Liquid Soap Making Tutorial - Complete Process and Easy Beginner Recipe
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- This is a comprehensive liquid soap making tutorial and easy beginner recipe to get you started with making your own liquid soap from scratch at home. This recipe is great for beginners (no volcanoes!), it’s super fast to come together and it makes a nice general use liquid soap, perfect for handwashing, bathing and household cleaning.
Recipe details
700g total oil batch
20% lye concentration for the lye solution (this dictates the water amount in the recipe)
(1% superfat calculated into the recipe)
489g olive oil (70%)
140g castor oil (20%)
70g coconut oil (10%)
597g distilled or demineralised water (boiled filtered tap water can be used but your soap may not be clear)
149g potassium hydroxide (90% KOH - more details about that below)
I added essential oils at a rate of 2% of the total finished soap weight - you will need to calculate this for your own soap batch, depending on how much paste you dilute. You may also want to reduce this amount to 1 or 1.5% - depending on your essential oils and your personal preference.
To make the salt solution for thickening the soap, dissolve 20g of salt into 80g of hot distilled or filtered water. Stir the mixture until the salt dissolves. This solution can be multiplied to produce a larger batch. It can also be stored under refrigeration indefinitely.
This liquid soap recipe makes approximately 1445g of finished liquid soap paste, not accounting for evaporation during the cook. This amount of paste will make approximately 3.6 litres (3600g) of finished liquid soap at a dilution rate of 1:1.5 (1 part paste to 1.5 parts water).
Potassium hydroxide can be best purchased through online soap making suppliers. Google ‘potassium hydroxide’ and your city/state name (eg. ‘potassium hydroxide Brisbane') to get your closest options. Most potassium hydroxide is labelled as 90% pure, so if you are calculating your own liquid soap recipe make sure to enter potassium hydroxide as your lye type and change the purity level as needed in your soap calculator.
I used the app called ‘Soap Lye Calculator’ (android phone app) to calculate this recipe.
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Can this be used for dish soap?
my girl you are a mess :)))))), the result you have is water :))) no soap
Hi Elly, I am a 23 year old currently residing in Spain and thanks to your videos I have started my own soap making adventure. It has been so much fun already and your videos are greatly educacional! Your explanations are clear, yet thorough. Thank you for your contribution, you are a wonderful teacher!
Thank you Amber!
Hi amber,
Are you making yours for house consumption only or you are selling them to customers?
Hi! :) To reduce the fumes from the lye you can try freezing your water beforehand. What I typically do is pre-measure my water, put it in the freezer for a couple of hours and wait for an ice block to form. You can also do it overnight. Then I measure my lye and place the lye flakes on top of the block. The reaction is exothermal so it will melt the ice and then I end up with a solution that is just warm but not hot. This way you are not so exposed to the fumes and you can start making your soap immediately without waiting for the lye to cool. It also eliminates the risk that it will overboil and mess up your kitchen. I also regularly make soap with beer and milk by this method - it allows you to use more sensitive ingredients without worrying about burning them. I really like your channel and the way you present your work. Your home is clean and you work in a clean and organized way - it is so satisfying to see. Overall super pleasant and relaxing to watch after a long day of work! I hope you keep making these videos and that I could help you in some way. Greetings from Bulgaria! :)
Thank you so much, and great tip that you've shared there! I do use cold/ice water sometimes, but wanted to keep it very straightforward for this video. Thank you though. Glad you're enjoying my channel :)
Seems so obvious in hindsight, but never even thought of it. Thank you, what a great tip! 💖
You typically want the lye water and the temperature of the oils to be about the same. Isis usually added not because of the fumes but to keep the temperature from going over 300 degrees which can sometimes happen and that can melt containers depending what you mix it in
Years later I am SO GLAD I FOUND THISSSSS ! Every liquid recipe was using grated bar soap or liquid Castile soap from the store 😵💫 bless youuuu ! 🤍🤍🤍🤍
There should be "love" button option. You are so precise and such a pleasure to learn from. Your videos are the absolute best that I have watched. I have learned so much from your tutorials. For the past few years I have been dealing with anxiety. Your voice is very calming, and has actually helped me get through some difficult times. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and expertise. It's so appreciated :)
Hello!! I have been making soap for seven years now, hot processed hard soap for house cleaning and bars of soap for shampooing. I always cook my soap I don't really like cold method. I have been looking for a reliable recipe for liquid soap and I think yours is not only the quickest but also really easy!! Thank you!! Greetings from Athens Greece!!
