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SOAPS BY KATHY MILLER Small to average orders will be sent via Priority Mail (or Flat Rate Priority for up to 8 bars). The rates are $8.30 for up to 1# in a Small Flat Rate box anywhere in the U.S. (3 bars), (but with price changes, costs less if shipped in the Flat Rate Envelope). (See Postal Rates page for mailing quotes ) Most of the bars of soap are around 4 ALL VEGETABLE SOAPS AND RECIPES 10 ounces canola oil (olive can be used as well) 12 ounces lye crystals dissolved into 18 ounces cold water. One 12 oz. can of evaporated goat's milk added at light trace (for lighter colored soap with a firmer texture, you may use 6 oz. evaporated milk SOAP RECIPE SPREADSHEET They are from Dr. Bob McDaniel's book, and it basically tells you whether you have a good balance of hard and soft oils in your recipe. The other features of the spreadsheet are listed below 1) SAP Values - A sheet that contains a list of fats/oils and their SAP values forboth NaOH and KOH.
SOAP RECIPES USING ANIMAL FATS 12 ounces lye crystals. Add at light trace: 1 ounce (2 T.) peppermint oil. Cocoa powder for color (see below) Take out a bit of the white soap after mixing in the peppermint and set aside in a warm bowl. Into the rest of the soap, blend in 1/4 cup cocoa powder that has been moistened with oil first. SAPONIFICATION NUMBERS FOR LYE Saponification Numbers for Lye (Sodium Hydroxide) Oil. Almond Oil (Sweet) Apricot Kernel Oil. Avocado Oil. Babassu Oil. Bear Tallow. Beef Tallow. Bees Wax (white) RECIPES USING FLUID MEASURES Miller's Homemade Soap Pages: Easy Recipes Using Liquid Measures For those who don't have a scale. NEW! May 2002 - Glenn Murray, a soaper who likes working with spreadsheets, added a liquid measures feature to the Chris Mathes Spreadsheet that is available for download on another page of this site.To download the spreadsheet that has been edited by Glenn to include fluid measures TROUBLESHOOTING HELP! Troubleshoot recipe and procedures, make any needed adjustments and remelt. Soap is brittle or has cracks. Hard, dry and brittle at cutting time is generally too much lye in the recipe. If determined that there was too much lye, remelting is in order and REBATCHING PAGE...IF YOU MUST! Rebatching, Remelting, Recrafting, Remilling, etc. Once is not enough! If you'd like to contribute your experiences and/or frustrations to this page, just send an email and I'll post it if I think it would be helpful to others or offers new information. As of August of 2000, I'm feeling that I have so much material already posted, that there will be much less in the way of new additions. "OLD" SOAPMAKING INSTRUCTIONS WITH NOTES Cottonseed oil 4 pounds; coconut oil 11/4 pounds, glycerine 3 pints, alcohol 6 1/2 pints; water 7 pints. Dissolve 1 can of lye in a mixture of 3 1/2 pints each of alcohol and water and heat to 125ºF. Have the oils at 150ºF and add a few ounces of the lye solution, stirringslowly and evenly.
MILLER'S HOMEMADE SOAP PAGE The "Miller's Homemade Soap Information" page received mention at the end of an article in USA Today that ran from July 9-12, 1999. I have received permission to post the article since it was taken off the USA Today site. While it is old, much of the information is still helpfulto novices.
SOAPS BY KATHY MILLER Small to average orders will be sent via Priority Mail (or Flat Rate Priority for up to 8 bars). The rates are $8.30 for up to 1# in a Small Flat Rate box anywhere in the U.S. (3 bars), (but with price changes, costs less if shipped in the Flat Rate Envelope). (See Postal Rates page for mailing quotes ) Most of the bars of soap are around 4 ALL VEGETABLE SOAPS AND RECIPES 10 ounces canola oil (olive can be used as well) 12 ounces lye crystals dissolved into 18 ounces cold water. One 12 oz. can of evaporated goat's milk added at light trace (for lighter colored soap with a firmer texture, you may use 6 oz. evaporated milk SOAP RECIPE SPREADSHEET They are from Dr. Bob McDaniel's book, and it basically tells you whether you have a good balance of hard and soft oils in your recipe. The other features of the spreadsheet are listed below 1) SAP Values - A sheet that contains a list of fats/oils and their SAP values forboth NaOH and KOH.
