Things You'll Need:
- 3 cups goat's milk
- 1½ pounds fat
- 6.5 oz. lye
- 1 cup baby oatmeal
- 2 tsp. borax
- 2 ounces glycerine
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Step 1
Prepare soap molds. Soap molds can be found at most crafts stores. Don't use molds for soap that will be used for food later. Grease the molds well with Vaseline.
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Step 2
Melt 1½ half pounds of fat; this can be lard, tallow or even vegetable shortening. This should cool to a temperature between 85 to 90 degrees.
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Step 3
Carefully pour out 6.5 oz. lye into a paper cup. Use a stainless steel bowl, again being sure to have one for making soap only and not to be used for food. Add 3 cups of goat's milk and slowly add the lye. Mix this with an old hand mixer set aside for soap making. This will cause a chemical reaction that makes the mixture hot and causes the milk to turn golden. Let the mixture cool to 85 degrees. A dairy thermometer can be used to check the temperature.
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Step 4
Mix together 2 oz. of glycerine, 1 cup of baby oatmeal and 2 tsp. of borax. Add this to the fat and then add the mixture to the lye and milk. Use the mixer for 15 minutes and then let the soap mixture rest for 5 minutes. Mix again for 5 minutes and let rest again for another 5 minutes. Keep doing this until the soap noticeably changes consistency.
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Step 5
Pour the soap mixture into the molds. Cover the top of the molds with a cloth such as cheesecloth. Keep the soap at a constant room temperature for 24 hours.
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Step 6
Peel off cloth and take soap out of molds. If using a big mold, cut into bar-sized pieces. Let the soap cure by air-drying it for a month to 6 weeks before using or giving away.
Comments
Trevas said
on 10/19/2007 I read the ingredients for Goats Milk Soap can you add a scent to that? And how much. Thanks