Your craftsmanship is superb. You take such care in everything you do. Your presentations in your videos, soap designs and packaging are top notch. And we’re glad you like doing samples, because we love receiving them! MoRiverSoaps are the BEST.
Holly's soaps are so wonderful, you'll re-soap yourself several times in the bath or shower, the bubbles are devine and the end result is delightful! I am hoarding my last two bars from Mo Soap!!! I do make my own, thanks to Holly's inspiration and I still aspire to get as close to her perfection as possible. From beginning to the end packaging is so decadent.
Hey! Holly lovely of you to take the time for all your supporters,fans, customers. As much as I would love to help you if you ever need it(NO) (LOL) I would never get beyond trying to line the mould!!!🙄 U make it look so easy!!! 🤗 .Thanks again.💜
I am an happy subscriber, you are my best teacher after I took so much paid courses. You serve my little business so much you don’t even know…..May your business be always blessed 🙏🏽❤️
Holly, I love this soap! It’s an awesome bar. If you ever start soaping making again, I’ll purchase more of it. I hope life/new home is treating y’all good. You deserve it.
I really loved this. So much info. Different video for you 💕 you should do more like this. Very relatable. Plan Ole English. Lol. Thank you for sharing
I love your videos. I agree with you on the brown suds. I tend to like the lighter bars. However, my daughter has dark tile in her shower and loves the darker soaps. Thank you so much for sharing. You are a delight to watch.
Thank you Nancy! That is very interesting to know about your daughter. Everyone just likes something different and that's what makes the world go round.
Oh my my my Holly!! You NEED to crack open that Breville espresso maker, you will love it!! Pretty soap as usual too!! 😍 💞 I'm the first comment too! Woohoo!
Hi Holly, your the best on making soaps. You sure have come a very long way in making fantastic soap and as well your skills. I appreciate all the fine details and all the hard work you put into your product. Are you trying to out do yourself in very coffee☕ soap you do? Sometimes the small touches in coffee☕ soap make them unique. I love that and what you do to them❤☕ Once again I love all your videos and your voice make me relax. So thank you for you being yourself😉
I just found your channel, I'm not a soapmaker myself, just an avid user, but I love watching the process. I enjoyed watching some of your Short and Sweet series for when I couldn't commit to a longer video. I would have commented there but the comments were turned off.
Hi Holly, so good to see you again. Your in depth soaping was perfect. You covered all the bases, and made beautiful Coffee Latte bars. I love the final colour, its so cool. 😍 😍
Your slab cutter is amazing! This is the first time i have seen anyone else with this type. My husband made me one just like it! It works amazingly well. That coffee soap, I'm sure I can smell it! 😁
The soap looks fantastic, loved the lather test at the end, so creamy. I am definitely going to invest in a soap shaver/planner as I get cut drag marks through my soap.
OMG I'm on my finals for my current nursing semester & I haven't been able to watch ur videos. & now that I finally got to watch...I'm so freaking relaxed...& HUNGRY!😬🤣🤩 Thanks for the therapy section Holly😁😜
Hi Holly. Thank you for showing us newbie soap makers your soap making technique. I learn a lot from your videos. Have you ever thought of using waterproof fabric to line your soap molds? I used to line my molds using baking paper, now I use waterproof fabric (cotton latex). For me it's cheaper than baking paper & last a long time too.
Loved watching the boxing and labeling process. I’m just starting my small business and I have some ideas on how I want to wrap my soaps so this adds to my bag of ideas to use.
love online labels....just a little giggle for you(we had been searching for a laser printer...found a canon but found we already had it in our office from a year ago and didnt even realize...) lllooolll
That IS funny! That sounds like something I would do. I recently panicked because I thought I had ordered a colorant that I needed only to discover I never did. Well, I did order it...just not from my usual supplier. But I didn't figure that out until after I panic ordered if from my usual supplier. 🙄
Yum. I can just smell it. I made two different types of coffee soap and my favorite is caffe latte. I love coffee soap, though I hate coffee and the smell of it brewing, but I love love love coffee soap. I think it is my favorite. I smell a piece everyday, and wash my hands with it daily. Yum, yum, yum. Would love to smell yours. I think I'll order your bar.
I bet that coffee soap smells so good!☕☺ I don't know if I missed it, but does it exfoliate a little bit? Watching the soap cutting is so awesome! I love your little sample bags! Cute! A label video would be awesome!🤗Thank you for sharing!
Thank you! I think I did forget to mention that part. I don't find it to be exfoliating at all. Someone who is sensitive may find it to be a bit. The coffee grounds that went in were so fine that they are more there for appearance sake than exfoliation...in my opinion.
