cindym Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 unmolded my two batches today using this recipe, I added silk to the water, this is a creamy bubbly lovely soap. it will be slamming when it is cured. Thanks for the recipe darlink:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escentiallysoy Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Thank you for posting this!! Where online can I go for a lye calculator? Thanks again, I am hoping to get some stuff for Christmas so I can start working on this craft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 try out soapcalc.com - click on the tabs and look around - there is a lot of information there.You should also ABSOLUTELY check out millersoap.com (referred to here as Kathy Miller's website) - BRIMMING with info you need! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavenScentU Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Hi Eugenia,Does this castile soap lather well??? I am curious and want to try it. Thanks!!My favoriute beginner recipe is90% Olive Oil10% Casotr OilSuper mild and great for sensitvie skin. This is a castile soap and a staple in my line. I leave this one uncolored and fragrance free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted December 31, 2006 Author Share Posted December 31, 2006 Castile soaps are not generally noted for their abundance of lather. They are known for being extremely gentle and non-drying though. The addition of castor yields a creamy, dense lather, but you're typically not going to get big fluffy bubbles from a castile, although lather does improve with a lengthy cure time. hth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sister Kya Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Here's a simple soap recipe with easy measurements. And the best part is, these ingredients are readily available in many grocery stores. I can get them all at my Super Wal-Mart. 50% olive oil (no need to get extra virgin; light olive oil is great!)25% coconut oil (Lou Ana brand at Super Wal-Mart is perfect)25% lard*Hope this helps someone get started. And if you've tried this recipe above and would like to branch out and tweak, here's a lather booster; subtract 5% of the olive oil and substitute with 5% castor. Well, I did it. I found lye and mixed it with water and the above oils and... I think it's soap... First cp ever for me. I think I let it get too cold as trace took f-o-r-e-v-e-r. It zapped me a bit last night but today it just tastes soapy (and a little like Lovespell). Not only that, but if you use it with water, it seems to wash your hands. My baby bars are cut and drying now. When they're a bit older I'm sure I'll be hacking slivers off to test.Thanks so much for a recipe that used locally available oils! I'll post pics in the gallery:bliss: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracyscandlecreation Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 I'll have to try this one:wink2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 Glad I could be of help, guys. After you make a super simple recipe like this, you can tweak it and make it all your very own. That's the fun part of soaping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nedra1981 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Thanks for posting this recipe. I'm going to have to try it. Right now I'm just using a Olive coconut recipe so I'm curious what adding lard or palm will do for my soaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerinarkansas Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 That does sound simple...I wanted to do the class Sat. and Sun. but grandson has football game Sat. and then we go to Missouri to visit parents on Sunday so I'll miss both classes. Darn it! I want to learn castille(?) soap...I like plain and simple. Ginger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbla Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 I just bought lard and coconut just so I could try this recipe. For any of you who have made it, how long did it take your bars to harden up? I know olive oil recipes take longer than non-castile soaps, so I was trying to get a round-about idea.Darbla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luci Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 I haven't used this recipe for cp but have for hp. With hp, it didn't take long at all to harden, and the bars were really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
botanica Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 It's funny, but I have the lye and no other ingredients. I'm a soaping wannabe, but I'm also a scaredy cat about lye. That was before I got pregnant. I've wanted to make soap forever, and now am wondering if I should wait until after I have the baby? (Not that I'll have any more time to do anything then...) I know that I could mix the lye & water outside, but what if...and am I just being too paranoid? Lye is scary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sister Kya Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 A healthy fear of lye is a good thing. A fear of lye that prevents you from making soap is not healthy. :smiley2:Lye fumes are toxic, but so is car exhaust, chlorine and petrol fumes. If you feel safe driving in rush hour traffic, swimming in a public pool or filling your car's gas tank while pregnant, lye is not going to be any better or worse for you than those fumes are. Mixing outside is good as long as you can make the trip to and from your sink without splashing. I just mix it up in my sink with the kitchen window open. When the fumes get strong enough to smell, I take a step or two back for a minute or two until they clear, no big deal.Personally, speaking as the mother of 3, I wouldn't soap with a newborn, toddler or young child in the house, unless there was someone else there watching them who wasn't going to say, "Baby wants you..." and expect me to leave my soaping before it was put to bed. It's not a good hobby to start when you need to be looking after littles, IMO. Now, I didn't bead after my kids started coming either, so I may be overly cautious too. :rolleyes2I'd start today if I were you. If you do find a trustworthy babysitter, soaping can be a very relaxing creative outlet, perfect for giving you a sense of achievement and accomplishment, something mothers often need more of in their lives! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplyBea Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 *If you are opposed to using animal fats, you can subsitute 25% palm oil for the lard. Be advised, however, that palm oil is not as readily available for many of us. You may have to order it online or get it from a specialty/ethnic grocer.I am wondering what I can use to substitute Palm Oil and Lard?I would have thought that I could sub Coconut Oil for Palm Oil but it is already in the recipe.......What is a good safe sub for Lard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singleyellowrose Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 I am wondering what I can use to substitute Palm Oil and Lard?They are pretty much interchangeableI would have thought that I could sub Coconut Oil for Palm Oil but it is already in the recipe.......you could sub Palm Kernel Oil for the Coconut but NOT for the PalmWhat is a good safe sub for Lard? PalmMaybe try:50% Olive Oil25% Coconut Oil20% Sunflower Oil5% Castor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplyBea Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 I am wondering what I can use to substitute Palm Oil and Lard?They are pretty much interchangeableI would have thought that I could sub Coconut Oil for Palm Oil but it is already in the recipe.......you could sub Palm Kernel Oil for the Coconut but NOT for the PalmWhat is a good safe sub for Lard? PalmMaybe try:50% Olive Oil25% Coconut Oil20% Sunflower Oil5% CastorSYR - thanks. Will keep this for next trial......;0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Bea, have you perused the millersoap.com site? tons of recipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplyBea Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Bea, have you perused the millersoap.com site? tons of recipes.Hi Care BearYes - that is a site I refer to often and have saved lots of information on to my computer for reference.My main problem seems to be lac of recipes which do not have palm oil or lard..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smittenheart Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 you can always experiment with different oils that you find locally.. The ONLY one I cant get is coconut oil so I buy that one online but finding oils that are in your grocery store and experimenting to find a combo you like will help you out.. good luck.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Hi Care BearYes - that is a site I refer to often and have saved lots of information on to my computer for reference.My main problem seems to be lac of recipes which do not have palm oil or lard.....bummer, but they are kinda backbone oils and ones I use often.you can play to your heart's content on soapcalc.com - get wild and try something YOU create!Or, on soapcalc, enter the oil you want to replace as 100% of the recipe, then click down the list of oils and see if you can find one that matches either on fatty acid profile or on soap qualities and try replacing it with that one. For example lard and cocoa butter seem pretty close, except in stearic, emu oil seems close too - so then you play around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rae Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Hey, thanks so much for posting this recipe. Hoping to get my TOG molds in this week and have tons of cp recipes I have gotten online, but didn't know which to start with. Think I will start with yours. :yay: Rae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 good luck with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdesousa5 Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Rae were you on the TOG forum also?? Did you hear anything about the liners leaking & turning yellow after a few uses?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 oooh, now TOG is a whole ball of wax on it's own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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