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By: Lynda March 22, 2010

Soap #4 –
Lavender Goat
Milk
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we made our fourth soap – Lavender Goat
Milk. We liked the goat milk soaps we
purchased in Florida and at a local craft show
so we thought we’d try one and add lavender Hi, I'm Lynda Heines.
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Mango Butter (5%) 45 grams

Avocado Butter (5%) 45 grams

Shea Butter (5%) 45 grams

Castor Oil (5%) 45 grams

Coconut Oil (30%) 270 grams

Olive Oil (30%) 270 grams

Palm Oil (20%) 180 grams

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Water – 171 grams

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goats milk – 171 grams

lye – 126 grams

Liquid Silk – 9 grams (add to water)

1.5 tablespoon ground lavender buds

2 teaspoons lavender essential oil

1.5 teaspoon grapefruit seed extract

(GSE) optional

This makes 4 lbs of soap or 10 bars. As

with any recipe you get off of the
internet, please run this through one of
the calculators. This one is my favorite.

Please refer to the cold process instructions

here.  The major difference in this process
from the link is the small amount of water
which takes the lye longer to dissolve. To
make the process go a bit smoother,
especially since I added several more oils to
the recipe, we measured all of the oils before
adding the lye to the water.

We added the goat milk to the oils right

before pouring in the lye water. The lavender
buds were ground and soaked in the essential
oil and then added at trace. I also added the
GSE to the oils, but after more research I’ve
found that most camps report that it does
nothing to preserve. Kristina has a great

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Since we ground the buds they are just flecks

of lavender throughout the bars. We might try
next time leaving them as buds. The soap is a
pretty color and a nice lavender smell. I’m
looking forward to using it after it’s cured.

If nothing else, we are learning a lot about the

chemistry of soap making and are enjoying
taking showers!

UPDATE: Check out our revised Lavender

Goat Milk Soap recipe HERE.

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Kristina March 27, 2010 at 4:26 am

Looks fabulous Lynda!! I always love

simple soaps the best and lavender
goat milk is such a great
combination, it sounds so luxurious
doesn’t it? I’m actually planning to
make a soap exactly like that
(though I haven’t thought about
recipes yet) to give away at a charity
event in June!
I always make the lye solution
directly with the goat milk, but it’s a
little tricky cause the fat content of
the milk makes the solution a sort of
pudding like consistency. Also I
make sure the milk is nearly frozen
when I start, because once you add
lye it all gets really really hot and you
have to wait to add it to the oils until
it cools down. I don’t think it makes
much a difference though at what
point you add the milk, I might try
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your method with my next one and

see if it is easier. I know some
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people also add the goat milk last, at
trace.

lyndah 
March 28, 2010 at 11:27 am

Kristina, That’s great about making

your soaps for a charity event!

I love lavender and I still had some

buds left from last year I wanted to
use. Can’t wait to try it. I licked it
today and didn’t get zapped, but I
think I’ll still wait for a couple weeks.

I didn’t use that frozen milk

technique because it seemed harder
and I was afraid of the milk burning
up. However, I would like to do that
once to see what it’s like.

sharon April 11, 2014 at 1:44 pm

Where do u find lavender buds

Lynda 
April 11, 2014 at 3:11 pm

Sharon, We grow our own lavender,

but you can find them also online.
Just google Lavender buds and you
will find lots of online stores selling
them. Thanks for dropping by.

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