On the sixth day of soapmas, Katie gave to me! 🎶Six failed jellys🎶 🎶Five Q & A’S!!!🎶 🎶Four holo glitters🎶 🎶Three daring dupes🎶 🎶Two Bubble bars🎶 🎶And a cheap soap kit testing!🎶
Hey i’m a cook and i’ve used agar many times ..this tip might help: When using agar you want to use approximately 4% weight of your total mixture. So if lets say you have 50g soap, 50g water you want to add 4g of agar. (It can vary depending on the texture you want to achieve, i dont know how soap reacts so it might be more or less.. you can start with less.. and add more if it doesn’t set up.. you will have to bring it back up to a boil though to activate the agar). Also agar is heat activated. It must boil to solidify. So once you disolve it and mix everything together either use the microwave to bring ur mixture to a boil or do it on the stove. Pour in molds quickly as agar sets up fairly fast. Hope this helps! Merry Christmas 🎄
According to what I was told by my old biology lab tech when I was at school - Agar powder should be mixed into room temp water first then slowly brought to the boil to dissolve and simmered for a couple of minutes. If it is put into hot water it tends to clump and does not dissolve properly. Not sure you have used enough but I can't ask our biology tech where I work until next term quantity wise. Agar can also be effected by the pH of what you are adding it to Agar gel/jelly tends to be firmer and crumbles more easily than gelitine ones also agar ones tend to collapse if they are disturbed too much before they are fully set.
made a reply to another comment but Agar is honestly horrible even in cooking becuase of that texture. and its true, you mix it cold, and boil for 2-3 minutes for it to work, it needs heat to activate.
@@bruskedragon I've never had issues with it when cooking. I buy agar agar powder from a Chinese grocer nearby and use it for making vegetarian pana cotta. I also once used it in a batch of marmalade I made that was too liquidy and it turned out fine, just a bit firmer than I'd prefer. But never had it be grainy or have an odd texture.
As a vegetarian can confirm about the texture and the pH thing, I made a rosewater and lime jelly before and the rosewater layer was perfect but the lime layer just didn't set it was mushy which wasn't very pleasant.
The bit where Katie is saying about the keys jingling, this is why I watch her, she’s so fun, and happy and upbeat, I feel like she’s one of those people who brings everyone up and more positive in her presence, xxx
I'm an artist, and I (for some reason) can't concentrate on painting without listening to something, so I listen to your videos and it helps me work! I like your voice, its kinda calming XD
The way she’s just flustered and scattered 🤣 but also I just wanna help so Katie gets happy bc she’s so wholesome and she just always brightens my day 🥺
Watching this as a distraction from my dog passing, your lovely bubbly personality helps. Thank you for making videos i’m sure you help a lot of people (like me) in ways you don’t even know. ❤️
@@katierobbins7962 The part "I might could", is what I meant. It's been 30+ years since I've lived in the south, but, 'I might could' go back at anytime. Like that. Yes, I've heard it and used it. Lol.
I love it how you can see all of the sparkles floating in the air. I love those fairy dusters, I use them all the time when I make my soaps, I always have so much sparkle and glitter to clean up after I use them but it is totally worth it because they make your bars look just even prettier, has to be one of my favorite parts of making my soaps.
I love how you encourage us to do something nice for ourselves in every video!!! Even small things can make us happier. I encourage you all to spend a few minutes looking at something of beauty or that makes you smile!
Lush uses a seaweed based gelatine substitute, like you said. keeps it 100% vegetarian! its also quite softening on skin and hair, you'll find it in their Veganese conditioner as well :)
You know, I admire her ability to keep trying. I would have tried once, failed, and put clear melt and pour in a jello mold and called it good enough. But that's just proof that she clearly has a better work ethic than me. ☺️
Did everyone else check the description when she said “if it works I’ll leave the recipe in the description” and realize it wasn’t there 🤭 We love ya queen 😂
I like the your cup/tablespoon/teaspoon might be different when it comes to cooking because it makes it fun and not so sciencey. But for soap, yeah, metric probably is best. lol
@@clawtooth35 a teaspoon is approximately 5ml of water, yes. But depending on the density of the stuff in the spoon, the weight of it is different. So for solids, gramms are the way to go for measuring it, not volume.
