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In all the years I've been watching soap making videos, I've never ever seen anyone use a crockpot. And I've never seen any soap mix bubble up like that before. That's a new one for me.
@HeidiVillegas , the only hot method I know is the one created by the lye used in soap making. My partner has been making soap for about 30 years, and she has never used a crockpot, nor has she ever used a cold process or the melt'n'poor method. Only making soap from scratch. I was surprised that you didn't use any PPE when working with the lye solution.
I have the course and have read through it. I almost have all the ingredients and equipment. I am hoping to achieve a childhood dream (inspired by Little House on the Prairie and my grandmother) after the holidays. Thank you for giving me the courage to attempt this project. ❤
I absolutely love your Chanel Heidi. Very educational, detail oriented and you share receipts. I love everything you do. You are a fabulous teacher. Love and gratitude 💕🌎🌿❤️🙏🏻💕👍🌎
Grandpa's brand has entered the chat.. Lol, grandmas brand looks like it would give Grandpa a run for his money this looks pretty awesome. I've use grandpas before, also looking at old whippersnapper, and African black soap, I like trying various ones
Hello Heidi, I stumbled across your video: Grandma's Old Fashioned Pine Tar Soap Recipe, and I loved it. I also plan on taking your course and getting your eBook too. So, you have a new subscriber, and I look forward to seeing more of you. Thanks again. -Stephen
So interesting! Thanks for showing us. Talking about pine tar and its turpentine-like smell makes this soap sound like it would be very harsh. Does it have special uses? I can imagine it being the soap for grimey hands after working on the car or something. Is that accurate?
This particular pine tar recipe is actually really moisturizing and good for your skin. Pine tar is different from turpentine---it just has the scent somewhat, but it's not overpowering. I found it not quite as nice as the essential oil scent of pine, so that's why I added it. Pine tar is great for skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis!
Ive been making making pine tar soap for a few years, and it's amazing. It's what I use to wash my face and my skin has never been better. I've also found that tge longer it sits the more mellow the smell is and it becomes such a beautiful fragrance. So I let mine sit for months to a year. I also bath my horses and dogs with it. Love..... It
It speeds it up tremendously! From 6 weeks to a few days at most. I actually use the soap the next day, if I choose to, although it is still a bit soft.
@@HeidiVillegasThanks for the reply. Do you know if it's possible to substitute some of the oil, for example in UK atm olive oil is very expensive, can I just do half olive & half rapeseeds oil?
Great video! Thanks for all the tips! I suggest that soapers use a stainless steel container for making their lye water because the alkalinity will slowly etch and degrade the glass over time. I use stainless steel containers from a restaurant supply company.
Hi Heidi, I bought your HP ebook and used your lovely recipe all the time. However recently it's a little difficult for me to get sweet almond oil, what can I use to replace please
You can find out more about the zap test in this tutorial: www.healingharvesthomestead.com/home/2016/7/29/make-your-own-soap-my-favorite-hot-process-recipe?rq=zap
Yes, you can. You could make a strong pine tea, and use this in place of the water amount. It won't be the same as pine tar, but it will still have some of the pine qualities.
I used to, many many years ago before I started my website Healing Harvest Homestead. One of my students now has a wonderful soap making business at the beautiful age of 70! I'm sure she'd create a custom scent for you. Here's her shopify shop site: mums-all-natural-soaps.myshopify.com/
I'm allergic to pine/cedar anything. Especially sensitive to the tree. Is there an alternative to pine tar? I'm curious about this as my daughter and husband deal with foot nail fungus
Tea tree essential oil is helpful for fungus. You can make a soap using tea tree, even a simple melt and pour. You can also use a combo of tea tree essential oil and oregano essential oil diluted in a carrier oil as well to try.
Andrea Calderon I used a 50/50 solution of aloe Vera juice and peroxide for foot fungus... Put in a spray bottle and spray on toes after bath or shower... Let dry and lotion feet. Worked great no more fungus.
