You are a lifesaver for making this! I am new to soaping and I have been getting so frustrated! I love that you got straight to the point too. No 20 minute lecture first like all the other videos. Looks like I need to get a stick blender!
I've decided to use (at least for now) melt and pour as my primary soaps for my Etsy store and for the markets I'm going to work this summer. I do CP but right now it's hard to get a lot of those made and then waiting for the cure. THANK YOU for making your videos, they are teaching me a lot about how MP soaps can be adapted and customized, and how they can be just as great of a product to sell as CP or HP. Just deciding to do this has taken a TON of stress off of me because restocking these and making them personalized is so much faster and easier, and I have found some high-quality, amazing bases that are still great for people with any skin type. I was afraid people might not consider my soaps "handcrafted" or "homemade, natural" if I used MP, but as I learn more I see they are right up there with CP soaps, and just as good and beautiful. Blessings to you and wish you continued success!~
Thank you the thought of cold process soap is just a bit overwhelming for me and this video really helped me and it shows me what I can do with multiple way. Thank you so much I appreciate you.
Omg, tysvm for talking about how to get a white base from a clear base. I just wasnt sure. I spent all day trying to load up my shopping cart online. I had a 24 lb white base and a 24 lb clear base. I just dont need 50 lb of melt n pour lol. 24 lbs is plenty! Yeaaaaa you just saved me $60 tytyt
I am new to this, thank you for showing how the stick blender helps w/ oil. I couldn't figure out why my carrot seed oil would not seem to mix in! I used a stick blender yesterday, but it put a ton of air in it. The bars are not very hard (I can actually bend my bars!) Watching this video again I see what my problem was. I should have tilted the stick blender so the air would escape. I will know that for next time. I am making these for myself, so not a big deal because I can still use them. :) thank you!
Hi. I just came across your video and I am so happy I did. This was some awesome information. I am very new to soap making and I am using melt and pour.
I am so excited I came across your video! I’ve been researching on MP and additives for a few days without any solid answers...tytyty for making this so easy to understand....
Thank you for this video! I was wondering if I can add herbal infused oil to my soap base (melt & pour) I didn’t know if we add to much it can get mushy in the shower. Any suggestions about how much to add per each pound? Maybe 2-3 tablespoons? Thank you
I've been searching all over for an opaque glycerin base and not a transparent one. Thank you so much for posting your video and sharing the knowledge!
Lol! Glad it's not just me! I once put Castor oil in my base for sudsing purposes. Turned my totally clear lovely base cloudy. I figured because it was clear in the bottle, when incorporated into my clear base....all is clear. It wasn't.
I've only made 4 soaps and all of them were M & P. I'm not ready for CP as of yet. Love your explanation of Titanium Dioxide, because some others I have watched do not explain why they use it. Thanks so much for this. I'm ordering some soon.
Ok now I know what might have gone wrong when I added clay it settled down on my soap.i guess I had to blend before I poured...right? Thanks for the vidoe
I know you posted this such a long time ago, but I hope you still look on here to know how much your simple,and easy, tips are helping someone who's only just started. So I've said thank you once, well I'm saying it again. And I'm just wondering, did you give this up, or just decide to stop doing it, you should have never stopped, not what I've seen so far, your stuff is really good. 🥰🇬🇧
You used melt n pour but how come your base stays liquid ..I tied a carrot based melt n pour earlier ..to make a turmeric soap but it got hard so fast 500g n I was disappointed. . I used a double boiler no microwave ... I love your liquid texture please help .. loved your tutorial..thank you...sp pretty your honey soaps..flip flop so cute .... I watches your process ..it’s so liquid how
This is a wonderful video and tips given. Thank you so much. I am a newbie to soap making and very much wanted to try a yogurt soap. Advice please. Thank you❤
Hi Mel, good to hear from you! Thanks for watching I have been fishing not as much as I'd like to but any day on the water bets a day at work..lol. I am so looking forward to seeing your videos again, glad to hear your settled and have a new soap studio...I want to see it! I hope you will make some videos and come visit us on face book soon.
