Make Dollar Store Soap {easiest beginner soap recipe} | Soaping101
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Season 2 Week 36 of Soaping101 and we are soap using dollar store ingredients.
Supplies needed to make this soap...
Cuisinart Stickblender:
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Lye:
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KD8000 Scale:
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It took me a year of watching all types of soaping vids before I started soaping. I watched and re-watched the same videos over and over again until I was able to tell the difference between an experienced soaper and a beginner. It took me a month of watching a soap calc demo (thank you fellow soaper!) before I caught on to that. Once I learned soap calc, I developed my own recipes and learned to manipulate the superfat percentage to the point that I can make any type of soap and have just the right amount of butters and oils caressing my skin along with a powerful lather. Soaping 101 is a good place to learn. And soapers are always learning.
This is the best video on youtube! It really helps beginner soap makers, it's a helper for people living on a tight budget, it's an easy recipe for those who want to sell soap and improve the family income, it's a nice hobby, it can be useful in times of economy crisis or in a poor country like mine (Brazil), AND it's a good idea for gifts. Your calculations are neat, your voice over is straight to the point, you don't try to be funny or to sound arrogant. Thank you very much for this video! I wish you the best!
Once you make your first batch of soap you will be hooked :)
u r dead on right to the point! thats what Im talkin' 'bout...everybody wants to talktalktalktalk...n talk sm more...just tell how to where to go and what is needed. Simple...Im gonna go by ur vids from now on....luvNpeac2ya
I'm new to soap making and after a week of watching videos and searching online soap stores I can say this will save me a lot of money. I can't believe how expensive soap making equipment and supplies are! Thank you and I look forward to watching more of your videos!
First.... I love Dollar Tree so that's what caught my eye! Second, I love your cost analysis.... saves me work! lol.... Third.... you really make it so easy to follow! New fan/follower!!!!
I have those molds, also bought them from the dollar store and they work great and has held up well. I highly recommend them to any one making soap.
I don't want you to be afraid to make soap but do understand it's a precise thing or your soap will be too caustic and may damage skin. I think the place Soapmaking101 gets a lot of the supplies has a soap calculator where you plug in the fats you want to use and it then tells you how much water and lye to use.
I appreciate you taking the time to watch my videos!
I think your video is Short and Concise. To the point and it gives you all the steps without alot of Jibber jabber. I loved it. In fact it is the best one I have seen so far on the subject of bar soap. Thanks So much. I will be trying this...
Love it !! I've never tried to mix the milk with the oils, like any soaper I get super frustrated with keeping milk /lye temps low. Thanks for putting up these tutorials, you are a gem and your time is appreciated x
I just subscribed , I found your channel trying to find a tutorial on how to use wood ash as a source of lye to make soap at home. You have a great teaching style and a soothing voice . I had no idea that there was a craft movement in soap making. While I am primarily interested in soap making as a way to be more self sufficient , I am interested in learning more. Thank You for making this Channel .
Oh NO Dollar Tree will never be the same. I hope they keep their inventory up! LOL
Great Video Cathy. Love how you break down everything. Humm I wonder what Dollar General has to offer :) Thanks Again!! Oh and Hugs to you!!
More on the Cocoa Butter: I just looked at Essential Depot, where this author gets some of her supplies. The Least expensive way to get cocoa butter from them is to buy 5lb for $29.02. This comes to $1.45 for 4oz. If you find this 4oz stick at a Dollar Store -- buy up all you can get -- it's a STEAL!
I never understood why people cyber stalked other people... until you. ;) You are so totally awesome dudette.
Google 'soap calculator'. There are several online and you just input your oils and desired weight of entire loaf and it calculates quantities for lye, water, and oils themselves. Check general combinations of oils in different recipes because some work better together than others. For example, all coconut oil can be quite cleansing, but quite drying at the same time. Different oils have different qualities and a good combination is the key.
dang you made this is so easy!! i've been wanting to try cold process soap making.... i think i can now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS!
I wanted to do mine now lol but waiting 4 weeks for it to cure Ugh : )
This is brilliant! Those are my favorite mixing bowls for soap. Those drawer organizers are wonderful as molds! I usually use them for melt and pour.
This is an EXCELLENT recipe and video. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I am just beginning to make soap and I seem to be spending quite a bit of money on ingredients. This is a wonderful alternative.
