Make Multiple Soap Batches in One Session (my tips and tricks)

Soap making can be lots of fun, but making multiple batches in one session can be daunting! In this video I’ll demonstrate how I go about making four batches of soap in one morning session, including all the preparation, recipes and the complete process from start to finish!

I hope you enjoy the video. I nearly wasn’t going to record this, it was just a regular soap making day at my house - but I’m glad I did! I hope it will appeal to the soap makers out there who are getting more serious about their craft and want to learn some tips on making multiple batches more efficiently. These are fairly straightforward ‘everyday’ soap recipes, using the room temperature cold process method.

Below I will provide links to some of my other videos which I think are highly relevant to this one. All of the details of the four soap recipes I made are also below.

*** It is VITALLY important to fully understand what is involved with soap making, and how to make soap safely, before you attempt to make it yourself. If you have never made soap before, please watch THESE TWO VIDEOS before you start:

Introduction to Cold Process Soap Making
https://youtu.be/8bKpLWNqAGs

Soap Making Tutorial for Beginners - Full Demonstration & Cold Process Soap Beginner Recipe
https://youtu.be/Kc7duzDEa6Y
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These videos below may also be useful and are directly relevant to the content in this ‘multi-batch’ video:

How to Formulate and Calculate Your Own Soap Recipes
https://youtu.be/AqKxin0q1bM

How to Calculate Soap Mold Sizes and Formulate Recipes to Fit!
https://youtu.be/ZguW6J3Jj2Q

Make a one piece soap mold liner
https://youtu.be/7vU68RqnFEI

Washing up after Soap Making
https://youtu.be/Pn3yfUw28OA

Handmade Soap Testing - How to test the pH of your handmade cold process or hot processed soap
https://youtu.be/3BP7089FqOI

Your Top 15 Soap Making Questions Answered
https://youtu.be/VkgUjjqa-8s

My favourite, Castile Soap made with 100% olive oil
https://youtu.be/MzDZts9hjKw

How to Trim Handmade Soap for Sales or Gifting
https://youtu.be/3ACjdvMIrr8

You can find my full video list here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqsvmrjWY7fPcKqWHnYVTMA/videos

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*** THE RECIPES from THIS VIDEO ***

SOAP 1: ROSE GERANIUM
Made in long bamboo timber mould, lined with non-stick baking paper

997g oil batch
3% superfat
42% lye concentration

Water 190g
Sodium hydroxide 137g

Olive oil (85%) 847g
Coconut oil (10%) 99g
Castor oil (5%) 50g

Essential oils at 3% of total oil batch size = 29g total
Rose geranium (85%) 24g
Rosewood (15%) 5g

Colours - white kaolin clay, pink Australian clay
SOAP 2: LAVENDER
Made in Crafter’s Choice silicone log mould

775g oil batch
3% superfat
42% lye concentration

Water 147g
Sodium hydroxide 107g

Olive oil (85%) 658g
Coconut oil (10%) 77g
Castor oil (5%) 38g

Lavender essential oil at 4% of total oil batch size = 31g

Colours - ground lavender buds (powdered lavender), white kaolin clay, pink Australian clay, purple mica.
SOAP 3: LEMON MYRTLE
Made in Crafter’s Choice silicone log mould

Lemon myrtle is a tropical Australian tree native to the rainforests of northern Queensland (my state). The scent is fresh, citrussy and lasts beautifully in handmade soaps. I bought mine from Sydney Essential Oil Company (online)

* This recipe is exactly the same as the lavender soap recipe

775g oil batch
3% superfat
42% lye concentration

Water 147g
Sodium hydroxide 107g

Olive oil (85%) 658g
Coconut oil (10%) 77g
Castor oil (5%) 38g

Lemon Myrtle essential oil at 3.5% of total oil batch = 27g

Colours - white kaolin clay, yellow iron oxide
SOAP 4: CASTILE SOAP ROUNDS (with a touch of castor oil)
Made in four silicone muffin trays - 24 bars in total, approximately 85g each

1530g oil batch
2% superfat
42% lye concentration

Water 284g
Sodium hydroxide 205g

Olive oil (92%) 1407g
Castor oil (8%) 122g

Essential oils at 4% of total soap batch = 61g total
Rosemary (70%) 42g
Tea Tree (30%) 18g

No colourants used for this soap.
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Thank you everyone, see you in the next video!

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