When people look into how to make soap, they’re often intimidated by how many ingredients they need. Even if a recipe only has 3 oils, they also need lye, molds, containers, etc. That’s why we created Quick Mixes. They’re bags of premixed oils designed to make it easier for you. All you have to do is melt and measure them – no need to worry about buying individual oils or formulating a recipe. Shop Quick Mixes here.
We offer Lots of Lather Quick Mix, Basic Quick Mix, and Swirl Quick Mix. Each one is formulated and made by Bramble Berry experts for specific recipes. For instance, Swirl Quick Mix is made with slow-moving oils that work best for intricate designs. Learn more about what’s in each mix in this Sunday Night Spotlight.
To use, place the bag of Quick Mix in the microwave with the lid on. Heat until the oils are completely clear and give the bag a good shake to mix. Weigh out what you need into a heat-resistant container. If you prefer, you can heat the bag of oils in a pot of hot water on the stove. Just make sure it doesn’t touch the bottom of the pot – the bag is heat resistant, but it can melt in extremely high temperatures.
The Quick Mixes aren’t just for beginners. We love using them to make things a little easier and faster. Find a few of our favorite tutorials using Quick Mixes below.
- Orange Spice Hot Process Soap – Beginner
- Menthol Crystal Cold Process Soap – Beginner
- Chopped Embed Cold Process Soap – Intermediate
- Coastal Rain Cold Process Soap – Intermediate
- Rose Clay & Charcoal Cold Process Soap – Intermediate
- Grapefruit LaCroix Cold Process Soap – Advanced
- Cactus Flower Cold Process Soap – Advanced
I’m new to soap making and wondered how much lye water solution to add in the quick mixes?
You can use the Quick Mix options on our lye calculator to get the amount of lye and water to use for your recipe.
Where can I purchase a soap making kit that has everything a beginner would need to get started?
Here’s a link to our ‘Natural Soap Kit for Beginners’: https://www.brambleberry.com/in-the-studio/videos/natural-soap-kit-for-beginners—relaxing-lavender/CB703124.html – that is a great kit for someone just starting out with CP.
Which of these quick mixes would work best to add fresh goat milk to? I have dairy goats and would love to use some of our own milk. Thanks in advance.
Any of the quick mixes will work just fine with goat milk! I would just check this article here on how to use milk in soap: https://soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/tips-and-tricks/how-to-add-lye-to-milk-for-cold-process-soap/
I have a “burning” question (lol) about melting bags of oil in the microwave… once the oil looks or seems to be all melted, and once measured, what happens if it isn’t to the correct temperature? Meaning I’ve melted a small bag of palm and coconut oil, and then when once measured, I used my infrared thermometer to check the temperature (the instructions called for between 110-130 degrees), it wasn’t even near that. So it didn’t seem to get hot enough just by melting in the microwave nor adding them together. Also, note that once the palm and coconut oil were melted, then adding a liquid (room temp) oil, such as olive oil, that only made it go down in temperature. So my question is, if the oils aren’t to the correct temperature once weighed/measured, then can you put the bowl of oils back into the microwave heating it in 30-60 second bursts until it gets to the desired temp?
Yes if you want your oil mixture hotter you can put the entire bowl of oils back in the microwave to heat at about 30 second bursts until you reach your desired temperature. Just make sure your bowl is microwave safe.
Thank you Terah – much appreciated! (I have 2 of the bowls from BrambleBerry.com) 🙂
Could I add mango butter to a quick mix as a super fat ( 5%)
The superfat is calculated by our Lye Calculator and tends to pull a mix of all of your oils used.
You can try adding Mango Butter to the quick mixes though we don’t normally recommend adding extra oils / butters since this can affect the shelf life of the soap, consistency, lather, etc. If you do want to give a try you can find our Quick Mixes on the Lye Calculator so you can make adjustments.
Lye Calculator: https://www.brambleberry.com/Pages/Lye-Calculator.aspx
How to cure soap faster?
¨Hi SoapQeen Team
I read your artikel about how to cure soap faster. That was so interesting! Me and my friends love to make soaps at home. We meet at home and spend a few hours together making the soaps and talking. We usually wait for at least 24 hours to cut the soap in bars. But what we want is to cut the soap in bars at the same evening and split it. Is there a way to make the soap cuttable within 2-3 hours?
Thanks for your help!
Kind Regards
Flavio
We haven’t been able to cut soap made from scratch (cold or hot process) within that short amount of time. You could try Rebatch soap for a similar look to HP and will be ready in a faster amount of time.
Rebatch Soap: https://www.brambleberry.com/Rebatch-Bases-C14.aspx