Wonderful! Thank you, glad you liked it!
Δεσποινα, με την θερμη μεθοδο το χρησιμοποιεις αμεσως? Η το αφηνεις 4-6 βδομαδες να ωριμασει?
Hi! I’m a beginner in soap making. I’m trying to learn but it’s hard sometimes because of the contradictory information. The only type of soap i tried to make so far is a liquid hand soap with a cold process. I try to figure out if a preservative is really needed. Also, i’m wondering if it’s normal that my soap separated with the time. Finally, i’m really curious about why you prefer hot method. I hope you will see my message and thank you in advance for your answer. 😊
I just made it and am THRILLED at how fast and easy it was. Everything came out just like the video! I may try some clear recipes later on, but for a beginner, this one ROCKS!!!
@@JanicePhillips What coconut oil did you use? The cooking coconut oil or the organic virgin coconut oil? Because I don't really know what to use
Not sure if other people would he interested but I would love a video on which oils you like to use and why and which oils you dont! And maybe a list of your favorite essential oils and clays and why they are your favorites! Curious about oils for hard dish soap versus hand/body soap. Love your videos! Thanks for all the great informations and walkthroughs!
Thank you Eve, I've been thinking about that video idea for a while myself, because I get asked about it all the time. I hope to get to it one day. Truth is I'm a bit of a minimalist and most of my soaps have olive, coconut and castor oil - there are good reasons for using these though. Thanks, I'll get organised for that one when I can :)
Really you think you can remove such deep infor for free?😂😂😂
From what I'm understanding, it's up to you.
@Lori Anderson she probably didn't see this question here. Redo in a new comment thread. In my opinion it could be done with almond oil, but you couldn't use this recipe . Coconut and almond oil may call for different amounts of lye, or potash. Run your new recipe through soapcal.net. for a start. This is definitely an advanced soap making lesson and I'm not sure how to account for the water ratio.
Soapcal.net link does not work. It says this domain is for sale.
Thank you! Until now all I found as far as recipes for liquid soaps took literally days! So glad to find you!!
I have been making soap for my family and friends for years, I love your stuff. I enjoy experimenting and all the science behind it. So glad I found you!
I have been doing all your soaps one by one and my family totally loves them.
Thank you so much for everything.
Excellent video Elly! Looks wonderful! Thank you for all the time and effort that you put into your videos. Thank you for sharing your creativity with us. Well done! 😊
Thank you Pamela, you're very welcome! I appreciate your feedback :)
So clear. Thank you. You’re a natural teacher.
Love your videos! The way you explain everything is so easy to understand! Thank you so much!
Welp!?....I am sold! I now will be making my own soap. What wonderful videos! Somehow these are such peaceful videos. Thank you for your great instructions !!
Thank you so much Karol - I really appreciate that! :)
Thank you so much Elly for this video ! What a wonderful way to spend the weekend watching your soap making videos. Stay safe !
Beautiful! Thank you!
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Demineralised water has had minerals removed so that you are left with H2O. The problem with demineralisation is that it will not remove bacteria or viruses like distilling would. Distillation is a very effective method and will remove 99.9% of contaminants.
IGA sells distilled water
I see, thank you! I should have clarified before I started.
Elly's Everyday do the oil properties differ when making liquid soap instead of soap bars? (For example coconut oil is very cleansing but drying, olive oil is gentle with low lather)
I love the clarity, I love the explanations and the transparency. Had to subscribe!
Thank you Andrea! :)
This was so fun to make and you made it very easy to follow along. Thank you so much!
