Sunday, December 2, 2007
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Making Soap! Easy!| I finally got to make soap yesterday, and I have got to tell you how much fun it was. I can't wait until the soap is actually done and ready to be cut into bars - I'll need to wait at least four weeks. I made a slideshow of all the pictures we took so you can see how we did it in order. The scent I made the soap was citrus (orange, lemon, tangerine), and I was afraid it wouldn't have a strong scent but it does. I am looking forward to making more and using it, sending it to friends, and "showing off"! haha! So here you go... Goat Milk Soap Recipe 16 oz (1 1/2 bars) Grated Pure Olive oil Soap Bar 14 oz Fresh Goat Milk 1 oz Cocoabutter Directions: First I grated the POO bars into a bowl; then I grated the peels off the lemon and tangerine, and squeezed the juice from both into peels. Afterwards, I mixed cocobutter in with the milk and added the rest of the ingredients. I heated up the pan, and melted the mix for about 30minutes and then poured it all into a pan, lined with freezer paper. I will let this sit for four weeks until firm and ready to cut into bars. Thank you KeriMae for all the help you offered me and the advice! |
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• Monday, December 3, 2007 at 12:10 - Just to let you know...
 Posted by SuperHorseSteader |
| Hi Joc
This was a really great post. I thoroughly enjoyed it. So much that I included it in The Homesteading Carnival #27: Newness Edition. Please come by and see. Thank you, As Always, Amanda http://homesteadblogger.com/SuperHorseSteader/78096/ |
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• Monday, December 3, 2007 at 12:32 - hello!
 Posted by Anonymous |
| did you add lye to your soap? Where did you get your olive oil bar?
Blessings, Ma |
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• Monday, December 3, 2007 at 03:36 - RE: Ma
 Posted by jocelyndixon |
| No, I didn't use lye. And I got the bars from Krogers - they have a nice organic section.
Jocelyn |
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• Monday, December 3, 2007 at 05:14 - very cool
| Posted by housefullofjoy |
| I am totally going to do that! Thanks for the great pictures...
Elizabeth |
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• Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at 11:03 - Good job!!
 Posted by kerimae |
| Next you'll need to try lye soap; it's just as easy :)
And, you can cut your bars already. They will be a little soft, but they will harden up in time. Just keep flipping them every couple days or so. I kept mine on a couple layers of cheesecloth on a cookie sheet. Good job! Keri |
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• Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at 07:44 - Wow!
| Posted by HomesteadMama |
| Thank you for sharing this! I've always wanted to make soap - and you make it look so easy!! |
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• Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 03:25 - Hello!
 Posted by Jonash2004 |
| Well, I don't stop by your blog that often, either. :)
Ma - she didn't have to add lye because lye and olive oil is what made the bar of soap that she bought. :) And I agree, lye soap is just as easy. :) What you did here is very close to how I made the soap I sent you! First, I used olive oil, lye & water to make a big slab of olive oil soap. Then, I grated it up, melted it, and added the scents and colors that I had. :) The nice thing about making your own is it ends up being less than a $1 a bar - because the cheapest olive oil makes the bestest soap! I like it plain because it's sooooo soft! (We use that in the shower and I use it to shave with and all the boys use it for their hair instead of shampoo.) But it was fun remelting and pouring into molds and making it pretty. I added herbal leaves to one batch and it turned the bars a weird brown color. But it was still lotsa fun! :) One of these days I'd love to add milk to soap. Maybe I'll have to buy some from the store one of these days .... but raw milk is such a premium to get right now I don't dare use even part of it for a batch when Samuel is drinking it. Great post, I thought the slide show was a GREAT way to show all the steps!!!! Ashley :) |
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Chloe - blonde Nubian Belladonna, Chloe's doeling Eámanë, Chloe's 2nd doeling Cowboy, Chloe's buckling Heidi - brown Nubian Keçi, Heidi's doeling Elessar, a buckling from a different herd.|
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