If you lift buckets like that often enough 50lbs is like chump change in weight after a while, I used to lug 50lb buckets around to do my water changes before I got a chronic pain disorder and when I used to do that I could chuck a 60lb bag of dog food on my shoulder and walk around with that for about an hour (I only weigh about 120lb) now a days I can't lift nearly as much and it's aggravating as all get out
Having made some soap jellies from a kit with my daughter this year, I found that if you do NOT spritz with alcohol, they set up better 🤷🏻♀️ hope you have a Merry Christmas!
Soap jellies are great but I hate dropping them or have them tear in use and losing chunks down the drain. So I had a shower thought - put the jellies in a little mesh drawstring bag. Best thing ever! It still wobbles but you don't drop or lose it. You could make your own out of a delicates washing bag but I went to the pet store (yep, you read that right) and got a small aquarium filter bag. They're mesh drawstring bags and work perfectly.
In one video she said the diamond soap was melt and pour with fragrance and color so she may not do a video since she has done a lot of melt and pour videos
hello, yes. Kat here! First time watcher, lifelong faaaan! girl. I don't give a good gosh darn about soap but you are SO wonderful to watch. a true delight!! and thank you a million for the shout out! I can't wait to see you again
omg, same! I'm fine if it touches my skin (so far, but I also don't want to risk my allergy getting worse) but ingesting or if it gets near my eyes is just awful. I appreciate that seaweed is good for your skin and hair, but I still want to enjoy things too!!
I know right? But its so absurd! "Royalty Soaps Farmfresh Christmas Trees A family tradition"?!! (I have not figured out how to do emojis on TH-cam, so imagine a couple of laugh-crying smileys please :-) ) I love it, its so weird :-D
You are so funny! Here is a formula that works well. I made two different formulas this weekend and tried them both in the shower and both work really well. You need to use Iota carrageenan and you need to use surfactants (detergents) no Castile soap. Here is one formula that works well. Phase A- Propylene glycol- 10% Glycerin-10% Iota carrageenan- 3% Phase B- Distilled or deionized water- 21.5% Stepan mild LSB- 18% Coco Glucoside- 7% Phase C( below 170f)- Capryl Caprylyl Glucoside- 1% Jeecide cap-5- 1% Fragrance-2% Water soluble colorants- 0.5% Weigh phase A ingredients into a sauce pan and mix together with a whisk and set on stove but no heat yet. Either heat your water in a kettle and add to the surfactant and mix with a fork gently to mix but not make too bubbly. Or put the water and surfactants into a beaker or heat proof container and put into a pot of water to use as a double boiler and heat surfactant mixture to about 120-130f. When that is heating up put phase C ingredients into a container and set aside. Turn burner to med-high and slowly pour heated surfactant mix into Phase A a little at a time a mix well with whisk, once you are finished pouring phase B into A, keep mixing with a whisk and heat until mixture has become thicker and has been heated to at least 170f. I hold it at this temp for about 5 minutes while constantly stirring and scrapping the edge of the pot to keep everything heated evenly. Add phase C into pot and mix well. Now it's time to pour into silicone molds as fast as you can because it will solidify quickly and your very last pour might be a little chunky or blob like. Completely cool and take out of molds after 4 or more hours and put on a plate or tray. I found putting them in the freezer for a couple of hours helped the feel of them, but it's not necessary. But it does feel nice to use them straight from the freezer.
The original soap jelly video is what introduced me to your channel!! It popped up in my recommended years ago after a soap queen tv binge and I've been here ever since ❤ now you're my go to when I'm feeling down and I just love your channel so much One day I will own one of your soaps! I must!
You bring such joy with your humor and positive attitude. Thanks for being you, and making so many people's lives better. Oh, and your soaps look amazing! Talent and creativity everywhere.
The second you combined it all without first putting the agar water back in the microwave to boil i knew it was gonna fail xD been there, i know some people are speculating it's the soap or surfactant and maybe that does matter but the same would have happened without those since the agar wasn't properly activated or whatever
When you use agar, you got to put it in a liquid that is cold. You stir it till it mixed. After that you heat it up on the stove (keep stirring). To know when the agar is dissolved, the liquid on your spoon should come out smooth ( no very small streaks on the spoon), it should take around 3-6 minutes of boiling. Than you pour it into your mold. It should be solid very quickly, around 20-30 minutes at room temperature but faster if in the fridge. Try again with the agar! Also your should try making jelly with the agar. It delicious, especially coconut jelly!