SOAP RECIPES USING ANIMAL FATS 12 ounces lye crystals. Add at light trace: 1 ounce (2 T.) peppermint oil. Cocoa powder for color (see below) Take out a bit of the white soap after mixing in the peppermint and set aside in a warm bowl. Into the rest of the soap, blend in 1/4 cup cocoa powder that has been moistened with oil first. SAPONIFICATION NUMBERS FOR LYE Saponification Numbers for Lye (Sodium Hydroxide) Oil. Almond Oil (Sweet) Apricot Kernel Oil. Avocado Oil. Babassu Oil. Bear Tallow. Beef Tallow. Bees Wax (white) RECIPES USING FLUID MEASURES Miller's Homemade Soap Pages: Easy Recipes Using Liquid Measures For those who don't have a scale. NEW! May 2002 - Glenn Murray, a soaper who likes working with spreadsheets, added a liquid measures feature to the Chris Mathes Spreadsheet that is available for download on another page of this site.To download the spreadsheet that has been edited by Glenn to include fluid measures TROUBLESHOOTING HELP! Troubleshoot recipe and procedures, make any needed adjustments and remelt. Soap is brittle or has cracks. Hard, dry and brittle at cutting time is generally too much lye in the recipe. If determined that there was too much lye, remelting is in order and REBATCHING PAGE...IF YOU MUST! Rebatching, Remelting, Recrafting, Remilling, etc. Once is not enough! If you'd like to contribute your experiences and/or frustrations to this page, just send an email and I'll post it if I think it would be helpful to others or offers new information. As of August of 2000, I'm feeling that I have so much material already posted, that there will be much less in the way of new additions. "OLD" SOAPMAKING INSTRUCTIONS WITH NOTES Cottonseed oil 4 pounds; coconut oil 11/4 pounds, glycerine 3 pints, alcohol 6 1/2 pints; water 7 pints. Dissolve 1 can of lye in a mixture of 3 1/2 pints each of alcohol and water and heat to 125ºF. Have the oils at 150ºF and add a few ounces of the lye solution, stirringslowly and evenly.
DESIGN YOUR OWN SOAP RECIPE! When designing your own recipe, a rule of thumb for the water used is approx. 1/3 of the total weight of the fats (in other words, add up the weight of the fats and oils and divide that by 3 for the ounces of water needed). Many people like to have a small cushion of extra fat in a recipe for mildness and usually strive for about 5-8%. SOAP RECIPES USING ANIMAL FATS 12 ounces lye crystals. Add at light trace: 1 ounce (2 T.) peppermint oil. Cocoa powder for color (see below) Take out a bit of the white soap after mixing in the peppermint and set aside in a warm bowl. Into the rest of the soap, blend in 1/4 cup cocoa powder that has been moistened with oil first. CASTILE SOAP RECIPES Castile Soap Recipes. In the truest sense, "Castile" is soap made with 100% olive oil, but for my purposes these are soaps that have a predominant amount of olive oil in the recipes. Adding a couple of other oils makes a soap that still has the mildness of olive oil soap, but won't sometimes take days to reach trace when hand stirred.-KathyMiller-
SOAPMAKING HANDOUTS IN PDF FORMAT The following handouts have been saved in PDF format so that you can print them off for reading offline, or use them if you are teaching a class on soapmaking. I was thrilled when I discovered my new Mac would save files this way and I hope this works for you. INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLEAR GLYCERIN SOAP Jeff Bobeck's Method: . Subject: Clear Soap Using 70% Ethanol (Not Isopropyl)Date: 06/30 3:46 AM From: Jeff Bobeck. Hi Kathy, I thought you might like these instructions, because there are lots of us who live in states where 95% etoh is illegal, but we can find 70% etoh sold as rubbing alcohol. REBATCHING PAGE...IF YOU MUST! Rebatching, Remelting, Recrafting, Remilling, etc. Once is not enough! If you'd like to contribute your experiences and/or frustrations to this page, just send an email and I'll post it if I think it would be helpful to others or offers new information. As of August of 2000, I'm feeling that I have so much material already posted, that there will be much less in the way of new additions. WHAT TYPE OF SOAPER ARE YOU? Date: 10/13/1999 9:02 PM From: Tree, tgrnhlNO@SPAMbright.net THE GUILTY SOAPERS - These are the ones who miss a week of making soap and think it is a sin. THE LOST SOAPERS - The ones who never write things down and forget an ingredient, wondering why their soap is never the same