Come and join the community! 🌻www.buymeacoffee.com/ellyseveryday *DISCLAIMER:* The information provided within Elly's Everyday videos, website, social media pages and for Elly’s Everyday group members is based on my own personal research and experience and is provided for informational, entertainment and general educational purposes only. I am not a professional soap manufacturer and do not hold any qualifications in chemistry or skincare formulation (or any other related field) and I make no guarantees about the correctness of the information provided. Please use any information provided at your own risk and view this video if you are new to soap making: th-cam.com/video/EZTsW9UvNmU/w-d-xo.html. Thank you!
I didn't think you could improve on using desert sand, but seawater is a whole new outlook, thank you. I'm a home soaper and not used colours, now I'm dusting off the moths, breaking open the wallet and investing in some colours. You are a natural teacher Elly, great TH-cam videos ... inspiring
With alll the turmoil in this world, I found watching you make this beautiful soap so peaceful. It is gorgeous! And so is your soul! Thank you so much!
I've done this with water from the Cape (Head of the meadow beach!) And the soap came out fantastic! Its by far my favorite and everyone asks me all the time to make more! It was so much fun too!
This is just lovely, Elly. The photos of your beaches and water are stunning! Your videos calm me during these times and I can't wait to get back to soaping. You are a great teacher!
I went to the shore with my daughter & granddaughters & we saved some ocean water from the beach in Ventnor, NJ. My granddaughter's eyes got big when I told her I could make soap from it! I am cautiously optimistic that this will be beautiful! It looked good going into the mold so fingers crossed! Thanks, Elly, for sharing your talent & knowledge!
Hello! I made cold process soap today with salt brine instead of distilled water, but used olive oil only. It took 36 hours to demold, it is not solid hard but it is very firm. I used liquids at a Lye ratio of 1.7:1 as per Zany's recipe. Now I just wait for the curing time.
Omg im keen to try! Im surrounded by ocean! Ill definitely come back to share with you my findings.thanks for showing me that soaping is doable by muggle ❤🙏
Wow so beautiful and thank you so much for sharing the recipe. I am going to start making soap for the first time and I am so greatful that you shared this recipe your awesome. God bless
Your tutorials are appreciated. I am a newbie. In this video you said you mixed water with the mica coloring. Do you recommend doing this for most soap making?
Once we can safely travel, I had already planned on going to see the ocean so I’ll remember to collect some water to make some hard soap. Thank you so much.
Beautiful, I love simply recipes can I switched the olive oil amount to the coconut oil amount and vice versa ? Am not a huge fan of olive oil soaps, love the idea of the seawater, no need for sea salt. Thank you, I think you should think of producing your own soap book.
Thank you very much! Unfortunately you can't swap the olive for coconut oil in this recipe, but if you check out my video on calculating soap recipes you can learn how to do that and reformulate it for yourself th-cam.com/video/AqKxin0q1bM/w-d-xo.html Thank you for the book suggestion - yes, I am definitely planning to write an e-book on soap making in 2020!
Wawww beautiful ❤️. Love it u are amazing I so love you cause you give the correct amount not the pourcentage which doesn't want to stick in my head 🥺 Love you 💖
OMG! Watching the first few minutes reminded me of the North Island of New Zealand. Thank you for that view. That trip was way too short. Had I the ability, I'd never have left.
Really great learned about adding colours and how to layer it and learned how to add and create a beautiful texture to it and learned many new little things thank you mam❤❤❤❤❤❤
Making soaps definitely seems fun. I really love the colours you have chosen for yours soap. Lovely video, and easy to understand. Thanks for sharing ☺️
I will be taking a bottle with me tomorrow morning on my early morning walk, just so I can collect some beautiful fresh Merimbula sea water. Thank you ELLY, as always you are an inspiration.
Love the pictures you share of Australia, absolutely beautiful! I enjoy all of your videos. You explain things perfectly. I am very happy I found them.
You are so inspiring! Just have one question,is this soap very soluble or like you say gooey haha once you use it in the shower 😊 oh and can I use any olive oil?
