How to make a tallow dish soap bar (and why I switched)
In this post we will walk through how to make a tallow dish soap bar super easily at home! This soap is amazing and has completely changed how we do dishes.
Beginner Friendly Pumpkin Spice Tallow Soap Recipe
If you are ready to jump into fall time, you have to try this easy pumpkin spice tallow soap recipe. Using real pumpkin puree, you can make a beautiful bar of soap that lathers well and feels amazing!
Small Batch Tallow Soap Recipe- Full DIY Tutorial
This tallow soap recipe is for a small batch of soap and is super simple to make. If you have wanted to try your hand at soap making, but don’t want to commit to an entire loaf, this recipe is for you!
Soap Making Materials- An Ultra Informative Guide
Learn what soap making materials are actually important and which ones aren’t with this soap making essentials list. This list comes with a free download so you can refer back to it whenever you need to!
Goat Milk Soap Recipe (With a Complete Guide)
This goat milk soap recipe is one of those cold process soaps that takes a little bit of practice. It can be very easy to scorch the milk and turn it into a not-so-great-smelling bar. In this post I will walk you through the recipe, plus show you some tips to make sure your soap comes out just the way you want! Learning to make your own goat milk soap is not hard, but it does take some practice. I will walk you through some common pitfalls and advise (that works for all cold process soap!) so you can have a beautiful bar! This soap contains goat milk, oats and honey for a triple whammy! This is the most gentle bar of soap I have ever used. This post is all about a goat milk soap recipe. *Please note I may make a small commission if you purchase through my links at no extra cost to you. It really helps support the blog! To read more, click this link. Some very important information before starting your soap There are a few disclaimers before you make any skin care products or soap. Lye can be scary to work with but if you follow the proper safety (I will showcase it below) it doesn’t have to be! Always do a patch test on your skin when trying a new product for the first time, discontinuing use if a rash or any other adverse symptoms appear. This recipe uses fresh goat milk (not powdered) and I have never tried it with powdered milk. You may be able to reconstitute the powdered goats milk and then freeze it. A quick google search may provide that answer. Never blindly follow a recipe you find on the internet. It is always important to run any recipe through a soap calculator before you start as improper lye ratios can burn your skin. ✅ Get the Free Guide Loading… Thank you! Check your email for a link to the PDF download Now that that is out of the way… It’s time to talk materials! For this soap recipe, there are a few materials you need. A large heat safe bowl (for melting the oils) A smaller heat safe bowl (for mixing the lye water) An immersion blender (to speed up the saponification) A soap mold A soap cutting tray Kitchen Scale Kitchen Gloves Eye Protection PH Testing Strips Next up is ingredients The base of this recipe is tallow. If you are interested in a tallow soap bar (without goat milk) click here. Here are all of the ingredients: Tallow- 10 ounces or 283 grams (to learn how to render your own tallow, click here) Olive oil- 10 ounces or 283 grams Coconut oil- 10 ounces or 283 grams Castor oil- 6 ounces or 170 grams Sodium hydroxide (lye)- 5.11 ounces or 145 grams Frozen goats milk- 13.68 ounces or 388 grams Ground oatmeal- 1 cup Honey- 1/4 cup Let’s make soap! To begin, freeze your goats milk in an ice cube tray. This way you can measure out the proper amount easily. It needs to be frozen so you do not burn the goat milk with the lye. I do this the night before to make sure everything is good and frozen. When you are ready to make your soap, add all of the oils (tallow, olive, coconut, castor) into your large mixing bowl ensuring you are using a kitchen scale. Soap making is one where you NEED to be exact. Place your oils on a double boiler (I use a pot filled with water as the base) and turn it to medium heat. You want the oils to slowly melt down. While the oils are heating up, it is time to get your lye solution made. Let’s quickly cover some… Lye safety information Lye is very caustic which means it will BURN. This is not a problem when it is in soap as the saponification process converts the lye into a safe product for our skin. However, until that process is done, the lye is not safe to touch bare skin so take these precautions to protect yourself. Make sure your arms and legs are covered with a long sleeve shirt and long pants. Wear gloves at all times when working with the lye in any form. These can be kitchen gloves, medical gloves, or work gloves. They need to cover your hands in the event there is splash back. Always wear eye protection the entire time. You do not want anything splashing into your eyes. It can blind you. Always work with lye in a well ventilated area. It will release fumes that can injure your lungs if you breathe it in. I always mix the lye solution outside. Keep the lid on the container at all times when not directly in use. Always pour the lye into the water (or goat milk) NEVER pour the water or milk into the lye. Finally, make sure there are never kids or pets around that could potentially get injured. Now that you know how to be safe, it is time to make the lye solution. I always use a pyrex container with a tight lid and then a heat safe bowl. Start by measuring out the goat milk frozen cubes into your heat proof bowl. Take it outside. Next, measure the lye, close the lid and then take it directly outside. Sprinkle 1/3 the lye over the goat cubes and slowly mix. When there is frozen cubes, there is extra risk of splash back. When the lye has melted into the milk, add another 1/3. Repeat the process once more and then put the lid back onto the lye container. Bring the mixture carefully inside and place it off to the side. The lye container can go straight into the dishwasher and turned on. Lye is also a cleaner so it should not wreck your dishwasher. (Always follow manufacturers directions.) Allow the oils to cool down
Coffee Soap Recipe (Using Tallow!)
