Holiday Goat Milk Soap

The Arts Barn in Schuylkill County is interested in my soaps!  I'm taking 30 bars there tomorrow.  I sold 20 today and have already sold 160 to Troegs.  This little project is working quite well.  Time to make more of my basic goat milk recipe.  I've added a holiday twist!


Goat Milk Soap

25 oz. Olive Oil
25 oz. Palm Oil
20 oz. Coconut Oil
5 oz. Sweet Almond Oil
5 oz. Avocado Oil


35 oz. Goat Milk
11 oz. Sodium Hydroxide

2 T. Essential Oil (Pine Needle)
1 T. Vitamin E Oil

Samuel Adams Beer Soap

Sam Adams East West Kolsh is what's on tap so that's today's beer soap base.  Using the popular Pumpkin Ale Soap recipe, I have full sized bars in the mold with just enough time to have them ready as Christmas gifts.


3 pound recipe.




18.2 oz. Sam Adams beer
 6.8 oz. Sodium Hydroxide

15.4 oz. Olive Oil
15.4 oz. Palm Oil
12.0 oz. Coconut Oil
 5.2 oz. Sweet Almond Oil

1.5 oz. Essential Oils (Spicy Blend: Allspice, Anise, Cinnamon, Patchouli, Orange, Cinnamon Leaf)
1/3 C. Spent Grain
2 Tbsp. Ground Cloves

Comfrey Loofah - 4 lbs.

Only three little chunks left of this popular soap so I'm doubling the recipe and making many more.  Tom says that the pieces are too small so I'm cutting the loofah into larger pieces and the price will now be $5.  I'm sure they'll sell quickly.

18 oz.  Olive Oil
18 oz.  Coconut Oil
18 oz.  Palm Oil
5.2 oz. Castor Oil
3.2 oz. Safflower Oil
1.2 oz. Shea Butter
 .6 oz. Cocoa Butter

24 oz.  Water
9 oz.  Sodium Hydroxide

2 oz.  Essential Oil (Fir Needle)
 .5 oz. Vitamin E Oil
1/3  C.  Dried Comfrey Leaves (ground finely)

JavaHead Soap - 3 pounds

The wood block mold that Tom made for me is designed to hold 3 pounds of soap that create nice rectangular bars.  Since JavaHead Soap will be one of my regular bars for Tröegs, I'm reformulating that recipe to also fit into the mold I'm using.


18.2 oz. JavaHead beer
 6.8 oz. Sodium Hydroxide


15.4 oz. Olive Oil
15.4 oz. Palm Oil
12.0 oz. Coconut Oil
 5.2 oz. Sweet Almond Oil


1.5 oz. Essential Oils (Spicy Blend: Allspice, Anise, Cinnamon, Patchouli, Orange)
1/4 C. Coffee Beans (finely ground)

Mad Elf - 4 pounds

My Mad Elf Soap is very popular this holiday season.  Tröegs is drawing large crowds to their new location in Hershey and the soap has become quite a popular gift item.  I've been making a 3 pound batch but have used the soap calculator to reformulate it for a 4 pound batch as that's what my mixing bowl can hold and also what my molds will hold.  However, we are nearing the end of Mad Elf season so these last few batches will be the end until next year!


24.3 oz. Tröegs Mad Elf Beer
 8.9 oz. Sodium Hydroxide

20.5 oz. Olive Oil
20.5 oz. Palm Oil
18.5 oz. Coconut Oil
 4.5 oz. Jojoba Oil


2 oz. Essential Oils (Christmas Forest blend)
1/2 C. Spent Grain

Comfrey Loofah Soap

The loofah idea is quite a hit.  I've decided to use the butter blend formula but add powdered comfrey from our garden.  What a lovely shade of minty green!


  9 oz.  Olive Oil
  9 oz.  Coconut Oil
  9 oz.  Palm Oil
2.6 oz. Castor Oil
1.6 oz. Safflower Oil
  .6 oz. Shea Butter
  .3 oz. Cocoa Butter

12 oz.  Water
4.5 oz.  Sodium Hydroxide

  1 oz.  Essential Oil (Tea Tree, Sweet Basil, Laurel Leaf, Peppermint, Rosemary, Ginger, Eucalyptus, Ravensara, Lemon)
   .5 oz. Vitamin E Oil
1/4  C.  Dried Comfrey Leaves (ground finely)

Lavender Butter Blend

Made with both shea butter and cocoa butter, this soap is full of lavender essential oil both with and without the lavender flowers.


18 oz.  Olive Oil
18 oz.  Coconut Oil
18 oz.  Palm Oil
5.1 oz. Castor Oil
3.2 oz. Safflower Oil
1.2 oz. Shea Butter
  .6 oz. Cocoa Butter

24 oz.  Water
  9 oz.  Sodium Hydroxide

  2 oz.  Lavender Essential Oil
   .5 oz. Vitamin E Oil
1/2  C.  Dried Lavender Flowers