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking thank you I made it yesterday turned out beautiful soap thank you love your soaps and tutorials so easy to follow thanks Debbie
Love your recipes, all the oils you use are very easy to find. Is not to complicated like other soap makers. Thanks a lot for your wonderful tutorials. I am a begginer on soap making and your recipe is the one I am using . Mayela from Texas
I am curious do you do anything to the water??? I live near the ocean as well and have wanted to try using the water from the bay of chaleur??? Do you boil it first and then use it later to take any impurties out of the water??
Hi, no I just use the sea water fresh. I do store it in the fridge though. The water I use is very clean, if yours isn't as clean you may want to filter or boil it.
Hi Elly! Had my very first attempt at soap making today. I was completely nervous as I was working with lye for the first time. Spoiled my first batch and panicked lol (long story). Attempted my second one and it's got lots of tiny bubbles 😅. Thanks for giving people like me the confidence to start this process. I've got lots to learn but at least I've got a start. You make it seem so easy.
Hi Elly, how long does this soap cure for? I've collected sea water after watching you and am eager to start - you have been such an inspiration to me and an amazing teacher - thank you:)
Love yours videos and I am definitely going to try this recipe. Your colors and essential oils blend are amazing!! How do I know when to stop mixing after adding the lye concentration? Is it going to be bad if I blend too much? Thanks 🙂
I watched this just after finishing a lard and caster oil based soap which had me alternately stirring and stick blending constantly for 45 minutes till it came to trace. Here I see you stirring and stick blending for only a few minutes. How does that thicken so quickly and easily? Thank you.
I've never had a batch of soap that didn't trace within a few minutes. Are you using too much water in your recipes? Stick blender not effective? Hope you can figure it out! :)
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Thank you for your response. I am probably being too cautious, not wanting to burn out my stick blender motor, so as soon as I feel it getting warm I go back to stirring. Now that I know that I should expect it to trace much sooner I will be a bit bolder and first go with one of your recipes for a better experience.
Hi, thank you! This soap wouldn't be the best for washing in sea water. I'd be using a coconut oil soap for that. I will be doing a video on that subject soon :)
Elly, Love your videos you are awesome and have taught me so much! Thank you for all your do! Love your beautiful soaps you make! I am just getting into this and you are my teacher!
Thanks for a beautiful video. I like the idea of using sea water and do have some close that I would like to try. Two questions: - How do I know my sea water is pure enough? Just by the looks of it? It's not brown or murky so nothing obvious. - What qualities or benefits do you see in the resulting soap? Thank you, Elly.
Hi Arlyne, thank you, glad you liked the video. I think if your sea water looks clear and fresh, then it's good. You can always filter it if you're not sure. The finished soap is harder than usual, due to the salt content, that's the main difference.
Thank you. Yes, you can, but only on very low heat or just with the light on. Just enough to keep it from getting cool. You can create wrinkles in the top of the soap if it gets too hot using the oven.
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Hi Elly, I finally made this soap with Coorong salt water. Just wondering the cure time for this recipe given the high % of olive oil. Thanks
Hello Elly! I wondered how you prefer to package your soaps? I live in a humid climate, and am noticing sweat on my soleseife. The soap has completely cured. The dehumidifier is due to be delivered soon!!!
Ooh that's exciting! I just keep mine in my drawers with the Hippo de-humidifier things in there. When I give my soap away I put it in brown paper bags :)
Hi Elly, I just started watching your videos and I am hooked! Love your presentation! I am wondering where I might find the wooden mold you are using in this video! Thank you for sharing your amazing soap making skills with us!
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Thank you! I've found white clay as well but it wasn't very white the first time I tried it. I'm looking for a natural colorant.
Thank you Elly! I'm new to making soap and I'm hooked. It is so much fun. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and recipes. One question. The few recipes I've done all call for sodium lactate but you didn't use it here. Is that an optional ingredient? I think it's used to make the bar harden. Thank you.
I really enjoy watching your soap making videos! I was wondering why you don't take the temperature of the lye water and the oils? All other tutorials seem to make that very important.
