As a side note....

On the soap that is......
Here's the soap recipe we used. Thought I'd share.......

~~Cold process soap~~

Stuff you'll need:
~Pretty good sized pot
~Wooden spoon
~Well greased mold...with a lid (I just used a good sized tupperware)
~If you have one....a stick blender
~Add ins.....stuff like essential oils, oats, flowers.....whatever. ;)
~And a towel or blanket to cover it up at the end

You'll want to have your mold greased and ready before you start

4 cups room temperature water
(you could use goats milk, herbal tea, or whatever liquid your creative mind can come up with)
48 Oz vegetable shortening (room temp)
32 Oz Coconut oil
16 Oz Olive oil
12 Oz lye

Combine the water and lye. Stir until dissolved.
Be careful with the lye fumes...open some windows or turn on your kitchen stove vent. Be careful not to splash or breathe over the pot. If you do get lye splashes on your skin or clothes, Vinegar, I heard, can neutralize it. Also, the lye mixture will be hot. That's what makes the next step work. :)
Add shortening, bit by bit. Add coconut oil, while continuously stirring. Add olive oil. (you can use a stick blender to help mix in the shortening clumps a little faster and help mix in general)
Keep stirring until you see tracing. Tracing is where it is so thick that you can lift your spoon and twirl it and it'll leave behind a "trail".....sorta like a design. :)
Once it traces you can begin adding your add-ins.

I used 1 1/2 cup of oats and about 1-2 teaspoons of Clary sage essential oil and a few drops of Lavender essential oil.

Pour into your greased mold. Tap the mold on the counter slightly to get all the air bubbles out. Cover with lid and towel. Put this is a undisturbed area for about 1-2 hours. Checking it every 30 minutes or so. Once it is hard enough...you can cut it. Pop it out and dry it on a wire rack for about 2-3 weeks.


The things you can do with homemade soap is endless!!! :) All the colorants and fragrances and shapes and what not..... :) So much fun....

You can check out this cool you tube channel for fun ideas....Soap Queen TV



God bless....
K.K.M.D
Matt. 1:20-21

I did it!!!

Mom and I attempted to make soap again the other day! Guess what?!?!...we managed to do it this time without any explosions or volcanoes. :) It turned out pretty good...if I do say so myself. We used the West Ladies basic soap recipe. I can say it turned out a lot better than last time. :) haha!! We only had one small dilemma....it took quite a while to trace. But, that's not as bad as a huge volcanic explosions all over the place! :)
Check out the result.......


Drying, drying, drying....

Don't make fun of my soap cutting "skills"...trust me I'll get better. :)


God bless!!
K.K.M.D
Prov. 31:13