Hello Heidi, I made your recipe today but it seized the crockpot. I thought it was the tsp of sugar that I added to the water and lye solution. I was racking my brain trying to figure out what I did wrong. I read over the recipe quite a few times then I realized that I added the same amount of castor oil as the shea butter and tar. I misread the recipe.I don’t if it was that or the sugar or both and can it be used?
It's quite the process, as it comes from cut trees in the southeast. It's a waste product, actually. Do a little research, and you'll get some nice scientific responses!
If you sign up on the special after getting one of my free guides, it's $37, which is about 60% off the normal price of $97. And $97 is still inexpensive for this medicine making course. :-)
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In all the years I've been watching soap making videos, I've never ever seen anyone use a crockpot. And I've never seen any soap mix bubble up like that before. That's a new one for me.
Yes, this is the hot process method. It's a much faster saponification process than cold process.
@HeidiVillegas , the only hot method I know is the one created by the lye used in soap making. My partner has been making soap for about 30 years, and she has never used a crockpot, nor has she ever used a cold process or the melt'n'poor method. Only making soap from scratch. I was surprised that you didn't use any PPE when working with the lye solution.
I have the course and have read through it. I almost have all the ingredients and equipment. I am hoping to achieve a childhood dream (inspired by Little House on the Prairie and my grandmother) after the holidays. Thank you for giving me the courage to attempt this project. ❤
Yay! That's wonderful! You're going to do great! :-)
I absolutely love your Chanel Heidi. Very educational, detail oriented and you share receipts. I love everything you do. You are a fabulous teacher. Love and gratitude 💕🌎🌿❤️🙏🏻💕👍🌎
Your channel is awesome!
Oh, thank you so much, Joel!!!
Very informative and terrific presentation!
Do you have a cold version of pine tar?
Thank you so much! I don't, but do a little research on it--I know you can cold process it but not sure about how the gel stage would go.
I clicked on the link but I don’t see the recipe. I want to make some for the family for our “winter” skin
Grandpa's brand has entered the chat..
Lol, grandmas brand looks like it would give Grandpa a run for his money this looks pretty awesome. I've use grandpas before, also looking at old whippersnapper, and African black soap, I like trying various ones
Thanks! I'll look up grandpa's brand, too! :-)
Hello Heidi, I stumbled across your video: Grandma's Old Fashioned Pine Tar Soap Recipe, and I loved it. I also plan on taking your course and getting your eBook too. So, you have a new subscriber, and I look forward to seeing more of you. Thanks again. -Stephen
Thanks, Stephen! I was pinning a comment to the top, and I just saw yours---I know it's been a long time, but how did your soap making go?
So interesting! Thanks for showing us. Talking about pine tar and its turpentine-like smell makes this soap sound like it would be very harsh. Does it have special uses? I can imagine it being the soap for grimey hands after working on the car or something. Is that accurate?
This particular pine tar recipe is actually really moisturizing and good for your skin. Pine tar is different from turpentine---it just has the scent somewhat, but it's not overpowering. I found it not quite as nice as the essential oil scent of pine, so that's why I added it. Pine tar is great for skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis!
Ive been making making pine tar soap for a few years, and it's amazing. It's what I use to wash my face and my skin has never been better. I've also found that tge longer it sits the more mellow the smell is and it becomes such a beautiful fragrance. So I let mine sit for months to a year. I also bath my horses and dogs with it. Love..... It
@@rachelr2776what’s your process/recipe?
Does the hot process speed up the curing? I have a recipe for cold processing, and it states a 6 weeks curing time...
It speeds it up tremendously! From 6 weeks to a few days at most. I actually use the soap the next day, if I choose to, although it is still a bit soft.
@@HeidiVillegasThanks for the reply. Do you know if it's possible to substitute some of the oil, for example in UK atm olive oil is very expensive, can I just do half olive & half rapeseeds oil?
