Pomace Olive Oil and Goat Milk

Right at this moment there is a batch of pomace olive oil with goat milk soap in the pot.  Because it's olive oil, it's coming to full trace very slowly.  I walked away from the pot because the stirring was creating a lot of air bubbles, and it's enough into the trace that I don't think it will separate out again.

It's going into a large pan filled with eucalyptus and spearmint soap shreds.  It will take several months to cure.  A batch I made nearly a month ago is mild enough to use, and while it leaves the skin soft and clean, it has yet to develop a lather.  Instead, as the soap is rubbed under running water, it develops into longs threads of a milky slime.  If you remember the movie Alien, and the stringy slime you saw every the monster opened it's mouth, it's like that, except milkier.  So it looks like it's from an Alien with candida.  Eventually it will develop into a lovely, soft lather.  For now, it's amusing to use it - like a kid's science project.

I stepped away from the machine just now and returned to the pot.  It was ready to pour, a smooth, pale yellow liquid with a custard like texture.  A few taps on the counter removed the last of the bubbles.  Now the work area is wiped up, the soap is in the in the oven where it will rest until it sets up.  There are pots in the sink to wash, and that's it.  I'll be done before noon.  This time, no lye burns, miscalculations, damaged equipment or other mishaps.

The best part is that my youngest son was able to get himself set up and ready to homeschool independently while I worked in the kitchen.  Now to go check his work.  Life is good.