goat milk

I have a problem. I made HP soap with a usual recipe (except I used half evaporated goat's milk and half water). It's extremely drying to the skin. I used two tbsp. of honey, 2 tbsp. oatmeal, 1/4 calendula blossoms, and about 2 tbsp. of vanilla bean paste. The milk was frozen, but the mixture...

30 Bar Recipe: Olive Oil = 65.04 oz 60% Coconut Oil =21.68 oz 20% Palm Kernel Oil Flakes = 21.68 oz 20% Lye Discount of 5% Lye = 14.95 oz Goat Milk = 31.81 oz Now this recipe has worked perfect for many many batches. It traces within 10 minutes of mixing with stick blender. I...

We are wanting to increase production from 5 lb batches to 10 lb batches. I understand I can mix a lye water solution, but want to keep approx. 1 oz of milk per bar. Has anyone ever had any issues mixing this much lye and goat milk together? We currently freeze our goat milk and mix with the...

Anyone know a good place to purchase raw goats milk in southern ca or online?

When making a goat milk lotion it is very important that the goat milk is as fresh as you can get it and that you don't use more than 12% of the recipe volume. INGREDIENTS: 3% butter 15% soft oils 12% Goat Milk 5% Emulsifying Wax 65% Water On top of this you will need 1% (or whatever is the...

I want to make a CP facial, goat milk soap. I would like to mold it in PVC. I am wondering about putting it in the freezer, etc??? Any suggestions...:confused:

I am a newbie! I want to make a facial bar of goat milk soap in PVC pipe. What is your experience with milk soap in PVC? Do you put it in the freezer? etc???

I made my very first batch of Goat Milk soap this weekend and I am thrilled that it turned out a light cream color. It was my first time using a colorant and I also added some peppermint EO. I can't wait for the bars to cure so I can use one. They smell like X-mas! :grin:

Hello everyone, I've read a million different things on this topic and I'm still trying to decide what the best usage rate for these two powders is. Can anyone here give me opinions on how much of these two powders to add at trace? I've heard everywhere from 1 tsp ppo to 1.5 oz per 8 oz water...

I have made at least a dozen large batches of goat milk soap and my recipe has made great soap, until this last batch. It looked great after about 30 hours when I was ready to un-mold (usually do at 24 hours). When I turned it out of the mold the bottom of the soap was super sticky.:( When I...