I had no idea soaping was controversial, lol! We have had lye go bad, it just doesn't react as well over time especially if it is exposed to a humid environment. Just something to think about! Thanks Rachel!
We all have our different ways of working, we all have different ways of cooking ect... many seem to like to push their only ways on others and that is the biggest problem on line these days. I always enjoy watch "Your ways" of doing things and have learned a lot from you :) thanks again for another great learning video
A soap maker here. Vinegar will neutralize if you splash on yourself. You wear glasses, but anyone trying this at hom please where protective glasses. It will damage your eyes. Good luck at your farm stand. I started selling soap 24 years ago at a farmers market with my veggies. Now I sell to retail shops.
That is good advice. Congrats at your success. I'm just a beginner, about to make soap for the first time. I was wondering what type of things not to put with lye. Would Aloe and Glycerin be safe to include. I made shampoo with those ingredients and various natural oils and wondered how they might react with lye?
I've made or helped make simple lye soap since the 1950's. It always amazes me how complicated some people can make it out to be. If you like your soap, that's all that matters. As I've gotten older, I simplified it even farther after watching a You Tube page called Uncle John. Super simple; hot lye water poured in room temperature lard, stick blend til it does its thing and spoon it into molds. And it floats! Win!
Loved this, Rachel! I used to make soap for my family, gifts, and sold it at craft fairs. It was old school back then, no cool silicone molds or anything, even before we had internet or google. Haha! I felt like a mad scientist, but we loved it so much. I still have most of my stuff and you made me want to do it again. If I do, I’ll let you know. Oh yes, our favorite scent was rosemary and peppermint. So refreshing in the summer. Thank you for this video. It brought back many good memories of my little house in the big woods. ❤
I really like your video, you explain everything and make it easier to understand. For instance I have watched dozens of videos in the past few weeks and this is the first time I have really understood what trace was. I don't think other people intead to make the process look so difficult but I feel they assume that beginners should understand things without a complete explanation. Thanks
I’m so glad you did this video. So many homesteaders talked about making soap, I bought supplies then they stopped, then the pods came out so, I felt like using those I was saving on plastics and my supplies are still sitting in the corner!! Thank you so much!! This looks beautiful, I wish we could have smelled it!! 😊
Simple and basic, that's why I love watching your videos. You explain everything you show and teach us so well. You and Todd are very informative in all your videos. Your soap looks beautiful and I'm sure it smells amazing!! Thanks for everything you share with us.
Thank you for all your tips. This looks amazing. Funny I was looking for salve recipes this morning and came across the nerdy farm wife’s blog! I’ll have to check her site out. Thank you.
I made hair shampoo in a soap bar and I love it using beef tallow. Yes, caution with lye for sure. I follow recipe to the t and curing to the t. But it’s so wonderful.
This was the perfect day for u to post this! We r making some goat MILK soap for the first time today! Thanks for the confidence that we can do this! 😊
Another wonderful video....... I have the stuff to make soap but scared to death of the lye. You make it look so easy and very informative>>>> Thanks for sharing.
I recently made my 1st batch of soap! Your technique looks much easier than what I was following, especially putting the oils all in the same bowl! Thanks for a great video! I'd love to see more of your diy products 😊
What a wonderful video. Enjoyed watching it so much. Feels like reading alot of ths comments everyone has thoughts on how you should be making your soap. You did wonderful imo and was so very thorough in explaining everything. Thank you.
Just fabulous to watch you do your soap making. I make homemade everything except for this. I truly will stick to lovely ladies like yourself to make the soap and I will be more than happy to purchase it. Cheers
I love your vibes. You are so sweet. Love coffee and coffee soaps as well. I stopped making them since for some reason they don’t sell well for me. My coffee sugar scrub does though. There are many substitutes for olive oil. I am using the last bit I was able to get before the prices got out of control. I infused my OO with coffee and the smells comes through. Have some bars made two years ago. Thank you for sharing. Was that in the jars honey?
