You’re right, they do need a little different soap than we humans. :). :). Oatmeal can be soothing to dry skin which might help, though bumps can be caused by many things. Hi I forgot to ask last email on soaps…how many bars do you get average? For cold process though, you need plenty of air circulating for them to cure. Usage rate varies depending on the product. So I’m guessing I need a different scale to measure the lye (7.86 oz) correct? I should know this, but I recently scalded a batch of honey soap and had to throw it out. Thanks for your help and your beautiful website. And finally, how to make oatmeal soap using cold process: As with hot process, do not add the oatmeal with the initial ingredients. (No spam ever, unsubscribe at any time. 16-21 ounces distilled water (I used around 18 or 19 oz, but these days I go even lower and would probably use 16 or 17 oz) I think I goofed. I’m so glad that your homemade soap is helping your family members too! So I like to add things like goat milk, lavender essential oil, honey and … ~ 1 tablespoon of honey – I actually add more than this is my dandelion soap recipe and I add beeswax as well. It's scented with Lavender and Vanilla, and is just a beautiful soap! Thank you in advance. Maureen. Essential oils should be researched to assure they are acceptable on the skin or around the eyes. That helps a lot! Sorry! This is a benefit to all soap makers because oatmeal can be added to any recipe. http://www.brambleberry.com/pages/Fragrance-Calculator.aspx Turn off the crock pot and stir in a mixture of 3 Tablespoons of oatf lour and 3 … I like Essential Depot’s food grade lye from Amazon.com. it says: “This product is excellent in face masks, milk baths, soap, and creams. Thanks so much for your wonderful recipes and website! It is honey colored and feels like playdough. Cinnamon bark oil HAS been shown to have antimicrobial effects against certain drug-resistant bacterial strains. I have seen people ceramic wrap them but this is mainly for melt and pour. It smells lightly of caramelized brown sugar. Sometimes measuring cups come in slightly different sizes (depending on manufacturer) and sometimes we fill them a little bit fuller or lower, so it’s hard to be consistent without a scale. Some good ones that will stick around include: peppermint, lavender, 10X orange (ten fold orange), eucalyptus and lemongrass. I just made my first ever batch of cold process soap (or any soap, for that matter), and I used your recipe. Maureen Russell, Hi Maureen, Honey will make your soap heat up more, but with the small amount I use, I haven’t had to do much differently. That sounds like a partial gel. Want to give cold process soap making a try the easy way? Combine beeswax, lard, olive oil, cocoa butter, and coconut oil in a large stainless steel pot and melt. You sure can add honey with clay at trace. It sounds silly, but I couldn’t stop dwelling on the sad fact that I couldn’t use the traditional oatmeal baths and lotions and such that are so helpful for itchy skin afflictions. :) To figure out fragrances, I use Bramble Berry’s fragrance calculator: Oatmeal Honey Soap is made of soothing oats combine with nourishing honey to make this simple natural soap. How do I decide how much to use? I came up with a nice one using lard, coconut oil, castor oil, sunflower seed oil, and Shea butter. I do have one more question. I use the lye calculator here: https://www.thesage.com/calcs/LyeCalc.html and it returns a range of water that you can use in a recipe. I’m totally new to this soap making method. as a just-in-case thing.) 7.21 ounces lye Click here for cold process soap making recipe directions. :) Thank you so much for this recipe. This recipe makes about 2 pounds of soap which will produce about 6-7 bars of natural soap. Just make sure it’s heavy duty plastic and not something thin that will melt from the heat. Hi Coral! Also, what does the oatmeal and honey soap from your recipe smell like? You’re not alone! Though colloidal oatmeal is good for ointments and lotions, it’s not necessary to acquire this product for soap making. I wonder if I could add colloidal oatmeal to this recipe? 7.86 ounces lye (sodium hydroxide) (this is a 6%) The soap was a really pretty creamy white, yellow color. I would like to try your oatmeal honey soap. At the top of your web page for oatmeal & honey soap (cold process) you have 16 oz coconut oil and 40 oz Olive oil and 4.5 oz castor. Also, when using essential oils does the smell or the benefits evaporate when the soap is sitting for the 6-8 weeks? 