How do you manage if some of the additives settle down or float on to the soap base after the melt & pour base solidifies-- Apart from all these ingredients you can also add some powdered rock salt to make the soap hard.
It's very useful vedio n I appreciate ur staright forward of doing n gvg tips tonew begginers,how to embedded soap,shl v mix the powder form additives in water or blender
I have a question please, what about essential oils? what temperature should i add them in order to capture the scent and properties of the oils, and also how much per pound should I use overall . I know depending on the oil it will varied but I need a general opinion, thanks in advance and thank you for a wonderful tutorial!
Haha...mistakes are what makes us stronger and learn more of what NOT to do..lol...I have had my share and still do when I try something new...but that's what is so fun about trying new things and breaking the rules...hope to see you on fb..Louise
Love your video, question I added goat milk powder to my base with a stick blended all was good, but the powder seemed to rise to the top of mold once it set. Gonna try again allowing the base to thick in some. Soap was really creamy and still bubbly!
You can spray some rubbing alcohol in the goat mild powder to break it up before adding it to the base, make sure the base is hot...around 135-145 temp to help incorporated the powder into the base...thanks for watching.
So fun to see your soaps Louise, you're such a sweetheart for sharing soap making info. to help others. Your soaps are so pretty!! Every time I watch your vids, I want to run to my (new) soaping room and make some!! On another note, been fishing lately?? Our friend just gave us a bunch of cooked crab...truly enjoying it!! :-) Mel
Great to see you back Louise. You and Karen have been my inspiration to start m&p and start my own business. Thank you. Loved this video. Have not used stick blender but can see how it will blend my additives much better than what I've been using. Your soaps are gorgeous as usual. Thx Wendy
How is she getting her melt and pour to stay liquid and not hard for so long? When I hear mine I only have a few minutes at best to pour and color before it starts hardening again?
May I ask what you added to the soap in your larger order you showed in this video. I am new at this and am like the melt and pour soap but you video sure helped. Thank you
Hi Louise, I have watched this video and others of yours many times, they are so helpful. I love your finished soaps, they are so shiny and smooth and beautiful. Is there any way to stop the sweating? I don't really want to wrap my melt and pour but I find I have to so they don't sweat? Thank you
Love love love you sharing this.. question: flip flop mold is way too cute- where can I find it, the shavings of different colors, are those from previous soaps or color blocks.. beautiful work..
How do you keep your soap bars from sweating? The melt and pour bases that I have used, even the ones that are labeled low sweat feel greasy to the touch or like they are melting when I am trying to package them. Do you let yours dry out before packaging? All of the tutorials I've seen on melt and pour say to put them in shrinkwrap or plastic right away.
I noticed that when working with the melt and pour it tends to get hard pretty quickly and I have also noticed that the soap feels tacky it is not hard or semi hard. I'm I doing something wrong???
How do you wrap them? And how do you get the multidimensional top to the logs? When I make them I can’t get any height to the log. And one more question how do you get your soap to have more suds?
Louise, I have enjoyed watching these 5 videos you've just made, they are fantastic and so, so helpful. I can't wait to try some out in the morning . You are so inspiring. Look forward to joining your new group on Facebook to learn some more. Keep the videos coming Louise, love them. Can you please show a cutting and also wrapping, xx Linda
I am a beginner in soap making, I bought a goats milk melt and pour base and last night made a trial” soap but I found it left my skin a little dry? Any tips on what can be used to hydrate/ moisturize? I have a bunch of base soap left o would like to get a use of it. Thank you for your informative video!
I had bought a stick blender for 2 dollars and it was used! I thought I got a deal for a second. I returned it and told them it was used, I hope they dont put it back on the floor. haha had to vent
Thank you for sharing this information. I tried winging it yesterday and had issue with the m&p was hardening too fast. Do you have tips for keeping the base fluid longer?
I know you asked a year ago, so not sure if you're still interested. But what I do is keep the melted soap in a hot water bowl or bath, continue stirring so the film doesn't form on the top
Could baking soda be added? My husband wants an odor removing soap for hunting season. Thanks Louise. I watch and re-watch your videos. I would be lost without them.