Hi Doug, I don't think it's as essential as other soap makers say it is. For simple, mostly liquid/soft oil soaps like mine, a room temperature process or 'heat transfer' process work just fine (room temp oils and hot lye). Temperature only becomes more important when your recipe contains hard oils, butters and waxes, but even then I don't take the temps. I'm quite happy with my results just estimating the temperatures :)
Hi Elly, what a great idea, we have a beach place we go to and never thought of that! well i might just take my spare bottles now... can I also ask you what program do you use to edit your videos? or is it just youtube editor? thank you
Thank you Kath, that sounds great! I actually think I'm going to make all of my soap with sea water from now on, I love it so much. I use Adobe Premiere Elements 2018 to edit my videos. I'm still very much a beginner though!
Thank you for the recipe. I was wondering though can this recipe be cut in half? And do I have to use castor oil can I just use the 150 g of coconut oil. thank you so much for your help & the great video
Elly, stupid question, but I have bought all my colours and beautiful smells for this amazing recipe, then realise that i won't be at the sea anytime soon. Can I use just water? I will try seawater too when I can. Thank you ?
Yes, you can use just plain water Lynn, or you can make your own brine solution by adding 3% salt to your water. It will work just the same (just slightly less romantic) ;)
Beautiful soap, amazing teacher and presenter. When you mix up your colors (micas or td or naturals) in water or oil and you have left over what do you do with them? How long do they last?
Hi Kathy, thank you. I try only to mix what I need, but sometimes I store leftovers covered in the fridge. Little containers with lids are great for this purpose.
Yes, you probably could, but you would need to know what kind of oil it is and still run your recipe through a lye calculator. This video demonstrates how to do that th-cam.com/video/AqKxin0q1bM/w-d-xo.html
Hi, you can add salt to any soap recipe. Sea water is about 3% salt, so you can calculate how much you need from there. You can use any lye concentration. I think about 35% -40% lye concentration solution would be low enough water amount.
Thanks for this wonderful recipe. My first loaf of soap. I tried it and it came out very well. I want to try substituting canola oil instead of the olive oil. Will that work with this sea water recipe. Do I need to change anything? Thanks in advance.
Hi Shirley, you would need to calculate a new recipe for the correct lye amount if you want to change any oils in the recipe. You can learn how to do that here th-cam.com/video/AqKxin0q1bM/w-d-xo.html
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*DISCLAIMER:* The information provided within Elly's Everyday videos, website, social media pages and for Elly’s Everyday group members is based on my own personal research and experience and is provided for informational, entertainment and general educational purposes only. I am not a professional soap manufacturer and do not hold any qualifications in chemistry or skincare formulation (or any other related field) and I make no guarantees about the correctness of the information provided. Please use any information provided at your own risk and view this video if you are new to soap making: th-cam.com/video/EZTsW9UvNmU/w-d-xo.html. Thank you!
Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my question Elly,Have a lovely new week ahead.❤
I just found you and cannot get enough. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. My husband is making my mould in the morning. I'm so excited❤️
That's fantastic Teri, thank you! Have fun :)
Lovely, Elly! You inspire me to continue on my soaping journey-I’m just getting started. Now you’ve given me another reason to get to the beach. 🏝 😊
Ah yes, I feel the same way just editing this video! Glad you're enjoying the journey. Thank you.
Enjoy. Is freezing here in Boston to go to the beach but I LL keep it in mind for warmer days
Hi Elly...I did it! I made this soap and it came out perfect! Thank you very much for your recipe and videos...keep them coming😁
Thanks Crystal! I will! :)
I didn't think you could improve on using desert sand, but seawater is a whole new outlook, thank you. I'm a home soaper and not used colours, now I'm dusting off the moths, breaking open the wallet and investing in some colours. You are a natural teacher Elly, great TH-cam videos ... inspiring
Thank you so much, I really appreicate those words.
With alll the turmoil in this world, I found watching you make this beautiful soap so peaceful. It is gorgeous! And so is your soul! Thank you so much!
Thank you so much. You'd probably enjoy many of my other videos too :)
th-cam.com/channels/qsvmrjWY7fPcKqWHnYVTMA.htmlplaylists
Just learned about making saop with sea water 5 mins ago, and here comes your video. Great timing and beautiful soap.