1 oz. Jan Berry is a writer, herbalist, soapmaker, and bestselling author of The Big Book of Homemade Products, Simple & Natural Soapmaking, and Easy Homemade Melt & Pour Soaps. I’ve mentioned before we have a nut allergy including coconut oil. It’s dark golden, I wasn’t expecting that. Carefully measure out 206 grams of … Make soap as directed, agitating it to trace stage. Please log in again. With a delectable combination of one of our favorite fragrances Oatmeal, Milk and Honey, paired with Chocolate Espresso Cybilla, this soap is reminiscent of a delightfully sweet mocha.We used a mantra swirl technique to give the finished soap an elegant look, and I think it may even look a bit like fluffy foam or … I recently found a milk soap recipe that used the same measurement of milk in replacement of water, only, they froze the milk in cubes before adding the lye. Thanks for responding! You could use the oatmeal soap recipe and the items from trace used in the dandelion recipe, if you wish. Wrapping them isn’t a great idea during that time, since a point of curing is to evaporate moisture so the bar hardens and will last longer. Thanks so much for all your information. However, use of cinnamon oil is highly irritant to skin when used full-strength, and to achieve a concentration high enough to harness these antimicrobial properties, your soap would cause more problems than do any good. Colloidal oatmeal became an FDA-approved topical treatment in 2003. Do you have any advice for new soap makers? I hope the soap helps your daughter! I think reading through those resources should answer most of your questions, but if I missed one – just let me know! The cost will vary widely depending on how much you pay for your ingredients. I hope this answered your questions and good luck with your soap making! It will give you more details on how you can substitute an oil and using lye calculators. Thanks for pointing that out. (In fact, I sometimes use my glass bread loaf pan and just line it with parchment paper or an inexpensive trash bag. It’s good to have a scale that measures to 7.86, however, in this recipe – If you want to use a smaller recipe, that makes around 7 or 8 bars, you can use this one: https://thenerdyfarmwife.com/hot-process-oatmeal-honey-soap-crock-pot-method/ (If you don’t want to cook it in your crock pot, you can just add the honey and oats and pour it into a mold, exactly like this recipe does, just let it cure for about 4 weeks after unmolding it. Mix in any color and fragrance first, blending well, before adding oats. Hi, I was just wondering if the measurement of oil is by weight or volume. An example of a 5 lb mold can be found here: http://www.brambleberry.com/5-Lb-Wood-Log-Mold-with-velcro-straps-P3612.aspx It’s 17 inches long. Yes, sweet almond oil is a great choice! The oatmeal and honey bar smells mildly like oaty honey to me – I find it pleasant, but not strongly scented to speak of. At trace add: 1 tablespoons ground oats, 1/2 tablespoon honey, plus an extra tablespoon of your preferred oil or butter (I like using half tablespoon of rosehip seed oil and half a tablespoon of meadowfoam seed oil) It’s purely an appearance thing and doesn’t hurt your soap at all. These posts might help: I know the lye is measured on the scale but I am confused about the rest of the ingredients. In general, I aim for 1 to 2 tbsp (15 to 30 ml) essential oil to scent a batch of soap, but it can vary too, so the calculator is quite handy! If you scent or color your soaps, only use colors/fragrances that are skin-safe. Otherwise, over time the lye eats away at the wood, leaving little splinter pieces in your lye eventually. You are amazing and extremely generous with your knowledge. 8 fluid ounces water *optional-Extra whole oats and honey . One thought, since this happened to me in the past before I realized what was going on – did your lye have any clumps or anything in it? Soap recommended usage rate is up to 5%, milk bath, up to 50%, masks, up to 25% and creams up to 1%.”, Jan, Thanks again for caring! They also prefer scents reminiscent of baking: chocolate, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc. I would just let your soap cure and then give it a test run. Is this normal? Okay, as far as the soap: things added at trace are all extras and optional, so you can change things around a bit to suit you. 1. I have some soap bars my mother-in-law made about 3 years ago that are still in excellent condition and smell just like clean, fresh soap! Essential oils will fade faster than a fragrance oil, but some will last a lot longer and better than others. This one is the most user friendly one, I think: has some information on using milk in soap that might help you as you experiment with the recipe. I tweak a soap recipe each time I make it and if it improves it, I go on the site and update it. Your email address will not be published. 