Honey Oat Goat Soap Recipe

Honey Oat Goat Soap

When I was in grade school, my parents decided they want to get into showing Boer goats.  There were already Nubian goats on the farm which are known for producing large quanities of milk and clear overgrown brush areas. Boer goats; however, are more of a meat goat variety and yes, I have eaten goat before. Actually goat meat is one of the leanest meat choices available and taste great barbecued. I really hated showing goats! As an overly dramatic teenager, I swore they were ruining my life, well at least my social life. I did love traveling to the state and county fairs especially when it meant missing school.  I would have never thought years later I would be asking my parents for goat milk let alone milking a goat myself. 

My siblings and I at the 2000 NC State Fair.  

I milked a goat! 

I have been very excited to try this recipe out ever since I started making soap. Goat's milk is amazing for your skin. Why else would goat's milk products be hitting shevles left and right? It fights signs of aging, prevents acne and contains anti-inflammatories and vitamins. Add the soothing and healing properties of oatmeal and honey and you've got quite an amazing bar of soap on your hands.... or should I say on your body!

I did not go into great detail in this recipe; therefore, I do not recommend this recipe for beginners.  

Honey Oat Goat Soap Recipe

 1 pound batch with a superfat of 7% 

Soap after being cut into bars. 

5.5 oz   Raw Goat's Milk

2.25 oz NaOH (Lye) 

2 oz Shea Butter (Virgin Organic Unrefined)

4 oz Avocado oil

5 oz Olive Oil (Extra Virgin)

5 oz Coconut Oil (Extra Virgin)

0.5 oz Caster Oil

1.5 TBSP Organic Honey diluted in 1 TBSP of water

2 TBSP Oatmeal (Ground)

1/4 Cup Old Fashioned Oatmeal (optional) 

Frozen Goat's Milk before adding NaOH

Oils and butters prior to melting. 

Soap batter (at a thick trace) with all additives added and ready to pour into the mold

1.  SAFETY!!! I always wear gloves, goggles and a mask! I also turn the fan on when adding the NaOH to the goat's milk or water. When I first started soaping I did not use the breathing mask but I highly recommended it especially if you are subject to lungs and/or breathing issues. 
2. Weigh goat's milk then pour into ice tray to freeze. Once mostly frozen, remove from freezer and allow to melt (only slightly) then weigh a second for accuracy. *Note: I have found that the milk is less likely to curdled if the milk is still frozen in cubes when adding NaOH.
3. Weigh all ingredients and set aside. To prevent dirtying extra bowls, use the bowl you intend to mix the full soap batter in, add one oil or butter at a time and tare scale between each oil and/or butter.
4. Slowly pour NaOH into goat's milk ice cubes while constantly stirring. Set aside to cool.
5. Melt all oils and butters together using a double boiler (boiling pot of water with metal mixing bowl on top) and set aside.
6. Once Oils and NaOH/goat milk mixture reach similar temperatures (100°F), slowly pour NaOH/goat milk mixture into oils/butter mixture while stirring using a stick blender.
7. At trace add honey and ground oats into batter blend until mixed throughout. *Note: I usually continue using  the stick blender at the stage but when using honey I like to hand mix it into the batter then use the stick blender to ensure it is throughly distributed in the batter.
8. Evenly pour old fashioned oatmeal into bottom of mold. *Note: I originally used 1/2 cups old fashion oatmeal to line the bottom of the mold but it was way too much unless half the soap batter is pour into the mold then the oats are swirled in. Otherwise they fall off the top when removed from mold.
9. Pour soap batter into mold and place in cold area such as freezer to prevent tunneling and "explosions"or volcanos from extra heat produced by adding honey. 
10. Once hard remove from mold and cut and allow to cure for 4 to 6 weeks. This is a 1 pound batch and should yield about 5 decent thick bars of soap.

Left: Soap mold lined with old fashioned oatmeal Right: Soap batter in mold

*Note: I did not add essential oils to the recipe for a few reasons. If you are wanting to add essential oils, that can be done in step 7 with the additives.

Now the waiting begins! I have the hardest time waiting for the 4 to 6 weeks to try a new soap recipe but once the time has finally passed I'll be back to update you on how my Honey Oat Goat Soap turned out.