Bless you, I would never have the patience to make the paper liners for the box! Use silicone: one and done….guess I will have to research pro’s and con’s of each!?
It's the price for me right now. I bought a big roll that I've been using so long already for $30. I will use it for a year or two, maybe more. Alternately, to order new molds with silicone to replace the ones I use now will be closer to $2000.
Finally, someone I can relate to when it comes to the amount of coconut oil to use! I feel a lot more comfortable now with my thinking on this issue knowing you being creating beautiful soap for years and are an expert. My soap doesn't really get bubbly. Its more of a creamy lather and I think its because I use Shae Butter, Cocoa Butter and lard. Then again it could be all in my head LOL! Thank you for such an in depth video and sharing all your experience with us! You're the best! xoxoxo
I have heard from many, many people that they cannot handle coconut at even a moderate level. If you want to increase bubbles, you could add a sugar as Sarah mentioned or castor oil if you don't already.
@@moriversoap Thank you and @Sarah Conklin for the great advice. What would be the best sugar to use and about what percentage rate? Will it discolor or speed up acceleration? I really want to try this but I want to be prepared. Does it help or hinder fragrance? Thank you, thank you both so much! ❤
@@shaydelady1508 I usually get the sugar boost via the milks and/or honey. I personally don't have much issue with accelerated trace but of course every recipe is different. Definitely keep an eye out that the batch doesn't over heat. I use about 1 oz of honey in a 240 oz oil batch. For adding just sugar, I think 1/2 tsp to 1 tsp PPO of oil would be good. Maybe others will chip in with more info.
That's so great! I never really got to the point that I made espresso that I liked. It's packed in storage right now but when I get it back, I will have to experiment some more.
I'm always excited to see what sample I get when I order. Its always appreciated!! I cant wait to order again. Soon soon I have so much soap its like a collection xD xD
I always like watching how people fold their livers because geometry escapes me. One thing I do to make less wiggle room from end to end etc.- I place a block of wood or ruler that fits that has a nice edge, slap it down on one end, use another to smooth it to the opposite end. put your had on top of that so it can't slip. Flip the ruler up toward the top, fold over the edge and tape quickly it really help keep sharp edges. I hope this is more clear than mud.
Loved this! One question about the labels…do you create your own images? Or do you use images included in adobe? They are always so cohesive though! Do you use images from the same designer/creator to keep them that way? Thanks for sharing!
Hi Holly, I watched clear till the end to see that gorgeous lather test and labeling. I love coffee soaps and this one looks beautiful. No your right you don't necessarily need a coffee fragrance in your coffee soap! Vanilla is probably enough Although I'm really in love with a Coffee Late fragrance from Nurture Soap. Gosh it smells so good! You want to just kick back in a warm bath and lather up. I haven't tried it in cold process. I buy it to use in my coffee scrub and matching clay mask. I'm like you, I love a balanced bar and those tighter, creamier bibbles of a classic balanced bar of soap. It looked absolutely lovely. My bars are 4' tall so no boxes for me! I wish they'd make the taller boxes for those of us that make a longer thicker bar. Mone happen to be 4x2.5x2.5, yeah they are about a quarter inch thicker than most, but I want my customer's to feel like they've gotten a good deal. It's not something at this point I'd want to change. Now my bars that are made with essential oils will fit in boxes. I make them a bit smaller to keep down the costs for my customers. Some oils have gotten rather expensive. I didn't make my Christmas soap this year because Frankincense and Myrh have gotten so expensive. I hope with the supply chain getting better as the year moves on things get better and we will be able to get everything we need at better prices! Jill
wow amazing grounded coffee beans powder and coffee oils that must be fantastic aroma wondering to shower with them it would be so luxurious with lots of foam etc
I agree with you on the silicone liners AKA molds they are much better, easier to use, most importantly REUSABLE, and saves money on the wasteful freezer paper that may not be being recycled.
My wooden molds were made by my husband. I don't think I could make a silicone liner precise enough for me. Freezer paper is classic soapmaking. I'm always making changes and adjustments but there are negatives to every seemingly positive suggestion as well.
@@TheSparklyBeader87 I typically only send out various samples with an order as a free little gift sample. I haven't been able to do that yet as I'm rebuilding stock after being on hiatus.
I have the same loaf splitter and love it!! How do you keep your numbers on the ruler from wearing off? I know you use yours way more than I use mine... I don't make slabs very often so mostly use it for cutting woodgrain soap. Your numbers look like they aren't wearing off at all.
