How do you make homemade goat milk soap?
Use a stainless steel spoon to stir the lye flakes and goat milk together. Slowly, the flakes will begin to melt the goat milk cubes. After a few minutes of stirring, add another ¼ of the flakes and continue stirring for several minutes. Continue this process until all the lye flakes have been added to the goat milk.
How much goats milk does it take to make soap?
4 ounces lye. 8 ounces filtered water. 4 ounces goat milk. 1-ounce orange essential oil.
What are the ingredients in goat milk soap?
Ingredients
- 340g coconut oil.
- 425g olive oil.
- 370g unrefined shea butter.
- 375g goat milk (or other milk) frozen.
- 155g sodium hydroxide (lye)
- 29g essential oils, optional.
How much essential oil do you put in goat milk soap?
Adding Essential Oils and Fragrance Oils It is recommended to use 5 drops of essential oil to each ounce of soap, but I truly feel this is too much so I use roughly 20 drops to 1 lb. Note: Be certain if you decide to use a fragrance oil that it is definitely safe for your skin.
Can you make goats milk soap without lye?
If you have goat milk to use but you prefer soap making without lye, adding milk – no more than one tablespoon per pound of melt and pour base – is simple and easy. You can also add powdered or condensed goat milk at the same rate – one tablespoon per pound of base.
How long does goat milk soap need to cure?
We allow our soap to cure for a full 6 weeks, but if you are super anxious you can use it at 4 weeks. The soap is safe to use from 2-4 weeks cured, but it will not last very long if you do. To cure, you want to place your soap in a place out of direct heat or sunlight where it can get airflow.
How long does goat milk soap last?
So, in a nutshell, properly made goat milk soap, will not spoil, go bad or expire. Soap can last for 10 – 20 years if kept in a dry, cool spot in the home. If high quality fragrance oils are used, the scent can last for years as well. If essential oils were used in the soap, the scent will slowly diminish over time.
Does goat milk soap expire?
Can you adding essential oils to goats milk soap?
Goat Milk Stuff only uses fragrance oils that are paraben and phthalate free and safe to use. If you would like to keep your soaps and lotions as natural as possible, stick with essential oil or unscented items.
Does all goat milk soap have lye in it?
Even goat milk liquid soap uses potassium hydroxide (a form of lye) instead of the sodium hydroxide (lye) that is used to make bar-soap. However, to make any soap, lye is a necessary ingredient.
Does goat milk soap need a preservative?
Both liquid and bar forms of goat milk soap do not require preservatives because the pH levels of soap prevent the growth of mold and bacteria. So they are also safe products to use without any preservatives required.