twice. SOAP KEEPERS - These soapers have soap everywhere but won't share or sell it because they made it and it OLYMPIC VIEWS: THE MILLER GARDEN PAGE NOTE: There are several pages that may go through periodic changes, so it would be best to reload or refresh those if you visit often. They are this page (the Home Page), the Seasonal Pages, the Gardening Links Page and Kathy's Garden Journal.. TEXT BROWSERS: I have added links to the important photographs on this site so that they can be downloaded for viewing with other software. "OLD" SOAPMAKING INSTRUCTIONS WITH NOTES Cottonseed oil 4 pounds; coconut oil 11/4 pounds, glycerine 3 pints, alcohol 6 1/2 pints; water 7 pints. Dissolve 1 can of lye in a mixture of 3 1/2 pints each of alcohol and water and heat to 125ºF. Have the oils at 150ºF and add a few ounces of the lye solution, stirringslowly and evenly.
PROPERTIES OF OILS SPREADSHEET Properties of Oils Spreadsheet: Fatty Acids: Lauric Linoleic Myristic Oleic Palmitic Ricinoleic Stearic Iodine Properties: hard bar cleansing fluffy lather conditioning MILLER'S HOMEMADE SOAP PAGE The "Miller's Homemade Soap Information" page received mention at the end of an article in USA Today that ran from July 9-12, 1999. I have received permission to post the article since it was taken off the USA Today site. While it is old, much of the information is still helpfulto novices.
SOAPS BY KATHY MILLER Small to average orders will be sent via Priority Mail (or Flat Rate Priority for up to 8 bars). The rates are $8.30 for up to 1# in a Small Flat Rate box anywhere in the U.S. (3 bars), (but with price changes, costs less if shipped in the Flat Rate Envelope). (See Postal Rates page for mailing quotes ) Most of the bars of soap are around 4 SOAP RECIPE SPREADSHEET They are from Dr. Bob McDaniel's book, and it basically tells you whether you have a good balance of hard and soft oils in your recipe. The other features of the spreadsheet are listed below 1) SAP Values - A sheet that contains a list of fats/oils and their SAP values forboth NaOH and KOH.
MODERN PROCEDURES AND TIPS Modern Procedures and Tips. The instructions on the Traditional Methods page were developed from the old lye company leaflet that I used when first getting started with this back in the 70's. If you are hand stirring or making soap from tallow and salvaged kitchen fats it's a good place to start. SOAPMAKING HANDOUTS IN PDF FORMAT Soap Handouts in PDF FormatCompiled by Kathy Miller. Soap Handouts in PDF Format. The following handouts have been saved in PDF format so that you can print them off for reading offline, or use them if you are teaching a class on soapmaking. I was thrilled when I discovered my new Mac would save files this way and I hope this works for you. INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLEAR GLYCERIN SOAPBEST GLYCERIN SOAPDIAL GLYCERINE SOAPGLYCERIN BAR SOAPPURE GLYCERINE SOAP After two hours, the soap should be as completely saponified as it needs to be. Put a little of it in a glass of water and let it dissolve. If there is a lot of oil on top, leave the soap on the heat for a while longer and then test again. When the soap is ready, break it up with a potato masher, if it's solid. SAPONIFICATION NUMBERS FOR LYE Saponification Numbers for Lye (Sodium Hydroxide) Oil. Almond Oil (Sweet) Apricot Kernel Oil. Avocado Oil. Babassu Oil. Bear Tallow. Beef Tallow. Bees Wax (white) RECIPES USING FLUID MEASURES Miller's Homemade Soap Pages: Easy Recipes Using Liquid Measures For those who don't have a scale. NEW! May 2002 - Glenn Murray, a soaper who likes working with spreadsheets, added a liquid measures feature to the Chris Mathes Spreadsheet that is available for download on another page of this site.To download the spreadsheet that has been edited by Glenn to include fluid measures TROUBLESHOOTING HELP! Troubleshoot recipe and procedures, make any needed adjustments and remelt. Soap is brittle or has cracks. Hard, dry and brittle at cutting time is generally too much lye in the recipe. If determined that there was too much lye, remelting is in order and "OLD" SOAPMAKING INSTRUCTIONS WITH NOTES Cottonseed oil 4 pounds; coconut oil 11/4 pounds, glycerine 3 pints, alcohol 6 1/2 pints; water 7 pints. Dissolve 1 can of lye in a mixture of 3 1/2 pints each of alcohol and water and heat to 125ºF. Have the oils at 150ºF and add a few ounces of the lye solution, stirringslowly and evenly.
