Making Cold Process Aloe Vera Soap - Harvesting the Leaves and Gel - Full Soap Making Recipe
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- Опубликовано: 28 май 2024
- In this video, I demonstrate my easy method for extracting the gel from aloe vera leaves and share my recipe and technique for making aloe vera soap using the cold process soap method.
This method uses fresh aloe vera gel as a full water replacement in the soap recipe. You can also blend some fresh aloe gel into your soap making oils and make your lye solution with water if you would like a more straightforward process. If I blend my aloe into my oils, I make the lye solution with water but use a 1:5:1 water to lye ratio. I have used 2.5:1 liquid to lye ratio in the video demonstration recipe to maximise the amount of aloe in the finished soap.
Recipe details
My mould used in this video is 22cm long, 6.5cm wide and 5.5cm deep
It holds 822g of soap batter in total.
For this soap, I used the following ingredients:
80% olive oil - 432g
15% coconut oil - 81g
5% castor oil - 27g
Aloe gel/water 182g (2.5:1 water to lye ratio - in the video I used 192g due to the aloe gel being weighed as ice cubes, I also strained out the aloe pulp from the lye solution)
Sodium hydroxide 73g (5% superfat calculated into the recipe)
Blue indigo powder mixed with some water for the colour.
Essential oils - 22g in total (4% of base oils)
11g tea tree
8g peppermint
3g cedar
Method as demonstrated in video
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One of the best tutorials I have seen. Super easy to follow instructions, presented in a calm gentle manner. Bonus points for not having any music interfering with your voice. Fantastic! Thank you, Elly ❤️🇨🇦
Thank you.
I totally agree with you.
Yes totally agree re music. Very happy to have found you Elly. Some youtubers do have just soft background music instead of speaking at all. With the ingredients and instructions slowly appearing on the screen, that works too if they get the speed of the written info just right. And choice of music is quite important too. No headbangers please🙉.but both music and voice simultaneously has made me switch off some youtubers.
Thanks Elly for your calm and very clear way of passing on your knowledge. I have only recently discovered you so am going through your videos when I can.👌
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking can't you use the aloe leaf in the recipe to make the soap?
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Love your content, it's easy to follow as a beginner and very detailed. Also, I must point out, that I highly value you pointing out that you're not sure wether or not the aloe actually still do their magic after being in contact with the lye. That's refreshingly honest and solid in a world of click-baitey cosmetics influencers. Would always refer to your content for real info.
Thank you Herbert, that's a wonderful compliment and is very much appreciated.
I love your voice 😍😍 u sound so calm.
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I agree I love her voice the Australian accent is beautiful and her voice is so soft must be the soap 😂😂
I agree I love watching her videos so much . I watch them when I feel anxious .
The soap looked beautiful!
Thank you :)
That bird in the background with the unique melody sounds so beautiful like a little flute 💞
These soaps are SO pretty! I've been wanting to learn how to make my own soaps at home for years since I have sensitive skin. Hopefully I'll be able to pick it up this year as a hobby.
This looks delightful and so easy.. thank you for the encouragement! Think the guys will love the scent!
That is awesome Elly ☺️
How absolutely neat and well organized you are Elly! Loved this video
Thank you, yes I like to be orderly!
Your channel is a gem. So detailed, so calming, so interesting, I just love all of your videos.
Really this video is amazing
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Thank you, for sharing the aloe soap . I love it,
That was so relaxing! That colour is great!
Exactly what I needed! Here in Hawaii I have the same exact aloe type just HUGE leaves bc they are very old. New and the easiest way I’ve seen to get the gel out even if not for soaping. Thank you!!!
Thank you Naty! Yep it's a good method :)
Thanks Elly :) I loved it as usual! I love the way you simplify the soap making process. I personally also love simple soaps.Take care xx
Thank you, I will. You too xx
Thanks Elly. Love your tutorials
Another great video. Thank you so much, Elly.
Oh my, it’s simply beautiful 😍💙💙💙.
I don't plan to make soap anytime soon but I enjoy watching your videos very much. Love the color these turned out, reminds me of the sea. Plus, they must smell DIVINE !
Thanks Suzie, yes, this soap is really lovely.
