Goat Milk Soap

by Bobbi in P.V.
(Ellensburg Wash.)

I made soap with goat milk for the first time and found I had way too much fat coming to the surface of my molds.

I followed the directions for how much goat milk to use in place of some of the water.I cut off the top inch or so from my molds and poured off the extra fat.The remaining soap looks good, a nice creamy color.

I have been making my own soap for years without this problem, do I need to decrease the amount of fat?
Bobbi in P.V.

Answer:

Usually when there is oil seperation it is because the soap didn't reach a proper trace.

As for reducing the amount of fat, I assume you are asking if you should reduce the superfat amount? When I make a milk soap, I try not to have more than a 5% superfat so that the amount of fat in the milk won't overload the recipe.

Sometimes there can be seperation when a soap overheats but there are also signs of the volcano like effect on the surface of the soap along with large cracks etc. A milk soap would probably also show signs of burn't milk.

Cathy