A Beginner’s Guide to Making Goat Milk Soap – Goat Milk Soap Recipe

• 12 ounces coconut oil
• 15 ounces olive oil
• 13 ounces lard (you can also use sustainably-sourced palm oil, tallow, vegetable shortening, or another comparable oil: see “Additional Notes” section)
• 13 ounces goat milk
• 6 ounces lye (100% sodium hydroxide – also find at local hardware store)
• 1 ounce of essential oils
• additives such as oatmeal or lavender flowers (optional)

Instructions

1 . You must freeze your goat milk the day before you make this goat milk soap recipe. It’s not enough to get it very cold; it must be frozen. I freeze mine in zip-top bags and keep them there until I need them. Each bag is pre-measured and ready to use at 13 ounces.

2.  A large glass or stainless steel bowl is then required. (Don’t use plastic because it absorbs scents.) Fill a larger bowl or the sink halfway with cold water and ice to make it really cold. Place your frozen milk cubes in the inside bowl.

3. Slowly pour in the lye and gently squish it into the milk. This can be done with a stainless steel potato masher. Continue to add lye until it is completely dissolved. It is unlikely that it will become hot or even warm.

Don’t worry about that; it’s not necessary. Continue to replace the ice in the outside bowl if it melts. It must be extremely chilly. The milk may turn orange, tan, or light brown in color. This is very normal.

You’ll have to start over if it turns dark brown. At this time, the milk has become burned. The sugars in milk are extremely sensitive and must be kept very cool to avoid burning.