Do you love the smell of coffee and want to infuse it into your soap? This coffee soap recipe is the perfect way to do that! In this post I will show you how to make a delightful coffee soap that adds the perfect amount of exfoliation to your shower routine. Please note I may make a small commission if you purchase through my links at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support! Find our disclosure policy here. Is there any smell that is better than fresh brewed coffee? I don’t think so! This soap bar combines the invigorating smell and exfoliation of coffee with the nourishing properties of tallow. I am always looking out for fun new recipes to make using all natural ingredients as we have extremely sensitive skin in our family. If you still want fun bath products that are gentle on your skin, consider making your own. Here is a fun entry way to making your own soap. This post is all about a coffee soap recipe. Materials Needed For This Coffee Soap For all cold process soap recipes, there are a few materials that are always needed. Some of these are common around a house and others will need to be purchased specifically for soap making. Soap Loaf Mold (this recipe will fill one of these molds to the top, providing you with approximately 10, 4 ounce bars.) Soap Cutting Box/ Tools (you can use a knife and cutting board but the bars may not be even. I also love the look of the wavy soap!) Kitchen Scale (this doesn’t have to be fancy but it is a requirement to properly measure soap. If you do not use the exact amounts of oils and lye, the soap may burn you.) A Large Mixing Bowl (you do not want any of the soap overflowing!) An Immersion Blender (I am sure you could technically mix a soap batter by hand but it would take so much longer to reach trace.) Gloves (to protect your hands and keep things sanitary.) Eye Protection (to ensure nothing splashes into your eyes and potentially blinds you.) PH Testing Strips (to ensure a safe bar.) Fine Mesh Strainers (to remove the large coffee grounds) ✅ Get the Free Guide Loading… Thank you! Check your email for a link to the PDF download What Ingredients Are In this Coffee Soap? For all soap products, you will need lye. For a cold process soap bar, you will need sodium hydroxide. Remember, lye (sodium hydroxide) is caustic and will burn you if it gets on your skin. We will go over lye safety a little further into the post. The oils you will need: 283 Grams of Tallow (To learn how to render your own, click here) 283 Grams of Coconut Oil 283 Grams of Olive Oil 170 Grams of Castor Oil For the lye solution you will need: 145 Grams Sodium Hydroxide. You can find this at a soap supply shop or here. 388 Grams of Distilled Water {Related: How to make a tallow soap that works for everything!} Is Lye Scary to Work With? It can be very intimidating to start working with lye. I know when I first started I was nervous as well! There are some steps that can greatly decrease the risk you take and I will outline them for you here. ALWAYS wear eye protection. In the horrible event the lye water or soap batter splashes up at you, you want to make sure you will not get it into your eyes. Know what the MSDS says. Some people will tell you to keep an acid (such as vinegar) close to you in the event any lye gets on you. The MSDS disagrees heavily and instead tells you to focus on flushing the area with WATER for at least 15 minutes. Always seek medical care after you flush. ALWAYS keep your body covered. This means gloves, long sleeve shirts, full pants and shoes. You do not want there to be an opportunity to splash onto bare skin. Pour the lye into a heat safe container that has a lid such as a pyrex storage container and make sure the lid stays on the whole time. Always use lye in a well ventilated area. It creates a lot of fumes that can damage your lungs. It is also an exothermic reaction, meaning it creates heat so be careful when moving the lye mixture. Pour the lye into the water or in this case, coffee and never the other way around. {Related: Easy Tallow Soap Bar That Works for Everything} How to make the coffee soap The night before you intend on making the soap, brew a very strong pot of coffee. Pour the coffee into ice cube trays and freeze them over night. Weigh out all of your oils in a large, heat safe bowl. (283 grams each of tallow, coconut oil and olive oil and 170 grams of castor oil) Add in 50 grams of ground coffee. Bring the bowl over to a double boiler (or a pot filled with water) and allow the oils to melt down completely before lowering the temperature and allowing the oils to infuse for at least 3 hours. How to strain the coffee from the oils 5. When the coffee oil has a fragrant smell, remove it from the heat using oven mitts and allow it to rest until it has cooled down and you can safely touch the bowl without a burn. Make sure the oils stay liquid though. 6. Add a fine mesh strainer to a secondary bowl and pour the contents of the first bowl, through the strainer into the second bowl. This will allow the small pieces of coffee to remain in your batter as a gentle exfoliant but will remove the large pieces that could scratch you. 7. Return the mix to the double boiler over low heat to re warm. Making the lye
How to Make Liquid Soap From Scratch
This liquid soap from scratch is simple to make in bulk to last you the year! This post will walk you through making liquid soap step by step so you can feel confident making it at home!
Easy Tallow Soap That Works for Everything!
This easy tallow soap bar feels so amazing and is very beginner friendly. If you have been wanting to try your hand at soap making, this is the recipe for you!