How To Make Soap with Rajiv Surendra

Rajiv has been making his own bars of soap for almost nine years and it's the only soap he uses because it's great stuff! This video has been the most requested by viewers, so we're thrilled to finally share this one.



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★ TABLE OF CONTENTS ★
• 1:20 Goats milk soap
• 3:30 Soap making process is magical
• 5:05 Making soap is dangerous
• 6:30 Return of the apron to get down to business
• 7:05 History of cleaning skin
• 10:10 How to make the soap recipe
•12:14 The coconut oil appearance
•13:00 Combination of different fats determine the hardness of the soap
•14:00 Check the temperature to determine the lye solution
•15:43 Stainless steel spoon to add the lye to the liquid
•16:30 No clumps of lye
•17:38 Stick blender immersed in the liquid
•20:57 Soap ready for the mold
•21:40 You need 24 hours for it to harden in the freezer
•22:00 Do not touch this soap for a while- As long as 6 months!
•24:00 Wooden block made for the soap mold
•26:30 Cutting the soap with wire
•27:31 Stand them upright, so they have air circulating around them as they cure
•29:19 End result of soap with time


💡 TOPICS IN THIS VIDEO 💡
• My own goats milk soap
• Wise man soap making
• Finicky chemical process
• The weights and temperature are important and exacting
• Adaptation of goat's milk recipe
•Lye is an important ingredient but very dangerous and hazardous
•Lye crystals
•Vegetable shortening or lard/pig fat as an option
•Olive oil and coconut oil in the soap making process
•Using a scale is important in getting precise measurements in the soap making process
•The different fats saponify with the lard
•Lye heats up when mixed with liquid
•Do not use wooden spoon with lye
•Stick blender used but be careful not to splatter anything
•Goggles very important for protective gear
•soap mold used to cut into bars
•Saponification is the chemical process in which triglycerides are combined with a strong base to form fatty acid metal salts during the soap-making process
•The chemical process heats up so important to put in the freezer for 24 hours
•Soap has to sit for 2-3 weeks before it is safe enough to use
•Creamy and opaque but the soap will become translucent over time
•Soap can come out looking like cheese
•Protective gear important to protect your eyes and your skin



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