MILLER'S HOMEMADE SOAP PAGE The "Miller's Homemade Soap Information" page received mention at the end of an article in USA Today that ran from July 9-12, 1999. I have received permission to post the article since it was taken off the USA Today site. While it is old, much of the information is still helpfulto novices.
SOAPS BY KATHY MILLER Small to average orders will be sent via Priority Mail (or Flat Rate Priority for up to 8 bars). The rates are $8.30 for up to 1# in a Small Flat Rate box anywhere in the U.S. (3 bars), (but with price changes, costs less if shipped in the Flat Rate Envelope). (See Postal Rates page for mailing quotes ) Most of the bars of soap are around 4 SOAP RECIPE SPREADSHEET They are from Dr. Bob McDaniel's book, and it basically tells you whether you have a good balance of hard and soft oils in your recipe. The other features of the spreadsheet are listed below 1) SAP Values - A sheet that contains a list of fats/oils and their SAP values forboth NaOH and KOH.
MODERN PROCEDURES AND TIPS Modern Procedures and Tips. The instructions on the Traditional Methods page were developed from the old lye company leaflet that I used when first getting started with this back in the 70's. If you are hand stirring or making soap from tallow and salvaged kitchen fats it's a good place to start. SOAPMAKING HANDOUTS IN PDF FORMAT Soap Handouts in PDF FormatCompiled by Kathy Miller. Soap Handouts in PDF Format. The following handouts have been saved in PDF format so that you can print them off for reading offline, or use them if you are teaching a class on soapmaking. I was thrilled when I discovered my new Mac would save files this way and I hope this works for you. INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLEAR GLYCERIN SOAPBEST GLYCERIN SOAPDIAL GLYCERINE SOAPGLYCERIN BAR SOAPPURE GLYCERINE SOAP After two hours, the soap should be as completely saponified as it needs to be. Put a little of it in a glass of water and let it dissolve. If there is a lot of oil on top, leave the soap on the heat for a while longer and then test again. When the soap is ready, break it up with a potato masher, if it's solid. SAPONIFICATION NUMBERS FOR LYE Saponification Numbers for Lye (Sodium Hydroxide) Oil. Almond Oil (Sweet) Apricot Kernel Oil. Avocado Oil. Babassu Oil. Bear Tallow. Beef Tallow. Bees Wax (white) RECIPES USING FLUID MEASURES Miller's Homemade Soap Pages: Easy Recipes Using Liquid Measures For those who don't have a scale. NEW! May 2002 - Glenn Murray, a soaper who likes working with spreadsheets, added a liquid measures feature to the Chris Mathes Spreadsheet that is available for download on another page of this site.To download the spreadsheet that has been edited by Glenn to include fluid measures TROUBLESHOOTING HELP! Troubleshoot recipe and procedures, make any needed adjustments and remelt. Soap is brittle or has cracks. Hard, dry and brittle at cutting time is generally too much lye in the recipe. If determined that there was too much lye, remelting is in order and "OLD" SOAPMAKING INSTRUCTIONS WITH NOTES Cottonseed oil 4 pounds; coconut oil 11/4 pounds, glycerine 3 pints, alcohol 6 1/2 pints; water 7 pints. Dissolve 1 can of lye in a mixture of 3 1/2 pints each of alcohol and water and heat to 125ºF. Have the oils at 150ºF and add a few ounces of the lye solution, stirringslowly and evenly.