Great video! Thanks for all the tips! I suggest that soapers use a stainless steel container for making their lye water because the alkalinity will slowly etch and degrade the glass over time. I use stainless steel containers from a restaurant supply company.
Thanks for this tip!
This was a interesting recipe Heidi. New subscriber here
Thanks! And I'm so glad you're here! :-)
Hi Heidi, I bought your HP ebook and used your lovely recipe all the time. However recently it's a little difficult for me to get sweet almond oil, what can I use to replace please
Do you ph test your soap before putting in the mold because mine is testing purple with my ph papers, like 13
Hi, Betty----I used to when I first started making handmade soap. Now, I just go by how the soap behaves because I've seen so many batches.
Hello! Can I use this for cold processed soap too??
Yes! I make cold process pine tar all the time.
@@rachelr2776please tell me your recipe/process.
Do you think Cedar essential oils would be okay to put in it
Absolutely! :-) I love adding woody scents to these stronger soaps!
What is the zap test?
You can find out more about the zap test in this tutorial: www.healingharvesthomestead.com/home/2016/7/29/make-your-own-soap-my-favorite-hot-process-recipe?rq=zap
Can we use green pine needles? As tea or extract
Yes, you can. You could make a strong pine tea, and use this in place of the water amount. It won't be the same as pine tar, but it will still have some of the pine qualities.
Do you sell soap and do costume scent I been looking for a pine and citrus mix scented soap
I used to, many many years ago before I started my website Healing Harvest Homestead. One of my students now has a wonderful soap making business at the beautiful age of 70! I'm sure she'd create a custom scent for you. Here's her shopify shop site: mums-all-natural-soaps.myshopify.com/
How much of pine esencial oil you put per pound of oils.
For soap making, I use about 1/2 ounce per pound.
I'm allergic to pine/cedar anything. Especially sensitive to the tree. Is there an alternative to pine tar? I'm curious about this as my daughter and husband deal with foot nail fungus
Tea tree essential oil is helpful for fungus. You can make a soap using tea tree, even a simple melt and pour. You can also use a combo of tea tree essential oil and oregano essential oil diluted in a carrier oil as well to try.
Andrea Calderon I used a 50/50 solution of aloe Vera juice and peroxide for foot fungus... Put in a spray bottle and spray on toes after bath or shower... Let dry and lotion feet. Worked great no more fungus.
Ideas 💡
Hello Heidi, I made your recipe today but it seized the crockpot. I thought it was the tsp of sugar that I added to the water and lye solution. I was racking my brain trying to figure out what I did wrong. I read over the recipe quite a few times then I realized that I added the same amount of castor oil as the shea butter and tar. I misread the recipe.I don’t if it was that or the sugar or both and can it be used?
Oh no! Yes, some soaps can be a bit finicky. One time I completely forgot to add 12 ounces of oil! YIKES....wasn't fun.
It’s fine now. I just cooked a bit longer and tested 8(green)
Great! :-) I'm glad it turned out!
Neato
Thanks! 😊
How the tar made
It's quite the process, as it comes from cut trees in the southeast. It's a waste product, actually. Do a little research, and you'll get some nice scientific responses!
The pine tar makes it come to trace very quick
It does speed it up a bit!
pine tar comes in gallon cans too.
I have all ingredients except the olive oil. Can I superfat the recipe with extra coconut oil, since I have a LOT of it?!!
Did you try it? I can't see why it wouldn't work
@@daynaocean It did fine.
I would get raided for making meth if anybody peeked in the windows...
That's funny!
You have pretty eyes
Thank you! :-)
You are a beautiful beautiful beautiful lady
Soap stores natural soaps
Step 1: get crockpot liners!
Step 2: tie your hair back for the love of god
Step 3: Mind your business.
You said "the course is cheap, it's 30 something dollars", but in fact it's $97. Am I reading this wrong?
If you sign up on the special after getting one of my free guides, it's $37, which is about 60% off the normal price of $97. And $97 is still inexpensive for this medicine making course. :-)