Thanks for keeping it real. When I first started thinking about trying to make soap, I hesitated because I kept seeing TH-camrs preaching about PPE and how dangerous lye is. Once I tried it, I realized it's much ado about nothing. I have had lye solution on my skin many times, and it's not a big deal. I don't bother with gloves anymore, and I have never had so much as a red mark. Meanwhile, my sister won't even try my soap because it's made with lye. She thinks it will hurt her skin. No amount of explaining will ease her fear. I believe strongly that all the fearmongering about lye scares away would-be soapers and prospective users alike. Seeing you reaching into this tank of soap and suffering no ill effects should be reassuring for anyone who is nervous about making or using handcrafted soap. Soapers, use as much or as little PPE as you feel you want/need, but please stop shaming makers who don't do things your way. It's not good for the industry.
I love that you tell the truth of most soapers. Yes we start out with gloves and all the protocols but somewhere along our soap journeys we don't always follow them.
I felt like you were in the room with me, laughing with me and teaching me. Thank you so much for being so gentle and fun and making lye not so serious 💜 you’re amazing and I’m so grateful I found you!
Thanks for explaining what’s happening with the eruptions and why they are happening! I am a newbie working with cp, but want to try hp to save on essential oils. I am intimidated by the eruptions and also the amount of stirring seems to take more muscles then I have….lol!
I love your process. I only make bench top HP soap it's great see how to upscale production. I use powdered goats mix with warm water and like your process add after it 'cooks' and add the yoghurt. (for vegan HP soap i had success using coconut milk and vegan yoghurt). I always use powdered goats milk to form a mica line and sprinkle powdered goats milk to top. I never have any issues with the the mica line or top causing any issues. Thank you. Cheers Bronne... From down under.
You had me at glove and soap Na*ies! Yes! 😂. I mostly make cold process but am definitely gonna try hot process. Thank you so much for taking the time to create this video and sharing with us. Love these behind the scenes videos. ❤
"and don't forget to warsh the stank off errryday" sent me. 🤣😂 Loved this vid demo, I make HT-HP but in smaller batches. I love those volcanoes. Also, I ALWAYS wear safety goggles but because it's so hot here I'm almost always short sleeved and barefoot.🤭🤫
i have to say after all these years making hot processes when it does that eruption i get excited and i do a small batch of hot process to make soap paste and liquid soap. yes i got super excited seeing it do that. i have to say too your brother is awesome! just tilt and pull out! that makes life so much easier!
I don’t have any heat source under my pot. My oils are over 200 when I add them to the pot and I mix my lye fresh. With them being super hot saponification keeps them hot.
@@countrylathersoapworks I spent a little time making soap for a business. For it I bought several identical cheap stick blenders. They had enough power just not enough duty cycle. 3 stick blenders was what I needed for a 10kg batch to not burn out the motors. Cost me all of 30$ (looks like 40$ would do it now) Once the soap hits a certain viscosity a bit after trace, the effective area being stirred is pretty small, and around then a paddle becomes more efficient. For soaps that try to seize like pine tar a paddle was required since the stick blender was useless after about 20 seconds. This could also be my soap base I use castor oil (emollient) base rather than olive oil. I don't like the smell of olive oil soaps. when oven processing If you can seal your heating vessel you can save on the expensive ingredient of smell. (non metallized turkey oven bag) I never used more than about 1oz of essential oil for a 10kg batch. like 3/4 oz of mentha piperita oil, or 1oz pimenta racemosa essential oil in a 10kg batch.
I really enjoyed your video and watching this process. Very interesting! I watched a couple of your other videos and noticed you also make cold process soap. Do you prefer hot process for certain recipes? I’ve been wanting to try it for essential oil soaps since the fragrance is added at the end.
Saw you at the conference but did not get to speak to you. I have never tried this HP method myself. I also use a very steep WD for all my soaps, Enjoyed the video .
I have only made hot process in a crockpot and Love it. I want to make bigger batches. What size pot would you recommend for a 10lb and 20 lb batch? Love your videos ❤ or what would you say the rule of thumb is for sizing your pot? Double the size of the batter? Or triple the size?
I use a 50 quart for 30 lbs and the eruption gets pretty close to the top so I would recomend a 50 quart for the 20 lbs batch. It doesn’t hurt if you have plenty of head room.
I’m considering making soap at home and have watched quite a few videos, but I’ve never seen the mix erupt before. Can you please tell me why it did that. Thanks in advance.
This is a different method than most soapers use. It’s called the high temp hot process method. It erupts because of the oils being so hot and adding the lye solution fresh and hot.
