYTHING ❤️ Subscribing right now!
Yay! Thank you!
Love this!!
Great video. Thanks for sharing ❤❤❤
Thanks for watching!
Omg. First time checking your channel and I am in love. You make it looks thar simple ans beautifully and informative. I have a question about adding Vinager on salt soap.
Georgeus🎉
Thanks 💗
Thank you for sharing your recipe, I have already made your previous spa soap it came out beautifully, I love it thank you❤ please can you share your triple butter soap recipe I would be very obliged. Thank you❤
So glad you love the salt soap recipe. I don't share the triple butter recipe at this time.
When using a mold like that, how do you measure to determine how much soap to make? Thanks for the great video ❤
When I'm not sure, I'll put the mold on my scale then fill one with water for a good approximation of the amount needed.
Hi Ellen，thanks for sharing the beautiful sea salt soaps. As for the percentage of usage of fragrance oil, is it based on the total soap batch or total oils please ? Thank you.
I do it on the total volume, but there are some that would argue to only base it on the oils.... It's an ongoing debate in the soaping community.🤣
Great Question!!!!
@@EllenRuthSoapThanks Ellen for the answer. That's confused me for a long time. Now I got it.
Thank you ! Very pretty. Do you have a favorite site to order your cocoa butter? Appreciate all your videos!
Gracias por la receta Helen!!❤ ... la pasé por la calculadora y me da una dureza muy baja y una solubilidad muy alta. Nunca hice jabón de sal por eso mis dudas. Gracias
The salt makes it very hard. It's a good long lasting bar💕
It’s because of the castor. But as Ellen stated, the salt very much counteracts that. 😊
Ellen maravilhoso demais!!!
Você tem alguma fórmula com Lard?? Tenho com facilidade e fica bem econômico.Grata.❤
Here is a video with lard: th-cam.com/video/utpHV-QtPbo/w-d-xo.html
Obrigada querida!!!!❤
Hi Ellen, thank you so much for all you do for soapmakers. If I might ask. What was the final temperature of your oils and lye before you combined them? I always have issues being able to pour into individual molds before things start to thicken up. Thank you in advance for your kindness.
I like to soap around 80-90 degrees
Thank you for another great video, and also thanks for sharing your recipe! Off topic, do you do craft shows?
I used to do shows, and really liked it. But I don't do them anymore, just online sales.
Thank you for your video.
I plan to use your recipe for my next batch but just half amount to fit molds I have. Can I substitute cocoa butter with shea butter and not use sea salt at all?
If you change the oils in a soap recipe, you'll need to run the numbers thru soap calc to make sure you lye is correct. I've not made this without the salt, so I can't speak to that. Here is a video with several recipes you may like: th-cam.com/video/SO5n4uWEVO0/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for your reply. I'll stick with your recipe with cocoa butter and sea salt.
I really enjoy your video. All the instructions are very useful.
Beautiful soap.. how do u keep the salt suspended in the soap??
Make sure you have a good trace going, and soap at cooler temps.
Hello madam, thank you for sharing your knowledge. I wanted to ask you where you buy your pots of mica dyes because I am interested in buying large pots like you and I would like to know where you buy your essential oils and perfume so that I can buy the same ones. I live in Belgium, do you know if they deliver to us? Best regards.
I buy from several different suppliers, and always mention them in the intro.
Hi Ellen. Beautiful soap. I have made salt bars but unfortunately these seem to sweat a lot. I used sea salt and put a pink himaylan salt on the top of them. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
I've found that if you don't put enough salt, it can sweat. If you "overload" the soap with salt, it's very dry.
Oh that's interesting 😊. How much per oz or 100grsms would you recommend?
Hi Ellen,
As always you have done a beautiful soap.
Where did you get the container you mixed the lye in?
There's a link in my Amazon store 😉
Nice soap❤ Can you tell what’s your ( Lye Concentration) you soap with your recipes?
Thanks
It varies, if you run the # thru soap calc it will tell you for each recipe.
Beautiful soap Ellen, can you please tell me what the ratio of water/lye is？
If you plug the # into soap calc it will give you all the info.
How did you come up with the oz of salt? Is it a % of oils or % of total batch? Thanks for the videos and recipes
For salt soaps, 50% or greater is a good volume for salt... There are many articles on how much salt to add.
Ellen, this may be too much to ask for but do you have this recipe in percentages? 🙏🏻❤️
If you run the numbers in soap calc, it shows the %
Hi Ellen, is this sea salt soap good for dry skin? Or should people with dry skin not use it? Thank you for your help.