Wonderful, thank you :)
Elly
Omg I made the sea water soap using Atlantic ocean east coast sea water. The soap is curing but I cannot wait to make it again....BRILLIANT!
This is BEAUTIFUL
Thank you so much! ❤
Oh this soap is absolutely gorgeous ❤️
Thank you so much!
YAY! Thanks. I will be collecting water in the Atlantic Ocean off of Cape Cod (Massachusetts, USA).
Wow! That's fantastic!
I've done this with water from the Cape (Head of the meadow beach!) And the soap came out fantastic! Its by far my favorite and everyone asks me all the time to make more! It was so much fun too!
Beautiful Sea. Lovely colors in your soap, I bet it smells divine, I love anything with patchouli.
Oh my gosh, me too :)
This is just lovely, Elly. The photos of your beaches and water are stunning! Your videos calm me during these times and I can't wait to get back to soaping. You are a great teacher!
Thank you so much Gwen, I'm happy my videos help. I think they help me too! :)
Take care.
I went to the shore with my daughter & granddaughters & we saved some ocean water from the beach in Ventnor, NJ. My granddaughter's eyes got big when I told her I could make soap from it! I am cautiously optimistic that this will be beautiful! It looked good going into the mold so fingers crossed! Thanks, Elly, for sharing your talent & knowledge!
Oh, sounds good Maggie! How nice of you to share with your family :)
I live in EHT, the water has been so clear that I've been able to get sea water from ocean city and made my first 2 soleseife soaps..
I love your teaching
Thank you! 😃
Hi everyone, here's the review video for this soap if you're interested, over a year after making! th-cam.com/video/Gt41ysAwCIQ/w-d-xo.html
Instablaster...
I love watching you make soap! I made a batch yesterday that looks almost exactly the same! You inspire me! ❤
Many thanks to this lady for sharing a soap recipe that is low in laurstic and myrstic acids gentle to the skin she is awesome and smart at that!!
Thanks so much Gwendolyn, I'm with you 100%! I find so many soaps way too high in coconut oil. They dry my skin terribly.
Just beautiful! I live very close to the Coastal waters of Southern New Jersey and think I should try a small batch!
I live on the beach in beautiful Florida! I will be trying this THIS WEEKEND 😍
Hello! I made cold process soap today with salt brine instead of distilled water, but used olive oil only. It took 36 hours to demold, it is not solid hard but it is very firm. I used liquids at a Lye ratio of 1.7:1 as per Zany's recipe. Now I just wait for the curing time.
Enjoyed your video though I must admit I also enjoy your videos when you speak.
Thanks Rod, yes I've received that feedback from others too. This is an older video, I do voiceovers for all of my newer ones :)
Omg im keen to try! Im surrounded by ocean! Ill definitely come back to share with you my findings.thanks for showing me that soaping is doable by muggle ❤🙏
Wow so beautiful and thank you so much for sharing the recipe. I am going to start making soap for the first time and I am so greatful that you shared this recipe your awesome. God bless
Thank you, you're welcome! Have fun.
This is a beautiful soap - really reflects the beauty of Minjerribah
Thank you Keeley. It's such a special place.
Your tutorials are appreciated. I am a newbie. In this video you said you mixed water with the mica coloring. Do you recommend doing this for most soap making?
Sometimes I mix them with oil, and sometimes just mix them in dry. There are so many ways you can do it.
I wasn't into soap
Until now
you've inspired me again thanks 👍
Thank you, soap making is addictive! It's a beautiful, and practical craft.
Once we can safely travel, I had already planned on going to see the ocean so I’ll remember to collect some water to make some hard soap. Thank you so much.
You're welcome.
Beautiful, I love simply recipes can I switched the olive oil amount to the coconut oil amount and vice versa ? Am not a huge fan of olive oil soaps, love the idea of the seawater, no need for sea salt. Thank you, I think you should think of producing your own soap book.
Thank you very much! Unfortunately you can't swap the olive for coconut oil in this recipe, but if you check out my video on calculating soap recipes you can learn how to do that and reformulate it for yourself th-cam.com/video/AqKxin0q1bM/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for the book suggestion - yes, I am definitely planning to write an e-book on soap making in 2020!
