How to make a simple handmade and natural cold process Goats milk soap: Tutorial with recipe

Today we are showing you how we create one of our favourite handmade soaps, a simple, natural, unscented Goats Milk soap.

We will be using the cold process method and showing you how we incorporate the milk into our lye water solution in a way that ensures it does not scorch or burn.

Goat's milk is a fantastic addition to soap. It is packed with vitamins and minerals that can be really beneficial for the skin and we find that this soap is popular with our customers who suffer with sensitive or problem skin.

It is a good idea to have some prior knowledge of cold process soap making before attempting to create milk soaps as they are a little trickier to get right than regular soaps, however, with a little practice and careful checks on things like temperature they can be really satisfying to create.

If you wish to have a go at this design, you will need the following ingredients (the weights given below will give enough batter to fill one of the standard loaf moulds that we use in this video):

109g Sodium Hydroxide
109g Water
109g Frozen Goats Milk
340g Olive Oil
99g Sweet Almond Oil
57g Castor Oil
184g Coconut Oil
75g Shea Butter
38g Cocoa Butter

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[vassalljodi-kay]

I made this soap and just tried it after a five week cure. Nice bubbly lather. Best unscented soap I've made.

[melissamccarty]

This video was amazing!! Starting my own journey into soap making with our goats milk, but you actually gave me the idea of doing this as a homeschool chemistry class experiment to offer locally next school year!!
So my question is, if you recipe in the show notes is to fill 1 loaf mold, then do you just double everything for multiple molds?

[heatherclark]

How long do you recommend letting it cure? Is it imperative?

[susanravella]

Thank you very much for the recipe and tutorial! You are very generous and kind! I am excited to try it out!

[lisakelley]

Well done! I am just starting my journey into soap-making, and this was one of the books I purchased. I so agree with you as to the vakue of Jan Berry's book! Nice job on this soap. :o)

[sherristechmann]

Fabulous video! BEST one I’ve seen! You have a great sense of humor and really bring out interesting facts I probably would have missed. Hello from the USA 🇺🇸

[sahanamehta]

Love yr moulds green moulds where u poured the soap batter. Can u share a link from where u purchased?

[maricar]

Thank you for this tutorial. It's the best tutorial there is. And thank you for providing the exact measurements of the ingredients.

[lizbrown]

I wouldnt worry at all about sharing common knowledge with clients about the benefits of the ingredients, , , .I used to sell skincare for a huge company and every class i ever attended was for training us in the BENEFITS OF THE INGREDIENTS ( many girls knew what we were supposed to do, , pitch the product 😊)

[elizabethlane]

Great video! Very informative. Well made. And beautiful soap. Love those molds. Link?

[Virgowitch]

Ty for sharing. I’m confused as to why the goat milk is coagulated. We get it in full liquid form. Is there a way to make it coagulate and clump?

[livhappy]

How many grams of lye did you add to the 500g of water ?

[sarahbusybeessbb]

Can you recommend something in place of the coconut oil?

[nzurisanatv]

When u say u add the lye and goat milk 50 50, do u mean that when making the lye water, do u use the normal making or u change because of the milk ?

[djouherhadjaz]

Please could you tell me How much oil ( fats/oil) did you put in this recipe like the total amount ?

[courtneygraham]

This was so insightful! I have yet to try any milk soaps because I am intimidated by the possibility of scorching, but your method of not only freezing the milk, but slowly bringing in the milk after the water has been introduced and cooled make so much sense! It isn't for anyone in a rush to get bars out, but to make a milk soap without that yellow tinge and off putting scent (I know it usually goes away but I don't care to take chances) it seems worth the time and extra steps. And as long as I am making multiple loaves at once, it isn't really time wasted! Thank you for taking the time to make this content. I will definitely be subscribing!

[katarzynaderkacz]

Hi guys, thank you for another great video 💕 and thanks for last book recommendation video, I needed it.

[ontarioweddingofficiant]

in the video you said 500 g of water, but the recipie above says 109 g of water? can you please clarify

[jiagbabag]

Dear when were u add shea butter and cocoa butter kindly explain me

[evitacastor]

Thank you for this very detailed video. What size are your molds. Beautiful accent.