No baking soda in soap. Use lemon or Anise (EO) for hunting or fishing. I'm a woman angler and use Anise in soap and shower the night before fishing with it...it takes human scent and masks it...it a wise tale but after fishing I use the same soap(Anise) and the smell of fish comes right off....lol...hope that helps.
wonderful video...I started making soap and I can say I do pretty good.I am in Greece and I wonder when ;you mention festivals where you will sell your soap...could you tell me pelase if you have to have any special permission to sell something in festivals?and what is exactly a festival...thank you so much for your time
Hello there, I just saw your melted soap base doesnt dry out quickly, mine does dry out and starts solidifying in less than a minute leaving me no time to ass any fragrance or colors according to my choice :( can you tell me what is going wrong here?
It could be the base you are using (I got one that is a flat, scored 2 lb slab that hardens instantly). Alternatively, you could be heating it too high, and that is how burned soap reacts.
Mam please how you treat the base which remains soft and soggy and doesn’t get harder to be shaped as soap.please tell what to do for making it correct.
Hello darling! Was that a teaspoon of honey you added? Also, how much of an oil like sunflower would you add to that amount? How much of a butter like shea butter would you add to that amount? This video was sooo helpful!
I’m a very very new soap maker. I’ve been using the melt and pour soaps for a week now. I noticed that my trace would be great one minute and the next minute it was setting up. I had to put it back in the microwave. I then just use a little fragrance and I mix mica with a little alcohol and mixed it in the soap. Next think I know, it gets thick again .I stir but it didn’t help so back for a few seconds in the microwave. I finally got some soap but they were a little kind of sticky. I’m now running a fan on them. I took one to see if it lathers. I think I put too much black mica in the batter because the lather turned gray. I’m watching many videos but find it very confusing because I don’t know why it is not looking like the video. Helppppppppp. Wish I could find a class or a teacher I could pay. These soaps are to help my daughter in her new store. She is counting on me.
So refreshing to see someone talk about m&p bases
You are a lifesaver for making this! I am new to soaping and I have been getting so frustrated! I love that you got straight to the point too. No 20 minute lecture first like all the other videos. Looks like I need to get a stick blender!
+Christina Gross Thanks for watching. I also have a fb forum you can join it's listed in the description of this video.
How about if i want to get Hard Melt and pour
I've decided to use (at least for now) melt and pour as my primary soaps for my Etsy store and for the markets I'm going to work this summer. I do CP but right now it's hard to get a lot of those made and then waiting for the cure. THANK YOU for making your videos, they are teaching me a lot about how MP soaps can be adapted and customized, and how they can be just as great of a product to sell as CP or HP. Just deciding to do this has taken a TON of stress off of me because restocking these and making them personalized is so much faster and easier, and I have found some high-quality, amazing bases that are still great for people with any skin type. I was afraid people might not consider my soaps "handcrafted" or "homemade, natural" if I used MP, but as I learn more I see they are right up there with CP soaps, and just as good and beautiful. Blessings to you and wish you continued success!~
Thank you, I wish you the best in your journey~
Thank you the thought of cold process soap is just a bit overwhelming for me and this video really helped me and it shows me what I can do with multiple way. Thank you so much I appreciate you.
Thank you so much for sharing. You have encouraged me to be more creative using the melt and pour bases.
Very helpful. I was just looking to see if I could add TD to my clear m&p for some imbeds. Perfect video! Thank you
Omg, tysvm for talking about how to get a white base from a clear base. I just wasnt sure. I spent all day trying to load up my shopping cart online. I had a 24 lb white base and a 24 lb clear base. I just dont need 50 lb of melt n pour lol. 24 lbs is plenty! Yeaaaaa you just saved me $60 tytyt
I love that Bee soap! Love the design of that mold!
New begginer to soap making
It's so fun to watch the little chunks swim around in the beginning 😂
Love ur videos Louise, u are really down to earth, when you explain your soaps
Omg thank you for that tip, I will always buy clear M&P now...
I am new to this, thank you for showing how the stick blender helps w/ oil. I couldn't figure out why my carrot seed oil would not seem to mix in! I used a stick blender yesterday, but it put a ton of air in it. The bars are not very hard (I can actually bend my bars!) Watching this video again I see what my problem was. I should have tilted the stick blender so the air would escape. I will know that for next time. I am making these for myself, so not a big deal because I can still use them. :) thank you!
