As a new soap maker I am thrilled that I came across your channel. Thank you for your time, honest information, and no fluff attitude! You make information easy to absorb and don’t adhere to the hype. You’re awesome!

I'm so glad I ran across this video! The wait time has been killing me.

Two thumbs up for your honesty

Thank you so much! I have been making soap for just over a month and have been waiting to use the soaps I had made first until I got past the 6 week mark so that they were safe to use. You've put my mind at ease!

I'm really glad to have come across this video. I shared this with a friend of mine who is having trouble with hot-process soaping, but still chooses it over cold-process simply because she forgets to make it far enough in advance to allow for curing for several weeks. I myself am very new to soaping and appreciate your approach!

You mentioned French milled soap. I LOVE French milled soap. It lasts so much longer than regular HP or CP soap. Even if you put embeds, that will help your soap to last longer also.

I made my first batch over the Christmas holiday and was waiting to use it first week in February (the 6 week mark). Then i came across your channel and tried my soap right way. It lathered and cleaned beautifully. My boyfriend and he loved it too. Thank you so much!!!

I use a water discount in all my batches now. Sometimes I use just enough water to get my lye dissolved and it makes a huge difference. WSP had a chart that compared the different water % in the batches and showed how long it took for the water to evaporate. I also find that adding milk powder, either coconut or goats milk to the batch makes the bars really hard. Thank you for being willing to have a no nonsense approach to this! Can’t wait for more videos.

Please make a video about beard soap and solid shampoo for hair. Your videos are very helpful! Thank you.

I agree with You,my store bought soaps don't last all that long anyways ...So you are correct

Did Uncle John just say that I don't have to wait 4 to 6 weeks to use my soap.

WOW! I'm so glad I found your channel!! I'm just starting out at soap making and was almost considering giving it up! I was scared to death of lye, worried about no letting it cure long enough, had no idea what oils to use...turns out you don't have to be a rocket scientist to make soap!!!! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!!!! P.S. LOVE THE BEARD!!!

i am making cold and hot process for about 10 yrs now, in cold process must be cure for a month and a weeks or more, the more you cure the cold process the more the soap is not harmful to your skin, i have used a cold process for just 3 wks old and i can still feel the little burning in my skin, unlike the hot process it will only cure for 2wks and it is more soft to the skin.

I am going to make my first batch of Castile soap soon. I have heard so many different things about curing time. Some people say, “ Oh, I cure my Castile soap 6 months to a year.” Others say it is safe to use in 24 hrs but you should wait about 4 weeks. I love your videos . The way you make things so simple and easy through your experience. Some people make soap making sound so complicated, difficult and scary. Honestly I think most people are saying a lot of these things, like scaring you when you don’t need to be, because of liability to them. It scares a lot of people away from making cold process soap. But because of people like you , I have decided it’s not that scary! I mean, you have to be careful with everyday things like you said in your fragrance and essential oils video. Not too much of anything. Following directions. Like bleach, you use it every day when you do your laundry or clean, but you are careful not to get it on your skin or in your eyes! I knew a lady that worked at a laundromat and bleach splashed in her eye and she went to the dr for treatment and had to wear an eye patch for a while. You just have to have common sense and do your research. I love it when you say “ It’s no big deal !! Thanks! 😊

BOOM! That is what I needed to know. So.... No making and having to wait weeks to try to sell, or figure a month or two and guesstimate ahead on what I may or may not need. This is right on time. Thanks. I subscribe to very very few channels. YOU have a new subscriber.

Thank You Uncle Jon. I have a craft show this Saturday and was not going to be able to take my 2 newest soaps because it had not been 30 days curing time. Well, after watching this video, they will be going with me. Thanks again.

Where did ya go? You have not put out a new video in a long time.....I enjoy your videos and your different way of teaching others to make soap. Thx

I just did my first batch of soaps last week, and used my first bar after 24 hrs and it was completely safe to use, I was a bit nervous due to all the vids in here that suggest otherwise but the only thing that was off was the fragrance Im sure I didn’t add enough. Your the man uncle!!