Every time you smack your soap in the mall down on the table I wonder if it scares or startled anybody who is in the downstairs house! Or if at this point they are used to it and say it’s just mom up there taking the air bubbles out! Lol
Actually, it wasn't that long ago that they realized what I was doing. They thought I was angry about something. Haha! I don't make a habit of throwing things so I am not sure why exactly they thought that. LOL
@Missiouri River Soap, Holly, I love your videos. I love your products, why don't you have someone make you silicone liners for all your molds? It would be one less step, you clean dishes already, you would just be adding the liner to clean and less money on the paper spent to line the molds over and over again. Maybe in one of your videos you used a silicone liner and gave your input, but I have yet to run across a video of you using one. What are your thoughts on using silicone liners? I would love to start my own soap making "thing" someday (probably won't happen) but if you could give some details why you do not use silicone liners would be awesome :)
I actually don't like the silicone liners. I dislike how they fit and I dislike washing them. However, I would consider them again to have less waste. We do recycle all our paper items. I have used silicone quite often. I just don't have any for the large molds that I work with. I have looked at many large wooden molds and it would cost well over $1000 to replace my current molds whereas a roll of freezer paper is $30. I have been using it since last year and haven't made a dent in it yet. I wonder what people think I should do with the freezer paper at this point? Do I just let it sit on my shelf for years unused or do I use it all the while thinking about alternative options? I don't speak every thought in my video but always get questioned and it does get tiring.
Love your videos! What size are your labels? I'm having trouble finding a similar size for the same boxes on labelsonline and avery labels are crazy expensive.
Great video as usual. May I ask what label you used for your boxes? I have been using 2 separate labels on my boxes from WSP. I would love to use just one.
You could use an old processor to crumble up thows vsoap shavings add washing soda to make laundry detergent if you don't prefer to use it yourself bag it up and give to your closest food pantrys to help the less fortunate ok p.s. samples would be used in them places to only what you wouldn't use ok if it's safely cured you are making butiful soap
What % of coconut oil do you put in your soap formula? This coffee soap looks just beautiful and creamy as you pour it into the mold! I need to try the coffee seed oil. Thank you
The lye was appropriate for the batch size. You can add in the grounds but they can be extra scratchy if not a 'used' ground. Additionally, they can bleed/create a halo effect in soap. It's really a personal preference. 😊
Get that espresso machine out of the box! You will not want to go back to regular coffee once you start making your own espresso. My daughter was spending about $100 a week at Scooters our local coffee express drive through. We now make our own iced mocha lattes at home and they are better then the coffee shops. Yum
It's actually been on my counter for half the time. Haha! I was watching videos this weekend. It sounds like we just need to take the time to do measure, grind, and pour tests so we can find what we like. We like really strong coffee so even Scooters is weak for us, but we do love one of their blended drinks from time to time. They are wildly expensive for sure. I have been buying the cold brewed unsweetened coffee from Starbucks/grocery store and it makes excellent iced coffees and frapps too.
@@moriversoap I watched several videos on TH-cam before jumping into using the machine. We like dark also and buy the espresso already ground from caribou coffee. I kind of forgot your in Missouri, I haven’t looked up where but I’m in Iowa.
@@Alyathaean I get that I have a recipe I use and all the batches I made was hard when I removed from the mold and one the other day was so soft that it left indents. But nothing changed within my recipe.
It wasn't really that soft as hopefully you can see in the video. Did the fragrance oil reverse trace by any chance? If I have softer batches, it tends to be because either it didn't gel (rarely happens unless I am working with a silicone mold) or the fragrance reversed the trace.
@@moriversoap that may be what happened I was at a light to medium trace and then when I put the fragrance in it was so runny and I stick blended it for a long time with it not thickening up anymore so I poured it. It was black raspberry vanilla from natures garden
That's a great idea Christy. My particular molds are precisely square so I don't think I could do that unless it was a bit smaller and could be moved around. Even still...I like that idea.
@@moriversoap Why not have the square of wood to fit the bottom to flatten the paper, and have a drawer handle or two on the top (flat side) for easy placing and lifting? That way you could make the square as large and snug as you need it to be and can still easily pick it up.
@@vincentlevarrick6557 Yes I think that would be a good idea. The only problem might be that the mold isn't exactly square and it would probably just get stuck. LOL
In soap, honey creates bubbles from the sugars. The saponification process alone will eliminate most beneficial medicinal properties if there were to be any. We cannot make any medical claims about our soaps. The only thing we can say they do is cleanse the skin...because it's soap! 😊
Isn't that horrible?! I would often buy from Elements when WSP was slow. I don't know why they are so much more expensive now owned by the same people.
