Goat's Milk Recipes Needed

[Susie]

I am going to make my first batch of GM soap in a couple of days. I would like a 2 lbs of oil sized recipe. I would prefer to use any of the following since I have them on hand and I have been talked to about the amount of soaping stuff I have amassed: :grin: OO(pomace), Crisco, Coconut Oil, Almond Oil, Avacado Oil, Castor Oil, Jojoba Oil. I would like a hard(ish) type bar that would not dry my skin out.

I have some ideas and potential recipes in mind, but since I am going to come to you guys for help fixing it/figuring out where I went wrong, I thought I might just skip the messing up step. :grin:

 

[roseb]

But we all have to go through some messing up or we can't call ourselves soap makers! LOL! I would leave out the Crisco and Avocado oil. I used Crisco in the beginning of my soap making and those soaps are no where near the quality of the soap I make now. Do you have any other hard oils like cocoa butter or palm? The oils you have will make a rather soft soap. I use mostly powdered milk in recipes and I add them to the oils. I have used canned, but it is more work and since this is your 1st batch I would go with the powdered. Here is a good thread to look at http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=29411

 

[seven]

why don't you post your recipe ideas here, so others can have a look. one of the fun parts about soap making is creating the recipe itself, well, at least for me. i love trying out different combination of oils, see how they feel on my skin, taking notes, this, that, etc..

 

[Obsidian]

I've been playing around with the oils you have and just can't come up with a very hard bar. Can you get some plain palm or lard? It will help harden your bar. Personally, I prefer lard as it makes a very gentle, creamy lather.

Any recipe you have that you like will work though, just replace the water with milk. Freeze or chill the milk until its slushie and add the lye really slow so it doesn't get too hot.

If you want a super easy cheap recipe then you can try this. Its the first recipe I ever made, superfatted at 8%

Olive oil 16 oz
crisco 9.6
coconut 6.4

water or milk 12 oz
lye 4.28

 

[Susie]

I did not mean I was going to use all those oils, just that I did not want to buy others. I can get lard tomorrow. (thinking of excuses...)
I have more company coming, so no soaping til they are gone. I will post my recipe in a couple of days.

 

[Crombie]

I disagree about the Crisco and Avocado Oil - Crisco makes a great soap. And I love Avocado at 15% in my salt bars.

 

[Susie]

Recipe

I still have not learned how to use SoapCalc.net yet, so this is from BB lye calculator. I think it will yield a hard enough bar without being drying and provide good lather. PLEASE correct me if I am wrong. It will be next week before I can make it as my well has decided that the holidays present a perfect opportunity for failure. And, it being the holidays, getting the "city" water lines laid is not happening this week. So, I have LOTS of time to plan before making a huge error.

OO(pomace) 18oz
CO(76 degree) 8oz
Lard 4oz
Castor Oil 2oz
GM 10.56 oz(if I should half this with H2O, please say so)
NaOH 4.425oz

This should give me 5% SF if I did it correctly.

I will probably add 1 oz Lemongrass EO. Should I figure that as part of the formula, or is that a small enough amount to not matter?

I do know to freeze the GM before using, and adding the NaOH VERY slowly to avoid a mess. Are there any other tips I can glean from the minds of the masters?

 

[Ruthie]

It sounds pretty good. Fits into the suggested ranges. If I were making it, I would up the lard to about 6.4 and down the coconut oil to 6.4 (and adjust the OO to make the difference.) But that is just me. Nothing wrong with what you have. You do not have to count the eo as it does not saponify. I always use full goat's milk in my soaps. Just be sure to add your lye slowly, like 1 T. at a time, and stir well.

Bummer about your well. I've been through that and did not enjoy it.

 

[Lin]

You might want to stick your soap in the fridge (or even freezer depending on what you're using as a mold) for the first 24 hours to prevent a partial gel. Preventing gel will help give it a creamy look and avoid any issues of overheating. Sugars, which milks have, encourage heating.

I use full goats milk, and love the results, so personally I'll always stick with that.

 

[JusDin]

I agree with Ruthie and Lin, I always use full strength goats milk.

Sorry about your well. NOT good times. :thumbdown:

 

[Susie]

Thanks for the replies.

I have a question, however, about the change from CO to lard and associated change to OO.

Why? What is that going to do to the soap? I THINK it will yield a harder bar that is less drying. But, I am so very new to this that I am not sure.(also if I could get un-stupid about SoapCalc, it may just help) Oh, and since I am not able to use SoapCalc yet, how much change in OO?

Funny thing about the well...I paid the new well guy to come tell me nothing is wrong, he told me to call the plumber, who said nothing is wrong(paid him also). Then called the plumbing folks back to measure and estimate for "city" water, he thumped on the gauge, and now the well works. But, I am still getting city water so that I have water when the power is out and to avoid dealing with the new well guy. It is a sad statement when the ONLY person available to do a job does not want to do his job and stay in business. He lost a customer for life. And, I have neighbors that I have told about this. So, he cost himself many customers.