I Tested Clickbait DIY Soap "Hacks"

hello friends!! hope you all are doing well & staying safe! in this video, we test out 3 ~viral~ soap hacks and regret it soon afterwards, hehe. what do you think of our attempts?? also, if you want to keep up with us in between videos you can check out my youtube or instagram stories (@safiyany)!! we try and post on there every day! xoxo, saf
EDIT: also, a heads up - though we mention it in the video - cinnamon can be dangerous to use on your skin and ivory soap can release fumes when being microwaved (I guess that's why it smelled so bad), so definitely be careful if you take on any of these soap art "hacks" yourself!!

In this episode of "The Internet Lied to Me", we say goodbye to the microwave. A bear gives up it's dreams of marathon supremacy. Brambleberry takes ownership of Saf's soul. And the cinnamon challenge evolves.

Safiya mentioned that she was self-conscious of the way she enunciates her words because people make fun of her, but to be honest, I absolutely love how she speaks and her words bring a unique charm to her.

They obviously give no measurements and vague instructions bc then when it doesn't work, you'll say "oh shoot.. *I* must have done something wrong.." instead of blame them for their fake hack.

Relationship goals: Safiya slowly walking after Tyler, arms outstretched, looking mischevious, followed by Tyler screaming off screen

Saf and Tyler are just, like so cute?? The way they bounce off each other’s energy and just vibe and make fun of each other is so fun

Archenemies:
Cristine - Troomtroom
Jenna - 5 minute crafts
Safiya - Blossom

14:56 this entire scene is just iconic
The crawl, the offscreen scream, the cackle as she runs back
* Chef kiss *

Safiya, listening to your voice while you walk through every step eases me down from anxiety and panic attacks. Thank you so much for making your videos.

She’s bringing attention to these fake channels and why you shouldn’t do it. Another reason to love her.

Safiya offering a hand shake while covered in soap is the only sensible handshake in 2020 lol 😂

I was drinking water when Tyler said, “Yeah, I enhanced that bitch.” Well, I snorted that right back up!

Here's another alternative for the cinnamon: Instead of cinnamon, (which could harm ur skin) use grated or finely grated brown soap! (u can grate it urself)

I know she said in her blog post that people make fun of the way she annunciates her words, but I'm hard of hearing so I actually really like it! And they add captions when they mumble or speak off camera, those accessibility adjustments make a big difference for me :)

I will never not praise how well-made her videos are. That's why I don't care if it's clothes, makeup, DIY, or historical videos, I don't care. You and Ty doing what you do is what I'm here to support. Go you!

Okay but Safiya going after Tyler with her soap-sticky hands was the cutest goddamn thing

safiya at 15:02 making her way towards tyler without any hesitation, fully fiend mode, absolutely SENDS me

If anyone ever makes fun of Saf's enunciation again, I'm gonna throw hands. I love her enunciation and it's one of the reasons I love her videos so much. Being very deaf, enunciation is the best!

Unexpectedly hearing Jenna's voice is something else.

Been doing the ivory trick for years. It’s BEST to cut it into quarters and do one at a time. Always put it on a paper towel. And the best use for it is to crumble it into dry bits to use for homemade laundry soap. Usually you would grate it, but microwaving it saves so much time and energy!

I think the most important thing these videos do (besides being funny, discovering some actual hacks, etc) is demonstrate the importance of peer review and a well-written procedure.

As a non-native English speaker, I love the way Safiya talks because of how easy it is to understand and listen to while doing something else or just binge watching her videos 😭 I don’t have to put on the subtitles, and that is a VERY rare occurrence. Thank you Safiya for articulating so well and making us non-English listeners learn the language super easily! 😄💕

I love Saf and all but can we just take a moment to appreciate that Tyler went through that video frame by frame to figure out the measurements? Damn, she really found the perfect man for her

if i ever try the ivory soap cloud, im going to put it in a bowl to get my desired shape at the bottom, it might be more fluffy since it’ll expanse upward and not outward

RS: who do they think they’re fooling??
Safiya, very proud: me. continuously.

Saf is the type of KRplusr that is so loved that she can go a month+ without uploading and still be number two on trending a day after her upload! I just love the intelligence and the depth and the research that goes into her videos. That's why she will always be the trend Queen.