I love watching Tanya at Lovely Greens make soaps. She uses natural dyes she makes from plants and flowers. You might want to check her out. She is fun! I like to watch y'all make it, but I don't want to make it myself. I've got to much invested in quilting, gardening and preserving :)
I make my own soap also, I have a little bit of lye soap left that I made over 40 years ago. Granny Chick helped me make my first batch of lye soap, I was so scared. But since then I have made all kinds of soap, I even make jewel weed soap for poison ivy.
I have had everything to do soap for at least 5 years now. I don't have a hood in our half double and there are so many "scare" things online because of the chemicals trying to learn, it's ridiculous.. Thank you for this video.
I have all the things to make goats milk soap but have been putting it off. Do you have a recommendation of a step by step video for that? I had to switch to unscented goats milk soap after my Castile soap started giving me rashes on my hands/wrists .
If you are using goats milk (not powdered), it’s recommended to freeze it into cubes first. Milks have sugar that reacts with lye and can cause the soap to turn brown, or it can sometimes overheat and flow out of the mold. Freezing it first helps keep the heat level down. Soap Queen/Brambleberry has some great tutorials, but there are a ton of other creators with videos on you tube. Good luck!
Maybe you said and I missed it. When you cure the soap do you leave it unwrapped and just open air the entire time it cures? Do you wrap it afterwards or put it in packaging or just continue to leave it unwrapped?
Hello! Can i ask you an important question? I really want start making my soap but shea butter really smells so bad I can’t even take it 😅 will the smell disappear during the process?
Rachel, HELP! I can’t find the recipe you have used anywhere, except possibly Facebook which I am not on. I cannot find a youtube channel for The Nerdy Farm Wife. I did find her website, but it doesn’t have this recipe. Can you please help, if you have a minute? Diane (a loyal follower😉)
Oh dear! I guess I didn't scroll the video info down far enough, but there it is!! Thank you for always being so thorough (I should have known it was there somewhere!). Looking forward to practicing this new skill!...
WHOA--xD lye is dangerous and caustic, brave soul with no gloves, in a kitchen, and no gloves. You seem like a pro but PLEASE wear gloves at least! So worried about youuuu I'm a coward and gonna be using it in my basement lmfaooo
I had no idea soaping was controversial, lol! We have had lye go bad, it just doesn't react as well over time especially if it is exposed to a humid environment. Just something to think about! Thanks Rachel!
We all have our different ways of working, we all have different ways of cooking ect... many seem to like to push their only ways on others and that is the biggest problem on line these days. I always enjoy watch "Your ways" of doing things and have learned a lot from you :) thanks again for another great learning video
A soap maker here. Vinegar will neutralize if you splash on yourself. You wear glasses, but anyone trying this at hom please where protective glasses. It will damage your eyes. Good luck at your farm stand. I started selling soap 24 years ago at a farmers market with my veggies. Now I sell to retail shops.
Also, wear long sleeves and gloves. Make sure you have closed toe shoes on.
That is good advice. Congrats at your success. I'm just a beginner, about to make soap for the first time. I was wondering what type of things not to put with lye. Would Aloe and Glycerin be safe to include. I made shampoo with those ingredients and various natural oils and wondered how they might react with lye?
Do not use vinegar on a lye spill. It increases exothermic reaction. Use lots of water
I accidentally adding my olive oil twice, once, and it turned out to be the best bar yet. Thankful for learning and mistakes.
I've made or helped make simple lye soap since the 1950's. It always amazes me how complicated some people can make it out to be. If you like your soap, that's all that matters. As I've gotten older, I simplified it even farther after watching a You Tube page called Uncle John. Super simple; hot lye water poured in room temperature lard, stick blend til it does its thing and spoon it into molds. And it floats! Win!
I wonder if you could use beef talo for this recipe
I love the “old” soaps I make they only get better !
Hi Rachel. I make soap, also, and I love the Nerdy Wife. I took her soap making course. I can't wait to try out her red wine soap recipe.
Thank you for making this seem simple. I have always wanted to make my own soap and now I can.
