Goat's milk soap WAS I made my first batch of soap!!!!!!

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Hi Christy,

Congrats!

 

I don't have a whole lot of experience, but I HAVE made goat's milk

soap!

And I had to do it twice, so here is what I recommend...

 

I just did my first batch the " normal " way, but the heat of the

chemical reaction with the lye caused the goat's milk to curdle, which

meant that it smelled (bad!) and turned a dark orangey color. I have

read that you can still use it and that the smell goes away, but I

didn't like the color... so I threw out the goat's milk lye mixture

(down the drain...it's a drain cleaner after all, but I didn't like do

that at all...lye in the water system...just me, I felt bad) and

started again using another method.

 

First of all, measure the goat's milk and freeze it in a glass

container.

Then measure your lye and add it slowly...oh so slowly... bit by bit to

the frozen goat's milk.

Stir it as you go: the lye will melt the frozen milk, but the

temperature will stay low.

Stop whenever the outside of the glass container starts to heat up, and

let it cool.

You will end up with a liquid.

I just did a small batch, so adding the lye this way only took about

ten minutes at the most, however it was a beautiful creamy color - not

that orange.

 

Then continue on as normal.

 

However... all this WITH GLOVES ON - you naughty girl, you! Don't

even tell me if you didn't wear goggles, but please make sure you do...

those splashes you had were the ones that can burn you...and skin is

one thing...but eyes... anyway, if you've been researching this for

three years you must have read the horror stories...? I'm just

mother-hen'ing....but protect yourself!! Get those thin gloves if you

want to feel things better... OK, off my soap box LOL.

 

And enjoy!! I made Melinda Coss's " Dream Castille " with goat's milk,

and it is just that... a dream to use!

 

Oh and by the way...yes, you have to wait at least 5-6 weeks, depending

on the soap.

 

If you use it too soon, when it is still a bit soft, then it will just

dissolve as you use it...and that would be a waste. As they say... as

me how I know!!!

Have fun!!

Anne

 

 

> Sat, 26 Jun 2004 18:34:22 -0000

> " Christy " <fufuno1

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> I really, really

> can't wait to try a goats milk soap with shea butter added.

> Anything special I should know substituting milk for water?

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