Greetings Mrs. Jessie I recently bought a high powered 21" stick blender from Vevor for under $200....great quality and well worth the investment. For the amount of soap you make I believe it would save you a lot of unnecessary hard work and time.
so take some hot water and dump lye into it... stir around for a time and add a couple other mystery ingredients and you got soap. Serve with a topping of yougurt... going to go try it..
psalms 37verse 11 the meek shall inherit the earth and they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace. im so glad to be able to show God i want him here instead of the suffering. and enjoy the earth God has made for us. peace, one minute we have it the next we dont. slippery that peace is to keep a hold. someday there we will lokk around and there will be an abundance of peace. hallalujah
Was so glad you reviewed safety procedures...too bad you didn't practice them! Your video could be teaching a newbie how to do it ... the wrong way! Chemical burns and blindness are real dangers, don't trivialize them.
@@scottcrable4966 Never trivialized chemical burns or blindness for starters even mentioned wearing eye protection so no body ends up with lye in their eye like I did. Not teaching anyone the wrong way to make soap which is why I prefaced the video with use PPE. Choices people make after that is their own.
Amazing process and exactly how I started making my soap 7 years ago after watching @thegoatmilksoapstorekansas here on TH-cam. I know that’s some of the best soap ever… it’s just something about hot process soap!😍
Thanks for keeping it real. When I first started thinking about trying to make soap, I hesitated because I kept seeing TH-camrs preaching about PPE and how dangerous lye is. Once I tried it, I realized it's much ado about nothing. I have had lye solution on my skin many times, and it's not a big deal. I don't bother with gloves anymore, and I have never had so much as a red mark. Meanwhile, my sister won't even try my soap because it's made with lye. She thinks it will hurt her skin. No amount of explaining will ease her fear.
I believe strongly that all the fearmongering about lye scares away would-be soapers and prospective users alike. Seeing you reaching into this tank of soap and suffering no ill effects should be reassuring for anyone who is nervous about making or using handcrafted soap. Soapers, use as much or as little PPE as you feel you want/need, but please stop shaming makers who don't do things your way. It's not good for the industry.
You hit the nail on the head.
I love that you tell the truth of most soapers. Yes we start out with gloves and all the protocols but somewhere along our soap journeys we don't always follow them.
I felt like you were in the room with me, laughing with me and teaching me. Thank you so much for being so gentle and fun and making lye not so serious 💜 you’re amazing and I’m so grateful I found you!
BEST video I’ve watched yet on soap making! Unpretentious and good info! Thanks.
@@JenniferGillman-uk1wr thank you!!
Thanks for explaining what’s happening with the eruptions and why they are happening! I am a newbie working with cp, but want to try hp to save on essential oils. I am intimidated by the eruptions and also the amount of stirring seems to take more muscles then I have….lol!
Oh my goodness! So nice to meet you! Thanks for taking us along! Great editing and what a fabulous way you produce. Good for you!
I love your process. I only make bench top HP soap it's great see how to upscale production. I use powdered goats mix with warm water and like your process add after it 'cooks' and add the yoghurt. (for vegan HP soap i had success using coconut milk and vegan yoghurt). I always use powdered goats milk to form a mica line and sprinkle powdered goats milk to top. I never have any issues with the the mica line or top causing any issues. Thank you. Cheers Bronne... From down under.
You had me at glove and soap Na*ies! Yes! 😂. I mostly make cold process but am definitely gonna try hot process. Thank you so much for taking the time to create this video and sharing with us. Love these behind the scenes videos. ❤
"and don't forget to warsh the stank off errryday" sent me. 🤣😂 Loved this vid demo, I make HT-HP but in smaller batches. I love those volcanoes. Also, I ALWAYS wear safety goggles but because it's so hot here I'm almost always short sleeved and barefoot.🤭🤫
Love you and your videos of course. I have been here from the start. 😊
I love the way you talk. Thanks for sharing!
Never seen hot processed soap made like this before, love it
i have to say after all these years making hot processes when it does that eruption i get excited and i do a small batch of hot process to make soap paste and liquid soap. yes i got super excited seeing it do that. i have to say too your brother is awesome! just tilt and pull out! that makes life so much easier!
Definitely
Do you have a burner of sorts under your large pot?
I don’t have any heat source under my pot. My oils are over 200 when I add them to the pot and I mix my lye fresh. With them being super hot saponification keeps them hot.
Can you get one of those paddle mixers for large dough making or for epoxy mixing? Would that be easier then stick blending?
I am figuring on getting a commercial stick blender. I have a paddle attachment for a drill and it is super hard to hang onto.
@@countrylathersoapworks Ok this was fun to watch hope you can do more longer videos.