Loved this, Rachel! I used to make soap for my family, gifts, and sold it at craft fairs. It was old school back then, no cool silicone molds or anything, even before we had internet or google. Haha! I felt like a mad scientist, but we loved it so much. I still have most of my stuff and you made me want to do it again. If I do, I’ll let you know. Oh yes, our favorite scent was rosemary and peppermint. So refreshing in the summer. Thank you for this video. It brought back many good memories of my little house in the big woods. ❤
I really like your video, you explain everything and make it easier to understand. For instance I have watched dozens of videos in the past few weeks and this is the first time I have really understood what trace was. I don't think other people intead to make the process look so difficult but I feel they assume that beginners should understand things without a complete explanation. Thanks
I've had all the makings for soap and too intimidated to make. You are an inspiration .
I’m so glad you did this video. So many homesteaders talked about making soap, I bought supplies then they stopped, then the pods came out so, I felt like using those I was saving on plastics and my supplies are still sitting in the corner!! Thank you so much!! This looks beautiful, I wish we could have smelled it!! 😊
Simple and basic, that's why I love watching your videos. You explain everything you show and teach us so well. You and Todd are very informative in all your videos. Your soap looks beautiful and I'm sure it smells amazing!! Thanks for everything you share with us.
Thank you for all your tips. This looks amazing.
Funny I was looking for salve recipes this morning and came across the nerdy farm wife’s blog! I’ll have to check her site out. Thank you.
I made hair shampoo in a soap bar and I love it using beef tallow. Yes, caution with lye for sure. I follow recipe to the t and curing to the t. But it’s so wonderful.
Do you have a recipe? It sounds interesting.
Thank you Rachel... appreciate your DIY videos very much! Blessings Kiddo! 🌻🐛🌿💚🙏💕
Love this ❤I've been wanting to make my own soap for years now and other things in life just take priority. Perhaps someday 🙂Thank you for sharing.
This was the perfect day for u to post this! We r making some goat MILK soap for the first time today! Thanks for the confidence that we can do this! 😊
Thanks for this video. I love gow ypu make things feel do-able
Another wonderful video....... I have the stuff to make soap but scared to death of the lye. You make it look so easy and very informative>>>> Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for not just throwing away the palm (like some wasteful "ecowarrior"). We do better when we know better 💚
Going to have to try this! Thank you Rachel!😊
I started making soap this year also and love it.
That is great! I want to make my own soap now!
Thanks Rachel. This was very interesting.
I recently made my 1st batch of soap! Your technique looks much easier than what I was following, especially putting the oils all in the same bowl! Thanks for a great video! I'd love to see more of your diy products 😊
What a wonderful video. Enjoyed watching it so much. Feels like reading alot of ths comments everyone has thoughts on how you should be making your soap. You did wonderful imo and was so very thorough in explaining everything. Thank you.
Totally random but what is the name of the green color on your walls, i love it!! Also, your soap is beautiful
Just fabulous to watch you do your soap making. I make homemade everything except for this. I truly will stick to lovely ladies like yourself to make the soap and I will be more than happy to purchase it. Cheers
FYI. The video gets stuck on repeat in the middle! ☺️ thanks for this video. Looks like great soap!
I thought I was losing it, with the repeat. Happened on past videos too.😅
I love your vibes. You are so sweet. Love coffee and coffee soaps as well. I stopped making them since for some reason they don’t sell well for me. My coffee sugar scrub does though. There are many substitutes for olive oil. I am using the last bit I was able to get before the prices got out of control. I infused my OO with coffee and the smells comes through. Have some bars made two years ago. Thank you for sharing. Was that in the jars honey?
I’ve heard that cinnamon can burn the private areas. You’ll have to let me know 😂 OR not!
I really enjoyed your soup making video.
Don't know about cinnamon but I found out (rather shockingly) that mint oil in soap or sugar scrub can.
Thanks for this!
What a fun skill to have! I just wish I liked using bar soaps.
Maybe, I'll give it a try one day and change my mind. ❤
Loved it, very informative, thanks for sharing 👍😎
I’ve been wanting to make soap and candles for so long now. Appreciate the video. Ps… fellow Michigan here.
How do you store it after it cures? Do they stick to each other? Do you need to wrap them or place something between them?