I just love how real and frank your information is! Respect👍

Excellent! Down to Earth answers to questions no one else wants to address!

best video on youtube!!! I always use/ test my soap the next day.

I agree with your advice. Curing is only really to dry the soap. To further this argument, I have actually pH tested (digital lab grade pH probe) my soap 12, 24, and three weeks. They were all the same for four different batches. Hand made soap should be between 9-10 give or take if you don't pH balance them. So, yeah. It is safe the next day.

Very useful and honest advice.

I'm a beginner in soap making. I make my soap via cold process. This video is a big help for starters like me. Thanks for the information

I just came across your channel and i appreciate all the info you anwered all the Questions i had in mind i will def subscribe!!

Thank you!! It’s been killing me to wait a month or more. I think I’m going to go take a shower! 😂😂😂

I'm so happy I've found you,you've simplified it all for me and I thank you from the U.K

Thank you. I agree 1000%. I hear everyone say a bar of soap gets milder. I use my soap the next day. I always go by feel. Once the soap gets a good, dry skin I put it on the shelves.

A video on "aesthetics"? Beveled edges, var. shapes, color patterns (natural or designed), i.e. un-packaged & then your thoughts on economic vs. "fancy" packaging. Not that some details haven't been addressed already. Thanks.

Thank you Jon this is really useful information for me as a newbie soap maker 👍🏻🌞

Glad I came across your video!!!! I thought would have to wait weeks before using the soap I am going to make. Thank you!!!

You are so very helpful! Thank you, I made 7 different batches of soap so far and I am letting them cure for 4-6weeks, but ill try one today just to get a feel for it etc lol

Couldn't remember if I've watched this or not. Totally agree.

love your videos and the straight to the point information , so many soapmakers make to much deal out of it

Brother, you have answered some good questions I had about curing and how soon soap can be used. I appreciate you ✊🏽

New soap maker and new subscriber. Thank you. Just what I needed.

Awesome! Thank you for the information. I have been having a great time making soap. I’m not going to wait 6 weeks anymore!!! Woo Hoo!

You're the brother I never had and always needed to calm me down from the scare hysteria out there... lol Thank you, my newbie anxiety has gone way down.

You've literally been answering all of my questions with several videos! Thank you so much!🙏🏻

So thankful for this info. I can use the soap now😊

Thanks again John for another great video i am making my own soap and everyone LOVES it one more step in self reliance thanks again --Rick

Uncle John- Found your channel thinking about making soap. Thanks for all the guidance and help.

I'm a 3-batch wonder: 2x hot process, 1x cold process (may have trouble cutting it -- will've left it 2.5 days -- olive/coconut oil soap). I watch videos as much for confidence as I do for education. Thanks!

Thank you Uncle Jon! You have really eased my mind. I have been making soap ( cold process ) for a couple of years now and because of health issues have just used my last bar .. made some more a few days ago .. ( I have Lupus ) so I make Castile soap without scent etc. Thank you!

Thank you for this video!

I learnt a lot from this video.

You inspire me so much! I am a big fan of your videos. And now I am much more comfortable using my homemade soap.

Thank you so much I appreciate all your videos especially this one.

Thanks for the video. You answered every single question I had about making soap in one video. I have not yet made my first batch I'm hoping this started in the next couple of days I want to learn as much as I possibly can. Again thanks for the video

Uncle Jon I finally made my soap with shea butter and olive oil. Its pretty soft, doesn't lather much but I tried your curing test process. I'm using my soap after 36 hours its perfect. And smells natural

Thank you! I’ve held this same position! You rock! Keep up the great videos

Your videos are so simple and informative.. love them..

Soo happy to know this.Thank you.

