Coconut Milk Soap Making | Cold Process Soap

In this soap making video, I use coconut milk to replace 100% of the water in my recipe.
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Thank you so much for watching, liking, & subscribing! - Holly :)

If you’d rather not use 100% coconut milk, here’s a video I made using the milk-in-oil method with a combination of coconut milk and water:
   • Charcoal & Clay Soap Making  

** SAFETY **
Remember to always wear safety glasses and gloves when making soap. If you’d like more info on lye safety or basic soapmaking, check out these links:

Soap Queen TV Lye Safety & Beginner Series: http://goo.gl/FqA0Yt

Lovin’ Soap offers a free ebook on basic soapmaking called Basic Cold Process Soap Making Guide: https://bit.ly/2PlwB3s

Understanding Water Discounts & Lye Solutions by Modern Soapmaking: https://bit.ly/2Yvyq2m

** AFFILIATE LINKS **
In case you’re interested, I have an affiliate store where I’ve listed all of the soap making supplies and materials that I purchase on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/shop/kapiamera...

If you use those links to buy anything, it won’t cost you anything extra, but I will receive a very small percentage of the sale. Every little bit helps, though, so thank you very much if you do! :)

*** RECIPE ***
Recipe is given in percentages so you can use it for any size mold.
If you don’t know how to convert it, this link will help:
https://bit.ly/2DaKDz3

Olive Oil - 34%
Coconut Oil - 23%
Shea Butter - 20%
Cocoa Butter - 10%
Avocado Oil - 7%
Castor Oil - 6%

Superfat - 5%

To calculate your sodium hydroxide for your specific recipe amounts, you can use a soap calculator like the one at Majestic Mountain Sage:
https://bit.ly/36kAlda

Coconut milk = water = 2 x sodium hydroxide (33% lye solution)

Essential Oil Blend:
For help calculating how much EO to use or to find new blends try EO Calc (created by Modern Soapmaking): https://www.eocalc.com/

Lavender - 4 parts
Lavandin - 2 parts
Patchouli - 1 part

Kaolin Clay - 2 teaspoons per 500g oils
(purchased from Mad Micas - https://bit.ly/37A7rVo)

Soapmaking oils purchased from Soaper’s Choice
Essential oils purchased from Camden Grey & New Directions Aromatics

** NOTE: Amazon Links are AFFILIATE Links **

** SOME OF MY SOAP MAKING EQUIPMENT **
Blue, extra long gloves - https://amzn.to/31ZvpYV (I wear a small)
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Steamer - http://amzn.to/2Nk00c4
Tall & skinny soap mold - Kiwi & Company on Etsy
Soap cutter - Buds Woodshop (Bud Haffner) on Etsy

*** VIDEO EQUIPMENT ***
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Canon 7d - http://amzn.to/2mKXwqX
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*** WHERE TO FIND ME ONLINE ***
My YouTube Channel:    / kapiamerasoapcompany  
Instagram:   / kapiamerasoap  
Facebook:   / kapiamerasoap  
Blog: http://kapiamera.blog

*** MUSIC INFO ***

Music by Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com)

DISCLAIMER: I make these videos to share my own personal methods and techniques for how I make cold process soap. These videos are not intended as tutorials for beginners. These videos are intended for those who already have an understanding of cold process soap making. Cold process soapmaking has many variables and involves working with sodium hydroxide (NaOH, also referred to as lye). Lye and raw soap can damage your eyes and burn your skin. When making soap, you should already know and practice lye safe handling procedures and always wear safety gear. While I hope you find watching my videos helpful or entertaining, so many variables go into making soap and even the smallest change can greatly affect the results; therefore, I am not liable or responsible for your results if you try any of the methods or techniques that I use in my videos.