Hi Holly, would your husband be willing to tell me what blade he used for the plane that he made for you...I want to have my husband make one for me....thank you so much. Lynn
Question.. the utensil you stir with … can a person still use it for other purposes in the kitchen ? The lye should be cleaned off and nurtlized.. right?
I love watching soap making vids. pls do more 😅
So so I 😊🤗
Thanks so much!
Your craftsmanship is superb. You take such care in everything you do. Your presentations in your videos, soap designs and packaging are top notch. And we’re glad you like doing samples, because we love receiving them! MoRiverSoaps are the BEST.
Thank you so very much!
Love this!!! I'm so impressed with how luxurious you make your soap!! I definitely need to try this one. I've never used a coffee soap yet.
Thank you Marlo!
@@moriversoap You're so welcome ❤️
Holly's soaps are so wonderful, you'll re-soap yourself several times in the bath or shower, the bubbles are devine and the end result is delightful! I am hoarding my last two bars from Mo Soap!!! I do make my own, thanks to Holly's inspiration and I still aspire to get as close to her perfection as possible. From beginning to the end packaging is so decadent.
Hey! Holly lovely of you to take the time for all your supporters,fans, customers. As much as I would love to help you if you ever need it(NO) (LOL) I would never get beyond trying to line the mould!!!🙄 U make it look so easy!!! 🤗 .Thanks again.💜
Ha! Thank you Sarah!
Is it just me or does anyone else hold their breathe while the lye water is being made lol 🤣🤣🤣
I did the same thing
😂😂😂same here
Mee tooo 😂
@@rachelsenatus9694 lol I know right 😆
@@Goddess621 😁😁😁
Outstanding, comprehensive video! I really appreciate your attention to detail 😊
Thank you Terri!
I am an happy subscriber, you are my best teacher after I took so much paid courses. You serve my little business so much you don’t even know…..May your business be always blessed 🙏🏽❤️
Thank you so much! 😊
Holly, I love this soap! It’s an awesome bar. If you ever start soaping making again, I’ll purchase more of it. I hope life/new home is treating y’all good. You deserve it.
Thank you! This will always be one of my favorite bars ever. I do hope to remake it.
TYFS - I have loved watching this in-depth tour of your process. I love your attention to detail.
Thank you!
I really loved this. So much info. Different video for you 💕 you should do more like this. Very relatable. Plan Ole English. Lol. Thank you for sharing
Thank you Lori. This video was a lot of work but I can maybe do more like this occasionally.
I love your videos. I agree with you on the brown suds. I tend to like the lighter bars. However, my daughter has dark tile in her shower and loves the darker soaps. Thank you so much for sharing. You are a delight to watch.
Thank you Nancy! That is very interesting to know about your daughter. Everyone just likes something different and that's what makes the world go round.
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Absolutely wonderful video!!!
Thank you for all of the effort that you put into making this. I loved it all the way to the end.
Great in depth look! Thanks for showing details on how you cut the paper for the mold.
Thank you!
Nice to see you, Holly! Your videos always make my day! Thanks for sharing your skills and life with us Luv ya!
Thank you!
Holly that video was Brilliant!…
I love the complete process of it all!
Thanks for sharing it all! 💛
Thank you Leah!
Love the look of this soap ❤
Oh my my my Holly!! You NEED to crack open that Breville espresso maker, you will love it!!
Pretty soap as usual too!! 😍 💞
I'm the first comment too! Woohoo!
I am so happy to know that! I will try to do it this weekend.
This was a great video! Thank you so much for taking the time to show your process. Can't wait to purchase one of those soaps to try. 💕
Thank you Veronica!
Hi Holly, your the best on making soaps. You sure have come a very long way in making fantastic soap and as well your skills.
I appreciate all the fine details and all the hard work you put into your product. Are you trying to out do yourself in very coffee☕ soap you do? Sometimes the small touches in coffee☕ soap make them unique.
I love that and what you do to them❤☕
Once again I love all your videos and your voice make me relax. So thank you for you being yourself😉
I just found your channel, I'm not a soapmaker myself, just an avid user, but I love watching the process. I enjoyed watching some of your Short and Sweet series for when I couldn't commit to a longer video. I would have commented there but the comments were turned off.
Hi Holly, so good to see you again. Your in depth soaping was perfect. You covered all the bases, and made beautiful Coffee Latte bars. I love the final colour, its so cool. 😍 😍
Thank you Barbara!
