Safety First! Watch the first video in this series “Lye Safety and Ingredients” Before attempting to make the soap demonstrated in this video. www.youtube.com While you’re at it – maybe you should watch the second video “Basic Terms” so you are fully prepared to make a successful batch of CP soap. www.youtube.com In this episode of Soap Queen TV learn about morphing, oxides, micas and dyes when coloring your CP soap. This is the fourth episode in our How to Make Cold Process Soap series, after watching all four episodes you should be ready to make your first successful batch of Cold Process Soap. Enjoy! All supplies shown in this video can be purchased at www.brambleberry.com Areyou a blogger? Please feel free to embed this video on your blog. If you need any help, just let us know! info@brambleberry.com Anne-Marie Faiola is the owner of Bramble Berry http author of Soap Queen Blog www.soapqueen.com, and developer of Teach Soap http Music: PsyWoofers’ “Dancing 4 Joy”
@pottumpuss The process to make Melt & Pour soap involves slightly different ingredients and high temperatures. It’s pretty difficult to replicate M&P base at home.
But you can rebatch CP soap – check out my other videos for instructions.
Hi, if you make a soap base with the cold pour process, if you don’t add fragrance & colour & just leave it to harden, can that then be used as a melt & pour base later?
thanks
@pjm0446 That is the great thing about making your own soap from scratch. You can use exactly the oils and butters you want and you can experiment with how well they work for you!
On my web site at Bramble Berry we describe the various benefits and qualities in the description for each of our oils – so that might be a good place to start.
But no there are no rules – although many have very strong opinions about what makes a good bar of soap.
Happy Soaping!
Hi, I love your videos, I have a question, do you use different ingredients for different types or skin? is any rules in doing this?
@qweaz987 In the first episode of this series I go into detail about how to safely handle lye, so I highly recommend watching that episode first. It’s called ‘How to Make Cold Process Soap: Lye Safety and Ingredients.’
Inhaling the fumes from dissolving Lye at best will give you a coughing fit and at worst can actually damage your lungs – so always be very careful when handling Sodium Hydroxide.
You can purchase the droppers and all of the ingredients at Bramble Berry.
wat happens if you do inhale the fumes?
and do the any of the colorants leave the skin colored?
and where can i purchase the lil tube things that pick up the liquids.
@momzmoviez
You might check out Episode 2 on herbs and colorants – I talk about using natural additives in-depth in that episode. But in general anything natural will usually turn brown and even go moldy soap. Even if the fruit is dried it will rehydrate with the moisture form the soap and you will still end up with a moldy soap bar.
I do have a fun project making citrus slices out of soap on my soap queen blog – so maybe that would be a good alternative for you.
I am with baritny92. You have me all hooked on M&P soaps now & I am just having so much fun with them so I would love to know if you will do more videos too. I would enjoy some info about using dried fruit slices like orange slices in my soaps. Every book I see at the bookstore has some super CUTE slice of soap with an orangey-honey color to them with a slice of an orange inside it, so cute. I tried it but my slice turned black still. Will that ALWAYS happen, even if dried? Thanks so much!!!!
are you going to do any more melt and pour episodes?
For a more natural soap, we can use clays too or also food spices as cinnamon, paprika, curry.
@Sammmylucciarini Aluminum is not recommended just because it can react with the Lye if some of the soap batter comes in contact with it (I go over this in the first video “Lye Safety & Ingredients”) so to be safe I would stick with silicone, wood, or even cardboard. When using wood molds or cardboard boxes, they should always be lined. Check out my video on making rebatch soap for detailed instructions on lining a mold. Happy Soaping!
@Sammmylucciarini I talk in-depth about curing in the second video in this series “Basic Terms” but 6 weeks is always the safest.
Thank you so much Ann Marie, I watched all of them and I love them. You help me a lot with your tips, even when I work with soap since 2004 :S.
Oh and can I use an aluminum cake pan if I line it with wax paper? what mold is best to use?
How long should I let my cold processed soap cure before use?
i looooooooove the intro song, it always makes me want to dance! lol. sometimes i just watch the videos to hear the song !
@lazyhazycrazy The first time I found this song and played it one of the girls in the office started doing a little aerobics workout in her chair. It was hilarious and I still smile every time I hear it.
@XhezthecrazymetalerX If you have suggestions for other Royalty Free music send them my way. Although I do love the up beat song, we have been using it for over a year now and it’s probably time for a change.
@XhezthecrazymetalerX I actually just find it funny… reminds me of 90s music.
i love these videos but i really don’t like your intro music
@TinaDenali Cocoa Powder would work to make a deep brown color – but you wouldn’t get much of a scent from it. So maybe use a nice chocolate fragrance like Mint Chocolate Chip – my current favorite.
Also – can you use powdered coco for brown? And would it give it a chocolate smell?
I’ve never used colorants, but now I’d like to try!! Thanks for the video!