This was a great tutorial. I am amazed that you used a plastic soap mold. I have been searching for a soap mold and being a beginner I didn't want to spend a lot of money right now since I've been purchasing a lot of items. This was such a great idea and I never would have thought of it. Your videos are so informative. I have learned so much. I am very happy to have found this channel.
Excellent tutorial, Cathy. I wish I had seen something like this when I was making my first batches. Even with a few batches under my belt, I still learned from this beginner's tutorial. Thank you.
I have watched your videos often, and never made soap. This video gives me the courage to try. Your voice is so soothing and very educational. Putting this video in my favorites for when I get ready to try for the first time. Thanks!
Can't hardly wait for you to do a soap using a tallow. I made my first batch of beef tallow soap on 10/4/13. It was a 4 lb. batch. Recipe: 37.76 oz beef tallow; 9.6 oz. canola; 15.4 oz. coconut oil & 1.3 oz. of castor. Water 24.32 oz & lye 9.2 oz, with 4 oz. of fragrance. I love the hardness of this bar, as well as the creaminess. Additive - goat's milk (powdered). I am a relative new soapmaker. Love your channel! Looking forward to making your 4 Thieves soap.
You're one of the top instructors that I follow. Thank you so much for teaching!
Thank you saying so :)
Lady........you are awesome.❣️❤️🕊️✝️💞 Thank you for reaching and teaching.
best of the soap videos I've watched. To the point, well organized. Thank you!
I LOVE you even used the shopping bag as a liner! That rocks :)
Teach, Thanks so much for this little video. My older SIL wanted to learn how to make her own soap. I've demonstrated it for her and this is perfect for ingredients and hardware!
I hate store soap and want to make my own thank you for this very easy recipe. I don't have a lot of money either so I yhin you are awesome.
Great video!! Now I have a way to test fragrance oils and colorants for dollars!! Would have never thought to do this. Very creative and thrifty. Thank you soaping 101 :)
My pleasure!
I thought this was a VERY organized and informative video! WELL DONE; THANK YOU !!!!!
I didn't see her bye lye at the dollar store
She said it cost 10 dollars at another store n she added that math into the total... They don't sell it there, I Have never seen it personally
Great video for beginners & those with limited financial resources! You are so creative & resourceful!
Best VIDEO on RUclips for Soap making!#Everybody else tries to make it EXPENSIVE
What a great way for newbee's to make a first bar of soap. Gosh I wish this vid was up when I first started.
Thank you!!! I could not wait to try this. I just made my first batch tonight and I super fatted with a teaspoon of Shea butter and used pure honey. It looks promising. I hope that I did not go wrong with the Shea butter. I'm so excited about soap making. I hoping to do a Hot process one next. :)
Also be sure it's 100% lye and not any old drain opener crystals.
while I really enjoy all of your videos I thought you would share a good tallow or lard soap for beginners, they were some of my first soaps and I still love them today. Thanks Catherine for all that your doing, you rock Lady!!!!
I agree! So glad my handmade soap cleared up all the zits :)
I just made this for the first time last weekend. Can't wait to try it in three weeks. It was real easy to do with your instructions.
I heard about this video and now I’m going to have to try it. I’ve been so nervous on trying cold process soap but this makes it easier for me to understand how to make it. Thank you for sharing!!
You sure make wonderful videos! I may just try this!
yay nancy!!!
Found the same Cocoa Butter in your video, at my local beauty supply store. So excited to make this soap!
Yes you can. You will want to check with the fragrance oil manufacturer to determine the correct usage rate.
luving2scrap, you can also use milk cartons, cut the edge off the long way to make a loaf mold, do line it though. Some people use those Pringles cans and I've even seen people use a card board box, lined with a plastic garbage bag. Just wanted to put that out there for people who are in test mode.
Next video, ingredients from Dollar General then Big Lots then Piggly Wiggly, lol. Huge hugs right back at ya!
This was such an awesome video! Dollar Store soap, love it!
Great vids and I like the way you talk...you sound like the characters from the Snoopy movie that came out in the early '70s
Yes, you can sub coconut for palm. I hope you will try this.
I AM going to try this soap recipe this weekend.
this is the most simple explanation i have ever seen. thx great job.