Your slab cutter is amazing! This is the first time i have seen anyone else with this type. My husband made me one just like it! It works amazingly well.
That coffee soap, I'm sure I can smell it! 😁
That's awesome! We need more of those on the market...just sayin'! LOL
This video is fantastic! Thank you for sharing your process. I can just smell that wonderful soap in my mind. Kudos!
Enjoyed your video very much. Thank you.
Thank you!
Love the way your soap lathers. Thanks for the video and all the great info!
Thank you!
Wow Brilliant on the paper lining thing~!
This was a fantastic video Holly! Thank you!
Thank you!
The soap looks fantastic, loved the lather test at the end, so creamy. I am definitely going to invest in a soap shaver/planner as I get cut drag marks through my soap.
Thank you Alison. I do like the planer for just that reason.
OMG I'm on my finals for my current nursing semester & I haven't been able to watch ur videos. & now that I finally got to watch...I'm so freaking relaxed...& HUNGRY!😬🤣🤩
Thanks for the therapy section Holly😁😜
Awe thank you Nina!
@Missouri River Soap I'm sleep-deprived. Ur coffee videos are awesome! 🤩 Thank u for sharing ur art & passion with us!
Beautiful job from start to finish!
Thank you Sherry!
Thanks Holly for sharing with us, I feel so spoiled 😁😁
Thank you!
Thanks for showing how to line a mold!
Beautiful
Thank you Luanne!
Hi Holly. Thank you for showing us newbie soap makers your soap making technique. I learn a lot from your videos. Have you ever thought of using waterproof fabric to line your soap molds? I used to line my molds using baking paper, now I use waterproof fabric (cotton latex). For me it's
cheaper than baking paper & last a long time too.
Thank you Mia. I will do some research.
Loved watching the boxing and labeling process. I’m just starting my small business and I have some ideas on how I want to wrap my soaps so this adds to my bag of ideas to use.
Thank you Carol!
Beautiful coffee soap. Thanks for the video.
Thank you!
Love love your videos. Very educational. Thank you 😊
Thank you Marelisa!
I do love your channel Holly. How long have you been soaping for? I love that your family is involved.
Thank you! I have been soaping for 14 years now.
I love that spatula. Where did you get it? And no need to apologize for how you do things. You do you!
Thank you! The green one? I think I got a bunch of those from Be Scented many years ago.
@@moriversoap Thank you!
Please how do I join
Please l love this channel, where's the link to Join.
love online labels....just a little giggle for you(we had been searching for a laser printer...found a canon but found we already had it in our office from a year ago and didnt even realize...) lllooolll
That IS funny! That sounds like something I would do. I recently panicked because I thought I had ordered a colorant that I needed only to discover I never did. Well, I did order it...just not from my usual supplier. But I didn't figure that out until after I panic ordered if from my usual supplier. 🙄
Yum. I can just smell it. I made two different types of coffee soap and my favorite is caffe latte. I love coffee soap, though I hate coffee and the smell of it brewing, but I love love love coffee soap. I think it is my favorite. I smell a piece everyday, and wash my hands with it daily. Yum, yum, yum. Would love to smell yours. I think I'll order your bar.
Thank you Kathy!
Thank you for sharing this! Love your process and precision. :)
Thank you Vanessa!
Deep respect, way to re purpose items 👏
I bet that coffee soap smells so good!☕☺ I don't know if I missed it, but does it exfoliate a little bit? Watching the soap cutting is so awesome! I love your little sample bags! Cute! A label video would be awesome!🤗Thank you for sharing!
Thank you! I think I did forget to mention that part. I don't find it to be exfoliating at all. Someone who is sensitive may find it to be a bit. The coffee grounds that went in were so fine that they are more there for appearance sake than exfoliation...in my opinion.
@@moriversoap Awesome! Thank you for your reply! I really appreciate it! ☘💚🍀Hope you have a Happy St. Patrick's Day!🍀💚☘
Bless you, I would never have the patience to make the paper liners for the box! Use silicone: one and done….guess I will have to research pro’s and con’s of each!?
It's the price for me right now. I bought a big roll that I've been using so long already for $30. I will use it for a year or two, maybe more. Alternately, to order new molds with silicone to replace the ones I use now will be closer to $2000.
Hi Holly I love watching your videos! Will you have a Pack and Chat of your most recent release?
Thank you! I don't have any Pack & Chat videos planned right now.