My aunt makes a Christmas jello with a strawberry jello base and then finely chopped cranberries, apples, and celery as well as extra cranberry juice to get more of the flavor. You can serve it with cool whip or a cinnamon spiced cream. It is insanely delicious and just about everyone has seconds of it.
Hearing the words ‘box gelatine’ brought back dark memories from my synchronized swimming days and having to smell that wet dog scent as my mom painted the molten jelly onto my scalp for competition. Washing that stuff out of hair was a horrific experience that I had put out of my mind haha
Just as an aside - "a teaspoon" is specifically 5ml & "a tablespoon" is 15ml. So it is easy to be accurate. I understand though that the metric system is not in common use in the US, which probably causes the confusion?
I believe with agar, after you boil the water/agar mixture... you are supposed to simmer it for 1-5 minutes if you use agar powder OR 10-15 minutes if you are using agar flakes for the mixture. Then, you pour the thickened mixture into the mold to set. I use agar flakes to make my vegan cheese and it works with the method above.
I use shower gel and gelatin or agar agar and it works perfectly. I've used hand soap too, but that was a bit drying. Even the cheapest shower gel worked, but I tended to use Lush shower gels that I had giant bottles of because I'm a hoarder.
I got excited when you said you were doing a 1:1 exchange for agar agar. Based on every raindrop cake I've ever seen, I knew this would be entertaining. Lol
Hey Katie I’ve been watching your videos for a few months (feels like years) And I had a break from this channel but now due to #12DaysOfSoapmas I’ve come back and your personality is just so friendly and beautiful !!!
Your facial expressions are to die for in this video!!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂 Katie you make my day!!!! Love watching you!!! To you and your family Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!!
Fun fact! I found Katie's channel by watching her original soap jelly video where she dupes Lush's. Idk how I ended up there but it was probably at 1am lol. This video made me realize how long I've been watching her channel and how much I love it!
Even letting beef gelatin bloom with some hot water for a recipe, the smell just HAD ME. I ended adding possibly a tad bit too much vanilla extract to cover it up 😭
Gosh dang do I love your videos! You are such a delightful person and I'm so glad you share that energy with us. Happy New Year to you and your family!
If you try again with carrageenan, its a learning curve using it! I use it in pastry to make different versions of panna cotta, etc. and it gels super fast. Way faster than you think it will. Blink and it will start being jelly. You just heat it up again very carefully and it becomes liquid-y again, but as you pour it it just cools pretty quickly.
Carragenen... or how ever you spell it, will solidify BEAUTIFULLY!!! My husband is Jamaican and loves Irish Sea Moss drink. It is weird. Smells. And gels solid!
Hey Katie I think i know how to help with ur soap jellies. This is what I did. First thing u have to do is warm ur water enough to melt the none flavoured jelly,Before u add in the jelly u need to add in a tea spoon of salt and then add ur jelly mix till all is dissolved, then once thats all done u add in ur soap/bodywash of choice an ur sent,color then u mix it in with the jelly an salt poor into ur molds of choice and set in the fridge for upto 3 hours. Also remember to work fast after u mix up the jelly and salt because it might start to set if you take to long. This is the best recipe i found that works the best outta all the ones i tired. The salt is the secret that makes the soap jellies harder so they don't break apart on the first use. I hope this helps.😁😊 PS I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS AN UR HUMOR.😁❤
Hey Katie. I have tried making soap jellies with agar agar. Since we don't get jelly base here in Pakistan. The problem is, that vegetable gelatin DOESNOT gel true soap. Castile soap is a true soap. However, of you use surfactants instead of true soap, your gellies will actually go solid and NOT melt at room temperature. And you can increase your gelatin powder to get the consistency you are looking for. Hope you find this helpful and give a try another time. I'll be looking forward to that video.
My husband who is playing video games/partially listening goes, “wait! Did she figure out a recipe?!” Me, “nope.” Him, “BUT SHE’S THE SOAP LADY?!”
Awww I love this💜
Adorable
@horsesandrainbows179 are you okay???
lolllll
Aww
On the sixth day of soapmas, Katie gave to me!