7.83 oz lye You can substitute oils and butters in any recipe you’d like, but yes, you’d need to run it through a lye calculator. I love your site! Do I measure 8 oz of olive oil by filling up a 1 cup measuring cup OR do I weigh out 8 oz on a digital scale? Unlike goat milk soap recipes, which use milk as all or part of the water percentage, oatmeal is free from worrisome safety precautions and sensitive calculations. Thank you for your time and sharing your recipes. The bars are light around the edges and darker every where else. 16 ounces coconut oil By cooking soap in a crock pot (hot process method), you can bypass the several weeks of waiting time that cold process recipes usually require and use your homemade soap right away! The website thenerdyfarmwife.com, operating under Honey Bee Hill Creatives LLC, is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Dec 7, 2012 - Use this hot process soap making tutorial to learn how to make easy homemade soap in your slow cooker. If you cut one inch thick bars, you’ll get 17 bars – or more likely 16 once you trim off the ends. Additive and oatmeal at light trace 1/2 cup of ground oatmeal. How can I calculate that? I made the soap in a parchment lined box and have waited 2 days. ~ and then for essential oils – you can add much higher amounts (mine tend to be on the conservative or barely there side) or leave them out. Find out more about soap making kits here. So happy you like the site and thank you for posting it on your FB page as well. This post: Hand blender, bowls etc. You must have an accurate digital scale to make soap. So, if you’re familiar with the soap making process, I’d go with 18 ounces of water, or if you’re just learning then probably 20 ounces will be best. :). This method of milk soapmaking is a bit different than the other method where we used frozen milk in the lye solution.This method uses equal amounts of lye and water for the solution and then another equal amount of milk is added to the oils. Hi Leasa! :). But, because they are superfatted and so gentle, I’m able to start using them on myself & family after 3 weeks. Soap Making Techniques: Which is Right for You? Thanks for the modifications to the above recipe eliminating coconut oil and making substitutions as you recommended. Also on the tools, you probably answered this but do you use wooden spoon or rubber? I can see how the comments could be confusing since they don’t line up with the current recipe – I’ll go through and clean those up a bit. Size? Can’t wait to try this recipe! 8.5 oz coconut oil :/ It sure is nice of you to make things to help them feel better! I like to make a slurry of honey, clay & water (plus any EOs) so that everything mixes in quickly and smoothly. If I substitute the oils or butters but keep the same measurements, will it change everything? Also, can I replace honey with maple sirup? Oatmeal’s anti-inflammatory properties allow it to calm chronic skin conditions like eczema. The honey is added for skin benefits that I don’t think maple syrup has. If you shake it and hear some in there, then that means some moisture has gotten in and it won’t measure out properly, making your soap a little short on lye and little softer. Also, I LOVE the Soap Queen’s blog – she has some really great ideas and helpful information that you might enjoy: http://www.soapqueen.com/. Here's my recipe for homemade Honey Bastille Soap using the Hot Process Soap Making method. you’d need First I would like to say I am enjoying your website. I was going through this old post’s comments and saw that I missed answering yours last year. Grapefruit seed extract can be used as a preservative, sort of… along with vitamin E or rosemary antioxidants, but with a well balanced cold process soap recipe, you don’t really have to have one. 16 ounces tallow Many thanks! How to make Oatmeal Lavender soap. and can I use Shea butter ? Whether you’re crafting a stunning “oatmeal stout” bar, with a heady fragrance and a rich brown tone topped with creamy white, or an unscented and dye-free bar for a friend’s eczema, adding oats to soap provides soothing properties to any recipe. Very informative. https://thenerdyfarmwife.com/soap-making-101-making-cold-process-soap/, https://thenerdyfarmwife.com/things-to-do-with-dandelions/, https://thenerdyfarmwife.com/soap-making/, http://www.brambleberry.com/pages/Fragrance-Calculator.aspx, http://www.brambleberry.com/Colloidal-Oatmeal-P5565.aspx, https://www.thesage.com/calcs/LyeCalc.html, http://www.soapqueen.com/bramble-berry-news/sunday-night-spotlight-sodium-lactate/, http://www.brambleberry.com/5-Lb-Wood-Log-Mold-with-velcro-straps-P3612.aspx, http://www.brambleberry.com/18-Bar-Unfinished-Birchwood-Mold-P5168.aspx, https://thenerdyfarmwife.com/hot-process-oatmeal-honey-soap-crock-pot-method/, http://www.soapdisharchives.