I can't be the only one who loves how Saf enunciates her words

The ivory soap thing is actually really cool. My chemistry teacher used it to help demonstrate the relationships between pressure, heat, and density (I think it was those 3. Might've been mass or something instead. Actually could've been air. It's been a while so I'm not certain) with certain types of matter.

I don't understand why people want their soap to look like food. I'd be tempted to buy pastry all the time if I had that at home!

Dearest Safiya, I don't care if you want to change your channel. I'm happy to follow all your interests. I'm 63 now, and still develop new interests and hobbies all the time. What I mean to say is that I believe it is natural for our passions to change over the years, but our inner core doesn't so much. So, whatever you want to show us, I still love how you do it. I happen to love this soap series, but fully expect you to come up with something else that we will all love just as much. Because we all love you and your beloved.

Saf talks like a true narrator. She is extremely articulate, her voice is soothing to listen to and each word is clearly pronounced, so it is easy for everyone to keep up and know what's going on. Nobody with a large following is safe from friendly parody, but there is literally no reason to turn the way she talks into something negative.

4:14 my favorite is that the shoe sizes don’t even match for the before and after!

8:27 lol reminds me of the Kit Kat jingle. Also when Andy on The Office was trying to remember what the jingle was for.
*Gimme a break, gimme a break*
*Break me off a piece of that Cloud Soap Hack*

Hi pals!! I'm a Lush Employee :) Lush doesn't use Gelatine in their Shower Jellies, as the entire store is Vegetarian, Cruelty Free, and almost completely Vegan. There's a special seaweed called Carrageenan which turns into a jelly-like texture when mixed with water, which is how we make our vegan jelly treats! It can be found in other products like shower gels and shower slimes as well.

The three seconds of Jenna marbles and her cursed hand soap made me emotional in a way I can't fully explain

She is my comfort person, her voice and vibes are so calming to me. Love her videos💗

Blossom totally uses real cinnamon rolls in their hack 🤣🤣🤣

Wait people make fun of how Saf talks? Her voice is literally how I fall asleep every night, it’s so soothing and it takes away my stress😭

my friend and i made soap for a science fair project based around soap testing brands that are most effective in bacteria removal and such. we also made a diy soap to represent small businesses and such. we ended up making really cute soap gummy bears for single(ish) use soap. we used none of these things and instead found a recipe that said heat up and blend an oil/butter/grease cocktail with sodium hydroxide(strong base) then pour it into molds and let it sit for (2weeks if u use a large quantity)

is nobody gonna talk about how supportive Tyler is when Saf notices something she made a mistake with.
like she was like "That's is not the middle"☹️
then he said "It's okay, one big boy, one small boy" ☺️

When you added the cinnamon, I died a little, I knew that cinnamon burns, I'm Indian, we *GOT INVADED* for cinnamon.

Seeing Jenna here made me so happy and sad at the same time. Hope she is doing well and having that basketball game tomorroooowwwww.

Cloud soap is the first stage of diy laundry soap. If you nuke the soap into a cloud, either Ivory of Fels Naptha soap, into a cloud, you can put the cloud into a food processor to get powdered soap. So it’s useful if you’re interested in making your own laundry powder.

I actually thought the cupcake soaps came out amazing.

The Jenna Marbles reference will not go unappreciated ❤

Safiya: I’m gonna do soap hacks!
Me, a regular Royalty Soaps viewer: oh honey you have no idea what you’re getting into

Lush uses carrageenan powder! Naturally produced from edible red seaweed, kappa carrageenan is a food grade organic natural thickener, stabilizer & gelling agent commonly used by both amateur cooks and professional chefs

I always seem to come back to Safiya's channel when life is getting a bit stressful. It's just the right blend of silly fun times and actual effort!

People get really inventive with soaps. I see horror based ones all the time. Who doesn’t want to wash their body with skulls? 💀

Oh my gosh, your poor hands from the cinnamon!! 😂 And those gummy soaps are always so disappointing, I’ll make a video soon on how to make gummy soaps that actually work. 💗

When I was in college, some friends found an outdoor plug and bought a cheap thrift store microwave so we could see what worked. We did the soap thing, and jousting peeps, and ended with a CD. It all worked!

