handmade goat milk soap
Goat milk has certain benefits that make it ideal as main ingredient for soap. Goats produce creamy milk with fat that is easily digested. This is because its molecules are smaller than those of cow’s milk. Its profile is similar to that of human milk and is of the same ph as human skin. This makes it ideal for use by every body in the family. They are safe to use and you are inclined, they are also easy to make.
You can make handmade goat milk soap at home and it can be fun and easy.
You will need:
1-cup lard, melted
1-cup coconut oil, melted
1-cup goat’s milk
1/4 cup lye granules
1/4 cup water
Use stainless steel or glass utensils, including thermometers, as lye reacts with certain metals. Use plastic or wooden spoons for stirring. Dissolve lye granules in cold water; stir. Heat first three ingredients near 110 to 120 degrees F. Stir lye/water mixture into fat mixture and stir continuously for fifteen minutes. Then stir every fifteen minutes until a spoonful drizzled across the surface remains raised. Pour into molds. Leave in molds for two days. Freeze for about three hours. Remove soap from molds. Leave soap to age for around three weeks to become mild.