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41246, http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=38963, http://teachsoap.com/2012/12/18/hot-process-cpop-swirls/, https://thenerdyfarmwife.com/how-to-make-soap-with-milk/, https://thenerdyfarmwife.com/how-to-make-any-soap-recipe-palm-free/, http://www.modernsoapmaking.com/troubleshooting-partial-gel-soap/, http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/tips-and-tricks/gel-phase/, 16-21 ounces distilled water (I use around 18 or 19 oz), At trace add: 1 tablespoons ground oats, 1/2 tablespoon honey, plus an extra tablespoon of your preferred oil or butter (I like using half tablespoon of. 4.5 oz castor oil plus the oatmeal & honey as per the other recipe. I have what is probably a dumb question (this is only my 2nd batch of soap), but why the range of water amount? Hi Maryann! Looking forward to making some wonderful soap!! Stir until mixture is moisture free. Hi Ana! How many bars does it make? The soap turned out great!! You may want to look into colloidal oatmeal. :), Hi, this is my first time making my own soap and I wanted to make a smaller batch of your recipe, http://www.brambleberry.com/Pages/Lye-Calculator-Results.aspx. Is this true? Adding oatmeal will make it thicker. Grind the oats. They even sent me a sample of a cream that was really nice. Do you leave open or refrigerate to prevent gelling? I just made my first batch of honey oatmeal soap and I am so excited! Good luck! Directions: You can use this recipe for cold or hot process soap. 1/4 cup colloidal oatmeal. I would give it more time to harden up. Scientists who studied these effects recommend diluting cinnamon oil at NO HIGHER than one drop per 30-40mL of carrier liquid if you’re going to use it on skin or hair. How to make oatmeal soap using hot process: This method involves using a heat source, usually a slow cooker, to turn the base recipe into soap before it’s ever poured into the mold. Lory Rendon, Hey Lory, no problem on the questions – ask away! How to make oatmeal soap using melt-and-pour bases: First, get all fragrances, additives, and molds ready. The bars are curing well, and they smell AMAZING. Desiree Vatter November 13, 2018 9:11 am Reply. Olive oil 20.000 oz The cheapest old-fashioned oats are perfect. There’s not really enough lavender in there to detect; if you want it to smell more like lavender, then increase the amount of lavender EO significantly. ;) I have seen people wrap there soaps when they are letting them sit for the 6-8 week. The information on this site is for idea-sharing only. Bastille soap is the perfect soap for people with sensitive skin including babies. https://thenerdyfarmwife.com/oatmeal-honey-soap-recipe-palm-free-gluten-free That’s a great point I didn’t consider when converting this to hot process! I took a peek at the molds a few minutes ago, and the soap looks completely different now – it’s much darker and slightly translucent. I scent mine on the lighter side and still put 1 to 2 tablespoons of essential oil for around a 2 1/2 pound batch. Honey. I am new to the cold process soap making world! Hi Coral! Once again thanks so much. Awesome! 18 ounces water. Hi I understand that when you add honey to a soap recipe it continues to heat up through the gel cycle. Let me know how it goes! For colors I use clays and herbs – here are two sites that will give you an idea of what each one does: http://www.lovinsoap.com/2011/07/natural-soap-colorants-gallery-spice-and-herbal-powders-at-trace/, http://www.lovinsoap.com/2011/08/natural-soap-colorants-gallery-clays-added-at-trace/. As yummy as the fragranced soap is, I love the natural oatmeal soap smell. :), Thank you so much for responding to my email. Melt soap. If you cut 1.25 inch thick bars, you’ll get around 13 bars and so forth. Sign up for my newsletter and get free monthly updates containing my latest soap recipes and herbal project ideas sent straight to your inbox. I am very new to soap making. If it still lathers up and it smells good, then I’d use it! then 5 drops tea tree and 8 drops lavender (This won’t really give the soap any scent, it’s more for skin benefits. Hi, Would this recipe be good for a dog soap? Related-Whipped Soap with Lavender and Calendula. I discovered your website and blog.. Hi Jennifer! :), Jan, thanks and I appreciate all your great tips and advice. Chilled soaps that don’t go through gel phase, will take longer to firm up too. The Soap Queen has information on that: http://www.soapqueen.com/bramble-berry-news/sunday-night-spotlight-sodium-lactate/. It also helps to reduce the water if you use a silicone mold, so it firms up sooner. I’ve just made your baby carrot soap, which I’ve modified to add dried rosemary and honey. You could make this a similar “almost castile” type soap with something like: I usually pick a number in the middle. (Water is the only ingredient that has a little flexibility in amount – the lye & oils should all be precise.). If you’re worried about your soap setting up too fast, then pick a higher number (more water = slower time to trace & longer time in the mold). ), Smaller Sized Oatmeal & Honey Soap With Shea Butter: 1 ounce Castor Oil. 10 oz water You just plug these ingredients into the step by step process. If you’re learning how to make coconut oil soap, it’s best to add oatmeal as soon after trace as possible because coconut oil hardens much faster. Hi Mylene! More detailed instructions for making soap can be found in my post Soap Making 101. 