Hi Elly. I have no idea why I have never watched your liquid soap tutorial before UNTIL NOW!! I thought I would never be interested in liquid soap. I am so glad I did watch because now I want to try this exact method you have used for myself. (especially now that I understand it can also be used for washing dishes in the sink). Four days ago I made your coffee soap recipe and it has turned out beautifully, thank you! 🐾🥰
Let’s do this!!!!!! Do you know how many liquid soap videos I clicked on and they are literally adding a few ingredients to Dr Bronners castille liquid soap. 😩
Thanks Tracy! Yes, I wanted to do this video for SO long. I'm pleased everyone's loving it.
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking THANK YOU!😘
@@cryingbroken8824 pastpor
Yea, I'm like u know do u, but that's not really making your own handmade soap from scratch.. Great recipe.. I love the dual lye soap paste.. Its uses are infinite, but yeah i agree. They get like a million views, I as a Professional Soap Artisan Just dont get it. Your really not helping other's when u do that. Just my opinion because you teally don't know the science behind any of it, but like I said, it's their life.
Does anyone know who this @CryingBroken is.. I've seen this person on my Channel & It's weird. The 1st time. Their comment wasnt very noce, but I know can't please everyone, but then it got weird, like a bunch of letters that didnt make any sense.. No channel.. It's just strange.. If anyone knows lmk if they've been on any other soapy channels as well. Its probably just a child. I'm not sure..
This was awesome and you made it look so easy. I can't wait to try it out!
OMGOODNESS Elly I just made this soap recipe and it’s awesome!! It was sooooo fast! You weren’t kidding WOW! Thank you so much for sharing ♥️
I love how detailed you are!! Thank you💞
Dear Elly, thank you so much for this great video. I live all the way on the other side of the world (the Caribbean). I've been wanting to try my hand at making a liquid soap for quite some time and have been searching for a simple and easy to make recipe. Your video has inspired me to procrastinate no more and just do it! Thanks again.😊
That's wonderful Leannah! Thank you, and have fun!
I enjoyed this video so much! I've never seen hand soap made like this but it's definitely something I'm going to try! Thank you SO much for sharing your recipe and all the added tips and knowledge you share! Have a wonderful Happy New Year!!!
This tutorial is amazing!!! Thank you! 😊🙏🏼
Thank you Elly, that's amazing. I watched video for liquid soap making and it takes for ever to thickness. You make it easy to make.
Thank you so much, you're very welcome! I'm pleased so many people are enjoying the video.
Outstanding video. It was mind blowing when the soap seized up instantly when it finished cooking! I had to run the video back a couple of times.
Haha yes! I was so excited when that happened! My favourite part of the video. It did the exact same thing the first time I made the recipe, but I wasn't there to see it or record it! Such a cool recipe. I love that it sets up and saponifies so quickly.
Awesome! I can’t wait to try this! Thank you 👍🏼❤️
This looks like a great simple recipe.Thank you.
For a non English native like me, your speech is so clear to understand 🤗
Thank you! 😃
Hi Elly, thanks for this video. I really appreciate you making your technique and knowledge available. It has really helped me and I am definitely going to follow it. God bless!
I love your recipe because without adjusting the ph with the borax. Excellent!
Very informative video! I don't think I'll ever do it but was curious about the process. Ty so much for your demonstration 🙌
I just made this soap..it came out perfect. AS always your soaps ROCK!!!!!!! Thank you Elly!
Ooh that's so cool! Yay!!
Hey Elly, love your posts on soap making. I've finally made this liquid soap and it worked a treat. Note to self, next time I will use a pot that's about 2.5 times the volume of the total volume of the ingredients. I was stick blending it for about 20 minutes and then at a certain point it started rising very quickly and then solidified suddenly and it was paste all the way down to the bottom of the pot. Fortunately the pot was large enough and only a trickle of froth went down the side of the pot. It's a fabulous soap and when diluted, it looks just like yours. Have tested it with the dishes and washing hands. I will "never" be buying commercial soap again (unless desperate - "never" is such a strong word). Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I have found them very helpful and it has accelerated my learning of this craft.
