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I know it’s been years since you made this video. But I’m SOOOO thankful I found it! Todays first time soap making and afterwards I was thinking “oh no! How do I clean this stuff”. Thank You for sharing

Thank you Elly, many soap videos don't even show this, this is most helpful for I am a beginner,I was really hoping someone will finally show this, good on you Elly for being the first

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Angela, I thought the same thing! This trick was a breakthrough for me when I discovered it. Makes it so much easier. Happy soaping :)

@robertlopez1913

4 жыл бұрын

I agree, as a beginner I think it is important to know what you should and shouldn't be doing from someone with experience. Thank you so much for sharing!

@emerencespringer

3 жыл бұрын

Another option is to use a a very clean towel, tea towel size, or one of your choosing based on the amount of things to clean up. Either wet or dry, and using a small section of the towel, wipe out, off, as much as you can, per item. Move to a clean section of the towel and continue to each piece. You can set the dishes and utensils etc aside to Rinse as this video suggested, but if you need your items sooner, wiping them with a towel makes the cleanup sooner. Keep the towel for the same amount of soap curation you would normally. Pin a note or keep it, stored safely near your curing Soap. When it's ready, throw it in the washer to wash towels or other household items. Depending on your recipe this might not be suitable for your clothes, because of Super fats etc that could stain clothes. But for other things that wouldn't be an issue, it's a way to save on washing powder etc. Thanks for sharing this.

@marymcandrew7667

2 жыл бұрын

@@emerencespringer Great idea, I thought to wipe my stick blender off but I like your idea of wiping everything down. I need to know what to do with the container I mixed my lye solution in and the one that had the dry caustic soda, do I rinse them at the same time in the sink? Will they hurt my pipes?

@emerencespringer

2 жыл бұрын

@@marymcandrew7667 ... If your talking about the container that you had the dry lye and it's now empty, and the container that you mix the lye and your liquid?. If that's what you mean, yes, safely Rinse those immediately, and it "shouldn't" affect your pipes, I say shouldn't because I don't know what type of pipes or plumbing system you have. Technically, lye is mainly used in drain cleaner and in those oven cleaner spray cans. The towel idea isn't mine, I'm just sharing it. Another one is to have a designated container just for lye. One to measure and One to Mix. Rinse right away, just in case. Hope you have a great day.

I can’t thank you enough!!!!!!!!!! I was very worried about this!!!!!!!

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

5 жыл бұрын

:) You're welcome!

Genius 🎉. I stayed up late last night making soap and I was not looking forward to wasting 1/2 a roll of paper towel wiping down everything I used. Thank you!

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

Very thoughtful of you Elly, to share this washing up method! I would not have thought of that! BIG Thanks :-)

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

5 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome. It was a revelation to me! :)

Duh to me...that makes so much sense, I was so worried about the clean up, its soap right! Thank you for sharing this, might seam like a given but some of us beginners don't know.

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly. It was a revelation when I first thought of it! Thanks :)

Very helpfull for a beginner! Thank you, Elly!

What a great suggestion. The first time I cleaned up I felt a sting on my forearm and I knew that a bit of lye had touched my skin. I started using gloves...but this is an even better idea!

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dolly - glad you found it helpful. It's the little tricks that make all the difference :)

@rosehavenfarm2969

4 жыл бұрын

Dolly Perry Always use gloves for every part of soap making. Best to be careful.

@saraha5522

3 жыл бұрын

But I always clean up the lye container right away, with kids and pets around don't want anyone to touch them by mistake.

@mytinyketolife6797

3 жыл бұрын

My thumb hurt for two days because I cleaned up right away I suspected lye. And everything had a super slick slippery feel leaving me concerned things really weren’t clean

Thank you Elly. I'been making soap for years and wathing everything was a punishment for pleasure.

Thank you for this video. It wasnt boring at all. It was very informative. Thats one thing i was trying to find out was how to clean up after i was done. Now this just answered all my questions.

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you found it helpful.

After using probably half a bottle of dish soap trying to dissolve the oils and soap batter, I was turned off and cleaning up is the main reason why I don't soap more! This trick change my life!!!

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

3 жыл бұрын

Yay!! And if you scrape out as much soap batter as possible from your containers, it's even easier!

Thank you sooo much for making your channel!! I've wanted to make soap for years! And stumbled across your videos by accident.. I love that you teach us to do it ourselves!! I also love that you're fellow Aussie!! 🥰 I'm FNQ.. So very humid up here, I love that you show us all the behind the scenes! You've made my dreams possible! I'm so thankful I found your channel!! Xx

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, thank you so much! That's so wonderful to hear. I bet you enjoyed the soap storage video with all the tips for humid climates! I lived in Cairns for a while when I was younger, I loved it up there, and I know what you're talking about with the humidity! Thanks again. Please share my videos with others if you feel inclined, every bit of support helps me to keep going and making more videos :)

This is perfect! I’ve been asking this question. Now I think I understand enough to make my first batch of soap! Thanks

Thank you so much for this video! I thought it was this simple but wasn't sure. Beginner here as well!