Thanks for confirming my suspicions. I didn't have any patience and tested my first soaps a few days after making them, seemed perfectly fine. I did find that a few weeks made the bar harder like you said, but for personal use I don't see any point in waiting a month.

Thanks Uncle Jon,I'll try my soap this week.

Oh my word...I have four batches from up to two weeks ago..waiting...yippy!

Thank you again Uncle Jon, you have allayed my fears of making my first batch of soap.

thankyou from new zealand 🌵

Wow Uncle Jon thanks for the info, some of my friends like my soap, I'm going to make a new batch soon.

Yes, finally. Thanks a lot for explaining and clarifying this so simply and with no hassle. Now I feel ready to try my very first batch of soap today;) was just a bit confusing about this.. I had to go through quite a lot of other people´s videos and blogs to get here to your video haha, but all worth it! and subscribing to yours now. Have a great day and thanks a lot for sharing

So helpful thank you!

Thank you for this information. I had pretty much come to the same conclusion. I use ph test strips and found with a 10% superfat and a long gel phase I often achieve a ph of 8.

It’s funny how angry this topic gets soapers. If I make a HP soap and I’m out of soap, I use it right away all the time. Makes no difference to me. Also, I make my own and have so much soap I don’t need to last for a month. I just want it to clean my skin.

My sister has a recipe that is so nice. cures very hard but has a nice lather and isn't drying. after unused bars have been sitting for a year, the bars certainly do last longer than after the first month. perhaps its the recipe you use. also, i store my handmade soap bars outside of the shower, to let them dry. they last much longer. I also don't usually run the bar under water. instead i simply use my wet hands to lather and i set it down. most any soap bars i use seem to last forever.

Thanks I was worried about curing time for soap

from all the way from south Texas, your the man jon

Ahhh! Thanks. Made my first soap a few days ago thinking I can't use them for at least a month. First attempt was not brilliant, I squirted aftershave in it while it was "trace" that soon disappeared and it's a bit harsh, made with stale sunflower oil. Second batch, classic recipe using olive oil/coconut oil and some lavender essential oil (which subsided pretty fast). Today's batch: olive oil/rapeseed oil/coconut oil and ...LARD! essential oils mixed with cornstarch ...fingers crossed :-) Thumbs up/subbed.

OH man! This helped so much!

This is gold! Thank you! 👍🏻

Woo hoo love this

I test my cold process within 2 weeks of birth. It's perfectly fine other than the hardening/water evaporating aspect of it. I'm ok with a bar of soap that is not brick hard. ;0) Thank you Uncle Jon..

Great, that is what I want to heare. Thank you very much.

I just made my own soap today for the first time, I only added mango butter, melt and pour soap, some fragrance. It smells nice, but it makes my skin so dry😞. I can't wait to get the rest of my ingredients to put in it.

Loving your vids. Learning heaps.

Thank you,I made some and used the one left in the container same day

Just getting interested and haven't even made my first batch. Was thinking to kate to gave as Christmas gift. Zap test and curing info is great information. Thanks

Thank you for this video! I've been a fan of M&P for a while but now I've started to test with CP and I've been trying to find info on the curing so this helps so much!

Thanks for the tips 👍☺️

Thanks so much man

Excelente trabajo Tio Jons..gracias por tus conocimientos..buena suerte en tu negocio.

So happy came across this video😅

Thank you so much I love the way you explain it , You solved my problem Thank you again God bless you.

I found when you soap with animal milk, even hot process, it Sometimes may have an off smell for a couple of weeks. After that it tends to smell of e.o. or fragrance.

2 words-you rock!

nice too see a guy in the soap game new sub

Please keep making videos

Hi John. Very informative no-nonsense advice. I started soaping earlier this year and made a beautiful lavendar soap - rooky error to mix the buds through the mix (very scratchy). I also made Olive oil soap - they also turned out very well - a lovely light creamy colour, well cured now & very moisturising. I've been looking for info about using expired kitchen oils for soaping i.e. macadamia, avocado, olive oil. I know essential oils go off and affect the soap. Is it the same for cooking oils - if I can't cook with them can I still use them in soap making? Thank you.