ALL VEGETABLE SOAPS AND RECIPES 10 ounces canola oil (olive can be used as well) 12 ounces lye crystals dissolved into 18 ounces cold water. One 12 oz. can of evaporated goat's milk added at light trace (for lighter colored soap with a firmer texture, you may use 6 oz. evaporated milk MODERN PROCEDURES AND TIPS Modern Procedures and Tips. The instructions on the Traditional Methods page were developed from the old lye company leaflet that I used when first getting started with this back in the 70's. If you are hand stirring or making soap from tallow and salvaged kitchen fats it's a good place to start. SOAPMAKING HANDOUTS IN PDF FORMAT The following handouts have been saved in PDF format so that you can print them off for reading offline, or use them if you are teaching a class on soapmaking. I was thrilled when I discovered my new Mac would save files this way and I hope this works for you. OLYMPIC VIEWS: THE MILLER GARDEN PAGE NOTE: There are several pages that may go through periodic changes, so it would be best to reload or refresh those if you visit often. They are this page (the Home Page), the Seasonal Pages, the Gardening Links Page and Kathy's Garden Journal.. TEXT BROWSERS: I have added links to the important photographs on this site so that they can be downloaded for viewing with other software. RECIPES USING FLUID MEASURES Miller's Homemade Soap Pages: Easy Recipes Using Liquid Measures For those who don't have a scale. NEW! May 2002 - Glenn Murray, a soaper who likes working with spreadsheets, added a liquid measures feature to the Chris Mathes Spreadsheet that is available for download on another page of this site.To download the spreadsheet that has been edited by Glenn to include fluid measures REBATCHING PAGE...IF YOU MUST! Rebatching, Remelting, Recrafting, Remilling, etc. Once is not enough! If you'd like to contribute your experiences and/or frustrations to this page, just send an email and I'll post it if I think it would be helpful to others or offers new information. As of August of 2000, I'm feeling that I have so much material already posted, that there will be much less in the way of new additions. SOAP RECIPES USING ANIMAL FATS 12 ounces lye crystals. Add at light trace: 1 ounce (2 T.) peppermint oil. Cocoa powder for color (see below) Take out a bit of the white soap after mixing in the peppermint and set aside in a warm bowl. Into the rest of the soap, blend in 1/4 cup cocoa powder that has been moistened with oil first. SOAPMAKING: MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS! MOST Frequently Asked Questions! :-) The Soapy Success section was created to provide a question and answer format for folks who were troubleshooting their soapmaking problems, or just wanted to read the experiences of others. Since I first started posting email questions and answers, that section has ballooned so much, that I'm sure many folks don't want to wade all the way through to look CASTILE SOAP RECIPES Castile Soap Recipes. In the truest sense, "Castile" is soap made with 100% olive oil, but for my purposes these are soaps that have a predominant amount of olive oil in the recipes. Adding a couple of other oils makes a soap that still has the mildness of olive oil soap, but won't sometimes take days to reach trace when hand stirred.-KathyMiller-
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Return to Table of Contents Labor, Space, Time, and Water-Saving Ideas! Starting Plants Early. I have had good results starting cucumbers, squash, and pumpkins indoors in Jiffy-7 pellets three to four weeks before planting time. _Miller's Homemade Soap Pages_ INFORMATION COMPILED BY KATHY MILLER *APOLOGY* ... TO THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE EMAILED ME OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HEARD A PEEP OUT OF ME... I'M SORRY. I DON'T HAVE AS MUCH TIME FOR PERSONAL EMAIL RESPONSES AS I ONCE DID. SEEMS LIFE HAS BECOME MORE BUSY AFTER RETIREMENT AGE! I JUST CAN'T KEEP UP. IF YOUR EMAIL INVOLVED TROUBLESHOOTING OF A RECIPE OR A LENGTHY RESPONSE, IT WAS PROBABLY PUT ASIDE FOR WHEN THERE WAS MORE TIME AND THEN FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS