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• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

Do-it-yourself goat milk soap can be the finest and most luxurious soap you will ever use, as well as a great gift for loved ones. Try making your own soap at home to save money and peace of mind by knowing exactly what ingredients are in your soap. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you do this.

Steps

1. 1 Wear safety goggles, rubber gloves, and a long-sleeved shirt or jumpsuit.
2. 2 When making soap using the cold method, be sure to use the correct proportions. Check the recommended amount of fat or oil for the amount of alkali you are using. This can be done, for example, at soapcalc.net. Different types of oils and fats have different saponification numbers, that is, it depends on how much alkali is needed to turn all the fat or oil into soap. Never make soap without making sure you are using the correct proportions of oil and lye.
3. 3 Melt any hard oils or fats in a saucepan or double boiler over low heat.
   • If you are using liquid oils, simply heat them to about 32 C. Use a water thermometer.
4. 4 Remove the pot of oil or fat from the heat and let cool to about 32 C.
5. 5 Ideally, the temperature of the oil and alkali should not differ by more than 10 degrees. The lower the temperature, the longer the soap will set.
6. 6 Pour the goat milk into a stainless steel or HDPE (low pressure polyethylene) pot. You can pre-freeze a few cubes of goat milk to avoid overheating when the milk reacts with lye.
7. 7 Slowly and gradually pour the lye into the milk, stirring constantly with a plastic spatula or spoon. ATTENTION: Add ONLY alkali to the liquid, never vice versa.
   • When the alkali interacts with milk, a large amount of heat will be generated, which can cause the milk to boil. In such cases, allow the mixture to cool slightly - at least to a temperature of 32 C. You can use previously frozen milk cubes for this.
8. 8 Add the alkaline mixture slowly to the oil.
9. 9 For best results, stir this mixture with a hand mixer or blender. The whole mass must be mixed until the stage of the "trace", that is, until the soap begins to "set" on the whisk and the traces obtained during stirring do not cease to disappear.
10. 10 If you mix by hand, without using a blender, it may take a little longer.
11. 11 Spoon the hardened mass into specially prepared molds.
12. 12 Cover the molds with a towel and leave for at least 24 hours to harden the soap.
13. 13 Remove the hardened soap from the molds. If the soap sticks to the molds, put it in the freezer for a few minutes and then try again.
14. 14 Cut the soap into pieces.
15. 15 Let the soap mature - let it sit for 4-6 weeks. A grill works best for this. Then your soap can be used!

Tips

• Almost any type of fat can be used to make soap. Olive, coconut, or palm oils are the most popular. Shea butter and cocoa beans also work very well - with them, the soap makes the soap more lather.
• You can try adding aromatic oils.
• Feel free to experiment and fantasize - for example, you can add clay for a scrubbing effect or honey for nutrition.

Warnings

• Lye (caustic soda) can be very dangerous if used carelessly. It can burn skin or eyes and be fatal if swallowed. This is why protective equipment is so important, especially glasses and gloves. Make sure you work with lye and store it out of the reach of children.

What do you need

• Protective glasses
• Latex gloves
• Long sleeve shirt or jumpsuit
• Soap molds or suitable container
• 2 pans
• Fat or oil (usually coconut, sunflower, olive, palm, or other oil)
• Goat milk
• Stainless steel casserole
• Alkali (caustic soda)
• Water thermometer
• Hand mixer or blender (if equipped)
• Towel