Love your videos! I have learned so much. You are so calming and pleasant. Thank you again!
Nice beautiful sharing my sister and very beautiful useful information my sister 💕💕💕
I just love how you make soap making look so easy your calm nature makes it seem very easy and interesting thank you so much
Wow! Sometimes the simplest of SOAPs are so soothing to watch you making, thank you Elly for sharing this video💞
Thank you so much, I'm really pleased you enjoyed it.
Thank you, Elly. That was lovely.
Elly you are a good teacher and a life saver. God will forever bless you.
let me just say I so love your channel. so relaxing and chill. even without music its well done.
Thanks so much Lalyn. I like to keep my videos as simple as possible. I'd like to do some more with music again :)
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the point here thats there is no music and because of that its too relaxiton all love.
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking pls no music. May b only for the opening and ending credits but not throughout the video .
I tried your all coconut oil soap recipe and it turned out perfect! 😀 Going to try this one now.
This is the best soap making videos. Concise, well explained and just calming. Thank you so much for your videos
Very nice soap idea 💡
Such a beautiful soap! Thank you so much for sharing. I just ordered some indigo the other day. I'm excited to put it to use 👍🏻
Wonderful!
Your voice is so softly spoken. I love how you explain everything! Thanks for this video
I can’t find the recipe
Beautiful presentation
Interesting. Useful soap formula.
I think it was this time a year ago when I started watching your videos and right after lockdown here in NZ I started making soap myself. Your videos are a constant source of inspiration!!! I’m going to get aloe from my neighbour’s and start a new recipe! Thank you once again!
That is truly wonderful Danielle, thanks for commenting! So nice to hear from you in NZ. Enjoy making your aloe soap, it's really fun! Take care.
Great video, was nice to see you in the garden 🙏😁
Aww, thank you George :)
Loved watching the process of this one.
Beautiful!
ELLY, another winner. Many thanks.💜
Ah gee! Thanks Emily!
I've got time today to rewatch all your videos and make notes. I cannot tell you how thankful I am for finding you here. Your videos and your demeanour is so soothing and just the way someone like me,who has major ADHD get to concentrate and learn. Thank you Elly 🙏 sending you positive vibes from India and definitely a coffee by morning IST.
Thank you so much Deepthi! Take care x
Thanks a lot Ms Elly. I’m truly appreciate your time, your knowledge, your kindness. ..I’ve learned a lot from all your videos. And I decided to start making soap at home. Now I share it by Vietnamese for soap making lover in my country. One again, Thank you ❤️❤️❤️
SHE IS ALWAYS SO HELPFUL!!! Your channel is amazing. So helpful
Beautiful soap, great video! I love the simplicity and can’t wait to use fresh aloe! I’ve only ever used the juice. Aloe is a favorite ingredient of mine and all of the soaps I’ve made with it give my skin the best results for me, personally. Thank you! And I love your technique on harvesting etc. ❤️
Thank you :)
Beautiful!!!! Thank you for sharing with us. This was so therapeutic to watch!
Oh, thank you Kailey, I was actually a bit nervous all week making this video - glad to hear people are enjoying it. Sometimes we youtube creators can lose the big picture view!
Whoa!!! Beautiful! Thank you for sharing this recipe
My pleasure 😊
Lovely soap, thank you for sharing.
Que maravilha essa tradução para o português!!! Obrigada!!
Another great video! Unless i've missed it somewhere, can you please consider doing a video explaining what benefits different oils and oil combinations have? You've taught us how to create recipes and explained everything to get us dreaming up our own recipes, I just struggle with which oils to mix together. Thanks Elly, you're a gem x
You must be reading my mind Nicole - I have a special video coming out tomorrow that covers that very important subject! I hope you enjoy it :)
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Fantastic! Thanks for creating it! I will be waiting with baited breath. Cheers x
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Wow, they look great and I bet they feel just as good!
Lovely soap, such a pretty indigo color.
My soap moulds came today, still waiting for the lye. So, I did my aloe leaves today from my plant that was in desperate need of a trim! Amazingly, the spoon with the leaves worked exactly as demonstrated! Aloe liquid is now freezing in the ice cube tray waiting for the next segment of this recipe!! Thankyou!
