Chickens in the Road - Group: CITR Retreat Workshop Help

retreats hard soap recipe???? by jamitysmom

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 18:28:48 -0500

Hi Marjo! Sorry, I didn't see this until today! I have only made three batches of soap so far, the first one was the very first one that Suzanne posted. I think it was called "sugar dreams" or something like that. I really liked that one - it has a little sugar in it and it's a creamy white, it's a simple soap and I didn't use any essential oils or perfumes. The second one was at the retreat and my husband liked that one a lot. I didn't like it as well because it was scented. I guess I prefer an unscented soap! The last batch was Susanne's Chocolate Spa Soap - it came out great looking but I have no idea if I like it because I gave it all away! Have you made any yet?

Jan

retreats hard soap recipe???? by marjohalleran

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 09:50:38 -0500

Thank you Jamitys mom. I just notice you posted the recipe!! Cant wait to try it.

Do you have a favorite soap recipe?

retreats hard soap recipe???? by jamitysmom

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 08:30:13 -0500

I just found this here - I have the recipe. It's for "Simple HP Bar Soap" - Batch size 2#/ Water: 38% / Super Fat/Discount: 6%

Water 12.16 ounces or 344 grams

Lye (NaOH) 4.45 ounces or 126 grams

Oils:

Coconut, 76 deg - 8 ounces or 227 grams

Crisco - 18 ounces or 510 grams

Canola - 6 ounces or 170 grams

Total Oils: 32 ounces or 907 grams

Hope this helps!

Jan

Question on hard soap making by Crystal

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:44:52 -0500

jamitysmom said
Crystal, thanks for the information on using coconut oil in hot process soapmaking. I've only made one batch - so far - but I did use lard, olive and coconut oil in it. It came out great. The only thing I don't like is that it's so "soft". It doesn't last very long and gets soft sitting in a soap dish. Maybe that's the nature of hand made soap? Is there a way to make it harder without sacrificing the lather?

Your calendula soap looks beautiful! They all look beautiful but I especially like the look of the calendula.

jan

Jan what where the % of each oil?Oils have different proprieties
http://summerbeemeadow.com/content/properties-soapmaking-oils

This chart works well for hard soaps also if you run your recipe on soap calc it will show you the hardness level of your recipe

also I would like to state that even thou you can use HP soap right away it does get harder with time as the water dries out of it

Question on hard soap making by Crystal

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:40:28 -0500

GAFARMLADY61 said
Would appreciate if you could recommend a location to purchase the lye necessary for making soap. My cousin is interested. I milked one of the goat and got the milk he needed and he apparently has the other ingredients except the lye. He has tried contacting the grocery stores, farm supply, etc here in our area (Southeast Georgia) and has not been successful. He only needs a very small amount. Thanks.

try ace hardware stores in the plumbing area

Question on hard soap making by jamitysmom

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:20:41 -0500

Crystal, thanks for the information on using coconut oil in hot process soapmaking. I've only made one batch - so far - but I did use lard, olive and coconut oil in it. It came out great. The only thing I don't like is that it's so "soft". It doesn't last very long and gets soft sitting in a soap dish. Maybe that's the nature of hand made soap? Is there a way to make it harder without sacrificing the lather?

Your calendula soap looks beautiful! They all look beautiful but I especially like the look of the calendula.

jan

Question on hard soap making by GAFARMLADY61

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:47:47 -0400

Would appreciate if you could recommend a location to purchase the lye necessary for making soap. My cousin is interested. I milked one of the goat and got the milk he needed and he apparently has the other ingredients except the lye. He has tried contacting the grocery stores, farm supply, etc here in our area (Southeast Georgia) and has not been successful. He only needs a very small amount. Thanks.

Question on hard soap making by Crystal

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 03:53:40 -0400

jamitysmom said
I have just read a recipe for a soap made with all coconut oil - it's superfatted to counteract the drying nature of coconut oil. Has anyone tried this? The recipe is for cold process but I am wondering if you can use the crockpot method to do a hard process soap? Any thoughts?

Jan

Jan i use coconut oil in some of my recipes it adds a nice lather here in the city with the hard water it will even lather in salt water. I try to keep it under 20 % of my oils, I use it with lard and olive oil sometimes I add coco butter and/or shea butter as well depending on what I am making. I am a fan of hot process soaps thou I do make cold as well and I add about 2% more water to my recipes when Hot Processing simply because I like a creamer looking bar

My Bergamot mint soap this is a HP

My calendula soap

My Oats n Honey HP soap this was made in a PVC pipe

Question on hard soap making by marjohalleran

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 16:53:50 -0400

CindyP, could you post the soap recipe we used at the retreat??

Question on hard soap making by Holly in MO

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 16:09:24 -0400

I have a 2.5qt. crock pot. Is this big enough to make the size batch we made in the retreat workshop ?

retreats hard soap recipe???? by marjohalleran

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 10:16:12 -0400

Ive misplace the recipe for the hard soap we made at the retreat. Can any one give it to me?

Question on hard soap making by jamitysmom

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:07:13 -0400

I have just read a recipe for a soap made with all coconut oil - it's superfatted to counteract the drying nature of coconut oil. Has anyone tried this? The recipe is for cold process but I am wondering if you can use the crockpot method to do a hard process soap? Any thoughts?

Jan