BECAUSE "MORE TIME" DIDN'T HAPPEN. :-/ I DON'T SEE THAT CHANGING ANYTIME SOON. I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND AND KNOW I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE EVERY EMAIL I GET. CLICK HERE TO GO DIRECTLY TO TABLE OF CONTENTS _IN RESPONSE TO THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION! THIS BANNER WAS GENEROUSLY AND HUMOROUSLY CONTRIBUTED BY CHRIS MCCLUSKY! :-) _ _2010 - THANK YOU TO KIMBERLY3D FOR THIS NEW VERSION OF THE BANNER... PRETTY NEAT IF YOU HAVE THE FLASH PLUGIN TO VIEW IT. :-)_ _FOR A MORE DETAILED EXPLANATION, GO TO THE __MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS_ _ PAGE. ALSO... TAKE A LOOK AT THE __NEW!_ _TROUBLESHOOTING HELP_ _ PAGE, FOR THOSE FRUSTRATINGFAILED BATCHES!_
I have been making our soap for over 30 years and in the beginning we got some of the materials from raising our own beef. Since getting hooked up with the Internet and reading about what other folks were doing, I've found sources for both animal and vegetable fats that have really opened up other possibilities for recipe combinations. We've gotten spoiled using our own soap... it leaves you clean without feeling dry and itchy. I've given it to friends who have allergies or skin conditions and they have found it to help them in clearing up the problem. If you have any of the latent chemist in your soul...you will LOVE watching the transformation as you mix the lye solution into the fat and continue to watch it change as it cures! No one can walk by a table of curing soap, without having the uncontrollable urge to pick up a bar to touch and smell it. I've put together the following, starting off with the first information I could get as a novice soapmaker. During the early attempts, nine batches separated before I got it down! (Determined!) In the fall of 1998, I read about using a "stick blender" and it has revolutionized my soapmaking techniques and vastly improved the texture of the finished soap! New things are being learned all the time and I'll try to pass those ideas along to you by updating the information on these pages. Since the site was first put up with a single page on soapmaking (the old lye company instructions) I have experimented with many all-vegetable recipe combinations. Some of these produce a harder and longer lasting bar than others and I've tried to note the ones that are my favorites. The others I leave up to offer other possibilities for those who want to use what they have on hand. _MY CURRENT PERSONAL FAVORITE BASE RECIPES ARE_ the Sudsy All-Vegetable , Soap Classic , Favorite Castile II , and the Beef Shortening with Coconut ... but there are many others that work nicely. Some of the recipes that are high in unsaturated oils and lower in hard fats can have a greater tendency to sweat in storage but I haven't figured out exactly what the problem is with that... just wanted to mention it. _P.S. - MY LIFE HAS GOTTEN BUSIER THAN IT WAS WHEN I FIRST STARTED THIS WEB PAGE SO I CANNOT UPDATE AS FREQUENTLY. ALSO... MANY OF THE QUESTIONS I RECEIVE AND ANSWER ARE REPEATS OF SITUATIONS ALREADY POSTED. I'LL TRY TO KEEP UPDATING ONCE IN AWHILE, BUT BE ASSURED, I'M STILL "OUT THERE" ... DESPITE THE LACK OF CURRENT UPDATE ON SOME OF THE PAGES OF THE SITE._ _NOTICE TO THOSE WHO WISH TO REQUEST A LINK HERE..._ I HAVE TRIED TO KEEP THE EMPHASIS OF THIS SITE ON COLD PROCESS SOAPMAKING, BUT HAVE INCLUDED OTHER METHODS AND LINKS AS A SERVICE TO THOSE FOLKS WHO WANT TO TRY OTHER WAYS. I FEEL I'M GETTING MORE MELT AND POUR LINKS THAN I REALLY WANT AND WOULD DISCOURAGE YOU FROM REQUESTING A LINK IF THAT'S THE MAIN THRUST OF YOUR SITE. I ALSO DON'T LIST LINKS WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING WEB TRAFFIC. I TRY TO LIST LINKS PERTINENT TO COLD PROCESS SOAPMAKING FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO MAKE THEIR OWN (NOT SITES THAT ARE SELLING FINISHED SOAP AND TOILETRY PRODUCTS). I'VE BEEN RECEIVING A LOT OF RECIPROCAL LINK REQUESTS AND NO LONGER WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO ANSWER EACH ONE. I HOPE YOU WILL SEE THIS AND UNDERSTAND IF YOU DIDN'T HEAR BACK FROM ME.THANK YOU!
