Since I first thought about owning goats, I wanted to make goat milk soap. I’d made soap before but it didn’t turn out as well as I’d liked–I wanted to try my hand at goat milk soap. Unfortunately, to make goat milk soap you have to have goat milk. After buying our first kids, we waited over two years before they had their first kids! But alas, we have kids and we have…goat milk!
I searched around online and found different recipes. I liked this one from Shady Oaks and Sassafras. I kind of adjusted the recipe for what I had on hand or could easily procure, and again for volume.
Ingredients:
- 18 oz goat milk
- 7 oz lye
- 20 oz palm oil
- 20 oz coconut oil
- 4 oz castor oil
- essential oils
This is doubled from what Shady Oaks used and I’ve actually tripled it since then to make enough for two molds. I also took out some oils that I didn’t have on hand, replacing them with stuff I did. These are the molds I got from Amazon.
Process:
You have to mix the milk and the lye separate from the oils, so grab two mixing bowls. I have some that are dedicated to soap making so we don’t inadvertently eat lye. I fear that would be bad for your health.
You also must freeze the goat milk before adding it to the lye, reason being that if you don’t, the lye will burn the goat milk and turn it yellow and ugly. Mix the lye and the goat milk in a separate bowl, using a kitchen scale to measure the amounts. Keep stirring until it turns into a liquid.
Mix the oils in another bowl using the same method.
Add the lye/milk mixture into the oils and stir with a hand blender until you have a thin pudding-like consistency. At this point you can add essential oils. I’ve used peppermint and lavender, but am intending to mix it up for my next batch with some citrus scents.
You can also add mica powder for color. I find it worked better than any of the liquid soap coloring. To get a layered effect, pour your soap into the mold and hold some back. Add the coloring to the remaining soap and mix. Then simply pour it over the plain soap in the mold!
Lye/milk and oil mixture. 
Thin pudding-like consistency.
Pour this mixture into the molds and let them set for several days. I usually wait about a week to cut and then a month to use. Some people cure their soap longer and it might last longer that way. I was anxious to start using it!
Pour into molds 
Cut goat milk soap
The soap is creamy and smells great. I use it on myself and my kids. I’ve found that my boys with eczema have greatly benefited from using this soap over other, harsher soaps.
There you have it–my goat milk soap recipe that is simple and fun. Let me know in the comments if you’ve tried it or other recipes for goat milk soap!
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