I received this email today, and thought that it was a good one to share with you all, particularly the question;
Hi Kevin,
I Stumbled upon your blog last night when i decided it was time to do some research on making my own soap. Love your blog & all your links!
I just cannot bring myself to buy it (for obvious reasons) and my hubby has had enough of my soap stand-off!! I purchased some supplies online from aussiesoapsupply, & am very excited to get started. I loved watching your u-tube tutorial & was wondering if you may share the recipe that you are using?With thanks
Sonia
Thanks for the question Sonia, although my name is Gavin. I will endeavour to share my soap recipe in this post that I developed myself. 🙂
Gavin & Kim’s Bubble and Cream Soap Recipe
makes about 1.2kg
Ingredients:
300gm Olive Oil
300gm Rice Bran Oil
300gm Coconut Oil
100gm Sunflower Oil
140gm Sodium Hydroxide (lye/caustic soda)
380gm water
15-25gm Fragrance Oil (the choice is yours)
Soap colouring to your personal preference.
To put it all together, follow the video tutorial at this post titled “Soap Making“, or the text tutorial at “Lather Up Folks!”
I find this soap recipe the right balance of bubbles, creaminess and moisturiser. Make sure that you cure the soap for at least 4 weeks before using it.
Enjoy and happy soap making!
Addendum: Great news for those of you in Australia. Kim and I have opened an online shop, and we now stock Soap Making Kits, equipment, and supplies at www.littlegreenworkshops.com.au/shop . Our kits include a comprehensive instruction booklet that will help you create that perfect bar of soap!
Thanks for sharing Gavin! I have had a go at soap making and am now going to put the time into experimenting with some different ‘flavours’. This recipe looks like a perfect one to try.
I have accidentally developed a ‘synthetic’ radar and note that things I once used without question suddenly smell toxic and fake. Especially liquid soap and moisturisers.
BTW – do you know that ‘Gavin’ has become a go to resource in our house ? It is quite funny. Last night I said to Hubbie ‘ have you seen what Gavin is doing with his garden beds ?’ as if you lived over the back fence!!!!
I love this recipe as well and am very keen to give it a go.
What kind of fragrance oils do you recommend? I am hesitant on the flavours but what to be more creative than vanilla!
Regards,
Rebecca
http://www.mygreenaustralia.com
I love liquid soap and have made it by melting down bar soap and boiling it in water. Have you tried this with your soap?
This is a very nice idea of business you have here. I would love to make some and start a business. But yeah, I have to perfect it.
I’ll be trying this soon. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Linda/cosmic
Bloody hell, Kevin….er…. Gavin, is there nothing you don’t do? Do you have a twin??
How do you know how much powder to add to a calculated soap recipe? I’ve used a soap calculator online to decide how much oils to use in my soap, but this week I’m going to make a batch with a few different types of powders and clays in them. Is there a calculator or even a basic solution to find out how much clays to put in to the mix?
Hi Gavin. Jessie pointed me in your direction in regards to soap making – thanks for this recipe! I made it today, my third batch of soap, and this is a good economical recipe that came to trace far easier than the first two I tried and seems a lovely texture. Many thanks 🙂
No problems at all. We use it as a base for all of our soaps. So easy and fairly cheap to make.
Hello Gavin, Wendy at quarteracrelifestyle posted your site link.. I can see I will be browsing here often… Loved the soap recipe and hope to be trying it out very soon.. 🙂 Many thanks.. Sue
Thanks for visiting Sue. Enjoy looking around the blog.
Gav
Hi Gavin,
I made your Bubbles and Cream soap exactly 4 weeks ago, have just tried it, and it is the best recipe, only the second recipe I have tried !!!! but I will only be making this one again, you are right it is creamy, moisturising, and bubbly……
Thank you for all the ispiration you give us, your readers, and for sharing your knowledge, garden tips and all the yummy recipes you and Kim pass on.
Hope you are having a great day.
Theresa x
Thanks for the feedback Theresa. Glad you liked it. Out of all the soap recipes we have tried, we soon settled on this one because it is a great all-rounder. We love it and teach this method in all our soap making classes.
And thanks for the very kind words! x
I made your recipe and it has been curing for two weeks and it’s still very soft. Very disappointing…. It should probably be mentioned in this post that it won’t be a hard bar. Especially for newer spap makers.
Hi Joleen. It will harden up as it continues to cure. This soap is designed for everyday use, especially for moisturising. If you would like a really hard bar, for use in the laundry then just search for a recipe using olive and coconut oil only.
Please don’t be so judgemental before the entire curing process is complete at 4 to 6 weeks. All soap will be soft at two weeks.
Gav 😉
ordered your soap kit, arrived in good time, everthing packed well, love the soap mould, and made the soap which is now ready, and really lovely, will be ordering more off you, thank you
Hi Christine, thanks for the excellent feedback!
Can I use your comment as a testimonial?
Gav
yes Gavin you can use my comment as a testimonial
Thanks!
I don’t have rice barn oil how Ican replace it?