You're very welcome Marie, that's lovely to hear. Yes, a big enough pot is important! :)
I tried a double boiler, and this happened, but when my soap paste is all gone, I will be remaking this recipe with a BIIIG pot, over direct low heat.
I use this for everything, I love it.
Maybe that’s where I’ve gone wrong… *shops for bigger pots
I made this soap yesterday and it is great!Thank you Elly!
Wonderful!
Hi Elly! Thank you so much! It looks amazing.
So glad to see this I like liquid soap. I used your olive oil cold processing recipe for my first soap and it came out great
Thank you Donna, that's great to hear. I'm glad you like this one too!
I don't have a crockpot. I was going to use my normal pots. It is good that you demonstrated making your liquid soap in what all of us have. That is a thoughtful and practical way of teaching. Thank you Elly.
Thank you, you're welcome. I had a few people ask me to use a regular pot. It's a great method anyone can do.
Thank you so much for the video, complete tutorial, explanation, and tips! 🙂🙏
Absolutely a wonderful recipe, excellent explanations and very detailed. Thank you so much. I will try it!
That's really awesome! Thank you for the video. I've been making soap bars for 8 years and have been so afraid to make liquid soap. I absolutely love soap in general and keep tons of soap in the laundry room, by the sink and well...all over. I just made 4 new batches ❤
I am now inspired to try liquid soap making. Thanks again!
Wonderful, that's great to hear Stefanie!
Thank you so much Elly. I tried your recipe today and it worked great. I'm new to soap making and really appreciate your instruction and recipes. You are a light in what otherwise would have been a dark tunnel. Great video.
Aww, thanks Loreen, that's great! So cool!
Love your videos! Thanks for taking the time to share!
Thank you Rhonda, you're welcome! :)
I absolutely love watching your videos!! Thank you so much!!
You're very welcome, thanks Tammy!
watched your video few times and finally today I make the soap…. It works!!!… 💐💐💐…. Thank you 😊…
How could anyone ever give your video a thumbs down, loved this and can’t wait to try it,!, thank you 😊
Oh, thank you! That's very kind :)
Well said...loved the video...but when I run through the soapcal it shows different lye measurement..what to do
I don’t like to give bad replies because I hate when people do that to me but do not use potassium hydroxide it can cause irritation and corrosion look it up but you can if u want to give it a try
@@nicolelockhart3738 So what do you suggest is used instead?
sometimes its about the You tube recommendations, if they dislike, they dont get it popping up in their feed, but I do agree its a great tutorial.
Thank you for this tutorial. I'm making hand crafted gifts for Christmas. I'm familiar with making cold processed soap, but hot processed liquid soap seemed so complicated. I'm going to make this as part of my gift baskets. Thanks!
Elly, you are a great teacher. Thank you.
Thank you Grace :)
Thanks so much.
Av been looking for this and it's coming at the right time.
I love the simplicity.
I give u thumb up 100 times
That's great to hear. Thank you, you're very welcome.
This is a great video Elly! Really interesting to see the difference between the two methods of soap making. Thank you for explaining everything so clearly. I’ve watched so many vids about liquid soap making(several times each) and thought: “What?”. Trying to do this from a printed recipe is like trying to knit fog 🙄. And it’s fab to learn something new.
Thanks so much Trisha, that's great feedback! I felt like there wasn't anything really clearly instructional out there for liquid soap making. This is a start anyway :)
Elly's Everyday you are a good communicator and that’s what makes the difference. I’ve noticed a common thread in your comment section that your viewers often say that they’re trying your recipes or they haven’t made soap but they’re giving it a go. It’s a rare talent giving people the confidence to try something new - I for one appreciate it 👍
Thank you again, you're very kind. I communicate for a living with my 'day job' and this channel - it's good to put the skills and talents to good use!
I absolutely had to laugh: as a knitter, I love your analogy, “...like trying to knit fog.” I’m going to use that one!