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking if you write It I'll buy it.
Another organized GREAT vid..... thank you Elly!!
Thank you! That's great feedback :)
انت را ئعة وقناتك مميزة جدا تعجبيني بالاتقان و توضيح المكونات و المقاييس i loooove you
Thank you!
Wawww beautiful ❤️. Love it u are amazing I so love you cause you give the correct amount not the pourcentage which doesn't want to stick in my head 🥺
Love you 💖
thank you Elly! Awesome as always!
Thank you!
Another awesome video. Thanks Elly
Thank you!
OMG! Watching the first few minutes reminded me of the North Island of New Zealand. Thank you for that view. That trip was way too short. Had I the ability, I'd never have left.
You are a great teacher. Been following your soap making videos. You are my fav❣️❣️. Thank you so much Elly.
Thank you so much Amrita, that means a lot.
Really great learned about adding colours and how to layer it and learned how to add and create a beautiful texture to it and learned many new little things thank you mam❤❤❤❤❤❤
Making soaps definitely seems fun. I really love the colours you have chosen for yours soap. Lovely video, and easy to understand. Thanks for sharing ☺️
Thank you :)
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Your welcome
I will be taking a bottle with me tomorrow morning on my early morning walk, just so I can collect some beautiful fresh Merimbula sea water. Thank you ELLY, as always you are an inspiration.
Wonderful, May. That sounds like a great way to start the day. Take care, and thank you!
I have never made soap before but after watching your videos, I really want to!
Yes, you would need to calculate a new recipe.
Wow that looks fantastic. Time to up my game in the soap making.
Love the pictures you share of Australia, absolutely beautiful! I enjoy all of your videos. You explain things perfectly. I am very happy I found them.
Thank you so much Nancy, I appreciate that.
You are so inspiring! Just have one question,is this soap very soluble or like you say gooey haha once you use it in the shower 😊 oh and can I use any olive oil?
Goodmorning.Can we use coconut oil from supermarket.? Thank you
Yes you can
Beautiful soap, thank you for sharing with us Elly ♡
Thank you, you're very welcome!
...beautiful!
Thank you very much.
Very good
Hello Elly, is the soap very hard using sea water? Thanks Debbie
Hi Debbie, yes it is a bit harder than it normally would be.
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking thank you I made it yesterday turned out beautiful soap thank you love your soaps and tutorials so easy to follow thanks Debbie
Love your recipes, all the oils you use are very easy to find. Is not to complicated like other soap makers. Thanks a lot for your wonderful tutorials. I am a begginer on soap making and your recipe is the one I am using . Mayela from Texas
Thank you so much 😊
Quandamooka land is so beautiful
It sure is.
I am curious do you do anything to the water??? I live near the ocean as well and have wanted to try using the water from the bay of chaleur??? Do you boil it first and then use it later to take any impurties out of the water??
Hi, no I just use the sea water fresh. I do store it in the fridge though. The water I use is very clean, if yours isn't as clean you may want to filter or boil it.
Amazing girl! The things you make are SO inspiringly beautiful!!
Love this channel🧡💛🧡
Thank you so much 💗
Love your ideas....
Beautiful! X
Thank you for sharing
Hi Elly! Had my very first attempt at soap making today. I was completely nervous as I was working with lye for the first time. Spoiled my first batch and panicked lol (long story). Attempted my second one and it's got lots of tiny bubbles 😅. Thanks for giving people like me the confidence to start this process. I've got lots to learn but at least I've got a start. You make it seem so easy.
Thank you Hlumela, you're very welcome!
Anew video
With amazing art 🖼
Thank you :)
Hi Elly, how long does this soap cure for? I've collected sea water after watching you and am eager to start - you have been such an inspiration to me and an amazing teacher - thank you:)
Thank you. Usual cure time - 4-6 weeks.
Beautiful soap❤️
Thank you :)
Thanks again Elly. Do you buy your colourings on line in Australia.? Having difficulty sourcing some in Australia. Thanks
I actually haven't bought any for years! But the ones I do have came from Escentials of Australia, and Green Living Australia.
