Coconut Milk Soapmaking

A lot of people use goat milk with soapmaking, but not everyone knows about coconut milk. Homemade soap with goat milks works really well, especially on people with sensitive skin. Another good ingredient is coconut milk oil. Coconut milk oil is one of the softer soaps, and anyone experienced with soapmaking knows how moisturizing it can be.

There is a difference between using coconut oil and coconut milk. The soaps they produce are very different from each other. You can tell simply by the feel of them both.

Coconut milk is often mistaken for the liquid that comes out of coconuts. Actually, that liquid is known as coconut juice. Coconut milk actually needs to be made from the coconut shell. The coconut is ground up, and it is the “milk” that is leftover.

Coconut milk soap takes the milk, and adds it as part of the mixture with the soap. Coconut oil soap isn’t done the same way. With coconut oil soap, the oil is used as a base, not as the main liquid. This makes two completely different types of soaps.

Coconut milk soap uses coconut milk instead of the water in the lye solution for the soap. It adds a lot of moisture to the soap. Coconut milk soap is very soft on the skin and helps those who are suffering from sensitive skin.

Soapmaking is a little more involved when you are making coconut milk soap. It is partly because when you are mixing the lye you have to be really careful about the temperature you are using. Too hot and your coconut milk will curdle.

If your coconut milk curdles it will ruin your soap. It is best to just throw the batch away. Be sure to neutralize the lye first, before throwing it away, with vinegar.

Test and trials may be necessary, but it will be worth it. Learning how to make coconut milk soap is a good step in your goals to having great working soaps.

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