Comments on: Instructions for Making Crock Pot Handmade Soap

By: Gloria Austin

Gloria Austin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:17:10 +0000

Hi Judi,
Sure do love your info. I have rebatched botched batches and it works pretty well in a crock pot. The last batch I added instant vanilla coffee for the heck of it. It really turned out great. I prefer using goat milk as it makes such a lovely bar. I am still learning and am on hold for the moment until my next shipment of olive oil arrives. I also have honey and beeswax that I use in certain soaps. It helps when you have a husband who is a beekeeper. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

By: Judi / Momma Muse

Judi / Momma Muse — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:47:45 +0000

Hey Sharon – thanks for the kind words! If you can’t find a mint julep fragrance that works.. or if you just want to do that, then what I’d do is use whiskey for you liquid. That will likely make a dark color on it’s own, but if doesn’t you could add just a little coloring (you could even use a little cocoa). Then use whatever mint you decide on – if you use essential oils, go easy on it, as mint will not only smell strong, but you’d want to put a “be careful using on intimate areas” because it.. um.. tingles.. and not always pleasantly. And, I see no reason not to use real mint leaves and sugar on the top – I’d go for the raw sugar myself. Sounds like a great soap! If you make it.. maybe I could talk you into sharing sliver?? ;)

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 01:13:09 +0000

Hey Judi!! I LOVE THIS SITE!! I agree w/the chick before me who said this is the first soap info she understood!! I want to make homemade soap as Christmas gifts (in 2011!!) and figured I should start now. I’ve looked through lots of sets of instructions; somehow yours just seems less scary than the rest of them, being in a crock pot and all!! : ) Anyways, I have a ???….I want to make mint julep soap. Any ideas on how you add alcohol to scent the soap with? It’d be whiskey, if that makes any difference. Plus some kind of mint essence oil, plus I guess some real mint sprinkled on the top for effect. I’d like to color it too, sort of like a real julep…darker brown at the bottom of the soap, getting lighter toward the top, then the very top sprinkled w/the mint & ‘sugar’. Any help you might be able to give me would be SO APPRECIATED!! THANK YOU!!!

By: George

George — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:14:33 +0000

Hi can i use rice cooker instead of crock pot in soap making

By: Rusty - Camping Crossroads

Rusty - Camping Crossroads — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:12:50 +0000

Interesting method to making soup- I mean soap (soup too though) Is it a good idea to use a different crock pot from the one you use for food though? Some of those soap ingredients I wouldn’t want to get in food, not to mention soap soup probably doesn’t taste quite right. :)