Finally, someone I can relate to when it comes to the amount of coconut oil to use! I feel a lot more comfortable now with my thinking on this issue knowing you being creating beautiful soap for years and are an expert. My soap doesn't really get bubbly. Its more of a creamy lather and I think its because I use Shae Butter, Cocoa Butter and lard. Then again it could be all in my head LOL! Thank you for such an in depth video and sharing all your experience with us! You're the best! xoxoxo
You could always add sugar for bubbles
I have heard from many, many people that they cannot handle coconut at even a moderate level. If you want to increase bubbles, you could add a sugar as Sarah mentioned or castor oil if you don't already.
@@moriversoap Thank you and @Sarah Conklin for the great advice. What would be the best sugar to use and about what percentage rate? Will it discolor or speed up acceleration? I really want to try this but I want to be prepared. Does it help or hinder fragrance? Thank you, thank you both so much! ❤
@@shaydelady1508 I usually get the sugar boost via the milks and/or honey. I personally don't have much issue with accelerated trace but of course every recipe is different. Definitely keep an eye out that the batch doesn't over heat. I use about 1 oz of honey in a 240 oz oil batch. For adding just sugar, I think 1/2 tsp to 1 tsp PPO of oil would be good. Maybe others will chip in with more info.
Also, I don't notice any affect on the fragrance.
Love the whole process. It inspires me.💕💕
Thank you!
Gorgeous soap
Thank you!
One of my favourite scents.
I love our Neville espresso maker, and I love it so much that I got a Neville coffee maker too. It makes the best coffee.
That's so great! I never really got to the point that I made espresso that I liked. It's packed in storage right now but when I get it back, I will have to experiment some more.
I'm always excited to see what sample I get when I order. Its always appreciated!! I cant wait to order again. Soon soon I have so much soap its like a collection xD xD
Thank you Dani!
I always like watching how people fold their livers because geometry escapes me. One thing I do to make less wiggle room from end to end etc.- I place a block of wood or ruler that fits that has a nice edge, slap it down on one end, use another to smooth it to the opposite end. put your had on top of that so it can't slip. Flip the ruler up toward the top, fold over the edge and tape quickly it really help keep sharp edges. I hope this is more clear than mud.
Love coffee and this video!!
Thank you Cindy!
Loved this! One question about the labels…do you create your own images? Or do you use images included in adobe? They are always so cohesive though! Do you use images from the same designer/creator to keep them that way? Thanks for sharing!
Thank you. I typically purchase the images from different locations and put them together.
Trying to find a good base! I love your video...uber helpful
Thank you!
Hi Holly, I watched clear till the end to see that gorgeous lather test and labeling. I love coffee soaps and this one looks beautiful. No your right you don't necessarily need a coffee fragrance in your coffee soap! Vanilla is probably enough Although I'm really in love with a Coffee Late fragrance from Nurture Soap. Gosh it smells so good! You want to just kick back in a warm bath and lather up. I haven't tried it in cold process. I buy it to use in my coffee scrub and matching clay mask.
I'm like you, I love a balanced bar and those tighter, creamier bibbles of a classic balanced bar of soap. It looked absolutely lovely. My bars are 4' tall so no boxes for me! I wish they'd make the taller boxes for those of us that make a longer thicker bar. Mone happen to be 4x2.5x2.5, yeah they are about a quarter inch thicker than most, but I want my customer's to feel like they've gotten a good deal. It's not something at this point I'd want to change. Now my bars that are made with essential oils will fit in boxes. I make them a bit smaller to keep down the costs for my customers. Some oils have gotten rather expensive. I didn't make my Christmas soap this year because Frankincense and Myrh have gotten so expensive. I hope with the supply chain getting better as the year moves on things get better and we will be able to get everything we need at better prices!
Jill
Thank you Jill! I have a hard time finding boxes too so I actually made my soap to fit into the box I could get. LOL
Bravo ce sont de très jolis savons.
Thank you for sharing!
Thank you!
Silicone liners work great for me....I don't have your patience for using paper to line my molds. I really need to try a coffee soap.
I need to figure out how to make some for my molds since my husband builds them for me.
wow amazing grounded coffee beans powder and coffee oils that must be fantastic aroma wondering to shower with them it would be so luxurious with lots of foam etc
Great video!
Thank you!
Amazing all the way through.
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Thank you!
Holly can I ask why you don’t use silicone liners in your slab molds?
I agree with you on the silicone liners AKA molds they are much better, easier to use, most importantly REUSABLE, and saves money on the wasteful freezer paper that may not be being recycled.