I wish you would talk on this video, your voice is so calm , also you explain very well what you doing it is much better then reading your information
Thanks for that feedback, I did this video quite a while ago. I'll be talking on all of my videos from now on :)
Absolutely wonderful! 🌈🧼 Thank you, Elly. 💞
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love yours videos and I am definitely going to try this recipe. Your colors and essential oils blend are amazing!!
How do I know when to stop mixing after adding the lye concentration? Is it going to be bad if I blend too much?
Thanks 🙂
Once it starts to thicken just slightly.
Very beautiful
Thank you :)
Wow amazing soap 🧼.
Thank you Elly💝💝
I watched this just after finishing a lard and caster oil based soap which had me alternately stirring and stick blending constantly for 45 minutes till it came to trace. Here I see you stirring and stick blending for only a few minutes. How does that thicken so quickly and easily? Thank you.
I've never had a batch of soap that didn't trace within a few minutes. Are you using too much water in your recipes? Stick blender not effective? Hope you can figure it out! :)
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Thank you for your response. I am probably being too cautious, not wanting to burn out my stick blender motor, so as soon as I feel it getting warm I go back to stirring. Now that I know that I should expect it to trace much sooner I will be a bit bolder and first go with one of your recipes for a better experience.
Absolutely beautiful! Does this soap lather in sea water? We live on a yacht and I would love to try this soap making recipe 😊
Hi, thank you! This soap wouldn't be the best for washing in sea water. I'd be using a coconut oil soap for that. I will be doing a video on that subject soon :)
Elly, Love your videos you are awesome and have taught me so much! Thank you for all your do! Love your beautiful soaps you make! I am just getting into this and you are my teacher!
Thanks for a beautiful video. I like the idea of using sea water and do have some close that I would like to try. Two questions:
- How do I know my sea water is pure enough? Just by the looks of it? It's not brown or murky so nothing obvious.
- What qualities or benefits do you see in the resulting soap?
Thank you, Elly.
Hi Arlyne, thank you, glad you liked the video. I think if your sea water looks clear and fresh, then it's good. You can always filter it if you're not sure. The finished soap is harder than usual, due to the salt content, that's the main difference.
Thanks Elly, love watching your soaping videos - just out of interest can you put the soap mold into the oven to reach the gel stage?
Thank you. Yes, you can, but only on very low heat or just with the light on. Just enough to keep it from getting cool. You can create wrinkles in the top of the soap if it gets too hot using the oven.
Beautiful, thank you !
Thanks Elly, I'm now ready to make some Soleseife soap using the waters of the Coorong down here in South Australia.
Oh beautfiul Ann. So nice to hear. It's a very special soap.
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Hi Elly, I finally made this soap with Coorong salt water. Just wondering the cure time for this recipe given the high % of olive oil. Thanks
Hello Elly! I wondered how you prefer to package your soaps? I live in a humid climate, and am noticing sweat on my soleseife. The soap has completely cured. The dehumidifier is due to be delivered soon!!!
Ooh that's exciting! I just keep mine in my drawers with the Hippo de-humidifier things in there. When I give my soap away I put it in brown paper bags :)
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking That's great! Thanks for getting back to me so quickly.
Another excellent video! Also, I have that exact same knife. :)
Thank you Michael. Yes, it's a great knife! I use it for just about everything :)
Definitely gotta try this sometime!
Hi Elly, I just started watching your videos and I am hooked! Love your presentation! I am wondering where I might find the wooden mold you are using in this video! Thank you for sharing your amazing soap making skills with us!
Thanks so much Ina! These moulds are bamboo drawer liners from Kmart in Australia :)
Beautiful soaps, my favorite part is unfolding and cutting, too. What do you do with your little shavings? ❤️thank you for sharing
I just roll them up into a little ball or grate them for washing soap.
Hi Elly, love this video. Just a question, can I make this soap without using colouring? Thanks Elly
Thank you Denise, yes, you sure can. Both the essential oils and the colouring are optional ingredients. Any CP soap can be made with sea water.
This soap can using for salt water bath?
Hi Elly. I'm going to try this soap. Do you know of a white pigment other than titanium dioxide?