Hi. I just came across your video and I am so happy I did. This was some awesome information. I am very new to soap making and I am using melt and pour.
I am so excited I came across your video! I’ve been researching on MP and additives for a few days without any solid answers...tytyty for making this so easy to understand....
Sara Milham coldprocesssoapmaking
Thank you for this video! I was wondering if I can add herbal infused oil to my soap base (melt & pour) I didn’t know if we add to much it can get mushy in the shower. Any suggestions about how much to add per each pound? Maybe 2-3 tablespoons? Thank you
I've been searching all over for an opaque glycerin base and not a transparent one. Thank you so much for posting your video and sharing the knowledge!
+Rob Thanks for watching Rob
Absolutely stunning and gorgeous soaps you have there!!! You are my m&p soap hero!!!
great tutorial. clears out lots of misconceptions .
Ty for sharing. I'm here listening and learning
After watching you Louise even I am tempted to have a go at M&P. You make it look so easy and have such amazing results. Thank you for sharing.xx
I love this, thank you for sharing, I just made my first bar of melt and pour soap.
Lol! Glad it's not just me! I once put Castor oil in my base for sudsing purposes. Turned my totally clear lovely base cloudy. I figured because it was clear in the bottle, when incorporated into my clear base....all is clear. It wasn't.
Great videos and great group. What can I say? Louise is the bomb.
+teresa hoffman Thanks for watching
I've only made 4 soaps and all of them were M & P. I'm not ready for CP as of yet. Love your explanation of Titanium Dioxide, because some others I have watched do not explain why they use it. Thanks so much for this. I'm ordering some soon.
O sister, I am learning sooo much from you, thanks a lot
Ok now I know what might have gone wrong when I added clay it settled down on my soap.i guess I had to blend before I poured...right? Thanks for the vidoe
wow! how to make your soap keep from sweating? i make soap from melt and pour also, but it keeps sweating..
Mine never does
The soaps are beautiful!!
You have a new fan from Costa Rica!!! Thanks
I know you posted this such a long time ago, but I hope you still look on here to know how much your simple,and easy, tips are helping someone who's only just started. So I've said thank you once, well I'm saying it again. And I'm just wondering, did you give this up, or just decide to stop doing it, you should have never stopped, not what I've seen so far, your stuff is really good. 🥰🇬🇧
Hello wonderful video can you add rice milk into melt and pour shampoo bar soap base thanks for sharing ❤
thanks for shareing my ? is how are you keeping your soap so liquidy without it hardening. thanks
You used melt n pour but how come your base stays liquid ..I tied a carrot based melt n pour earlier ..to make a turmeric soap but it got hard so fast 500g n I was disappointed. . I used a double boiler no microwave ... I love your liquid texture please help .. loved your tutorial..thank you...sp pretty your honey soaps..flip flop so cute .... I watches your process ..it’s so liquid how
I appreciate your information! Your soaps are lovely....
Thank you for watching!
This is a wonderful video and tips given. Thank you so much. I am a newbie to soap making and very much wanted to try a yogurt soap. Advice please. Thank you❤
Oh my gosh, I just love that bee mold, would you mind telling me where you got it?
Hi Mel, good to hear from you! Thanks for watching I have been fishing not as much as I'd like to but any day on the water bets a day at work..lol. I am so looking forward to seeing your videos again, glad to hear your settled and have a new soap studio...I want to see it! I hope you will make some videos and come visit us on face book soon.
How do you manage if some of the additives settle down or float on to the soap base after the melt & pour base solidifies-- Apart from all these ingredients you can also add some powdered rock salt to make the soap hard.
It's very useful vedio n I appreciate ur staright forward of doing n gvg tips tonew begginers,how to embedded soap,shl v mix the powder form additives in water or blender
I have a question please, what about essential oils? what temperature should i add them in order to capture the scent and properties of the oils, and also how much per pound should I use overall . I know depending on the oil it will varied but I need a general opinion, thanks in advance and thank you for a wonderful tutorial!
