My Friend is Making Soap

Hi all!
My good friend, Jodi, is making soap from her own goat milk. I gave her one of my videos last year. I'm not sure if she watched it or not. She doesn't use my recipe for goat milk soap and was concerned that her bars of soap are not very hard. She said she uses olive oil, vegetable (soy) oil, and coconut oil in her recipe. I have also had various other individuals ask me about using other oils, like sweet almond oil, castor oil, cocoa butter, shea butter, and more.

It is always a good idea to start with one good recipe and then to modify off that recipe than to just make a totally new recipe. Why? Because with soap, so many things can go wrong and it is difficult to determine exactly what the problem with a soap was, if everything was different. It is a good idea to educate yourself on the properties of the different oils and know what they do for your soap. If you want a hard bar of soap, it is not a great idea to use much castor or sweet almond oil as they make the bar soft. But castor oil can contribute to lather, so use sparingly.

I'm happy my little effort in putting together this video has helped a lot of people get started making soap. Please feel free to leave a comment on your soap making progress!

Enjoy the day!
Cherie