40 ounces olive oil Look for the recycle symbol number 5 on the bottom which means it’s heavy duty polypropylene plastic. Make soap as directed, “cooking” it to gel stage. I love oatmeal and honey! Cut into bars. Check here to see if your question has already been answered. I like to know what’s the benefits of use cinnamon in m&p soap making? It is still really soft. a 6% superfat is 7.86 oz So, if you buy a 32 ounce container of olive oil and only need 16 ounces for this recipe, that part of the soap batch will cost half as much as you paid for the olive oil. Ounces of liquid 09.240 oz. I don’t sell any products right now, but if you check on Etsy.com and do a search for oatmeal soap, you will find lots of great options! If you use a flatter box mold like this one: http://www.brambleberry.com/18-Bar-Unfinished-Birchwood-Mold-P5168.aspx (which is 6 pound mold) then you get a little different look and amount. your post here really fills a gap haha! Hi, I get a lot of goose bumps and have researched that oatmeal can be used to get rid off them. Here’s a fragrance calculator you can use to get an idea of how much to use: http://www.brambleberry.com/pages/Fragrance-Calculator.aspx, And, yes, you can use the coconut oil that you cook with to make soap! To where I have to use a soap calculator? Just a quick question, I didn’t add any fragrance but next time I would like to add peppermint oil. My corners stayed slightly white compared to the rest of the mold, so I think I got a partial gel. Im planning to make skin products using oatmeal as an ingredient and am wondering if the oatmeal goes bad after being in simmering coconut oil for a couple minutes before being cooled and hardened. Good luck with your soap making! How to Make Homemade Soap: Easy Terms You Should Know, Reap Bay Leaf Benefits in Teas, Oils, Foods, Gift Guide for Those Favoring Self-Sustaining Living. Oats’ skin benefits are available in soap of any color, but loved ones or customers usually prefer their oatmeal soaps to be uncolored or in earth tones. 40 oz olive oil Thanks, I will buy some sodium lactate for next time. Each soap recipe does have certain considerations when it comes to adding oatmeal, though. 2.5 oz shea butter I’m curious. Thank you! Used since ancient times as a skin soother and softener, oats contain phenolic alkaloids which reduce inflammation, itch, and irritation. For melt and pour, you do want to wrap in plastic wrap or else it might develop little beads of moisture on the surface. 2. I don’t use olive oil much, because it has a very definite fragrance and is kind of expensive, though it is wonderful for the skin. This allows it to disperse evenly so it’s better for lotions or other topical treatments that must be absorbed into the skin. and how much do I add? Note: Soaps containing honey do not need to be insulated or covered. When making soap, the oils, fats, liquids and lye should all be measured by weight instead of volume. Just made the Avocado shampoo bars last night and plan on making milk soap tomorrow. I’m not using essential oils as a preservative in my soap. Hi! I just put 1cup in a 5 lb loaf. How much honey is to much honey? Add oatmeal and honey water to soap. 7% Lye 03.817 oz :) There’s also a lot of this info in the post: I did everything wrong, even covered it up like I do for all my soap. http://www.modernsoapmaking.com/troubleshooting-partial-gel-soap/ The lye amount is based exactly on how much oil that you have in a recipe, so you want to be very precise. 1/2 tbsp ground oats Place in mold and let cool for approximately 8 hours. One thing that helps palm free soaps set up faster is adding sodium lactate to the batch. Avoid contact with skin. If that happens, move the mold to a cooler place (or even your refrigerator) for several hours to help. Hi Alyssa, I think that would work out nicely! If so, do you sell your soap? You could add a little bit of maple syrup, just for label appeal, so you can call it Maple Oatmeal Soap (or something similar) – but be aware that the sugars in it will heat your soap up further and if you use too much, your soap will probably be sticky. https://www.thesage.com/calcs/LyeCalc.html It seems to me that all that honey would be good for your skin. All ingredients should be measured by weight. 