🎶Six failed jellys🎶
🎶Five Q & A’S!!!🎶
🎶Four holo glitters🎶
🎶Three daring dupes🎶
🎶Two Bubble bars🎶
🎶And a cheap soap kit testing!🎶
And still no December babies soap. 😪
But, I do love your comment! ✌❤🙏
@@cjgia4898 thank you!! 🎄💖✨
@@nezzyscraftylife992 ahh, ty! ✨🎄
I click on these videos looking forward to your comment now!
@@tiffanyandrade2705 So glad I can bring you joy! 💖
You know that episode of “The Office”, where Jim puts Dwight’s stapler in jello? Can you do that, but instead of jello use soap.
Y E S
Omg with little fake staplers 😂
This would he perfect !!
There are mini staplers that you can get in Christmas crackers and at the dollar store. Perfect gift for a geeky friend!
Love the "this thumbnail here" and there's nothing 😂😂
I came down here to see if if was just me. Glad its not.
OOPS...lol
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I loved that part lol
yess! i was about to say that i love it too XD
Safiya is how I found your channel, after her soap video I looked up some and your videos popped up and I subscribed
Me too!!
I was subbed for 2 and 1/2 years!
same!!
Yes! Now I'm obsessed with watching soap videos!
She mentions Katie in one of her soap videos as well.
Hey i’m a cook and i’ve used agar many times ..this tip might help:
When using agar you want to use approximately 4% weight of your total mixture. So if lets say you have 50g soap, 50g water you want to add 4g of agar. (It can vary depending on the texture you want to achieve, i dont know how soap reacts so it might be more or less.. you can start with less.. and add more if it doesn’t set up.. you will have to bring it back up to a boil though to activate the agar).
Also agar is heat activated. It must boil to solidify. So once you disolve it and mix everything together either use the microwave to bring ur mixture to a boil or do it on the stove. Pour in molds quickly as agar sets up fairly fast.
Hope this helps! Merry Christmas 🎄
According to what I was told by my old biology lab tech when I was at school - Agar powder should be mixed into room temp water first then slowly brought to the boil to dissolve and simmered for a couple of minutes. If it is put into hot water it tends to clump and does not dissolve properly. Not sure you have used enough but I can't ask our biology tech where I work until next term quantity wise.
Agar can also be effected by the pH of what you are adding it to
Agar gel/jelly tends to be firmer and crumbles more easily than gelitine ones also agar ones tend to collapse if they are disturbed too much before they are fully set.
made a reply to another comment but Agar is honestly horrible even in cooking becuase of that texture. and its true, you mix it cold, and boil for 2-3 minutes for it to work, it needs heat to activate.
@@bruskedragon I only ever use it as agar plates for microbiology
@@bruskedragon I've never had issues with it when cooking. I buy agar agar powder from a Chinese grocer nearby and use it for making vegetarian pana cotta. I also once used it in a batch of marmalade I made that was too liquidy and it turned out fine, just a bit firmer than I'd prefer. But never had it be grainy or have an odd texture.
As a vegetarian can confirm about the texture and the pH thing, I made a rosewater and lime jelly before and the rosewater layer was perfect but the lime layer just didn't set it was mushy which wasn't very pleasant.
@@inesolujic2534 yeah I've never had issues with it, I don't think the texture is weird just a bit firmer than gelatine
My brain: *has no intentions on making soap.*
Also my brain whenever I see soap videos: DOPAMINE!!!!
You should make soap! It’s really fun!
We call that soapamine in this community 😝
This is so true like all of it just starts To ✨FLOW✨
Same. I live in an apartment with basically no ventilation and I’m chronically ill anyway, but I C O N S U M E soap videos
Yessss so relatable
Katie slowly losing her mind during her rant at the beginning is literally me
3:51 well just imagine there is a thumbnail😂
Ok, I am glad I am not crazy 🤣🤣🤣
Oh I thought it was just me lol
I came to comment on that too 😂
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Who’s on mobile?
...You know, I was doing so well too ... and then, Katie, your face and the camera zoom in at "SQUEEZE IT!!!" (2:49) just did me in 🤣😂🤣😂
AAH I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! Did not think you would be here!
SAME I LOST IT!!