Sharon Andrews I wish that I could claim it as my own but it’s an old saying from here in Liverpool. It was a particular favourite of my nanna(grandmother).
That was a great instructional video. Thanks so much. I will try my first batch soon.
You are a great teacher! Thank you!🙂
Elly, I cannot tell you how thrilled I was to easily follow this recipe and FINALLY make some amazing liquid soap! Thank you so much. My previous efforts over the years have been just short of disastrous, lol! Now I can check this one off of my to-do list. I've been making soap for years but could never conquer the liquid soap process. I learned through watching your video where my earlier errors had been made. Anyway, thank you so, so much! 💖💖💖💖😉😉👍👍
So wonderful to hear. Thanks for your feedback!
Thank you so much Elly for this wonderful tutorial!! You did a wonderful job! You mentioned that this is a beginner recipe. Can you give a "non-beginner" recipe and share a bit about what makes a recipe
more advanced? Thank you Thank you for helping me, and so many others!
Great information, thanks for sharing your knowledge!
I just started making liquid soap! Thanks 😊
Thank you! every time I looked up how to do liquid soap, all I got was people adding water to castile soap LOL
Thank you, you are star, I've been hoping for you to make a video on liquid soap. Exciting news 😀!!
You are so welcome!
Thanks! This looks great!
Thank you for this excellent tutorial! :)
Everything you make just leave me amazed 💕💕
Oh thank you, that's so nice to hear :)
Thank you so much for teaching the right way for show us 😍🥰
Finally a use for those silly small yoghurt pots! Thank you for a simple, well explained video WITH troubleshooting explanations. I have been looking for an easy liquid soap recipe. Yours was No10. I love yours. Thank you. I’m now a fan. And thank you for being so generous with your recipe. I shall try it out. 🌸🌸😃🌸🌸
You are very welcome, thank you Amanda.
Beautifully Done. Thank you !
Been looking for this type of procedure. Thank you! I learned a lot! 🙂
You're welcome, glad it was helpful for you!
This video is incredibly straightforward and very informative! Thank you for this!
You're very welcome! Thank you :)
Thank you! A fantastic, easy recipe for first time liquid soap makers. Your explanation throughout was simple to follow, to the point, and not full of “fluff” and filler. You didn’t hold back on your little mistake, but showed how it effected the final product. Gosh, I could go on, singing the praises of this video! Instead, I recommend it to anyone wanting a tutorial on liquid soap making. From one saponifier to another, keep up the great work 👍 (ooops, it looks like I’ve commented using The Lad’s profile. Sorry. Ignore the name 🤦♀️)
Thank you so much! That made my day, I really appreciate your feedack and support in sharing my video with others. Lovely!
Dear Lad, please pass my comment on to the Lady :)
Mam i don't have olive oil nd stick blender so what can i do??
Please reply me
Thanks a lot, I just love the way you explain and it is easy to understand
Wow!!! Can't wait to try this! Thank you, your now my new favorite Chanel
Wonderful! Thank you.
This has been the easiest way to make liquid soap that I have come across. All the others made me just want to stick to cold process because it's easier. Now that I've seen this video I'm ready to give LS a try. Thank you so much for this video.
Thanks Margaret, you're welcome. My thoughts exactly!
A couple questions. I'm interested in the little chips of paste, and think it would be a great way to give to people to create their own soap refills without having to buy more bottles.
Could you use a brine for your original water so the paste already contains salt for thickening?
Could you scent the whole batch so the paste already holds the scent?
OMG! This is the best video that I’ve come across regarding liquid soap. Perfectly explained and pretty simple recipe. Thank you sooo much ☺️
Thanks!
Hi Elly, thank you very much for your tutorial it was very informative! I have just made some liquid soap today and it worked perfectly. My husband and kids love it! Keep up the great work dear. 😊
I can’t wait to try this!!!
Thank you!!! Great video!!