I think it's good for all skin types. I would follow it with a good moisturizer.
@@EllenRuthSoap thank you for your quick reply. I will definitely be making this beautiful soap today.
I made these soaps and they feel amazing. They just have a chalky covering. Do you know what causes this? And what I can possibly do about it.
That's either soda ash or salt crystals, both are fine and can be steamed off if you want to shine them up.
Thank you so much@@EllenRuthSoap I have steamed them and it has improved them a little
I have just checked on my sea salt soaps and they appear to be leaking fluid. Any ideas what this could be. I do live in a high elevation area and it is the first day of summer, although it looks more like winter. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. @@EllenRuthSoap
@@wendyirving6530 hmmm, I've heard of salt soaps sweating, but have not had that issue myself... Make sure they are in a dry, non-humid area for the cure, and you can pat them off with a paper towel too..
Where do u get such a big supply of colloidal oats? Or do u make them?
This is what I use: amzn.to/3Q5ybXi
Hi I am a new soap maker. Would this recipe work without the Aloe Vera and silk? Thanks
You could use all water, and leave out the aloe and silk👍
Shea Butter: So, we all know Shea is temperamental with heat. Do you find microwaving it on short bursts does not cause those hard little granules to form? 😊
Yes, I haven't had an issue with that👍
Graininess in shea not an issue in soap because of saponification, where the lye breaks apart the fatty acids and converts them into soap. Saponification doesn't happen in balms and lotions, so the shea remains free to go grainy. :)
@@makeit2649, Question. Do the type of oils used matter in soaping? Do they make a bar of soap more moisturizing? 🤔
@@beautifulvictory9683not more moisturizing, because soap is made to remove dirt and oils. However, less drying on the skin and better slip on the skin, yes butters in soap helps.
Then… if you do a higher super fat, you’ll get a less drying bar too. Standard is 5%, I often go to 8%.
What kind of clay was used and what the name of essential oil?
White kaolin clay
@EllenRuthSoap thank u and the name of the fragrance oil?
@@BQV1935 Purple Harmony
@@EllenRuthSoap thank u have a bless weekend 🙏🏾
Where did you get that sugar container with the 2 TBSP scoop?
Here's the one I have: amzn.to/3Uzp4AQ
Thank you so much!❤
Can I add some Kojic acid to a salt bar or will be to much?
I’ve not tried that, I suggest trying a small test batch and see how you like the finish.
Can you use dendric salt?
Yes👍
I keep thinking your stick blender is a corn on the cob!
🤣 you're not the only one !
Is the sea salt soap good for dry skin?
Yes, I would follow with a good moisturizer.
@@EllenRuthSoap thank you
Have you ever tried using 100% coconut water vs aloe juice if so how did they turn out? 😊
I haven't tried coconut water yet, but I do want to. I'm thinking it will make for a wonderful lather.
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Salt you used is a cooking salt? Please reply.Thank you
Yes👍
@@EllenRuthSoap Thankyou.That much of salted is needed?it won't burn our skin?. please reply
@@chandramuralidhar8432 not at all, sea salt soap is very gentle and close to the pH of skin.
Thankyou so much Ellen
what benefit sea salt soap
If you google benefits of salt soap, there are many claims... It's a great bar to cleanse with. 💕
How much salt you used? Is it 6 oz or 36 oz? Please reply
It's 36 oz, full written recipe is in the description box😉
@@EllenRuthSoap but in the video I heard it as 6.
Thankyou so much
I noticed that in this video you added quite a bit more salt than in the older videos. All other measurements are the same so why the change in salt?
Both amounts work well, I'm just enjoying the heavier load of salt now.
Is this a scrub soap?
It has a very gentle exfoliating feel, not too scrubby.
@@EllenRuthSoap Sound lovely, thank you for getting back to me. Soap is really nice, the mica paint is a lovely extra touch 😁
Ellen I don't know about everyone else but I'd prefer you to not add music when you adding and pouring your butters and oils because I love the ASMR of it. I love to hear the sound. Call me strange but it's relaxing to hear and all the music does is put me to sleep. I prefer not to fall asleep while watching your videos. Would you consider not adding the music. I know alot of people like to hear the sound of stirring, adding chunks of hard oils ext.
When I get a better mic system, I would consider doing asmr sound... But unfortunately I currently get a lot of background noise, so it's not very "clean" sounding..
أحب القناه وهي رائعه ❤ لكنك تتحدثين كثيرا
Thanks. Yes, I'm a talker.
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