Hot process Goats milk soap

[Guest]

Hi there, I am trying to find out how I can add goats milk or coconut milk to hot processed soap without burning it or ruining the batch. So, at what point would I add the milk.????

Thank you
flowerhen

 

[krissy]

i make HP soap and if it was me, i'd add frozen or slush GM the same way i'd add water. i wouldn't save it til the end because on batches i have saved stuff til the end for, they are always soft for longer and i don't like that. or you could half the amount of water you use for the lye solution and then add the milk in at trace, before it cooks. that might work easier if you don't want to freeze your milk.

 

[PrincessPeach]

I usually add GM or CM to my HP batches and I've never burned or had a failed batch. I don't treat it any different than I do water-- mixing it with the lye, then adding to the oils, etc....

 

[dolly777]

I freeze my GM in an ice cube tray and add the lye to the frozen milk. But another option is to use Powder GM and you can add it to the soap at a thin trace.

 

[Maria]

I never had any kind of milk survive the high temperature cooking phase in HP so I use less water for the lye and add the milk after the soap is cooked. Comes out perfectly.

 

[xraygrl]

If you are using fresh GM there is no way around the carmelization of the sugars in the milk and you will end up with some shade of carmel color depending on the % of GM that you use. If you don't mind the carmel color then just use the gm as part or all of your liquid.

If you want no discoloration at all with using GM, you will have to use powdered GM. Add some liquid (water, honey, aloe juice etc) to it to make a paste then add it after the cook.

 

[Dixie]

You can add it at the end of cook as a SF, unless you want it to be 100% GM soap.

 

[TheSoapyEwe]

I add mine in after the cook and have never had a problem with my bars not hardening up. (knock on wood)
I have tried adding it in with all of the other ingredients but do not like the ammonia smell, seems like it does fade a bit over time but I can always smell a touch of it and also think it offs my fragrance a bit too.

Just my opinion but I also feel it probably doesn't retain all of it's wonderful qualities when subjected to heat during the cook and that's another reason I always add it after the cook.

 

[Layne]

I always work my lye container in a vat of salted ice with a little water
no matter water or GM
it helps to bring the temp down fast and
keeps milks from burning

 

[JayJay]

Beginner's question- has anyone had problems with the soap going bad when the milk is added after the cook?