I love watching Tanya at Lovely Greens make soaps. She uses natural dyes she makes from plants and flowers. You might want to check her out. She is fun! I like to watch y'all make it, but I don't want to make it myself. I've got to much invested in quilting, gardening and preserving :)
U did a really good job,!
Thank you! It looks a lot simpler when you do it lol
Always have vinegar close in case you have splash back of the lye on your skin.
I just made a comfrey aloe soap-can’t wait to try it
I really want to learn to make colloidal silver soap. It's so expensive! Have you ever incorporated it ? Love this episode!!!!
I make my own soap also, I have a little bit of lye soap left that I made over 40 years ago. Granny Chick helped me make my first batch of lye soap, I was so scared. But since then I have made all kinds of soap, I even make jewel weed soap for poison ivy.
I have had everything to do soap for at least 5 years now. I don't have a hood in our half double and there are so many "scare" things online because of the chemicals trying to learn, it's ridiculous.. Thank you for this video.
That soap you just made gone be so delicious!
I’ve seen folks add the oils to the lye water, it melts the fat and cools the lye at the same time
What do you feel your initial cost is, and cost per bar? Also how do you package your soap for selling or gift giving?
Love the finish on your cast iron. :)
Great video! Ty 😊
I’d like to try this someday.
I love making our own soap , 😊
I have all the things to make goats milk soap but have been putting it off. Do you have a recommendation of a step by step video for that? I had to switch to unscented goats milk soap after my Castile soap started giving me rashes on my hands/wrists .
If you are using goats milk (not powdered), it’s recommended to freeze it into cubes first. Milks have sugar that reacts with lye and can cause the soap to turn brown, or it can sometimes overheat and flow out of the mold. Freezing it first helps keep the heat level down. Soap Queen/Brambleberry has some great tutorials, but there are a ton of other creators with videos on you tube. Good luck!
Could i use tallow and coconut oil and of course lye?
Question about coffee grounds- are those used grounds or fresh coffee that hasn't been used yet?
Awsome Thank Yoy
Maybe you said and I missed it. When you cure the soap do you leave it unwrapped and just open air the entire time it cures? Do you wrap it afterwards or put it in packaging or just continue to leave it unwrapped?
Open air cure, once done I just throw it all in a gallon Ziploc bag for our household
Very nice
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I been making some good soaps. Good luck with olive oil folks.
Hello! Can i ask you an important question? I really want start making my soap but shea butter really smells so bad I can’t even take it 😅 will the smell disappear during the process?
Nope. I threw out my unprocessed shea because of the smell 😢 Luckily processed shea doesn't have the nauseating smell
Fun fun fun
Question: did you double or triple the recipe??
I want to make soap but am so anxious like I was before pressure canning. I just need to do it. 😅
i showed you, it's easy ♥
Can you imagine the smell of peony soaked in oil. Yum! Added to list. Lol :-)
Heat transfer method is safer and quicker.
Never heard of it
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Will you have any soap in your stand??
Rachel, HELP! I can’t find the recipe you have used anywhere, except possibly Facebook which I am not on. I cannot find a youtube channel for The Nerdy Farm Wife. I did find her website, but it doesn’t have this recipe. Can you please help, if you have a minute?
Diane (a loyal follower😉)
Oh dear! I guess I didn't scroll the video info down far enough, but there it is!! Thank you for always being so thorough (I should have known it was there somewhere!). Looking forward to practicing this new skill!...
Rach don't Street about shipping to people. If they want to support you they can take a drive and buy some and meet you!!
Hard to drive from Florida just to shop farm stand 😂. Love Rachel videos,!
@Rachel, Please be careful and use gloves 🧤, accidents happen every day.
Soap n*$I 😂 I find making it just relaxes me. I've got probably 2 years worth.i stay stressed out 😂
#2hpde or #5 ppe plastics are good containers to use
WHOA--xD lye is dangerous and caustic, brave soul with no gloves, in a kitchen, and no gloves. You seem like a pro but PLEASE wear gloves at least! So worried about youuuu
I'm a coward and gonna be using it in my basement lmfaooo