DIYers Test 5 Viral Soap Hacks - Which Ones Actually Work?

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[EvanAndKatelyn]

UPDATE for those wondering about the blur at 1:03, it was text saying Katelyn's comment about cinnamon was wrong... but turns out Katelyn's reaction was correct, it's definitely not recommended and most people have a bad reaction to it. So I guess we'll have to update our rating for hack 1 from 4/5 down to 0/5

[Lisa_Flowers]

Royalty soaps actually has talked about how you shouldn't put cinnamon in soaps because it's irritating to the skin so I think you were initially correct. She's a professional soap maker with a strong emphasis on safety so I trust her opinion more than Google's lol

[_.georgia._]

As a baker, I can tell you why the what the fluff soap wasn't working at first. The faster you mix something, the more heat you're adding to it. So Evan's chaotic need to have the mixer going full blast is why it was so frothy lol. It got better after it was given a break and a chance to cool down. Look up "broken buttercream". The more you know🌠

[AR]

Evan is 100% correct on the Crisco used as ice cream. We used to shoot for a local ice cream store, and that's how we did it. The rule with food photography is that you can use alternative items to advertise *as long as* it's not the product you're selling. For example- in Cereal commercials, they use Elmer's glue in place of the milk for the longevity and look of it. However, they must use the actual product of the cereal.

[katehandleit]

I can't believe Evan went for the "tear-ible" pun right away but he missed the opportunity for "skinnamon roll"

[Stepphire]

30:48 the pure joy in Katelyn's face as she impulsively slapped his hand 😭❤

[a-plasticine-dream]

I love when you keep the "outtakes" in the videos! it makes it feel so real and adds to the humor :)

[carmenattallah]

I love the amount of effort that Evan put into making all of these boxes and keeping the contents secret from Katelyn. Top notch content taken to the next level.

[alosialee]

Just a note about the honey soap. I make homemade soaps for me and my kids because we have skin issues so I make us special soaps like honey, goats milk, coffee ground, and capsaicin soap (last one sounds baffling I know but we suffer from different types of psoriasis on our scalps and skin and capsaicin actually helps with that, as odd as that sounds. 😂😂)

The key with the honey soaps if you're going to use real honey, is to actually melt it together with the soap bits and blend it well that way. The honey will bond better to the soap and you won't have issues with a sticky side where the honey sinks to the bottom. =3

[le-moons]

About cinnamon, if you only search if you can put it in soaps it says you can, but if you search if its bad for skin, Healthline says "using cinnamon powder and essential oil in skin care ingredients is linked to skin irritation, discoloration, and burns — especially when using homemade skin care products."

[avidbingereader]

Aw Evan immediately ceding to Katelyn when she wanted to cut the cinnamon roll soap in half like the video and finding a wider mold ❤

[grngirlsea]

After watching Safia and Tyler spend almost an hour trying to whip that foam soap, I knew what they were in for!

[katelynmitchell]

I have a theory for the honey comb soap... you pick it up to look at it, then your hands get coated in honey, which leads you to needing to buy the soap to clean your hands. A genius business tactic if you ask me

[CatandRaven]

As a soapmaker, I love watching these! It's so interesting to see how someone who isn't a soapmaker approaches this craft. You guys did great! Still hoping you do cold process one of these days 👀
~Raven

[mimijester]

If I remember correctly (from Royalty Soaps lolll). By adding honey to melt and pour soap, you aren't really mixing the honey into the soap, but instead suspending the honey within. Kinda how like when you add glitter it doesn't break down and become one with the soap, but instead is just floating, minding its own business.

[captainjotunheim]

I watch Royalty Soaps too, so to have two of my favorite channels do viral hacks stuff at once makes me so happy 😊

[lkf]

This one was super fun.
I like the thoughtfulness of the presentation of the boxes and fortunes, the cute beeps of the microwave, the soap slap 😆, the ratings ⭐ and experimentation. This was fun.

[brandonlaird]

I think your ad placements are the only ones I never skip through. I love how you make a whole skit out of them.

[MissRadiactive]

I can't stop replaying that perfectly cut scream Evan made when Katelyn smacked his hand at 18:25 😂😂

[missbeaussie]

Evan being a low key genius but also forgetting how to wash his hands is 👌 The way you were holding hands whilst watching the fluffy soap video 🥺