4.19 oz lye and one more: You want to make sure that it’s super fine and incorporated very well into your oils. Oatmeal and Honey Soap (Hot Process Method) from Kristin Lail . This soap is perfect for anyone with a sweet tooth. Oatmeal and Honey Hot Process Soap. Rebatching involves grating down a bar of previously made soap, melting it with a little liquid, and pressing into molds. :). Even then, your soap won’t go bad as in grow mold or anything. – Marissa, Your email address will not be published. I want to make this recipe for my eczema guys. I heard that grape seed oil helps from the oils in the soap from going rancid… do your recipes also contain the essential oils to preserve the soaps? Add in desired fragrances and ground-up oatmeal. Thanks for clarifying :). Hi Juli! Thank you! Melt in a slow cooker with a little liquid. I let mine go through gel phase, but you can do it however you wish! I’ve made a few for my dogs, but none that I’m super impressed with. 2 tablespoons of honey. Thank you so much for your wonderful blog!! And I have a question. (I’m REALLY light on them, due to extended family members with sensitivity to strong smells, so they are barely detectable at the levels I list.) I want to try this as a hot process recipe, and I don’t plan to tweak it. At medium trace, add 1 Tablespoon of honey to soap mixture and 1 Tablespoon finely ground oatmeal. You need an accurate scale to make soap. Thank you! I had horrible eczema as a kid and my mom used those types of lotions on me too. The most popular hot process soap product is a golden bar with Oatmeal, Milk, & Honey. Melt-and-pour soaps involve purchasing a pre-made block of soap base. Its creamy mildness makes it perfect for everyday use by those with sensitive skin. And how will the amount of Essential oils,honey and oatmeal change according to this batch. (Nowadays, I sell them in a little muslin bag with a tag attached, so they can breathe, but still be protected from handling and dust.) As an additive, oatmeal isn’t part of the main soap recipe that includes oils, lye, and liquid. If you’re new to soap making and don’t want to risk your soap setting up too fast while you’re working with it, then you use water on the higher range. I am especially looking at the oatmeal recipe. How long do you wait to cut it? EXCEPT, once I figured and typed that all up, it occurred to me that cocoa butter is probably off limits too (but I’ll leave that variation up in case someone else can use that option), sooooo…. It did turn a dark golden color tho. Hi Lisa! Pour the honey, orange and oatmeal soap into the mold on top of the honey and bees wax soap filling it up to the brim. Wanted to let you know that I followed your oatmeal honey soap recipe yesterday. Lye calculators look tricky and I was very intimidated by them at first, but they are pretty easy once you see how they work! While oatmeal is the star of this recipe, I think bar soap can never have too many soothing ingredients. You can go through and calculate each ingredient like that, add it up to see how much the batch costs in total, then divide it by how many bars it makes to get a cost per bar. :). If desired, add fragrance or essential oil (add a few drops and mix in, repeat, until mixture reaches desired scent level). Thank you for your response! 7.1 ounces lye (6% superfat) Good luck – I hope you like the recipe! 19 oz olive oil 36 oz olive oil for our first step, we are going to create the lye solution. This is when the big bottles of essential oil from Bramble Berry works well – they’re much more economical than buying tiny little bottles that you’d have to use the whole thing of. You can trade off and put less oils, but it’s not as soothing to dry skin. Notify me via e-mail if anyone answers my comment. Melt and pour soap base. https://thenerdyfarmwife.com/soap-making-101-making-cold-process-soap/. That appears to be what happened here. It’s one of the first soaps that I made when I first started to make soap. You can learn how to make oatmeal soap within a few minutes of research. Oct 18, 2019 - Explore Laurie Yoder's board "Hot process soap recipes", followed by 4540 people on Pinterest. Can I make this with milk instead of water. I hope that helped answer your question, but if it doesn’t, just let me know! (Remember Honey makes soap get really hot) I also get steel cut oats and grind it in my coffee grinder and add the ground oats to the hot process soap after the cook. (The additives at trace are tiny amounts, so have more leeway than the main part of the recipe, which shouldn’t be changed without a lye calculator on hand. Just freeze your milk or have it at least partially frozen before using so it won’t scorch or overheat. Cocoa is not an option! (Actually I add the beeswax that is still oozing with honey and hasn’t been filtered yet.) 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