Ooh that's great Pam, well done!
Pretty impressed with myself!😉
Love your videos, I’ve been making Aloe soap for years, I blend my aloe in my Vita mix on juice blend then I strain it before I freeze it. Also I infuse all my olive oils with calendula for the added benefits. You can infuse with any herb. One time I had some of the green leaf left in and the bars streaked beautifully, totally unexpected.
Thanks for that Donna, yes, there are SO many ways to make aloe soap! I actually tested the difference between straining the juice before and after adding the sodium hydroxide, and found it way easier to strain after it was made into a lye solution. Somehow it seems to separate the pulp from the juice so much easier! The calendula sounds lovely. I adore calendula soap. Actually I'm planning a video on that soon :)
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking hi. How r you. I like alow veera can you provide to contact details to purchase sop. Thank u
Thanks Dipti, but I don't sell my soap publicly.
Hi Ely ,thank you so much for sharing
.Im learning a lot from your videos.
I REALLY LIKE THE SIMPLICITY of making this soap. It seems so easy to prepare it and without any difficulties.
What a great demonstration detailed and simple. Looks great I will give it a go.. Love Aloe Vera!
You're an amazing teacher! I can't wait to try this!
Thanks Stephanie!
Ok
Have you tried it?
@@jasongreenblatt6068 not yet. Was thinking this weekend maybe.
In Hawaii aloe vera is abundant! This is definitely going to be in my first top 3 soaps to make. Can't wait to try this. Thanks again for a great tutorial. I love your humility in the way you teach!
Kimmy, thank you!! I was away over the weekend but just saw your kind contribution. I can't thank you enough :)
So I made my aloe soap, but I used a silicone rectangle mold rather than using paper as you did. I left it to saponify for 5 days and the bottom was still very soft, but I was anxious to take it out, I should have waited, it was a gooy mess. But I mashed it back together and let it sit for another day before slicing it.
I think for this particular soap it is better to use the parchment paper instead of silicone. 😊
Thank you MA. You are always the best.
Hey Elly loved the simplicity of your soap as much as your garden, will try this one
Thank you Joya, glad you liked it! Have fun :)
In my experience I have used aloe in place of water with the very same soap recipe and the aloe (soap) is significantly more silky. Thanks for another informative interesting video share!
Gwendolyn Allen, do you freeze your aloe before adding it to lye?
As Always perfect video with all instruction.... did you remember me... I have asked you 1 Question few days back with same Aloe soap and I got my answer in reply...🙂🙂
Hi Bharat, yes of course I remember you! Thank you, so glad you enjoyed this :)
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking yes... Thank You..☺️☺️
can i ask the full recipe in here comment section
@@pamelajayme9371 Hi, sorry actually not able to post full Recipee here in coment section and it's not feasible. I will send it to you in direct Message in any other medium... Is it convenient for you?
Love the instructions simply beautiful
Next one to try in my list Elly.Thank you again ,love your soaps❤️
THanks Magdalena :)
You inspired me to make the aloe soap. I used a recipe as simple as possible so that I can recognize the benefits of the fresh aloe Vera gel from a leaf that I filet myself. After curing for about 5 weeks I went ahead and tried a bar. AMAZING.
It was actually pretty creamy but nice suds! My breast milk soap was my favorite but I don’t produce it anymore so I think the aloe is my favorite right now
Lovely! Yes I must do a lather test video for this soon :)
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking yes! please do
Breast milk soap sounds awesome, pity I haven't got the ability any more.
@@sherylpyers326 I know I wish I had more 😅
Thank You for what you've been given us! We feel you in our house,we are following your recipes and make soap out of them. Great job, continue the good work! -from Romania, Maria Elena
Oh wow, thank you so much Maria! And how amazing to hear from you in Romania. Thank you, I needed to hear that today :)
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Im following you and so I learned to partially speak english! The comments are all translated by my nephew. I thank you for the reply because you made my day!
Wow! That is so wonderful! I am honoured that you would go to such effort to connect and comment. Three cheers to you and your nephew!
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@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Hello Elly! Im happy to see that you apreciate my work so I dare to ask for your help. The last 2 soaps that I made I put more esential oils than usually. Is this the reason the mixture got so hard quickly? How can I send you pictures of the soap?