Haha...mistakes are what makes us stronger and learn more of what NOT to do..lol...I have had my share and still do when I try something new...but that's what is so fun about trying new things and breaking the rules...hope to see you on fb..Louise
Always great information ~ thanks so much for sharing your knowledge with us novice soap makers!!
Do you put preservatives
Love your video, question I added goat milk powder to my base with a stick blended all was good, but the powder seemed to rise to the top of mold once it set. Gonna try again allowing the base to thick in some. Soap was really creamy and still bubbly!
You can spray some rubbing alcohol in the goat mild powder to break it up before adding it to the base, make sure the base is hot...around 135-145 temp to help incorporated the powder into the base...thanks for watching.
+805Soap Thank uou for quick respond, will try that in small batch.
Thank you! I LOVE the flip flops!!
You are amazing thank you for sharing and caring I know feel I can do this
So fun to see your soaps Louise, you're such a sweetheart for sharing soap making info. to help others. Your soaps are so pretty!! Every time I watch your vids, I want to run to my (new) soaping room and make some!! On another note, been fishing lately?? Our friend just gave us a bunch of cooked crab...truly enjoying it!! :-) Mel
Louise, just want to say I've been missing you. Great to see more videos from you. Thanks for sharing. Just love your videos.
Marie
Hi I really love your content.😍 very educative ,And I have a question how can I add citric acid to the mix ?
Great to see you back Louise. You and Karen have been my inspiration to start m&p and start my own business. Thank you. Loved this video. Have not used stick blender but can see how it will blend my additives much better than what I've been using. Your soaps are gorgeous as usual. Thx Wendy
Fantastic Louise. Very helpful. Thankyou so much for sharing x
How is she getting her melt and pour to stay liquid and not hard for so long? When I hear mine I only have a few minutes at best to pour and color before it starts hardening again?
May I ask what you added to the soap in your larger order you showed in this video. I am new at this and am like the melt and pour soap but you video sure helped. Thank you
Ten years later I would love to.know what max temperature you melt at 🙂
If you compromise the base, could you add more base to fix it?
A white base though could be Shea butter or Goats milk. As well as the suspension is different 😋
Is it ok if i put liquid soap to my melt and pour. If it's ok ,what is the measurement?
Would you mind telling where you got that darling bee mold from? Thank you ❤
Can you do a video on how to calculate the percentage to add additives
Your advice was much appreciated. I love your bee & thing soaps!!! I'm subscribing to your channel 💜
+Natalie Grass Thank you for watching.
Hi Louise, I have watched this video and others of yours many times, they are so helpful. I love your finished soaps, they are so shiny and smooth and beautiful. Is there any way to stop the sweating? I don't really want to wrap my melt and pour but I find I have to so they don't sweat? Thank you
I've had good success with a low sweat base
Can you do a video of base soap + oil Olivia. Please
Love love love you sharing this.. question: flip flop mold is way too cute- where can I find it, the shavings of different colors, are those from previous soaps or color blocks.. beautiful work..
Hey, is it possible to add herbs in M&P soap??
Thank you so much. This is so inspiring! SJM, England
Thank you for watching. Come join our group on facebook the link is above int the comments.
Hey my melt and pour soap is always so soft what can I add to get it harder?
How do you keep your soap bars from sweating? The melt and pour bases that I have used, even the ones that are labeled low sweat feel greasy to the touch or like they are melting when I am trying to package them. Do you let yours dry out before packaging? All of the tutorials I've seen on melt and pour say to put them in shrinkwrap or plastic right away.
Hi!!! Would you recommend adding tinctures to MP soap base? :)
I love your work
Thanks Dina, hope to see you in our forum
What temperature should the base be when adding oil and ingredients?
LisaP your base should be at least 120-140 degrees
I noticed that when working with the melt and pour it tends to get hard pretty quickly and I have also noticed that the soap feels tacky it is not hard or semi hard. I'm I doing something wrong???
How do you wrap them? And how do you get the multidimensional top to the logs? When I make them I can’t get any height to the log. And one more question how do you get your soap to have more suds?