_-Kathy Miller_
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_ _ *APOLOGY* ... TO THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE EMAILED ME THIS YEAR (2012) AND HAVE NEVER HEARD A PEEP OUT OF ME... I'M SORRY. I DON'T HAVE AS MUCH TIME FOR PERSONAL EMAIL RESPONSES AS I ONCE DID AND ADDED TO THAT HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF TRIPS, A SURGERY, GARDEN CATCH-UP, CHURCH RESPONSIBILITIES, SOAPMAKING AND ORDERS AND MORE VISITS FROM CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN WHO HAVE MOVED NEARBY. I JUST CAN'T KEEP UP. IF YOUR EMAIL INVOLVED TROUBLESHOOTING OF A RECIPE OR A LENGTHY RESPONSE, IT WAS PROBABLY PUT ASIDE FOR WHEN THERE WAS MORE TIME AND THEN FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS BECAUSE "MORE TIME" DIDN'T HAPPEN. :-/ I DON'T SEE THAT CHANGING THROUGH THE END OF 2012. I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND AND KNOW I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE EVERY EMAIL I GET.PAGE NAME AND LINK
DESCRIPTION OF PAGE CONTENTS * _MOST_ FREQUENTLY ASKED ?'S _Here it is!_... For those of you who don't want to scour all those Soapy Success pages, I've listed a dozen commonly asked questions...start here! :-)
* TROUBLESHOOTING HELP! Check this out! :-) - I should have created this page years ago when the site started to bloat! ;-) _START HERE_ IF YOU HAVE A FAILED BATCH. I've listed the _MOST COMMON PROBLEMS AND HOW TO AVOID THEM_ in the future. You'll also find some suggestions for various _REBATCHINGTECHNIQUES_.
* Soap Handouts in PDF Format I've had these _HANDOUTS_ on my computer for a long time... for use in classes I've taught. They are a distillation of the most valuable information from the site, and although not totally updated, should be useful to those who want printouts of the basics. Thanks to my new Mac... I can save them in PDF format for viewing and downloading. If you plan to teach a soapmaking class, you are free to use these materials. :-) I've added a page on _TROUBLESHOOTING_ your botchedbatches.
* Traditional Methods with Notes This was originally the first page of the site. It is the OLD LYE COMPANY INSTRUCTIONS with my notes included. It gives you an _OLD BASIC TALLOW/LARD RECIPE AND ALSO INSTRUCTIONS_ on things such as _HOW TO RENDER__, __PREPARING AND CLEANING FATS, TEMPERATURES, RECLAIMING SEPARATED BATCHES_ (there are better ways, however!). They also give some _SOAP VARIATIONS AND RECIPE SUGGESTIONS._ This is where I started and it has some helpful information on the basics of soapmaking and working with raw fats. * MODERN Soapmaking Procedures Here is how I make soap now, with lots of suggestions on the following subjects: _MIXING TECHNIQUE USING A STICK BLENDER__, __SWIRLING TECHNIQUES, WORKING WITH FRAGRANCE OILS,__ __USING A BOX MOLD AND CUTTING SOAP USING A MITER BOX__, __HOW TO MAKE SOAP BALLS,__ _coloring soap with alkanet root... * Design Your Own Recipe! This page is a MUST read! It covers _SAPONIFICATION VALUES, LYE CALCULATION AND DISCOUNTING, PROPERTIES OF OILS_ and gives rules of thumb for _USING COLORANTS, FRAGRANCE, HOW MUCH LIQUID__, _etc. Some generous soapmakers contributed this delightful soapy explanation with illustrations in order to _VISUALLY EXPLAIN THE PROCESS OF SAPONIFICATION AND LYE DISCOUNTING_. I just love this! Thanks to Pat B! and Jennifer Davis of Canis Art! _Here is the link:_ http://www.canis-art.com/soaping.htm * Quick Reference SAP Chart Here is a quick overview of SAP numbers. It's not new to the site, but had not been linked from this menu. * Soap Recipe Spreadsheet Template Chris Mathes, a generous computer savvy soaper, contributed this _EXCEL SPREADSHEET TEMPLATE_ for your use! Go to this page to download the template, read about what it can offer and how to use it. * Where to Find Ingredients Here's a good page to read if you're not sure _WHERE TO START LOOKING FOR THINGS LIKE LYE, BASE OILS, FRAGRANCES, ETC. WITH SECTIONS ON FRAGRANCE ADDITION RATE, COLORANTS AND "CHEAP" SOAP MOLDS.__ _It also has pictures of the common brands of lye sold in the U.S. and Canada so you'll know what you're looking for. * All-Vegetable Soaps and Recipes Recipes using only vegetable oils as a base. I've posted many combinations for folks who have limited availability of oils... but personally prefer some recipes more than others for overall quality.Those are noted.