Ditto
The bit where Katie is saying about the keys jingling, this is why I watch her, she’s so fun, and happy and upbeat, I feel like she’s one of those people who brings everyone up and more positive in her presence, xxx
"Its just not legit! Im not even angry im just shocked!" - Katie
Lmao I love it
Her Ves of I’m not angry just disappointed
Read this as I heard it. Great timing
every time she says "so" I add a little p sound at the end just to amuse myself
big brain time
I'm an artist, and I (for some reason) can't concentrate on painting without listening to something, so I listen to your videos and it helps me work! I like your voice, its kinda calming XD
The way she’s just flustered and scattered 🤣 but also I just wanna help so Katie gets happy bc she’s so wholesome and she just always brightens my day 🥺
Her chaotic energy is everything I need in my life
Watching this as a distraction from my dog passing, your lovely bubbly personality helps. Thank you for making videos i’m sure you help a lot of people (like me) in ways you don’t even know. ❤️
I so sorry to here that but I’m here for you ☺️
Can we talk about the 80’s mom vibes 🔥🔥
Hahaha I was vibing with the sweatshirt tucked into the high waisted stone wash jeans, BUT THEN SHE GOT A PERM TOO!!!! Dying 😂😂😂
MOM JEANS!!! lol
I got a 90’s thrift/yard sale mom vibe
You have to heat up agar and boil it for a couple od minutes 🙈 otherwise it won't "activate" .
“I thought I might could be an expert!” 🤣😂
Very common phrase in the south.
@@cjgia4898 lol I haven’t heard it that way except as a joke, thought she was being silly 😊
@@katierobbins7962 The part "I might could", is what I meant.
It's been 30+ years since I've lived in the south, but, 'I might could' go back at anytime.
Like that. Yes, I've heard it and used it. Lol.
I had to repeat that after she said it as I giggled. She's just too adorable.
@@Munchkin325 right?!
I love it how you can see all of the sparkles floating in the air. I love those fairy dusters, I use them all the time when I make my soaps, I always have so much sparkle and glitter to clean up after I use them but it is totally worth it because they make your bars look just even prettier, has to be one of my favorite parts of making my soaps.
I love how you encourage us to do something nice for ourselves in every video!!! Even small things can make us happier. I encourage you all to spend a few minutes looking at something of beauty or that makes you smile!
When I watch other soap making videos and they're scraping the bowl, I say to myself out loud-scrapee scrapee the containeeeee !!!!!
I love the speckles of glitter floating in the air after you dusted the top of the soaps✨🤩
Amazing Video!!! Love it!
... The thumbnail is missing at 03:53😅
Lush uses a seaweed based gelatine substitute, like you said. keeps it 100% vegetarian! its also quite softening on skin and hair, you'll find it in their Veganese conditioner as well :)
You know, I admire her ability to keep trying. I would have tried once, failed, and put clear melt and pour in a jello mold and called it good enough. But that's just proof that she clearly has a better work ethic than me. ☺️
Did everyone else check the description when she said “if it works I’ll leave the recipe in the description” and realize it wasn’t there 🤭
We love ya queen 😂
Yep I just checked after reading your comment so stopping watching cos we know it doesn't work
@@MandoHalrissian I mean it’s still fun to watch lmao.
It was also posted today so yeah
@@jaimeketchum6066 wym
" Your teaspoon might not be the same as my teaspoon".
And that, my friends, is what we have the metric system for 😂😂😂😂
I LOVE GRAMS SO MUCH!!! It's all we use in our official Royalty Soaps recipes. haha
@@RoyaltySoaps although a metric teaspoon is 5ml which is what I always use for spices and stuff
Right? I was like "a teaspoon is 5ml"
I like the your cup/tablespoon/teaspoon might be different when it comes to cooking because it makes it fun and not so sciencey. But for soap, yeah, metric probably is best. lol
@@clawtooth35 a teaspoon is approximately 5ml of water, yes.
But depending on the density of the stuff in the spoon, the weight of it is different.
So for solids, gramms are the way to go for measuring it, not volume.
Your makeup looks SO GOOD in this video Katie! You always look lovely, I see that extra effort though. 💖fabulous💖
Just wanna say, I love how casual and effortlessly you picked up that 50lb bucket 😂😂😂💕💕
When you have a kid or kids you get beefed up haha. Also she prob lifts those buckets weekly for like 10 yrs now i think. Shes in shape thats fo sure
She secret buff
If you lift buckets like that often enough 50lbs is like chump change in weight after a while, I used to lug 50lb buckets around to do my water changes before I got a chronic pain disorder and when I used to do that I could chuck a 60lb bag of dog food on my shoulder and walk around with that for about an hour (I only weigh about 120lb) now a days I can't lift nearly as much and it's aggravating as all get out
Omg I just watched the Safiya Nygard video today randomly, and wondered when you were gonna do this jelly soap video!!