This is exactly what I needed! I just made my first batch of soap and I tried cleaning up right away and what a caustic oily disaster I made!

Many thanks for this tip! Most helpful for me as a beginner. Have a great day.

What a great idea!! Thankyou Elly!!

Just what I needed to know! Thank you Elly

You think about everything! Thanks for sharing!

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Linda!

What an excellent tip, thank you!

Thank you for sharing. I was wondering about the cleaning process. I know you mentioned it in an earlier video but it's nice to see what you do.

Thanks for this tip! It's a life saver

Thank you. I have not seen anything about this in all the videos I've watched. I appreciate you sharing.

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, thanks for your feedback!

So clever and easy! Thanks for sharing

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching! :)

Wow! Thank you for that tip!

You are a mine of information Elly. I would never have thought of this brilliant tip. Thank you Professor!

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

3 жыл бұрын

Haa thank you Marion! I'm a bit of a nerd actually ;)

Thanks, I was just wondering about this when watching your soap making video.

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you liked it.

Great demo! Super!

Great advice! Thank you!

It works great. Thx for the amazing tip

Thank you we really needed this 👍🏽

Thank you Elly, I just made my first batch of soap and I rinsed my equipment outside the house on the grass, because like you said it will clog up in the sink. Your tip is really a common sense but sometimes common sense doesn't works for every body (just like me) hahaha. thank you for the helpful tips.

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. That makes sense :)

This is a great channel thank you for all the tips.

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Judy, I appreciate your feedback.

Sometimes the simplest of tips are the best, thank you 😊 I've not made any soap yet so watching all you videos and learning some great things, again thank you so much for teaching me xx

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

Жыл бұрын

That's wonderful, thanks Lisa

Awesome helpful advice!!! Thank you!

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you're welcome!

I guess by me being lazy I have been doing things correctly!

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

Haha, yes!

@monikita777

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahha... that's awesome and funny at the same time!!!

This is the most helpful tip I’ve received as a beginner!

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Thanks Annie! You'd probably enjoy lots of my other videos too. They're all geared for beginners :) kzread.infovideos

I Love the cleaning tip, thank you so much for sharing 💙

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

This helps my last soap making is the garage for a month now. Thank you for the video

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thank you.

This is very helpful, thanks so much.

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

Thanks for sharing Elly! ☺️

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Thanks for this!

Thankyou very helpful tip

Thanks

Very useful video. Bravo

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

HO MY GOSH! I NEVER KNEW THIS! WHAT A WONDERFUL TIP! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

Haha! That's great! Glad I could help Richard :)

Thanks for uploading this

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

That was very very helpful

Thank you thank you for this. No one talks about this part and I didn’t want to try making soap until I knew how to do the clean up.

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Angie, thank you :)

As I was watching the first beginner video I was thinking to my self "what about the clean up?, I wonder if this will damage my plumbing?"... so this was perfect! Thank you, your videos are the best!

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad it was helpful! :)

Thank you so much for this. You are a life saver. More power to you. With love from the Philippines xo

Must get back into soap making. Thanks

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Happy to inspire :)

Hi...So thoughtful of you for showing this tip...When I made my first batch...there was much left over in my cups ..so I soaked it like you did. And used that soapy water for washing clothes..My laundry came out with extra fragrance

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

3 жыл бұрын

Perfect. You're very welcome :)

Wow, very easy! Thank you!

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

Thank you

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome :)

Simple and smart

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thank you. I was wondering about how to clean up

Great information because most people would be impatient and wash right away but to me this is the smartest way 😎 Thank you! Also white vinegar will neutralize costic we used distilled white vinegar where I use to work so in theory you should be able to stick anything with lye on it in some white vinegar after using it to make it safer or if it got on your skin. Do your own research not an expert 😁

This is a good tip! I wish I would have known this when I first started out. I've subbed to your channel and I'm enjoying your videos

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you're enjoying them :)

Thank you!

This is sooo helpful. I haven't tried soap making yet because I wasn't sure of how to do the clean up.... lol!! Thanks for sharing friend

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thank you :)

Wow thanks!

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

We made our 1st soap today, with your beginners video.

Helpful!

Great video thank you.

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thanks.

Thanks so much!

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

No problem :)

Great information esp. for novice soap makers. I sure wish I had as few thins as you do to wash up after I make soap!

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you - I like to keep it simple for the most part :)

Thank you so much for this! I was wondering how to clean up. Now I won't have to gift wrap it and leave it on the front door step for unsuspecting thieves! :) Seriously, though now I feel I am ready to make soap. Your videos are the Best!

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Anna, I'm glad you liked it! You're welcome :)

Thanks!

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you, that was some thing I was struggling alway after the process. Silicone molds are concern, I alway put it with laundry in the machine with less washing soultion. It washes the laundry, while it comes clean and nice.

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

5 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea - I never thought to add the silicone moulds to the washing. I don't have much soap, if any, left on my moulds to be honest, so I just give them a quick rinse.

