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I am looking for people with actually knowledge of chemistry here. I have noticed for myself that coconut oil isn't just cleansing, it is faster to enter into pretty much every type of chemical reaction in the process of soap making and soap using. I am wondering if this is because the fatty...

So, beyond just interest in goat milk soap, I am interested in making kefir soap. I am aware that the probiotics don't survive. I am aware that kefir has a different pH. This is an adventure in experimentation. My intention is to create a shampoo bar. So this recipe is high in castor oil. The...

Super happy with my "for skin" liquid goat milk soap. Not using it yet, as I made it cold process and and letting it cure a bit. Will be using in foamers with significant dilution and seeing how I like that. So, today I wanted to make a %100 coconut liquid soap, with goat milk as the water, for...

Oh man, I was so scared when it looked like it was curdling. I was furiously reading and researching, knowing that having goat milk present made everything more complicated and less likely to be discussed. I kept stirring like a madwoman. I had lost hope, but I wasn't giving up. And then, like...

Ok, my third batch of gorgeous goat milk soap is dusted with soda ash. I think I need to accept this is the reality when I am making *only* goat milk soap and doing all I can to keep it *cool* in the processing. I definitely prefer the non-gel look. So I am resigning myself to soda ash being...

Ok, another one. I am also interested in making liquid dish soap. First, I see mostly talk about making dish soap bars, as though that is preferred. Is that because they don't need some sort of container to sell in? What about if this is just for personal use, is there some reason to prefer a...

Okay, maybe this is a really dumb question (I am about to attempt making goat milk LS for the first time, found a "cold process" method I am interested in trying that involves curing the paste in a jar for a couple weeks, but doesn't scorch the goat milk). I hear talk of LS being thin and...

I am interested in infusing some herbs into oils for soap that I already know I like on my skin and are also supposed to be good for hair. It got me thinking that I would love for this bar to be able to serve as a shampoo bar. I understand shampoo bars are a bit controversial. Some people find...

Hey, y'all. So much to learn and figure out. I have a question about matching mold size to recipe. If, for example, a mold says it is a 3lb mold, does that refer to the weight of the entire soap batch or just the fats? The reason I ask is that the SoapCalc website speaks of the weight of the...

To specify, what is the difference between rebatching a soap you have poured into a mold but has a problem, so you want to rebatch it, and using a melt and pour base to make a soap? It seems like when you rebatch, you never get as smooth a pour as the first time. Is that the case with a melt...

I said I wouldn't make another batch until my stick blender comes in the mail in over a week. So here I am making my second batch with a potato masher! This time I added essential oils, just a hint of floral and woody. Calling it Misty Forest. :) I just had to make it. The refined bacon...

So, my passion is finding ways to use my farm goat milk in skin care products. I have been informed that goat milk lotion is a very dicey prospect. I have been reading about it and collecting information. As I have been doing so, I have come across some obscure situations where someone has made...

Hello! I have been flirting with the idea of being a soap maker for a very long time. I am a passionate and dedicated dairy goat farmer, and I love the idea of using my milk to make soap, and maybe lotions and other things. I joined this forum maybe a decade ago and made exactly one batch of...

OK, so I made my first batch. It was a goatmilk, honey, oatmeal recipe. I admit, I didn't follow the recipe perfectly. First, I didn't have enough of the kind of animal fat it called for, so I used what I had on hand until it was enough (beef, goat, chicken--is chicken OK?) Also, it called...

Hi! I have a little farm with dairy goats and tons of other projects that keep me insanely busy. Soapmaking was always on my to-do list, but I didn't get to it till just this last month. I have a question about what went wrong with this batch, but I'll post that question in the...