I loved that you created colors from products found in nature. And what a beautiful swirl! Lol, "2000 years later," I laughed out loud!! Oh Sponge Bob...
Great question! It has similar properties to goat milk. The milk fat is nice for dry or sensitive skin. Milk sugar contributes to a bubbly lather. Kefir has less milk sugar, since the probiotics gobble that up as food, though. Unfortunately, probiotics are delicate living organisms, so they don't survive saponification and curing - so no benefit there. The main reason I used kefir is I wanted to figure out a way to use my excess so I didn't have to throw it away. 😁
Good question! Kefir has fat in it just like goat milk, and those fats have properties that help support the skin. Plus, for those who make their own kefir at home, it's common to get surplus that can't be used fast enough. By soaping with kefir, it's a great way to prevent waste. Besides, kefir is produced to supply beneficial bacteria to the gut, so washing with it for probiotics doesn't make sense anyway. People make beer soap, but they don't expect to get drunk by washing with it, even though that sure would make a great selling point if it did! :-)
You are welcome! I seriously doubt there is any probiotic benefit to the skin. For any possible benefit the probiotics must be living. After experiencing first hand how fussy probiotics are with temperature and regular feedings when culturing them, I imagine most are fried in the alkaline lye solution. Any survivors would starve to death during the 4-6 week soap cure. Not sure some soap makers think through to the logical conclusion on that one. At least the soap will still clean! ☺️
Yes, the kefir I used for this batch of soap was made using "raw" or unpasteurized goat milk. Freezing it before making the soap prevents scorching, but it will heat it up to some extent.
Terrific, I just discovered your channel, it's always great to meet new soapers.
Beautiful soap, very nice colors.
Thank you! ☺️
That is a beautiful soap! I love the colors!
Thanks! 🥰
“2000 yrs later “ was hilarious 😂
That butterfly swirl came out great!
Thank you!
Can you do a tutorial on how you did the butterfly swirl. That turned out so nice.
I loved that you created colors from products found in nature. And what a beautiful swirl! Lol, "2000 years later," I laughed out loud!! Oh Sponge Bob...
Thank you! Yes, all I could think about was Sponge Bob as I was stirring the lye mixture. It always feels like it takes forever. :-)
Beautiful
Just a question, why do it with Kefir? what benefits kefir bring to the the skin? Just a question 🙋♀️. Thank you for sharing your work.
Great question! It has similar properties to goat milk. The milk fat is nice for dry or sensitive skin. Milk sugar contributes to a bubbly lather. Kefir has less milk sugar, since the probiotics gobble that up as food, though. Unfortunately, probiotics are delicate living organisms, so they don't survive saponification and curing - so no benefit there. The main reason I used kefir is I wanted to figure out a way to use my excess so I didn't have to throw it away. 😁
@@SoapAuthority thank you so much 😊
Greetings from India, can we use goat milk soap base instead of goat milk if we can't afford goat milk ?
Nice video. So if there is no probiotic benefits left, what's the point in adding Kefir to the soap?
Good question! Kefir has fat in it just like goat milk, and those fats have properties that help support the skin. Plus, for those who make their own kefir at home, it's common to get surplus that can't be used fast enough. By soaping with kefir, it's a great way to prevent waste. Besides, kefir is produced to supply beneficial bacteria to the gut, so washing with it for probiotics doesn't make sense anyway. People make beer soap, but they don't expect to get drunk by washing with it, even though that sure would make a great selling point if it did! :-)
Thanks for sharing, is there any probiotic benefits to any of the probiotic soaps on the market?
If not they do a good job of keeping that quiet haha
You are welcome! I seriously doubt there is any probiotic benefit to the skin. For any possible benefit the probiotics must be living. After experiencing first hand how fussy probiotics are with temperature and regular feedings when culturing them, I imagine most are fried in the alkaline lye solution. Any survivors would starve to death during the 4-6 week soap cure. Not sure some soap makers think through to the logical conclusion on that one. At least the soap will still clean! ☺️
Can raw goat milk kefir be used?
Yes, the kefir I used for this batch of soap was made using "raw" or unpasteurized goat milk. Freezing it before making the soap prevents scorching, but it will heat it up to some extent.
Do you sell this?
Hi! Thanks for asking. I do sell locally, and plan on selling online in the future. I’ll announce it when it’s up. :-)
@@SoapAuthority Cool Looking forward to it!
Make your nife hot in hot water to cut frozen things.