GREAT video, thanks for sharing...I can see dressing this soap up with all kinds of little bits of lavender, lemon zest, well the possibilities are endless !!! XOXO Alma
I am so grateful to this channel! I have learned almost everything from you.
I have been making soap for 12 plus years and I think this is going to be really fun to make! Thanks!
Fantastic idea, I will definitely do that!
So glad you liked the video!
Thank you soooooooooooooo much for this post!! Very informative & I absolutely love the breakdown of the savings when making your own soaps. And the fact that all of the ingredients can be purchased at my local dollar tree is also a huge plus! peace & blessings unto you
Thank you so much for recipe and the small batch recipe!
I think we all have at home - milk, oatmeal and honey and knock off those items of the list also! Cheaper is even better!
I liked that you used milk at the end, as additive. I recently made Goat milk soap (my first soap ever) and I did scorched milk a bit, as it was used iced, instead of ice water....I also added a bit honey and insulated soap for 24 hr. Now I know - I shouldn't do it in the future!
Thank you!
GENIUS!! I love the Dollar Store and I love making soap...mixing then together? Priceless. ;) Thank you!
I love it! You break it down and make it look simple.
Great for penny pinching hobbyists! Love it!!!
Brilliant great for new soapers. Wish we had dollar tree like yours in Australia, especially with cocoa butter - amazing xx
We were able to find everything on the list at the Dollar Tree, except the 2 oz of Cocoa Butter. Would it be possible to use Coconut Oil as a substitute instead?
Oatmeal soap is my favorite kind of soap. Perfect for hydrating dry itchy skin.
This is fantastic. I'm just starting out and my first batch was all wrong haha but I'm going to try this recipe. I'm stoked
Great video. Thank you. I am always looking for a few cheaper soap recipes to get more practice under my belt. Thanks again
Hi! I have been thinking of trying making soap. Your video is so helpful! And I LOVE that you used Dollar Tree ingredients to show just how easy and inexpensive it can be done if needed! One question from a novice--I don't mind using shopping bags for liners but I was curious if parchment paper, or even wax paper would work also? Not sure what made me think of them but thought I'd ask for the "file away for future knowledge" category! Thanks again for this video!
Oh, actually, I was replying to a rather rude commenter named ZitPop, but I couldn't reply directly via mobile. I suppose that would be a bit confusing. But, anyway, I do love this channel. I might actually make this soap. I've never done it before, and this looks like an easy, cheap way to try it out.
Girl I found you today and I am so glad I did! I am preparing to make soap to sell and I have been doing research (that’s how I found you) thank you so much for this!!
Glad you like the video!
I am so glad that I found your channel!!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!!!
what I'd like to find out is how to melt the small pieces of soap I've saved back in to bars., Or is that possible-?
if you have to ask, "what's this or what's that?", rewind the video and watch it again. There's an entire internet to google basic questions you have on soap making and proper substitutions for ingredients, etc.... You cannot merely substitute x for y -- it's a chemical reaction and has to be precise. Water should have no chemicals, e.g. distilled water (and since this was a beginner recipe, it probably would have been prudent to state it). City water has chemicals from treatment facility.
Hello! I love this video. I just made some and I'm not sure if it's going to come out. It seems very runny. Is that normal? How long before it actually starts to harden?
Love this! I really wish this was around when I started soaping a couple years ago. It's a great intro for the newbie soapers. Not intimidating at all!
super!! one of the best soap making videos by far
Awesome. I thought of something like this but didn't think it would work! I have lye and made soap before and I'm running out! I passed those molds so many times. Can't wait to try this and add some essential oils I need to use up. :) Thanks for posting this video.
I will be trying this out tomorrow! Thank You so much...I Love Your tutorials
Everyone please note: Get the Cocoa Butter FIRST!! I just spent a few hours of time shopping locally (Chicago NW suburbs). I bought all the other stuff at my local Dollar Tree Store. However, the Dollar Tree folks here have never seen cocoa butter -- and I spoke to the manager who had experience at many DT stores. (I even printed out the pictures of t he items & brought them along.) Target -- Nope. Finally found the item at Walgreens for $3.99/4oz. stick! Then after I got home I went to Amazon -- pricing was almost as bad, but larger quantities were available. If you live in the Chicago area, DO NOT rely on the availability of 100% pure Cocoa Butter for $1. I do not think it will happen.