Thanks Elly for sharing. It's beautifully presented.
Thank you Nahush
Great video
Have a good Sunday afternoon!. Greetings sea, sail to our port ,in my free time friend!!
Thank you! You too!
We have somewhat of an accidental aloe nursery in our backyard and now I know the perfect use for them and our Florida sun-parched skin this summer. Great recipe. Thank you!
Thanks Amber, you're welcome!
Beautiful work! Thank you for your video🙏
I love your videos. Most videos I watch on youtube I always skip bits at a time, but not your videos! It's not just the great content you provide, but you seem so wholesome as well.
Thank you :)
Those bird sounds on the background are amazing! so different from where I live. It sounds exotic to me :)
Thank you, yes it was funny how they chirped up just as I was filming. We have a lot of native birds here, they can get pretty rowdy!
Thanks for sharing Elly, can't wait to try this. Aloe freely available here in Jbay South Africa. With your beautiful glowing, radiant complexion there must be great benefits☺️ Please share your routine sometime.
Thanks Kathy. My skin was a bit flushed that day! I just wash my face with pure, unscented and uncoloured castile soap like this ruclips.net/video/MzDZts9hjKw/видео.html and use a plain, unscented moisturiser and night cream. I also wear sunscreen every day, my skin is so white it burns really easily and I've had some issues with skin cancer from too much surfing and sailing in my teens!
Thanks so much for replying, have an awesome day and take care Elly.
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Your castille soap will be my next batch. So appreciate your generous spirit.
Want to try myself. Thanks for the illustration.
Wow! Very nice aloe vera.
Plenty of healthy aloe vera.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Vivian :)
Love your recipe, I’ve tried this several times and thought I’d done it wrong because the lye solution was cold.
What a great video! I harvest my Zingiber zerumbet aka shampoo ginger plant once a year and your idea of the ice cube trays is ingenious! I always have leftover juice and not enough time to finish my shampoos. Ive lived at my new home for 4 years now and recently started harvesting this plant. I fertilized it this year and I have a huge crop this year and I’m going to make soap this year. Your video is so helpful! Thank you!
Are you suppose to add cold water to the lye?
That's a perfect trick to separate the aloe cause I was just doing this with a knife today and it was TORTURE!!!
How did your soap come out?
Your voice and the bird in the background 👌🏾♥️ so relaxing.
Nice tutorial TFS
I’m going to have to go “procure” some aloe from my sister’s garden. She’ll blame the cat. 😂😂
Hehe, I'm sure she'll forgive you if you gift her some lovely homemade soap :)
Lmao!
@@tinajsews2835 I don’t believe in fairytales. Thanks for the kind thoughts though. ✌🏻
That was spam, I removed it :)
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking I figured it was. Couldn’t help a little lighthearted response. 😂✌🏻
The soap looks lovely. Can’t wait to try this.
Hi how are you
Awesome video!!!!
Hi Elly, just wondering how you decided which essential oils to use and how much to use? The combination are amazing ♥️
Thanks, yes it's a lovely blend. This video should help ruclips.net/video/JkcjC3wV0ZA/видео.html
Wonderful tutorial - thank you!
Nice soap, thank you Elly!
Thank you Martine!
Absolutely love your videos
The color is great👍
Such a nice explanation, thank you so much 🙏
Beautiful. Thank you so much. I’ll definitely try it.
Loved the way you made the soap so patiently. Thanks
Thank you Sashi, that's a lovely compliment.
Beautiful ...garden congrats 🥰
Your voice is so calming!
Deeply appreciated Ma'am from ladakh.
Thank you Elly ,I appreciate so much how you share the informarion .Im learning a lot from your videos.
Really helpful for newcomer soap Makers... I love ur all tutorials
Gorgeous product
very pretty soap :)
Thank you for the tips
You r really a gem person. Great quality is inside ...Very gentle and ..I just cant skip ...Your husband and kids are lucky to have u..
I appreciate your honesty in relation to the beneficial properties of aloe, or any other botanicals for that matter, surviving the lye/saponification process.
Thanks for sharing. Very informative
I love Aloe soap it really does feel really good on the skin and fun to make too