Hi! I just found your video. Been making soap since 2007, but have stopped in the past few years as the cost of products has sky-rocketed. Just wanted to say that I use a pitcher like you do for my lye water but I set it in a sink filled with ice water to help it cool faster. Also, I use a combination of ice and water for my mixture before adding the lye. To keep the pitcher with the lye water from "floating" in the sink with ice water, I use a very long handled wooden spoon and put it through the handle on the pitcher allowing the ends of spoon to rest on the sides of the sink. This helps the lye water to reach a lower temperature quicker. Also, as other commenters have noted, I use safety equipment including long cuffed rubber gloves, eye goggles, a respirator with filters like sold at the auto parts stores, and a plastic apron to protect my clothing, and close-toed shoes. Glad to see you linked the safety recommendations as they are very important. Good video!

Really nice looking soap, thank you for sharing your recipe.

Thanks for sharing!

Just from your website....i love it . Been want to start soap making now i am encouraged. Thanks

I was happy to see a simple soap recipe with so few ingredients. My daughter gave me flower soap molds for Mother's day, so we decided to try this recipe. We waited 48 hours exactly before unmolding the soap flowers, but when we did the soap was still really soft and the designs didn't turn out well. I'm not sure what I did wrong. I'm hoping the soap will harden and still be usable. Maybe I didn't mix the soap batter to a thick enough trace. Could that make a big difference? I'm just starting my adventures in soap making.

Thanks for sharing plus I found your advice really helpful. Love the Instant Pot idea too. It will encourage me to use mine.😊

Good job and thank you for sharing.

Great explanation and video

Your soap is good and easy going

Thank you🌹.

You brought me to yor channel with fermented peppers and now this helpful soap recipe for reassurance that i (as an old Grammie) can do it, too! Love your exlpanation style and gracious comment replies... thank you, now i must subscribe! ❤

I thought you were making hot process at first. Lovely soap!

I'm a professional soap maker. You did pretty good. Just a few pro tips. You are right, oil and lye water doesn't have to be the same temperature. I soap 90 degrees or less. You can mix lye water the night before and let it get to room temperature. Lower your water to lye ratio to 2:1 Increase your superfat to 7-10%

Wounderfull

As far as the mixer, could a drill with paint mixer blade be used for this? Also do I need a pressure cooker?

Walmart has the cheapest olive oil ...

So as you're mixing with the blender, is that when you would add your essential oils to the party? I am so impressed by you! Just FYI ❤️

can you make us a percentage rate or ur recipe

Can you use old oil that is well past it's due date or would that be a bad idea? Thanks for the video.

Hi! I have a question, can I use grapeseed oil or canola oil to replace the olive oil?

Can you make this as hot process or would the amount of ingredients have to change?

There is no room for error when it comes to making lye soap.

Please your recipe thank you

Mam ingriendients in gms ?

can you let people know the % you can use of essential oil because each one is different - you cant just biff in whatever you fancy - i love making Bastille soap - as you said it is a good soap and an easy soap to learn on - have you ever done a Castile soap - even easier with just olive oil - great job though showing us how to

Thank you but I don't understand

Why are you not wearing gloves, eye protection, sleeves, from the very beginning, the dry lye can be very caustic if it get on your skin and will blind you if it get in the eyes

Wow, that's a lot of coconut oil (>37%)...my skin wouldn't like it. Why did you use so much water?