My wooden molds were made by my husband. I don't think I could make a silicone liner precise enough for me. Freezer paper is classic soapmaking. I'm always making changes and adjustments but there are negatives to every seemingly positive suggestion as well.
Holly, when will you make a new batch of Honey Vanilla Latte soap? That sound so yummy! I am a new subscriber. ❤
Thanks! I have a Vanilla Latte soap coming up in 2-3 weeks. It's on the curing rack now. It's a very similar soap but it doesn't have the honey.
@@moriversoap How does one obtain a sample?
@@TheSparklyBeader87 I typically only send out various samples with an order as a free little gift sample. I haven't been able to do that yet as I'm rebuilding stock after being on hiatus.
I have the same loaf splitter and love it!! How do you keep your numbers on the ruler from wearing off? I know you use yours way more than I use mine... I don't make slabs very often so mostly use it for cutting woodgrain soap. Your numbers look like they aren't wearing off at all.
I wonder if they just used different things. I have some parts that are wearing off a bit but nothing too bad. I often use alcohol to clean too.
Every time you smack your soap in the mall down on the table I wonder if it scares or startled anybody who is in the downstairs house! Or if at this point they are used to it and say it’s just mom up there taking the air bubbles out! Lol
Actually, it wasn't that long ago that they realized what I was doing. They thought I was angry about something. Haha! I don't make a habit of throwing things so I am not sure why exactly they thought that. LOL
@Missiouri River Soap, Holly, I love your videos. I love your products, why don't you have someone make you silicone liners for all your molds? It would be one less step, you clean dishes already, you would just be adding the liner to clean and less money on the paper spent to line the molds over and over again. Maybe in one of your videos you used a silicone liner and gave your input, but I have yet to run across a video of you using one. What are your thoughts on using silicone liners? I would love to start my own soap making "thing" someday (probably won't happen) but if you could give some details why you do not use silicone liners would be awesome :)
I actually don't like the silicone liners. I dislike how they fit and I dislike washing them. However, I would consider them again to have less waste. We do recycle all our paper items. I have used silicone quite often. I just don't have any for the large molds that I work with. I have looked at many large wooden molds and it would cost well over $1000 to replace my current molds whereas a roll of freezer paper is $30. I have been using it since last year and haven't made a dent in it yet. I wonder what people think I should do with the freezer paper at this point? Do I just let it sit on my shelf for years unused or do I use it all the while thinking about alternative options? I don't speak every thought in my video but always get questioned and it does get tiring.
Beautiful soap 🧼
Thank you!
Love your videos! What size are your labels? I'm having trouble finding a similar size for the same boxes on labelsonline and avery labels are crazy expensive.
Thanks! Check out Online Labels. Those were 8 x 2 I think.
I like this
Thank you Rae! It is one of my all time favorite soaps.
Love love looooveee
Thank you!
Great video as usual. May I ask what label you used for your boxes? I have been using 2 separate labels on my boxes from WSP. I would love to use just one.
I don't have the measurements memorized but I think they are 8 x 2 or something like that.
Thank you
its so nice to have coffee on the skin in the morning, have you ever used just plain heavy cream instead of powder?
I typically only use heavy cream.
Not powder? I would prefer the heavy cream, also, can you substitute goat milk? @@moriversoap
You could use an old processor to crumble up thows vsoap shavings add washing soda to make laundry detergent if you don't prefer to use it yourself bag it up and give to your closest food pantrys to help the less fortunate ok p.s. samples would be used in them places to only what you wouldn't use ok if it's safely cured you are making butiful soap
That is also a super idea!
Does it matter if you use faucet water, or distilled water? I'm new to this
It's important to use distilled water in soapmaking.
Yes I held my breath 🙈😂😂
Why are you baby talking to me. I would love to hear your real voice 🎉
What vanilla(s) are you using in this? I’m struggling to find a vanilla that doesn’t end up smelling like play dough during/after cure.
I mixed up a custom blend but I gave a suggestion for a similar scent in the video description.
What % of coconut oil do you put in your soap formula? This coffee soap looks just beautiful and creamy as you pour it into the mold! I need to try the coffee seed oil. Thank you
Thanks! I always use 20% or less.
Seemed like a lot of Lye, would the grounds be good to add in to maybe offer a scrub-like texture?