Thank you! I just made my first CP Soap and was trying to decide how I'd clean up.

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Good timing then ;)

I wanted to say thanks for the video! I am preparing for CP making and wasn't sure how to clean...so thanks so much! 😁😁😊😊😊

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

I didn’t know what to do with my dishes it was a mess, thank you very much for this

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

Thanks for that I had no idea what was the safest to do and that totally makes sense although I just made my first batch of cold process soap and I cleaned up straight away. I found mica the worst to clean up.

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, yes, some colourants are hard to clean up. I think that's why I go for plain/light coloured soaps! :)

This is ingenious

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Thank you Elly for this video. When I make soap I fear that something has gone wrong because the containers and tools feel greasy. I will follow your advice! I usually wash the dishes right away and use extra soap and hot water. Nobody else talks about this! Thank you!😊

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

10 ай бұрын

Leaving them a few days changes everything!

I appreciate this 👍

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thank you.

Thank you, I’m new to soap making and even though this is so simple, I needed someone to point it out because I would have over complicated it 😂

Thank you for that video. I was going to put away from my cooking utensils. But if I just have to clean it. I will most likely keep my plastic items for soap since I have so many silicone molds and plastic measuring cups. But it is nice to know I can can use my stainless steel and stick blender and stainless spoons for cooking. Thank you again.

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome :)

I found out first hand not to put the soap dishes, utensils, etc in the dishwasher. Don't know why I did it as I know better. Anyway,I had lots of suds and had to run the rinse cycle about 5x to clear it out. Won't do that again.

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

5 жыл бұрын

Oh dear! Well your dishwasher would smell really nice I'm sure.

As a beginner I was wondering how you deal with cleaning all the utensils and buckets used for soap making. Thanks for making this video! I'll be watching many more of your videos.

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you I had no idea how to clean up afterwards

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

I wish I watched this 10 minutes ago lol next time I will do this!!

It's the best and easiest method to wash the utensil. I don't know really but u taught something new everytime this is the reason Im always waiting for ur videos and watching it and taking notes and learning from you mam. Thank you mam🤗💯

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Kajol, I'm so pleased you're finding my channel useful.

OMG, I feel like an IDIOT! That makes so much sense, THANK YOU!

Just what I was looking for. Please ignore my earlier content suggestion to create a video to explain this -- you already have and I had not yet found it. Great suggestion.

@VARocketry

Жыл бұрын

Now working to clear clogged kitchen sink drains following two days of soap making and cleaning pans, jars, utensil’s immediately after soaping.

Thanks for sharing this great tip. I just made my very first batch of soap, and I was wandering how I would go about cleaning the soap batter😅

First attempt at soap - so went very simple and followed your Olive Oil / Castile soap recipe / instructions. Only question I had was 'what about cleanup?' .. a quick google and I had this video pop up! Bases covered!❤😂

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

10 ай бұрын

Awesome! I've covered a lot in over 100 videos now!

Thank you. :)

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome :)

Hi elly!!! I love love love your soap making videos, you’ve taught me so much I’m so excited to start my own soap journey. Where would I be able to find those plastic containers with the measuring?! I want to make sure I get the appropriate materials for mixing the lye water… not sure which materials are heat resistant enough. Thanks again 😊

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

2 жыл бұрын

This article explains www.ellyseveryday.com/the-what-and-how-of-soap-making

Thank you 😊 so much...I'm learning tips....I'm new also...in this beautiful soap..world 🌎 🥰🥰🥰😍😍congrats 👏 nice videos....

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tico, and welcome! I'm so glad you're enjoying my videos and finding them helpful :)

I only made soap once and i did the same thing 😊

Thank you Elly! I just made my first batch of soap and thought what do I do now? I have this big mess, how do I clean it? Your video was great, thank you for posting it.

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Monique, I'm glad you found it helpful! That was good timing :)

Thanks for the tips! What do you do with the container you mixed your lye solution with though? And I always wondered about throwing paper towels I used to clean up surface area directly into trash

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

5 жыл бұрын

Hi there, I just rinse the lye solution container out with water as soon as I've poured it into the oils. That way I know there's no lye solution hanging around my kitchen that I could accidentally touch. There's no issue with putting lye solution down the drain, in fact it will help to clean it out. It's just the oily soap batter that's the problem. You don't have to worry about your paper towels either, you can just put them straight into the rubbish. As long as no children or pets are likely to go digging through it. If it's just soap batter on your paper towels this too will become soap in a day or two.

I do my dishes this way☺️

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

5 жыл бұрын

😊

oh wow, interesting!! this is literally changed how I'm cleaning up after making soap now

Tnks

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome :)

Thank you! I tried making soap for the first time yesterday and I thought it feels so oily I must have failed making soap!

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

4 жыл бұрын

Ah no, it just needs some time :)

You could perhaps even rinse out your kitchen mop cloths in these suds !!

@EllysEverydaySoapMaking

3 жыл бұрын

I can't see why not :)