Lots of people use zinc oxide. I've heard it's better :)
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Thank you! I've found white clay as well but it wasn't very white the first time I tried it. I'm looking for a natural colorant.
Thank you Elly! I'm new to making soap and I'm hooked. It is so much fun. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and recipes. One question. The few recipes I've done all call for sodium lactate but you didn't use it here. Is that an optional ingredient? I think it's used to make the bar harden. Thank you.
It's totally optional. I never bother with it.
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Thank you.
Just made this one Elly and it turned out lovely. Thank you
That's great! I'm pleased you liked the recipe. It's lovely soap :)
Lovely video as always thank you!
Thank you Fiona :)
I really enjoy watching your soap making videos! I was wondering why you don't take the temperature of the lye water and the oils? All other tutorials seem to make that very important.
Hi Doug, I don't think it's as essential as other soap makers say it is. For simple, mostly liquid/soft oil soaps like mine, a room temperature process or 'heat transfer' process work just fine (room temp oils and hot lye). Temperature only becomes more important when your recipe contains hard oils, butters and waxes, but even then I don't take the temps. I'm quite happy with my results just estimating the temperatures :)
Hi Elly, what a great idea, we have a beach place we go to and never thought of that! well i might just take my spare bottles now... can I also ask you what program do you use to edit your videos? or is it just youtube editor? thank you
Thank you Kath, that sounds great! I actually think I'm going to make all of my soap with sea water from now on, I love it so much. I use Adobe Premiere Elements 2018 to edit my videos. I'm still very much a beginner though!
you have been my inspiration, just started the journey..and this one will be the next one, with ibiza water...carry on the amazing work..thank you.
Thanks so much!
Thank you for the recipe. I was wondering though can this recipe be cut in half? And do I have to use castor oil can I just use the 150 g of coconut oil. thank you so much for your help & the great video
Yes of course! Just be very careful and check your calculations and measurements twice :)
Goodmorning.Can we use this soap for babies body one year old?Thank you.❤️❤️
Beautiful colors!!
Thank you! :)
So beautiful!
Thank you! 😊
Elly, stupid question, but I have bought all my colours and beautiful smells for this amazing recipe, then realise that i won't be at the sea anytime soon.
Can I use just water?
I will try seawater too when I can.
Thank you
?
Yes, you can use just plain water Lynn, or you can make your own brine solution by adding 3% salt to your water. It will work just the same (just slightly less romantic) ;)
Elly's Everyday thank you, and ‘homemade sea water’ definately doesn’t have the same ring to it 😁
No, but it will still make very good soap!
Beautiful soap, amazing teacher and presenter. When you mix up your colors (micas or td or naturals) in water or oil and you have left over what do you do with them? How long do they last?
Hi Kathy, thank you. I try only to mix what I need, but sometimes I store leftovers covered in the fridge. Little containers with lids are great for this purpose.
Love it! Greetings from Germany! 👋🏻
Thank you! Hi from Australia! :)
Dear Elly, do you know if I can use the oil that has been used for cooking to make soap that can be used for laundry or dish washing?
Yes, you probably could, but you would need to know what kind of oil it is and still run your recipe through a lye calculator. This video demonstrates how to do that th-cam.com/video/AqKxin0q1bM/w-d-xo.html
Very nice video. I enjoyed it. In Sri Lanka We hv plenty of Sea water. I will try.
Just Beautiful, you are an inspiration! From Elizabeth, Illinois.
Thank you Elizabeth. Hi from Australia!
Beautiful job!
This is wonderful!
Hi, you can add salt to any soap recipe. Sea water is about 3% salt, so you can calculate how much you need from there. You can use any lye concentration. I think about 35% -40% lye concentration solution would be low enough water amount.
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Thank you very much!!! I will try it out!
Thanks for this wonderful recipe. My first loaf of soap. I tried it and it came out very well. I want to try substituting canola oil instead of the olive oil. Will that work with this sea water recipe. Do I need to change anything? Thanks in advance.
Hi Shirley, you would need to calculate a new recipe for the correct lye amount if you want to change any oils in the recipe. You can learn how to do that here th-cam.com/video/AqKxin0q1bM/w-d-xo.html