How To Make Your Own Soap

Learn how to make your own soap using the same basic materials early pioneers used: Lye and Lard. Join Everett as he makes his first batch of homemade soap. More simple living videos at http://www.livingasimplelife.com .

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• how to make soap
• making soap
• soapmaking
• voluntary simplicity
• homesteading
• lye soap

[piccolo3431]

after making the soap and after cleaning it out, is it safe to use the metal pot for food?

[simplelivingskills]

@piccolo3431 We reuse ours for other things, but that is my personal choice and I'm not qualified to give any scientific data on it. Our logic is that soap is what you clean things with so why wouldn't it be safe? At the same time, it could be more convenient to have dedicated soapmaking utensils. They really aren't that expensive to buy at thrift stores. Great question!

[LTTPUK]

Do you put vaseline on the inside of the pipe so that the soap will come out? I made some soap yesterday, and used a clear pipe, and I didn't put any oil or vaseline in it, and now I can't get my soap out - help!

[simplelivingskills]

@LTTPUK We put the pipe in the freezer for a few hours and it usually comes out easily after that. The diameter of the pipe is large enough for you to fit a can of soup in there, which helps put out the soap.

[zabulun]

Thanks for the video, but I'm inquiring to know as I'm looking to make my own soap. What is the diameter size of your pipe and the end cap size ?

[simplelivingskills]

@zabulun I don't blame you for not watching the whole video, as I know it is way to long and unedited. Our new videos are typically only 2-3 minutes max. As I mentioned near the end when removing the soap, the pipe is 3" diameter and made for use as underground water pipes.

[lightup1990]

this guy doesnt really look like your typical soap maker

[Bccaundefined]

Does vegetable shortening work in place of animal fats in lard? Just curious.. awesome video!

[kudosdc]

@sobefobok I wouldn't use generic plastic to make the sodium hydroxide (lye) solution because it could get hot enough to soften some plastics to an unsafe level. I would suggest using Nalgene type containers that they sell at container store and elsewhere. They also have screw caps so the noxious mist is contained.

[Shehasnomorals]

I'm looking to make a 100% vegetable based soap. No lye or lard.

[wagouche]

Cool video

[whiskandbowl]

@sobefobik

I use pyrex but make sure it has no cracks or it could explode from the heat change. Actually that is a hazard with any age pyrex but my "soap mentor" (the person who taught me) has always used pyrex and has never had a problem in her many years of making.

[lasoyatang]

Nice cool !

[xxbekkabearxx]

@Bccaundefined yah it does