Nancy not only are you considerate to share all of your secrets you are truly entertaining. I call you the Juila Child of soap-making. Thank you for these videos!
I love to say that I do ENJOY watching nancy here make soaps, very interesting, Love how she makes the soaps !!! and I love her warm happy humor in life too!!!
@amandavanwhore123 Yes, NEVER inhale the steam. It only comes out at the beginning when it's mixing with the water or goat's milk. By the time you're adding it to the oil, it's not fuming. If you inhale the steam it will BURN your LUNGS! eeek. The mixture, anything with lye in it from the time you start till it's cured will burn your skin and keep burning through layer after layer until you wash it off.
Thank you for "knowing and showing" all of us out here how to do this. While my ancestors knew, of course, my parents and grandparents allowed the knowledge to be lost which is precisely why we find ourselves in the position we are today, unwittingly. Wish there was a place I could go along with my children a couple days a week (or something) to learn all these important things.
Nancy's video taught me to make soap, I never use any gloves or eye masks at all, so I think that we all know what to do to make soap without harming ourself s. If you all going to complain just don't watch Nancy videos. PlanetJill, you go girl, lol
I don't get this...from all that i have seen here and read, oil and lye proportions are very imp..also they want the oil and lye to have some particular temperature..this recipe looks like guess work...either she is very good at it...or not?...and how do you risk splattering lye solution without gloves?
Anyone who is going to make soap, please use safety equipment, and never mix lye in a breakable container.
Stickblending the lye probably wouldn't hurt (as long as you don't splatter it anywhere!) but IMO it's totally unnecessary. The heat of the lye when it hits the water does a good job at dissolving it without all that much stirring. Just my two cents.
I have made soap off and on since 1999.I too have used a stick blender to mix my lye water mixture.I also have several recipes that are VOLUME meaning you can use a measuring cup for oils etc. After years of making batches and batches of soaps a lot of folks can eyeball ingredients and be dead on accurate as if they used a scale,and do just fine.
Okay okay, one more thing then I'll go away. At about 2:38 I notice you use a volume measuring cup. You don't weigh your oils as opposed to measuring by volume? Why?
a little steric acid (derived from palm wax) will harden your soap more and make trace easier to see...or palm kernel oil....will harden and dramatically improve bubbles , especially in vege soap...:)
i'm making soap today. have been all week as i am preparing for my first big market......try coconut oil for bubbles, you get a much better result and it is cheaper to buy.
Nancy not only are you considerate to share all of your secrets you are truly entertaining. I call you the Juila Child of soap-making. Thank you for these videos!
jacqklin 4 months ago
@jacqklin Thanks! I have no desire to market soap to all the world, so you might as well do it! LOL!
NancyToday 4 months ago
I love to say that I do ENJOY watching nancy here make soaps, very interesting, Love how she makes the soaps !!! and I love her warm happy humor in life too!!!
KahaluuMartyMom 1 year ago
ey dawg are you makin weed ?
josephmelton97 1 year ago
wen steam comes out and u inhale its bad realy wat if u touch it will it iritate ur skin?
amandavanwhore123 1 year ago
@amandavanwhore123 Yes, NEVER inhale the steam. It only comes out at the beginning when it's mixing with the water or goat's milk. By the time you're adding it to the oil, it's not fuming. If you inhale the steam it will BURN your LUNGS! eeek. The mixture, anything with lye in it from the time you start till it's cured will burn your skin and keep burning through layer after layer until you wash it off.
NancyToday 1 year ago
Thank you for "knowing and showing" all of us out here how to do this. While my ancestors knew, of course, my parents and grandparents allowed the knowledge to be lost which is precisely why we find ourselves in the position we are today, unwittingly. Wish there was a place I could go along with my children a couple days a week (or something) to learn all these important things.
999111999111123 1 year ago
@999111999111123 I guess that's why I'm sharing it all on here. Too much has been forgotten and needs teaching.
NancyToday 1 year ago
the temps dont matter?!? Ive always been told that it makes a big difference
TulipPEZ 2 years ago
@TulipPEZ Yes, the temps do matter! The lye needs to be cool enough that you can touch the outside of the container. Use a thermometer if you can.
NancyToday 1 year ago
Nancy's video taught me to make soap, I never use any gloves or eye masks at all, so I think that we all know what to do to make soap without harming ourself s. If you all going to complain just don't watch Nancy videos. PlanetJill, you go girl, lol
annkus3 2 years ago
@annkus3 Thanks for this supportive response!
NancyToday 1 year ago
I don't get this...from all that i have seen here and read, oil and lye proportions are very imp..also they want the oil and lye to have some particular temperature..this recipe looks like guess work...either she is very good at it...or not?...and how do you risk splattering lye solution without gloves?
peppermint581 2 years ago
Anyone who is going to make soap, please use safety equipment, and never mix lye in a breakable container.
Stickblending the lye probably wouldn't hurt (as long as you don't splatter it anywhere!) but IMO it's totally unnecessary. The heat of the lye when it hits the water does a good job at dissolving it without all that much stirring. Just my two cents.
afarsea 2 years ago 2
I have made soap off and on since 1999.I too have used a stick blender to mix my lye water mixture.I also have several recipes that are VOLUME meaning you can use a measuring cup for oils etc. After years of making batches and batches of soaps a lot of folks can eyeball ingredients and be dead on accurate as if they used a scale,and do just fine.
flyscdiva 2 years ago 8
I've made soap for over 10 years and routinely use my stick blender in my frozen milk & lye solution. I always wear eye protection though.
mullerslanefarm 2 years ago
Okay okay, one more thing then I'll go away. At about 2:38 I notice you use a volume measuring cup. You don't weigh your oils as opposed to measuring by volume? Why?
orenishii28 2 years ago
what is super fatted soap?
eileen30582 2 years ago
Thank you very much! It seems the castor oil does go a long way. :)
thatgypsylady07 3 years ago
in cuba i almost got problems for making soap becose i wanted to sell it to make a little pocket money the police stoped me :(
cubanjocker 3 years ago
What happens if you don't use enough castor oil?
thatgypsylady07 3 years ago
I also made some soap: Shea butter, coconut oil, and made the lye with milk. :-))
Very curious how the soap wil be.
panthera50 3 years ago
a little steric acid (derived from palm wax) will harden your soap more and make trace easier to see...or palm kernel oil....will harden and dramatically improve bubbles , especially in vege soap...:)
spankses 3 years ago
i'm making soap today. have been all week as i am preparing for my first big market......try coconut oil for bubbles, you get a much better result and it is cheaper to buy.
spankses 3 years ago
That Is Really Neat Nancy!!!! How You Make Your Soaps, I Am Getting Ready To Take A Shower And Use One Of Your Soaps!!!! ~Erin
MDRavensOrioleGal26 3 years ago
You make soap, and I'm making soap! :0)
kahfess 3 years ago