-Momo
Thanks Momo! Glad you enjoyed it :)
OMG! Great tutorial and recipe thank you Elly. I’ve wanted to make liquid soap for a long time but had not found an easy tutorial. Most of the tutorials I found needed lots of time to make the paste. I’ve made the paste and the recipe worked as described in the video. We have rain water here so I was not sure if my soap would be clear but it is really clear.
That's perfect Lia! I never thought to use rainwater. I might try that for my next batch.
This is a fantastic recipe - I've just used it to make my first ever liquid soap (in fact my first ever soap batch) and it really couldn't have been easier. Thank you for this, it's given me the inspiration to take it further. Cold process next :)
You're very welcome. Thanks Tony :)
Thanks for your tutorial, I made mine following your method using 100% coconut oil, it turned out perfect, before it was taking me a long time to make liquid soap.
Hello from the Netherlands, today I made your soap again and I am so happy with it, never want anything else anymore. Thanks a lot for the nice recipe.
Thank you so much els, that's wonderful! Lovely to hear from your part of the world :)
Ellie's tutorials Rock! I have never come across anyone who explains everything to a T. I have made soap for 20 years' and faffed about with imperial measures. Then came accross Ellie's soapcalc instuctions Wow, I have fallen in love with maths after the way she explains it step by step. Love the liquid soap, Would a titch bit of mica colour be OK to add, have a beautiful day in that wonderful land luv n light x
Thank you!! Yes some mica in liquid soap is wonderful :)
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking have you coloured soap in this way? I'm afraid the mica would simply fall to the bottom of the soap...
Thank you so much. I have learnt a lot. I’m happy you did it on the stove as I don’t have a crock pot.
You're welcome.
Another fantastic Elly video!
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you sooooo much for your always perfectly described and commented videos. My favorites. Learned sooooo much with you. Greetings and 💖🌹
Thank you, will try this out!
Made my first soap batch ever with your amazing assistance, & plan to use this as shampoo. I love a challenge, and look forward to trying your soap bar recipé next!!
How did it go as a shampoo?
Hydroxide is not good for your hair!! I would never use this as a shampoo.....not good!
My son requested liquid soap and I've been hesitant to even try it because all the books and recipes I've found seem so very complicated. I tried your recipe and method today and WOW! This was so much simpler and took less time than I had expected. I also discovered that I can be much more accurate in my measurements by using grams instead of 0.00 ounces. Thank you!!!
Thanks for making it in the pot for people who don’t have a crockpot I will be trying this method soon
wonderful, before a few days I asked myself: how much amount of water I should add for the liquid soap?!! and now I got the answer, Thanks for the important information, and thanks for the small
details but make a huge difference.
I make a bar of soap, but I didn't tried to make liquid soap, now I feel I'm ready to make it.
stay safe, and wish you a nice time.
That's wonderful, thank you. And good luck!
Hi Elly. Today I plucked up the courage to finally make the liquid soap. I had already watched your tutorial twice. So I played it today to work along with it. Everything was going fine until the end of mixing when the mixture thickens up. Instead of being smooth and gel-like, like yours, mine was dry and chunky. Hmmmnn! Odd I though. However, I wasn’t too worried as I prepared for the next step of watering it down. But first I had to clear some space as my work area was too cluttered. That’s when I noticed I had not read the label and used sodium hydroxide instead of potassium hydroxide. Well duh, I though typical of me, “I have made bar soap not liquid soap, I wonder if I can still make it into liquid soap.” So I measured out my water, set it on low heat to melt and went to write an email setting a timer so I wouldn’t forget it. It had boiled over by the time I checked, but wasn’t too bad. At that point I added more water, in total adding 2200 grams water to 1200 grams soap. Much to my surprise it melted nicely and is a beautiful amber colour the consistency of liquid honey. It made just short of 4 litres- about 15 cups. I would love to post a picture to show you the beautiful colour but You Tube doesn’t allow it. Should I send it on Messenger? I am rather proud of it. Oh, and the stainless steel pot I used was incredibly clean and shiny when I was done, almost like new.