I enjoy your watching your videos. Do you make cold process soap? How long does your melt n pour soap generally last, per bar?
Very useful video thank u
Louise, I have enjoyed watching these 5 videos you've just made, they are fantastic and so, so helpful. I can't wait to try some out in the morning . You are so inspiring. Look forward to joining your new group on Facebook to learn some more. Keep the videos coming Louise, love them. Can you please show a cutting and also wrapping, xx Linda
I want to watch how you make log soap in metal and pore. Can you please share
i see u do great job;) my question its why my soap pour melt keep sweat?
I am a beginner in soap making, I bought a goats milk melt and pour base and last night made a trial” soap but I found it left my skin a little dry? Any tips on what can be used to hydrate/ moisturize? I have a bunch of base soap left o would like to get a use of it. Thank you for your informative video!
I had bought a stick blender for 2 dollars and it was used! I thought I got a deal for a second. I returned it and told them it was used, I hope they dont put it back on the floor. haha had to vent
Can u mix a body wash (drops) in the base for fragrance
Thank you for sharing this information. I tried winging it yesterday and had issue with the m&p was hardening too fast. Do you have tips for keeping the base fluid longer?
Elibed Rodriguez and 805 soap - even I have the same question
I know you asked a year ago, so not sure if you're still interested. But what I do is keep the melted soap in a hot water bowl or bath, continue stirring so the film doesn't form on the top
Thanks for the tips Louise! I've always hesitated with additives for MP but it looks least enough now. :)
Could baking soda be added? My husband wants an odor removing soap for hunting season. Thanks Louise. I watch and re-watch your videos. I would be lost without them.
No baking soda in soap. Use lemon or Anise (EO) for hunting or fishing. I'm a woman angler and use Anise in soap and shower the night before fishing with it...it takes human scent and masks it...it a wise tale but after fishing I use the same soap(Anise) and the smell of fish comes right off....lol...hope that helps.
Haha now that would be fun to watch you make m&p...might try it sometime.
Very informative. Thanks
wonderful video...I started making soap and I can say I do pretty good.I am in Greece and I wonder when ;you mention festivals where you will sell your soap...could you tell me pelase if you have to have any special permission to sell something in festivals?and what is exactly a festival...thank you so much for your time
Hello there, I just saw your melted soap base doesnt dry out quickly, mine does dry out and starts solidifying in less than a minute leaving me no time to ass any fragrance or colors according to my choice :( can you tell me what is going wrong here?
Same thing happens to me to?
It could be the base you are using (I got one that is a flat, scored 2 lb slab that hardens instantly). Alternatively, you could be heating it too high, and that is how burned soap reacts.
Mam please how you treat the base which remains soft and soggy and doesn’t get harder to be shaped as soap.please tell what to do for making it correct.
Hello darling! Was that a teaspoon of honey you added? Also, how much of an oil like sunflower would you add to that amount? How much of a butter like shea butter would you add to that amount? This video was sooo helpful!
Your soaps are amazing x
Great video
How much titanium dioxide to be mixed with oil to make the base opaque. Thanks in advance 😄
Hi dear can we add pine tar to melt and pour soap? And what is the amount recommended plz
I’m a very very new soap maker. I’ve been using the melt and pour soaps for a week now. I noticed that my trace would be great one minute and the next minute it was setting up. I had to put it back in the microwave. I then just use a little fragrance and I mix mica with a little alcohol and mixed it in the soap. Next think I know, it gets thick again .I stir but it didn’t help so back for a few seconds in the microwave. I finally got some soap but they were a little kind of sticky. I’m now running a fan on them. I took one to see if it lathers. I think I put too much black mica in the batter because the lather turned gray. I’m watching many videos but find it very confusing because I don’t know why it is not looking like the video. Helppppppppp. Wish I could find a class or a teacher I could pay. These soaps are to help my daughter in her new store. She is counting on me.
Where to buy the flip flop molds? They are so cute!!!
thank u for being so informative!😊
+Amy Sanders thank you for watching my videos!
thank you for the information...keep going excellent craft....
thank you for your video, so helpful
Thank you so much for this information. I'm an mp newbie, so this is very helpful!