It was so much easier than I thought it would be. I was worried about using lye, but in truth it wasn't a big deal. Yes, the safety precautions were necessary. If something does happen to go wrong with lye, you need to be prepared.
So I made the soap and used a stick blender to get it to "trace". That took about 20 minutes. I did take breaks and just hand stir from time to time because the motor on the blender was getting a bit hot. Even though I only paid $1 for it doesn't mean it's ok to blow up the motor on the first batch.
The soap had to sit in the mold for two days. So last night I unmolded it and cut it into bars. Now it just needs 3-4 weeks to harden. I got 12 medium sized bars from it. Since it's my first batch I didn't worry about cutting them perfectly even. I just eye balled it the best I could.I have a feeling I'll be making quite a lot of soap in the near future.
If you are on my Christmas list, I hope you like soap!
So I made the soap and used a stick blender to get it to "trace". That took about 20 minutes. I did take breaks and just hand stir from time to time because the motor on the blender was getting a bit hot. Even though I only paid $1 for it doesn't mean it's ok to blow up the motor on the first batch.
The soap had to sit in the mold for two days. So last night I unmolded it and cut it into bars. Now it just needs 3-4 weeks to harden. I got 12 medium sized bars from it. Since it's my first batch I didn't worry about cutting them perfectly even. I just eye balled it the best I could.I have a feeling I'll be making quite a lot of soap in the near future.
If you are on my Christmas list, I hope you like soap!
2 comments:
Wow, I hope I'm on your Christmas list. :-)
Sounds like you had fun with this! One more thing that puts you closer to your "real farm" from your dreams, right? Way to go!
I make soap too. I'm surprised it took 20 minutes to trace. It usually takes mine about 5 minutes or less. I use a stick blender and follow the directions on www.millersoap.com, except I use goat milk instead of water.
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