Having made some soap jellies from a kit with my daughter this year, I found that if you do NOT spritz with alcohol, they set up better 🤷🏻♀️ hope you have a Merry Christmas!
Soap jellies are great but I hate dropping them or have them tear in use and losing chunks down the drain. So I had a shower thought - put the jellies in a little mesh drawstring bag. Best thing ever! It still wobbles but you don't drop or lose it. You could make your own out of a delicates washing bag but I went to the pet store (yep, you read that right) and got a small aquarium filter bag. They're mesh drawstring bags and work perfectly.
💗just wanted to say hi and Merry Christmas, You have such a fun personality and your videos just make my day. 😊 also I love your soap.
Dahling, Knox Gelatin was once promoted as a drink for healthy hair and nails. Orange flavored cow goo. To drink. That didn't work. Yep. I'm that old.
That should work. Collagen is the main thing in gelatine and that's good for most things really.
I put that stuff in homemade dog food. There's no way I would try to wash myself with it.
6:58 - 7:13 is my favourite part with the jingly keys.
I absolutely adore you 🥰
Please show us how you make your diamond soap!
Also, that sweatshirt is awesome!
In one video she said the diamond soap was melt and pour with fragrance and color so she may not do a video since she has done a lot of melt and pour videos
Katie, you really are the trailblazer of the soap community! I love you and your fun, refreshing content. Thank you for being you
I just love your sense of humor and I legit just want to hang with you. Excuse me while I binge watch your channel for a little bit of joy in my life!
hello, yes. Kat here! First time watcher, lifelong faaaan!
girl. I don't give a good gosh darn about soap but you are SO wonderful to watch. a true delight!!
and thank you a million for the shout out! I can't wait to see you again
I love her energy so much 😩😩🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 I need some friends like her in my life😩
I’m glad there’s a substitute for people who want/ need- but for our family, _anything_ seaweed-based is a no-go, as my mother is allergic
omg, same! I'm fine if it touches my skin (so far, but I also don't want to risk my allergy getting worse) but ingesting or if it gets near my eyes is just awful. I appreciate that seaweed is good for your skin and hair, but I still want to enjoy things too!!
Reading this whole coincidentally eating seaweed salad, woah. Sorry for all y'all's allergies 🥺
potato starch can do the job, I've used it to make something similar to a jelly/jam, but I don't know about other uses
So is no one going mention the absolutely adorable sweat shirt that you need to have in your shop?!
I know right? But its so absurd! "Royalty Soaps Farmfresh Christmas Trees A family tradition"?!! (I have not figured out how to do emojis on TH-cam, so imagine a couple of laugh-crying smileys please :-) ) I love it, its so weird :-D
I just spent several minutes trying to locate it, it's so cute! Lol
Nah theyre staff only she said
Accidentally found this channel, im in love now. Have no intention in making soap yet, but that will come eventually. This is just glorious.
My grandma made congealed salads a lot when I was a kid. I miss that stuff!
Love how this video started with a rant I adore you
You are so funny! Here is a formula that works well. I made two different formulas this weekend and tried them both in the shower and both work really well. You need to use Iota carrageenan and you need to use surfactants (detergents) no Castile soap. Here is one formula that works well.
Phase A-
Propylene glycol- 10%
Glycerin-10%
Iota carrageenan- 3%
Phase B-
Distilled or deionized water- 21.5%
Stepan mild LSB- 18%
Coco Glucoside- 7%
Phase C( below 170f)-
Capryl Caprylyl Glucoside- 1%
Jeecide cap-5- 1%
Fragrance-2%
Water soluble colorants- 0.5%
Weigh phase A ingredients into a sauce pan and mix together with a whisk and set on stove but no heat yet.
Either heat your water in a kettle and add to the surfactant and mix with a fork gently to mix but not make too bubbly. Or put the water and surfactants into a beaker or heat proof container and put into a pot of water to use as a double boiler and heat surfactant mixture to about 120-130f. When that is heating up put phase C ingredients into a container and set aside.