Hi Ethel, wow! That's so great! I have never tried to make liquid soap with NaOH, but I know that some use a dual lye method with both NaOH and KOH. I thought it might be a bit slimey and (pardon the yuckiness) snotty if made with NaOH? Sounds like you stumbled across something really good there! Thanks for letting me know that, you've really got me thinking! Yes I love how clean the pots come out after soap making :)
Perfect video. Thanks for your sharing!
Thank you so much for a detailed recipe. God bless❤️🙏🏾
Thanks so much for the great tutorial. Going to try this over the next few days. I'd like to suggest that you add into your recipe comments that you use a 90% koh :) I nearly used 100% and that would have been bad.
Thank you, yes I do explain that clearly in the video description box.
Great video. Been looking forward to this being published. Do you have a recipe for 100% olive oil? And what did you spray on the clarity test to see if the liquid was clear? Thanks. Sarah.
Thanks Sarah, that was isopropyl alcohol in the spray bottle. I made 100% olive oil liquid soap and it came out nice and thick but it took me three hours to get it to saponify! Really horrible to work with for liquid soap - but you can try it if you want. You can use this video to learn how to calculate the recipe. Just use 20% lye concentration for the lye water, and change the lye to KOH. th-cam.com/video/AqKxin0q1bM/w-d-xo.html
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Thanks so much for that. I did it and it worked!
Tried it and it works perfectly. Thank you!😊
Awesome. 🎉🎉🎉🎉 great video. Blessings
Thank you so much for this teaching video on liquid soap making. I've been waiting for this one. I have a question. Can you add kaolin clay, milk powders, silk, or other things to this kind of soap? You are such a good teacher. 💖
Thank you, I appreciate your feedback! Yes, you can add clays, silks etc to liquid soap, but I would steer very clear of any fresh botanical ingredients or purees due to issues with spoilage. Dry cosmetic ingredients should be fine.
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Would you add any clay etc in the second part..when diluting? Does it need to be heated up with it? Or do you put it in at the end? Thank you ever so much. Fantastic video. Most inspirational!
This is my fav liquid soap tutorial! I have 2 questions: how important for the clarity is it that your finished paste be translucent-like vaseline? And... would you offer some guidelines for essential oils that will not cloud the finished liquid? Thank you...
Hi, thank you! The paste itself doesn't need to be very translucent, as long as it passes the pH and clarity test, and you use demineralised or distilled water, the finished soap will be clear. I don't have a handy record about the EO's I'm sorry, but if you google this question I'm sure you'll find some answers :)
Hi Elly! Just want to send a big thank you to your video. I tried your method, and even though my recipe was a little different (without castor oil), the soap behaved and turned out to be exactly like what's in your video. I even got the same results when testing the soap: the first test was a little cloudy but the second test, about 5 mins after the first, came out clear. Thank you for your wonderful tutorial!
That's fantastic Phan! I'm very happy for your results :)
Thanks Elly, your classes always make me want to try the recipe .
Thanks Grace :)
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Hi from South Africa. I have a few questions, when you switched off your stove as the soap was cooked, you still had your pot on the stovetop. Will the heat from the stove not burn the soap or is your stove an induction cooktop? Will it be possible to make this soap on a gas hob? I just discovered your videos last week and I’ve watched most of them. Your videos are a wealth of information. Finally going to tackle liquid soap with this recipe. Thank you for all your thorough information. Really is a huge help.
Thanks Sharifa, I'm pleased my videos are helpful. My cooktop is induction, so it cools down quickly, but I think a small amount of residual heat from gas or electric cooker would be fine. Yes, you can definitely make this on a gas hob, but keep the flame down very low and watch the soap closely.
Hello Ellie, thank you so much for you video, I've been binging on them : ) I was just wondering, you said you use this liquid soap for your hands, dishes, etc. I was wondering how/if this would differ from how you would make a body wash or shampoo? Thanks again, your videos have given the push I needed to try my hand at soap making.
Hi Samantha, I do use this for body wash too. It's a good all purpose liquid soap :)
So glad to learn this skill. Thanks!