Goat milk ....baaaaaa

[Annmarie0407]

I have been making my soaps with cold goat milk.

I mix the lye with the goats milk and water and then let it do its thing(cool down to the proper temp). The problem I am having it that the goat milk is curdling while its in the lye mixture and whn I go and pour the lye mixture into my oils ......the curled mixture is not breaking up all the way.

I get to trace before the curdled mixture is completely broken up.

My other question is how much EO should be used for my soaps. I make 46oz at a time.

OK...one more question...why is it so hard for me to get my soap out of my mold? Its a POLYETHYLENE soap mold(loaf)
Thank you

 

[Deda]

I premix my lye with water so when I soap its cold. Or at least RT.

For the remainder of my liquid I add what ever my recipe calls for, milk, aloe or whatever. That way nothing is burned by hot lye and my goats milk soap stays creamy and white.

EOs like FO are a matter of personal preference, testing and knowing the strength. I find that good quality, read not necessarily the cheapest, oils will go further. It's as simple as keeping good notes and finding your preference.

Usually somewhere around .7 PPO is my target. Unless its something like ginger, cinnamon, clove or cedarwood. Some are very light and I need a heavier hand, and some EOs need to be anchored to hold scent for any length of time.

 

[ilovedoxies]

If I constantly stir the goat's milk and lye it does not curdle.

 

[Annmarie0407]

I tried the stiring...but it not work.

I like the idea of mixing in the goat milk when the lye mixture is at the right temp(and that it will leave everything still white) but will the coldness of the goat milk bring down the temp of the lye mixture too much(making it too cold to add to the oils).

Yes, I am still a newbie at all this

 

[Deda]

What ever kind of soap I'm making my lye is always cold. The warmest I ever use is room temperature - about 70. I like it be around 40.

 

[Annmarie0407]

I premix my lye with water so when I soap its cold. Or at least RT.

For the remainder of my liquid I add what ever my recipe calls for, milk, aloe or whatever. That way nothing is burned by hot lye and my goats milk soap stays creamy and white.

EOs like FO are a matter of personal preference, testing and knowing the strength. I find that good quality, read not necessarily the cheapest, oils will go further. It's as simple as keeping good notes and finding your preference.

Usually somewhere around .7 PPO is my target. Unless its something like ginger, cinnamon, clove or cedarwood. Some are very light and I need a heavier hand, and some EOs need to be anchored to hold scent for any length of time.

Yippeee....I did thsi last night and it worked...thank you

 

[spotts71]

you could freeze the goats milk and mix lye then. I have done that with success. Also EXTREMELY slow to mix the lye in milk and add straight to oils. But for me and my patience-- freezing works better for me!

 

[beachgurl]

I freeze the gm in a plastic freezer bag .. crush it in the bag and put it into my mixing container. I make sure that the mixing container is in an ice bath ... then mix in the lye. haven't had a problem since I started mixing my solution this way. The mixture doesn't go over 80 degree F.

 

[cassy]

Okay so are you saying that I could freeze the gm in ice cube trays or whatever, then weight it out and pour the dry lye crystals on the ice cubes and it will melt and do its thing?? Sorry I want to try, but don't want to goof.

 

[ilovedoxies]

I weigh my milk first, then pour it in the ice tray. I only freeze about half of it and keep the other half in the frige.

I put the container in ice water and add the lye slowly to the cold milk, like a spoon at at time, stirring until that is dissolved. I add the frozen cubes each time I add a spoon of lye, stirring constantly.

 

[cassy]

Oh I see. Thanks. I will give that a go today.