Turn burner to med-high and slowly pour heated surfactant mix into Phase A a little at a time a mix well with whisk, once you are finished pouring phase B into A, keep mixing with a whisk and heat until mixture has become thicker and has been heated to at least 170f. I hold it at this temp for about 5 minutes while constantly stirring and scrapping the edge of the pot to keep everything heated evenly. Add phase C into pot and mix well. Now it's time to pour into silicone molds as fast as you can because it will solidify quickly and your very last pour might be a little chunky or blob like. Completely cool and take out of molds after 4 or more hours and put on a plate or tray. I found putting them in the freezer for a couple of hours helped the feel of them, but it's not necessary. But it does feel nice to use them straight from the freezer.
I don't think I've ever been this early!! The notifications actually worked today! It's a holiday miracle!!
Some of my channels' notifications have been wonky too. Hopefully it was just a glitch
Katie,
You have such a wonderful attitude. Your videos are fun to watch because of your personality.
I love how honest and real you are
You make me soo happy. All my worries dissipate when I watch your videos. Thank you, you don’t know the difference you make!
I love your attitude so much. Your laugh is contagious and I know nothing about soap.
“Soap jellies- You bathe with it while you also try to catch it because it falls out of your hands 50 million times.” Very Accurate 😂
I had hopes for the agar! Yeah, the soap jelly base sounds like the way to go.❤
The original soap jelly video is what introduced me to your channel!! It popped up in my recommended years ago after a soap queen tv binge and I've been here ever since ❤ now you're my go to when I'm feeling down and I just love your channel so much
One day I will own one of your soaps! I must!
The lovely chaotic energy this video has. It spoke to me today. ❤️😂
30 seconds in and girl you are GLOWING
You bring such joy with your humor and positive attitude. Thanks for being you, and making so many people's lives better. Oh, and your soaps look amazing! Talent and creativity everywhere.
Katie's positive energy never fails to make me smile
The second you combined it all without first putting the agar water back in the microwave to boil i knew it was gonna fail xD been there, i know some people are speculating it's the soap or surfactant and maybe that does matter but the same would have happened without those since the agar wasn't properly activated or whatever
When you use agar, you got to put it in a liquid that is cold. You stir it till it mixed. After that you heat it up on the stove (keep stirring). To know when the agar is dissolved, the liquid on your spoon should come out smooth ( no very small streaks on the spoon), it should take around 3-6 minutes of boiling. Than you pour it into your mold. It should be solid very quickly, around 20-30 minutes at room temperature but faster if in the fridge. Try again with the agar!
Also your should try making jelly with the agar. It delicious, especially coconut jelly!
17 seconds!!!! I love these videos thank you so much Katie for doing this
This video was so festive. Right after she used the glitter duster, the lights picked up the glitter in the air and it was all sparkly. 🎄🌟
I never intend to start making my own soap but I’m so happy I found your channel a while ago! Your videos are such a fun escape when I need a break!
Stuck at home with covid and your videos are keeping me going. Love listening to you talk just have one of those voices 😂🥰
Sending you all the healing vibes 😊
I discovered the soap making community after Safiya's first video about soap and now I watch it to relax 😇
You should make a soap bubblegum themed and name it “bubblegum queen”
I need that jumper you're wearing 😯
I was just about to comment, I want it!!!
My aunt makes a Christmas jello with a strawberry jello base and then finely chopped cranberries, apples, and celery as well as extra cranberry juice to get more of the flavor. You can serve it with cool whip or a cinnamon spiced cream. It is insanely delicious and just about everyone has seconds of it.
This is maybe the third or fourth video of this lady's I've seen and duchess of suds is such a great title
Hearing the words ‘box gelatine’ brought back dark memories from my synchronized swimming days and having to smell that wet dog scent as my mom painted the molten jelly onto my scalp for competition. Washing that stuff out of hair was a horrific experience that I had put out of my mind haha
Just as an aside - "a teaspoon" is specifically 5ml & "a tablespoon" is 15ml. So it is easy to be accurate. I understand though that the metric system is not in common use in the US, which probably causes the confusion?