@@countrylathersoapworks I spent a little time making soap for a business. For it I bought several identical cheap stick blenders. They had enough power just not enough duty cycle. 3 stick blenders was what I needed for a 10kg batch to not burn out the motors. Cost me all of 30$ (looks like 40$ would do it now)
Once the soap hits a certain viscosity a bit after trace, the effective area being stirred is pretty small, and around then a paddle becomes more efficient. For soaps that try to seize like pine tar a paddle was required since the stick blender was useless after about 20 seconds.
This could also be my soap base I use castor oil (emollient) base rather than olive oil. I don't like the smell of olive oil soaps.
when oven processing If you can seal your heating vessel you can save on the expensive ingredient of smell. (non metallized turkey oven bag) I never used more than about 1oz of essential oil for a 10kg batch. like 3/4 oz of mentha piperita oil, or 1oz pimenta racemosa essential oil in a 10kg batch.
this is so interesting! thank you
I mix my lye outside with a mask and still have coughing fits! Lol
I don't know how you can do that without a mask. You're tougher than I am. 😅
I really enjoyed your video and watching this process. Very interesting! I watched a couple of your other videos and noticed you also make cold process soap. Do you prefer hot process for certain recipes? I’ve been wanting to try it for essential oil soaps since the fragrance is added at the end.
I use the hot process method for troublesome FO
Ma'am u should put here all the ingredients in soap cause I'm planning to have a business in soap.
Saw you at the conference but did not get to speak to you. I have never tried this HP method myself. I also use a very steep WD for all my soaps, Enjoyed the video .
Thank you! I wished I would have had the opportunity to meet you! Next time holler at me.
I have only made hot process in a crockpot and Love it. I want to make bigger batches. What size pot would you recommend for a 10lb and 20 lb batch? Love your videos ❤ or what would you say the rule of thumb is for sizing your pot? Double the size of the batter? Or triple the size?
I use a 50 quart for 30 lbs and the eruption gets pretty close to the top so I would recomend a 50 quart for the 20 lbs batch. It doesn’t hurt if you have plenty of head room.
@@countrylathersoapworksThank you so much. 😊
@@countrylathersoapworks Is it stainless steel or aluminum pan?
Stainless. Can’t use aluminum in soapmaking
Next you should buy a long handled stick blender! Make it easier on yourself! (And your back!)
I love how honest you are!
I’m considering making soap at home and have watched quite a few videos, but I’ve never seen the mix erupt before. Can you please tell me why it did that. Thanks in advance.
This is a different method than most soapers use. It’s called the high temp hot process method. It erupts because of the oils being so hot and adding the lye solution fresh and hot.
Gangster soap maker ,you helped me take the fear out of messing with that lye ..Great video
So you add the goatmilk after the cook? I’m a cold process maker but I want to switch to hot process and I can’t wrap my head around it 😆
Yes ma’am. Add after the cook.
i reccomend a comercial sized stick blender.
Yeah fixing to have to upgrade
Was that sour cream? Or goat milk in the container.
Greek yogurt
Greetings Mrs. Jessie
I recently bought a high powered 21" stick blender from Vevor for under $200....great quality and well worth the investment. For the amount of soap you make I believe it would save you a lot of unnecessary hard work and time.
so take some hot water and dump lye into it... stir around for a time and add a couple other mystery ingredients and you got soap. Serve with a topping of yougurt... going to go try it..
No not exactly 😂. For external use only 😂
Why make the lye solution fresh?
So it’ll be hot
Thank you for starting a TH-cam channel
You’re welcome
psalms 37verse 11 the meek shall inherit the earth and they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace. im so glad to be able to show God i want him here instead of the suffering. and enjoy the earth God has made for us. peace, one minute we have it the next we dont. slippery that peace is to keep a hold. someday there we will lokk around and there will be an abundance of peace. hallalujah
Hi friend：You should wear the gloves to protect yourself ！
Hi friend! I make it just fine without them. I have a sink and arms length away from me where I can wash any lye off.
Was so glad you reviewed safety procedures...too bad you didn't practice them! Your video could be teaching a newbie how to do it ... the wrong way! Chemical burns and blindness are real dangers, don't trivialize them.
@@scottcrable4966 Never trivialized chemical burns or blindness for starters even mentioned wearing eye protection so no body ends up with lye in their eye like I did. Not teaching anyone the wrong way to make soap which is why I prefaced the video with use PPE. Choices people make after that is their own.
Too much work. Not for me
Amazing process and exactly how I started making my soap 7 years ago after watching @thegoatmilksoapstorekansas here on TH-cam. I know that’s some of the best soap ever… it’s just something about hot process soap!😍
@@PuReBuTTa for real! Love love HP soap