Pleae let me know if you find a 100% Cocoa Butter stick & where for $1!! Thanks.
Well, $3.99 for 4 oz. Is slightly under $1.00 per oz. She bought two sticks, each stick being 1 oz. and totals $2.00 for both sticks. The $3.99 you paid for 4 oz is still comparable because you're still only using 2 oz or half of the 4 oz you paid for, if following her recipe.
I made a mistake there. Walgreens is selling 0.5oz for $3.99. Sorry for the confusion.
tkarlmann Thanks for the update. I couldn't find it in my local dollar store or Walmart. When I remembered you said Walgreen's had it, I was on my way to Walgreen's. I'd have been sadly disappointed finding it for such a high price. I'll check my local beauty supply stores/ hair stores.
Laadee V
Walgreens has some 100% Cocoa butter on their Website that seems like it would work for $1.59 -- the problem is, they won't ship it to a store for free, so you need to pay shipping. Otherwise the 0.5oz for $3.99 variety is in the stores.
P.S.: I also ran this recipe through SoapCalc.net, and it did not seem to fit within their ranges -- but I am not any sort of a soapmaker, and do not know how to value dissimilar information from various sources.
Laadee V Try looking for it at Dollar General or Family Dollar.
Thank you Sandra, I will do that. I've been wanting a Magic Bullet for a while so I can use that as an excuse as to why I "need" one.
Just made my version of this recipe! Wish me luck.
I have never made soap but want to. This seems so easy the way you showed it.
How long will it take before the soap is ready to use? Thanks for sharing.
I can't wait to try this, you make it look so easy.
Thank you, I’m going to try this recipe, 👌🏻👍🏻
Ok. I think this will be my first recipe. Thank you!
Try looking in the hair and hand care section.
I have only one question for this recipe. I went to the Bramble berry lye calculator to substitute my cocoa butter for coconut oil, because I couldn't find it at my dollar store. Plus my soybean/olive oil blend from the dollar store was different too. 90% soy bean oil, 10% olive oil. So I figured my ounces for each 1.7 of olive oil and 15.3 of soybean oil for 17 oz total. I punch in all of these numbers in with a 9% super fat and I come up with 2.4 oz of lye and 6.27 of liquid. I still have 19 total oz of oil, and my soap yield is 28 oz or 1.75#. OK, so here is my question. In your recipe how did you factor the 4.7 oz of water? I'm assuming that you subtracted an oz for the milk additive but compared to the lye calc there is still .57 oz to be accounted for. I guess I'm just wondering.
I just finished my first batch of soap ever with the above ingredients from my previous comment. It came to trace! I did add cocoa powder to add color. So now I wait. I'll let you know if it really did turn out.
Thanks teach. I had to laugh I have that exact white bowl for soaping and that exact pitcher with a blue top for my lye =)
great video. Very clear and helpful! thank you :)
Finally found you! Love your channel!
Hello, I'm new to soap making and your channel. Btw, I love the soft music (it doesn't over power the video) and your voice is a comfort and encouraging.
Why do some soap batches need to be covered with a towel and some do not? Sorry if you've answered this before.
Thank you in advance
3 sisters soap that's funny but true . Great recipe for beginner .
Love this. You're a great teacher, thank you!
I just discovered your channel. So much to learn.
I wanted to point out an issue I have (not the mental one) that others might experience. Every time I've made oatmeal soap, the oatmeal in the soap becomes so scratchy it hurts. It's like having sand in it. Next time I try, I'm going to soak the oatmeal in water first. I do not know of anyone else having this issue every time I ask other soap makers. I grind my own oatmeal powder.
Hi. My CP soap made with coconut milk and olive oil gelled because I insulated it. What can I do with it now?
Hopefully this isnt a dumb question lol but is lye something you can get at the store or do you have to order it online? I live in the US. Thanks
I do so love your videos!
I love watching your videos but I still have not tried cold process soap. The lye still scares me a bit as I can be a bit clumsy but I might seriously think about trying this recipe. I still don't understand how you know you have reached trace. Thx for all your wonderful videos, Wendy p.s I bet it wouldn't be that cheap from here in Australia :)
Can we add fragrance oils to this? If so how much can be added?
Thanks