The lye was appropriate for the batch size. You can add in the grounds but they can be extra scratchy if not a 'used' ground. Additionally, they can bleed/create a halo effect in soap. It's really a personal preference. 😊
Get that espresso machine out of the box! You will not want to go back to regular coffee once you start making your own espresso. My daughter was spending about $100 a week at Scooters our local coffee express drive through. We now make our own iced mocha lattes at home and they are better then the coffee shops. Yum
It's actually been on my counter for half the time. Haha! I was watching videos this weekend. It sounds like we just need to take the time to do measure, grind, and pour tests so we can find what we like. We like really strong coffee so even Scooters is weak for us, but we do love one of their blended drinks from time to time. They are wildly expensive for sure. I have been buying the cold brewed unsweetened coffee from Starbucks/grocery store and it makes excellent iced coffees and frapps too.
@@moriversoap I watched several videos on TH-cam before jumping into using the machine. We like dark also and buy the espresso already ground from caribou coffee. I kind of forgot your in Missouri, I haven’t looked up where but I’m in Iowa.
How do you calculate your recipe? I want to make larger batches for my multiple molds I have
I use a soap/lye calculator based on percentages.
Hey holly, when you wait 48 hours to remove the soap from the slab is the soap still soft at all?
I'm not Holly but that depends on your oils etc used.
@@Alyathaean I get that I have a recipe I use and all the batches I made was hard when I removed from the mold and one the other day was so soft that it left indents. But nothing changed within my recipe.
It wasn't really that soft as hopefully you can see in the video. Did the fragrance oil reverse trace by any chance? If I have softer batches, it tends to be because either it didn't gel (rarely happens unless I am working with a silicone mold) or the fragrance reversed the trace.
@@moriversoap that may be what happened I was at a light to medium trace and then when I put the fragrance in it was so runny and I stick blended it for a long time with it not thickening up anymore so I poured it. It was black raspberry vanilla from natures garden
Hi Holly, can you please tell me how the mould measurements please many thanks
Hello. Gorgeous soap! Please give the dimensions of your mold. Thank you!
I wonder if maybe a piece of wood that fits the bottom could be placed down on top of the paper to make sure it’s flattened out
That's a great idea Christy. My particular molds are precisely square so I don't think I could do that unless it was a bit smaller and could be moved around. Even still...I like that idea.
@@moriversoap Why not have the square of wood to fit the bottom to flatten the paper, and have a drawer handle or two on the top (flat side) for easy placing and lifting? That way you could make the square as large and snug as you need it to be and can still easily pick it up.
@@vincentlevarrick6557 Yes I think that would be a good idea. The only problem might be that the mold isn't exactly square and it would probably just get stuck. LOL
What happens to the coffee grounds in the lye? Does it disintegrate in the heat?
They don't at all.
What size are you glassine bags?
I like the 1/4 lb option which is the 3-3/4 x 6-1/4.
lololol=my husband just bought a breville barista pro...i am getting better...i watched youtube videos to learn....
I started to watch a video about ours and got so confused (also bored) that I quit. That is another reason why it hasn't been done yet. LOL
As an herbalist in training i feel compelled to say that heating honey loses a lot of beneficial medicinal properties. Even for skin.
In soap, honey creates bubbles from the sugars. The saponification process alone will eliminate most beneficial medicinal properties if there were to be any. We cannot make any medical claims about our soaps. The only thing we can say they do is cleanse the skin...because it's soap! 😊
it looks like caramel. I bet it smells delicious!
It was an awesome batch!
I was getting my boxes through Elements. Then WSP bought them and now I have to find a new supplier or go with different boxes. $334 for 1200.
Isn't that horrible?! I would often buy from Elements when WSP was slow. I don't know why they are so much more expensive now owned by the same people.
Hi Holly, would your husband be willing to tell me what blade he used for the plane that he made for you...I want to have my husband make one for me....thank you so much. Lynn
It's a general scraper blade. It works great. We've replaced it only a couple of times in all these years.
Are you using a drawer?
My husband builds wood boxes for molds and then attaches a cabinet pull for a handle.
@@moriversoap wow lucky you.... so you don't need buy those expensive boxes from Amazon etc
I use my kitchen drawers 30cm x 15 x 7 and use baking papers instead of silicon molds
When I make my soap I used to white freezer paper and I do not cut it sew-it never leaked
Oh for sure. The white freezer paper seems to be much better. My molds are too big not to have more than one piece though.
Lining the molds would drive me nuts
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Where can we find the recipe?
I don't have the exact recipe for this one on the video but I do have some links in the description box for recipe help.
Where did the butcher paper holder come from please
I think just webstaurantstore.com.
Question.. the utensil you stir with … can a person still use it for other purposes in the kitchen ? The lye should be cleaned off and nurtlized.. right?
Once an item is used for soap, it is never to go back into the kitchen.