Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 I love rebatching soap in the oven, it is the easiest way to do it! I make unscented, plain, castile soap base for rebatching. I sell it as well as keep some of it around at all times for making soap when I want to make all natural soap, but can't deal with the lye for whatever reason (lye ~ toddlers ~ and pets don't mix, and I have all of them, so making soap from scratch in my household has strict time and space limits.) To rebatch I just put the oven on 200F, cut up my soap, put it in my tray I have just for that, add my liquid (about 1/2 c. per lb) .. cover ... stir it occasionally 'till it is all melted and then mold it! Easy as that! Re-batched .. or milled soaps as they are also called, are very nice, and seem to last a good long time too Rebatching is also a great way to " fix " batches of soap made from scratch when they don't come out quite right in one way or another. *Smile* Chris (list mom) With a batch of soap in the oven Jasmine Absolute Co-op http://www.alittleolfactory.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 Sounds easy, now for two questions. What exactly is Castile soap? I make a cp soap that has olive oil, coconut oil and palm oil...is this the same thing? Also, does a soap ever get too old to rebatch? I have some that is, well, over a year old, a messed up batch. Can I do the rebatching with that? Thanks! Michele -- ------ Who Wills, Can. Who Tries, Does. Who Loves, Lives. --Anne McCaffrey in Dragonrider www.bibliomaniacsbooks.com " chrisziggy " <chrisziggy1 Wed, 17 Oct 2001 08:26:48 -0600 Oven Soap Re-Batching I love rebatching soap in the oven, it is the easiest way to do it! I make unscented, plain, castile soap base for rebatching. I sell it as well as keep some of it around at all times for making soap when I want to make all natural soap, but can't deal with the lye for whatever reason (lye ~ toddlers ~ and pets don't mix, and I have all of them, so making soap from scratch in my household has strict time and space limits.) To rebatch I just put the oven on 200F, cut up my soap, put it in my tray I have just for that, add my liquid (about 1/2 c. per lb) .. cover ... stir it occasionally 'till it is all melted and then mold it! Easy as that! Re-batched .. or milled soaps as they are also called, are very nice, and seem to last a good long time too Rebatching is also a great way to " fix " batches of soap made from scratch when they don't come out quite right in one way or another. *Smile* Chris (list mom) With a batch of soap in the oven Jasmine Absolute Co-op http://www.alittleolfactory.com My Pictures of Aromatic Plants and Exotic Places In Turkey http://members.home.net/chrisziggy1/triptoturkey.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 Hi all, Does anyone make a milled or melt and pour without lye? Sandi - " chrisziggy " <chrisziggy1 Wednesday, October 17, 2001 9:26 AM Oven Soap Re-Batching > I love rebatching soap in the oven, it is the easiest way to do it! > > I make unscented, plain, castile soap base for rebatching. I sell it as well > as keep some of it around at all times for making soap when I want to make > all natural soap, but can't deal with the lye for whatever reason (lye ~ > toddlers ~ and pets don't mix, and I have all of them, so making soap from > scratch in my household has strict time and space limits.) > > To rebatch I just put the oven on 200F, cut up my soap, put it in my tray I > have just for that, add my liquid (about 1/2 c. per lb) .. cover ... stir it > occasionally 'till it is all melted and then mold it! Easy as that! > > Re-batched .. or milled soaps as they are also called, are very nice, and > seem to last a good long time too > > Rebatching is also a great way to " fix " batches of soap made from scratch > when they don't come out quite right in one way or another. > > *Smile* > Chris (list mom) > With a batch of soap in the oven > > Jasmine Absolute Co-op > http://www.alittleolfactory.com > > > > > My Pictures of Aromatic Plants and Exotic Places In Turkey > http://members.home.net/chrisziggy1/triptoturkey.html > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 Thanks Chris, Just getting into possibly doing some. For the novice would you recommend rebatching or melt and pour? My true passion is Essential