* Recipes Using Animal Fats I've posted a few "improved" tallow/lard recipes that incorporate coconut and olive oils for a better bar. Also, there are some recipes contributed by others. * Castile Soap Recipes These are recipes that have a majority of olive oil in their makeup. I don't have one with 100% olive because it's kind of a pain to work with and the resulting bars are more prone to getting spongy and slimy in use. Some folks love them, however! * No Scale? Soap Recipes Using Fluid Measures My friend, Rachael, submitted this helpful information for those who do not have a scale. With the new larger size of lye container, they will still need to find a way to weigh out the lye, however. Here you will find a _LIQUID CONVERSION CHART_ that will allow you to measure the various oils in a typical fluid measuring cup that is designed for the weight of water (like a Pyrex glass measuring cup). She has also submitted _RECIPES _based on common sizes of fats at time of purchase. * "Soapy Success" and FAQ's Here you will find tons of _QUESTIONS AND EXPERIENCES FROM OTHER SOAPERS._ Before you ask me a question, take a look at the 'Soapy Success' pages because it's quite likely to have been answered there already _(AND NOTICE THAT I'VE NOW ADDED A NEW __TROUBLESHOOTING_ _ PAGE, LINK ABOVE)._ It got so big that I broke some of it off into the two following pages. This main page is mostly the experiences and general questions of others. _Before you dive into this, check out_ the new MOST Frequently Asked Questions page. It might save you time and me an email! :-)* Botched Batches
Read about other people's fiascoes and find out what went wrong! ...Great therapy if you're having trouble. ;-) * Rebatching, Remelting, Remilling, etc. If your batch suffered a fatal separation, go here to read about how to reclaim it. All questions that involve rebatching have been put onthis page.
* Tips from Others on Making Clear Glycerin Soap Rachael Levitan, Jeff Bobeck and Kristy of Lovely Lathers have generously shared their methods for making clear glycerin soap. If you have problems... better ask them and not me! I've never mastered this.:-)
* pH Testing in Soap - Article by Ann-Perius Parker _(reprinted withpermission)_
With her permission, I'm posting wonderful pH information from Ann-Perius Parker, who has done a lot of research on the subject. I personally don't pH test my soaps, but many of you ask about this. * What Type of Soaper Are You? This started as a _hilarious_ email sent to me by Rachael and has been expanded by the contributions of others! * Sign the Guestbook I used to try to respond to everyone who signed the guestbook, but I'm no longer able to keep up. _I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE KIND COMMENTS OFFERED BY SO MANY OF YOU._ I would be ungrateful not to let you know somehow and telling you here seemed like the best way since I can't always respond personally. It always warms my heart to know that you've received great pleasure from the craft of soapmaking, solved a skin problem for someone in your family, or been able to supplement your income because of this information on the Web. Makes the time spent maintaining the website worthwhile._THANKS! :-)_
* KATHY'S SOAPMAKING LINKS More links than you have time to browse... here are many sites to help you in your quest to become a soapmaker. If you find one that is not working or has moved... please email me and I'll try to get it updated in a timely fashion... but it could take longer! * Canadian Soapmaking Links Thanks to Rachael and Jules... here are some links for Canadiansoapers! :-)
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