Your shirt is soooo cute! I’m in love with the truck and Christmas tree vibes. I. NEED. IT. 😩
3:50 everyone waiting for the thumbnail to appear like 👁👄👁
As a compounder at Lush, I cant wait to see you try and replicate our recipe and method!
I believe with agar, after you boil the water/agar mixture... you are supposed to simmer it for 1-5 minutes if you use agar powder OR 10-15 minutes if you are using agar flakes for the mixture. Then, you pour the thickened mixture into the mold to set. I use agar flakes to make my vegan cheese and it works with the method above.
I use shower gel and gelatin or agar agar and it works perfectly. I've used hand soap too, but that was a bit drying. Even the cheapest shower gel worked, but I tended to use Lush shower gels that I had giant bottles of because I'm a hoarder.
You do your makeup so flatteringly! I know you don’t always do it, neither do I, but I just wanted to pay you that compliment ❤️
Thank yoooooouu! For makeing this vid! I was stressed about hearing that Christmas is actually in 4 days.
I got excited when you said you were doing a 1:1 exchange for agar agar. Based on every raindrop cake I've ever seen, I knew this would be entertaining. Lol
Hey Katie I’ve been watching your videos for a few months (feels like years)
And I had a break from this channel but now due to #12DaysOfSoapmas I’ve come back and your personality is just so friendly and beautiful !!!
Your facial expressions are to die for in this video!!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂 Katie you make my day!!!! Love watching you!!! To you and your family Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!!
in my opinion the best recipe
100ml heißes Wasser (hot water)
- 150ml Duschgel (Showergel)
- 2 Päckchen Agartine (Agar powder) 2 packs = 20g
- 1TL Salz (1tea spoon salt)
Fun fact! I found Katie's channel by watching her original soap jelly video where she dupes Lush's. Idk how I ended up there but it was probably at 1am lol. This video made me realize how long I've been watching her channel and how much I love it!
Even letting beef gelatin bloom with some hot water for a recipe, the smell just HAD ME. I ended adding possibly a tad bit too much vanilla extract to cover it up 😭
Just subscribed and you have the absolute type of energy I’m trying to find on this site.
Wow, full circle. Sophia made me come here, and here she is. LOL
3:50 Kenny: "oh no there isn't 😈"
Your curly hair looks so cute! Also, love the bangs 😁
You get an A+ for effort Katie!!
Gosh dang do I love your videos! You are such a delightful person and I'm so glad you share that energy with us. Happy New Year to you and your family!
If you try again with carrageenan, its a learning curve using it!
I use it in pastry to make different versions of panna cotta, etc. and it gels super fast. Way faster than you think it will. Blink and it will start being jelly.
You just heat it up again very carefully and it becomes liquid-y again, but as you pour it it just cools pretty quickly.
I absolutely respect the honesty of this video. Probably not much consolation for her but given the fake recipes on the net...
Thanks for posting this even though it didn’t work. Sometimes the fail videos are even more helpful.
Carragenen... or how ever you spell it, will solidify BEAUTIFULLY!!! My husband is Jamaican and loves Irish Sea Moss drink. It is weird. Smells. And gels solid!
Hey Katie I think i know how to help with ur soap jellies. This is what I did. First thing u have to do is warm ur water enough to melt the none flavoured jelly,Before u add in the jelly u need to add in a tea spoon of salt and then add ur jelly mix till all is dissolved, then once thats all done u add in ur soap/bodywash of choice an ur sent,color then u mix it in with the jelly an salt poor into ur molds of choice and set in the fridge for upto 3 hours. Also remember to work fast after u mix up the jelly and salt because it might start to set if you take to long. This is the best recipe i found that works the best outta all the ones i tired. The salt is the secret that makes the soap jellies harder so they don't break apart on the first use. I hope this helps.😁😊 PS I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS AN UR HUMOR.😁❤
Hey Katie. I have tried making soap jellies with agar agar. Since we don't get jelly base here in Pakistan.
The problem is, that vegetable gelatin DOESNOT gel true soap. Castile soap is a true soap.
However, of you use surfactants instead of true soap, your gellies will actually go solid and NOT melt at room temperature.
And you can increase your gelatin powder to get the consistency you are looking for.
Hope you find this helpful and give a try another time. I'll be looking forward to that video.
Oh and you do need to add a broad spectrum preservative to your formulation, as gelatin are bacteria magnets
I love your hair it looks so good!!! 😍