Oils and blending. I thought that it would be fun maybe even therapeutic to do some soap. Thanks, Sandi - " chrisziggy " <chrisziggy1 Wednesday, October 17, 2001 11:27 AM Re: Oven Soap Re-Batching > Oh .. > > PS .. properly made soap does not contain lye .. the lye, water and fat are > chemically changed during what is called the saponification process into a > sodium compound that no longer contains any lye. Also it can never be > divided back into lye, water and fat either (as it is a new chemical > compound known as soap .... I just LOVED chemistry when I was in school > and I still do > > *Smile* > Chris (list mom) > > Happy Halloween! Made With Organic Pumpkin > All Natural Pumpkin Pie Spice Soap > http://www.alittleolfactory.com > > > > No Lye, no soap ... you can't make soap without lye. > > All soap begins with fat, lye and water ... > > That is, chemically, what makes soap > > > > *Smile* > > Chris (list mom) > > > > Happy Halloween! Made With Organic Pumpkin > > All Natural Pumpkin Pie Spice Soap > > http://www.alittleolfactory.com > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > Does anyone make a milled or melt and pour > > > without lye? > > > Sandi > > > > > > > My Pictures of Aromatic Plants and Exotic Places In Turkey > http://members.home.net/chrisziggy1/triptoturkey.html > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 No Lye, no soap ... you can't make soap without lye. All soap begins with fat, lye and water ... That is, chemically, what makes soap *Smile* Chris (list mom) Happy Halloween! Made With Organic Pumpkin All Natural Pumpkin Pie Spice Soap http://www.alittleolfactory.com > Hi all, > Does anyone make a milled or melt and pour > without lye? > Sandi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 Oh .. PS .. properly made soap does not contain lye .. the lye, water and fat are chemically changed during what is called the saponification process into a sodium compound that no longer contains any lye. Also it can never be divided back into lye, water and fat either (as it is a new chemical compound known as soap .... I just LOVED chemistry when I was in school and I still do *Smile* Chris (list mom) Happy Halloween! Made With Organic Pumpkin All Natural Pumpkin Pie Spice Soap http://www.alittleolfactory.com > No Lye, no soap ... you can't make soap without lye. > All soap begins with fat, lye and water ... > That is, chemically, what makes soap > > *Smile* > Chris (list mom) > > Happy Halloween! Made With Organic Pumpkin > All Natural Pumpkin Pie Spice Soap > http://www.alittleolfactory.com > > > > Hi all, > > Does anyone make a milled or melt and pour > > without lye? > > Sandi > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 Hi there I'm getting really fascinated with all this talk about making soaps and quite fancy trying What's the easiest way to start please? Is there somewhere that explains all the different ingredients - lye, castile etc Can you just put _anything_ in soap? Some of it sounds good enough to eat (bit like the dog) Regards Ann - Scotland - chrisziggy 17 October 2001 15:26 Oven Soap Re-Batching I love rebatching soap in the oven, it is the easiest way to do it!I make unscented, plain, castile soap base for rebatching. I sell it as wellas keep some of it around at all times for making soap when I want to makeall natural soap, but can't deal with the lye for whatever reason (lye ~toddlers ~ and pets don't mix, and I have all of them, so making soap fromscratch in my household has strict time and space limits.)To rebatch I just put the oven on 200F, cut up my soap, put it in my tray Ihave just for that, add my liquid (about 1/2 c. per lb) .. cover ... stir itoccasionally 'till it is all melted and then mold it! Easy as that!Re-batched .. or milled soaps as they are also called, are very nice, andseem to last a good long time too :)Rebatching is also a great way to "fix" batches of soap made from scratchwhen they don't come out quite right in one way or another.*Smile*Chris (list mom)With a batch of soap in the oven ;)Jasmine Absolute Co-ophttp://www.alittleolfactory.comMy Pictures of Aromatic Plants and Exotic Places In Turkeyhttp://members.home.net/chrisziggy1/triptoturkey.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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