How to use the roots of ordinary rhubarb from the garden to make plant-based pink soap. This involves infusing dried rhubarb root in oil and using it to make soap. This rhubarb soap recipe creates beautiful soap bars that range in color from soft pink to coral pink.
There is a wide variance in intensity and hue when working with natural soap colorants, and rhubarb is no different. How much rhubarb powder you use, the quality of the rhubarb root, how much rhubarb-infused oil you use, and whether you gelled the soap are all factors in the final colors you get. With this recipe, I found that ungelled rhubarb soap stayed a softer and truer pink, while the gelled soap had a coral tinge to it.
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What temperature should my oils and lye be?What happens if they are too hot or too cold?How can I avoid volcanoes in hot process soap making?So many questions are asked about this subject and yet I doubt you will get the same answer from every soap maker. Everybody has their own way of doing things, their own preferences and annoyingly they are all probably right in the answer they will give you as there is no magical figure to work towards.
You will often read that you should soap at temperatures at between 80 and 120 fahrenheit. You will also read that the butters/oils and lye should be the same temperature or within 10 degrees of each other. Not wrong but not the only answer either!
When I teach in my soap making workshops I always say to aim for a temperature of around 100f for both lye and oils and I explain that this is not the holy grail of temperatures as it were, but when you are learning you need a guide, a benchmark to work to. I also know it is a good temperature for beginners in general as there is no risk of a false trace and the batter won't thicken up as quickly as it would at a higher temperature and so they have a little more time to work with it.
However you will find some soap makers work with their lye at room temperature (this enables them to masterbatch the lye and saves time), to compensate they will generally have their oils at a higher temperature. If you have your oils cool as well you will run the risk of a false trace ie your oils begin to set due to the temperature being lower than their melting point and you could mistake this for trace.
Other soap makers will use the heat transfer method. This involves using the hot, just made, lye solution to melt their butters and oils instead. ( This does not work for all recipes - if you have a high level of hard oils it will not stay hot enough long enough)
If you are making an olive oil soap for example, you won't run the risk of a false trace if you soap at too cold a temperature as it won't set, you will find however that it may take forever to get to trace as generally the warmer the temperature the faster the trace. Conversely, coconut oil soap reaches trace quite quickly and lower temperatures will make it easier for you to control this.
Warmer temperatures will be a factor in helping to reduce soda ash and if you are making soap with bees wax you will have no option but to use hot oils. Beeswax melts at 145f, you need to ensure it does not set before it is mixed with the lye.
This is a very quick overview of situations whereby your recipe will impact on the temperature you aim for but it just helps to give you an understanding of the process and why there is no cut and dried rule regarding temperatures.
For those of you who do not hot process but are intrigued about what a volcano is in that context - imagine a saucepan of milk boiling over but that instead of milk it is hot soap! That is exactly what it is like - it can happen extremely quickly when your soap overheats and if you don't catch it soon enough there is not much you can do about it - except for watch it boil over!
I am very much a fan of both - is that allowed? If I had to sway one way it would probably be cold process now, mainly because it has many more possibilities, is flexible and making larger batches is easier but there is a little more that can go wrong. If you asked me the same question a few years ago however I would have said hot process as that is the method I built my business using and at the time I found it more forgiving. The botton line is however, they both have their benefits and drawbacks.
If you are unsure what the difference is, cold process is the age old traditional method, no external heat is used during the process other than to melt the oils. Curing time for your soap is 4 to 6 weeks.
Hot process soap making involves 'cooking' your soap which speeds the saponification process up considerably however a cure is still needed albeit I think you can get away with using a it a little sooner.
6 You can choose your superfat! ie You can choose a really luxurious butter or oil and add it in after your soap is cooked and it will not be turned in to soap but remain free floating which will in turn be extra moisturising for your skin.
2 It is much harder to do lovely swirls and different colours - it is not impossible but you need to be very experienced, use a slightly different method which is harder to accomplish and add extra ingredients to keep your soap batter fluid - and to be honest it still does not swirl as well.
I teach both hot and cold process soap making. If you would like to find out more about my soap making workshops then take a look here or if you prefer to learn in the comfort of your own home but with online support form me then check out my eBook here or online soap making video course here.
Jiggles like gelatin, but washes like soap! These DIY jelly soap gummies are a great project for kids! Use any kind of liquid hand soap for endless scent options! This post contains affiliate links.
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Cute idea! I am going to use it for our online kids church lessons. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of my kids parents are not able to go out to the store. Is gelatin optional to make the soap? Are they able to just refrigerate the soap in the molds if they are unable to go out and get this item? I know that defeats the purpose of the gummy soap, but to still include those that do not have gelatin I thought they could at least make their own soap bars..
This looks like such a fun little project to make and I plan to make this, but I only have gelatin leaves/sheets at the moment. Would they work as well with the same amount as the gelatin powder? Also, would regular food coloring work instead of soap coloring?
How long have you been soaping for and how did you get started?
I learned how to make cold process soap in the fall of 2010 at the homeschool co-op my family attends when I was 16, but had experimented with melt and pour when I was only 12. My creative and inspirational teacher, Mrs. Mendez, took the time to explain the chemistry and science behind soap making and I was hooked instantly.
I was dazzled by the process of saponification and the different effects special oils and butters have on your skin. I knew within my first semester of taking the class that I wanted to take my hobby to a professional level. On September 15, 2011, almost exactly a year and multiple recipes later, I began Royalty Soaps.
What sort of advice would you give to those soapers just starting their businesses?
There are a few things I wish someone would have told me when I first started. First of all, write down EVERYTHING you purchase for soap from the very beginning. Get into the habit of having this list up to date and detailed. Having this has helped me so much when comparing prices for supplies and charting my growth.
Hello, I have not been able to find information about whether there is a difference between Palm Kernel Oil and Palm Kernel Flakes. I can easily find Palm Kernel Flakes, but not so much for Palm Kernel Oil.
Katie White I am so inspired by her. She is amazing and a fantastic example to young girls as well as boys . I know they love watching her videos too. Her soap is amazing and her family life is something you do not see every day sadly anymore . Thanks Bramble Berry for interviewing Katie. She is a great example to soaping. Katie is so right about using quality product, love that embed mold too!
I love Katie and her videos! She is so sweet and nice. An uplifting, friendly lady who also makes gorgeous soaps! Thanks for interviewing her! She is one of my inspirations! I totally agree with her on that Champagne Fragrance Oil too. Probably my fave BB scent ever.
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Before I started making soap, I asked a friend if I could stop by and watch her make a batch. She agreed, and that afternoon in her kitchen helped me become comfortable enough with the process to try on my own. 152ee80cbc
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