I have been listening to a lot of tutorials as I am about to jump into some soap making of my own.. Yours is one of the best! You are thorough and easy to understand for a beginner. Thank you for that.
You are so welcome! I have a full course on my site as well. Highly recommend it to avoid many common errors and pitfalls (soooo wish I had it when I was starting!) soapyfriends.com/product/ultimate-soapmaking-course/
There are a few options: With hot process, I don’t bother lining. The soap pops right out. With cold process, line with freezer paper or no liner. If no liner freeze to release from mold. I’ll put together a short video on this soon 🥰
I don’t stir, because you don’t need to 😊 stirring also means the lid is off, heat is lost, and moisture escapes. If you stir, you me soap takes longer to cook and won’t be as fluid.
Nice video! I am a CP soaper, I made my 3rd batch of HP soap the other day. The first 2 turned out fine but this one when I did a lather test on an end piece was crumbly. Does this mean it was over cooked?
Was it just the end piece/top that crumbled? The biggest problem soapers have with HP is overcooking. The higher the temp, the shorter the cook. The longer the cook, the more water you should add.
@@sherrymartindale8582 the good new is… it’s still good soap then! You can always rebatch it if it doesn’t make you happy as is ☺️ soapyfriends.com/product/rebatching-handmade-soap-master-class-bundle/
You don’t want to smoke your oils. That temp varies based on the oil, but 220-ish is where i usually add my lye solution. FYI when soaping, I usually only pull out the heat gun videos and to verify that my HP oils are hot at the start of a cook.