Very cool and extremely informative. I figured that the "curing time" that I kept hearing about was mostly hype. I've seen other videos where people have unmolded their castile olive oil soap after 24 hours and have started using it and it would be rock hard and produce a very nice lather. Plus someone told me that they had added 1 tablespoon of sodium lactate to their soap and that it made the bar extremely hard and nearly impossible to cut after 24 hours.

thank for the iformation for me learn more

Ey uncle john, i really like your channel. I've recently started with soap making.... bought some stuff and started doing the soap making. One succesfull batch made of sunflower oil with coconut.... worked out fine.... little bit on the soft side to my opinion but super proud :)... in al my enthousiasm i started making a 2nd batch.... i wanted it to be a harder batch of soap but ran out of oil.... so instead of only coco and sunflower.... i made a batch of coco (130 grams), sunflower(825 grams) and wheat oil( 45 gram,) total of 1 kilogram aka 1000 grams...not a perfect recipe.... for a harder soap, but like i said, ran out of oil. 5 % superfat 30 % naoh , (328.38 grams of water) lye (140.74 grams)... i have a scale that doesnt go beyond 0. Etc... only 1 gram... not 1.4 gram for example... just one gram at the time.... so i made lye round of to a 141 grams and water 328 grams... does it come so super precise? I'm on fire now ;) and getting more adventurous, LOL and wanted to put some essential oil in.... i've read online it is ''safe' like european standards to put in 3% of essential oils in your soap.... they're are talking 'bout the weight of the carrying oils... my batch is 1000 grams so 3 % is like 30 grams..... i've only put in 1% so 10 grams....( lavender)... i cured my soap for a day but is was still gue if i spelled it correctly... and like you explained in your video.... it also zapped my tongue.... so i let it rest for another day.... the soap came pretty decent out of the form'' so it was decently hardened... but then..... LoL i took it under the shower.. it started to get crumbley.... i could made a ball of it with my hands.... but then the worst part.... i'm washing my beard with it and it started to burn..... i quickly rinsed of.... i'm still in one piece and everything.... but i'm wondering...... where did i go wrong.... that the batch isn't very hard .... i get it.... because of the oils i've used.... i'm pretty sure i measured everything correctly.... did i just over do the essential oils.... even though i only used 1% of the total weight so in this case 10 grams.... how much should'''/can you put in it? Depends on taste... i know but for safety...or.... should i buy a more precise measuring tool because it only does 1 grams...? Soooo.... uncle John.... i hope you have time to answer my question.... i'm liking your videos.... a badass looking dude making dope soap.... greetings from the Netherlands.

Thanks for the video, very interesting

Nice video

I’m so glad I found your channel!!! Very informative, thank you!!!!

Love your videos!!!

Thank you!

Wow great info I was miserable thinking I had to wait six to eight weeks on my cold process soap I tried using mine after 4 days as hand soap then said ok I didn't die, so I showered with it, it was my first bar I ever made (made a 42 oz loaf) and this guy was right it worked great the info he gave was accurate, I just made three more loaves today will unmold tommorow. Thanks for the great information. Finally someone who doesn't try and scare you and explains how to test it, (zap test) I subscribed this video was what I needed.

I just made a batch that took 2 days to set up or harden enough to remove from the mold- it's curing ok now. The (different recipe) batch before that one was hard enough in 3 hrs. One was Lard, the other Coconut oil. I don't intend to sell soap. I'm a hobbyist. I like to try anything and everything until I get good at it. I have a recipe that works perfectly every time and another one I'm still trying to fix, but I'll get it right if it takes forever. We do have enough soap to last us many years now. I need to know how to store it.

I love this thank you!!

Thank you for this information

Love watching you unc’