So, when if first saw this video I was really confused about the skepticism towards the cloud soap. Way before internet hacks my great aunt who was a kindergarten teacher used to do this with her kids not exactly as soap to use just cause it was cool. One of my fondest memories is her giving me “science” lessons when I was little by doing experiments such as this

Safiya handling the gummy bear soaps like little children is the greatest thing, the concern when one nearly fell down the sink 😂

People are making fun of this woman’s enunciation. This EDUCATED woman, who enunciate english words the way they are SUPPOSED to be enunciated. Can we stop hating for no reason? Like if this is the only “bad” thing you can call her out on, you’re pathetic.

I love how at 9:54 there is in your "up next" section a debunking video by how to cook that ! Love Ann's videos !!

These videos give me the same feeling as a kid watching food network on the tv all day. 2000s food network was the best . Safiyas narration is just soothing my soul

Love the clickbait callout, Jenna's unexpected voice and face, and Tylers Blackpink reference. I liked it a lot.

Her voice is so calming has anyone ever told her that

20:25 forbidden french fries

Right after she said “strong odour” a febreeze ad played.

Like Cristine said:
"They're not hacks, they're just bad advice"

saf, i’m not even upset that you don’t post that often- and i’ll tell ya why. i can really tell just how much time and effort you put into your work. documented on your instagram stories, we get to be there with you every step of the way and see the process that goes into making the videos. all of your hard work really pays off, with your videos being some of the most entertaining out there, and i won’t forget to mention that you also usually throw some educational/sciencey stuff in there. (see: when she explains about oxygen molecules rising in the microwave, causing that cloud soap to expand or something like that) it’s always a great day when saf posts. thanks for all you do. you’re the best ❤️🙏🏻😊 also i love all of your makeup looks!

I love this girl!! So entertaining and informative actually. Keep em coming!

I feel like an important aspect of this process is to have someone on the team who watches other debunking videos just to know what activities are dangerous and will explode or release toxic fumes XD

The rewatchability of Safiya's videos is actually insane 😂

Also, I think safiya finally got through her lipstick craze, and now is getting into a soap craze. Which is totally fine. I’m here for it.
Future videos: mixing all of bramble berries soaps together (Franken soap) and Making the worlds largest soap cupcake (sponsored by bramble berry) 😂😂😂

12:42 Did anyone acknowledge the fact that she’s using soap to make soap 😂❤

Your channel has always been my favorite for some reason, and I realized it’s probably because I’m bad at noises and the way you talk with no accent besides American is so understandable and clear

I can hear Katie from a royalty soaps screaming “DO NOT USE CINNAMON”

The gummy bear soaps looked like everyone’s failed attempt of that raindrop cake a few years ago

Omg, I just can’t get over your voice, it’s just so relaxing and calming and very distinct, it has a nice charm to it ✨

Much love and respect for all the time and effort in the video. You guys are awesome.

Safiya’s “Alright” is too iconic

Saw a lot of comments with negative reactions to Safiya putting the cinnamon in and I thought she didn’t do proper research. But then afterwards she acknowledges the mistake and genuinely didn’t know she wasn’t supposed to since her concept is to follow the Blossom videos. Y’all should finish the video first before commenting.

you guys are always such good vibes. It cures my depression

forever loving the snake discovery nearly headless nick joke!!!

Seeing a clip of Jenna sent me into a spiral of tears. Gods I hope she's doing well. Thank you for including her soap hand.

Awesome video! Saf you aren’t monotone at all. You have so much emotion in the way you speak and it’s wonderful. I need to work on my confidence because I’ve been wanting to do a book blog on here but I don’t like how I sound. You and Tyler are so fun to watch and you guys make me laugh when I feel down about things. As a 46 year old breast cancer survivor who is still single you two are very inspiring. I’m also a two year old teacher which is stressful and a big cat lover. I loved the videos with Crusty. He was so cute. I have a few cats that passed that I loved even though they weren’t mine. Keep on keeping on with what you do because you and Tyler are very talented. Thank you. ❤Sherri

I love you voice! It makes you who you are and it just is so clear and relaxing. It makes me so happy to listen to you. Don’t listen to any haters

SAF INCLUDING JENNA'S SOAP HAND AND JEAN CHAIR HAS ME IN TEARS 😭😭😭

I’m sure I speak for a lot of people when I say I have no idea how much time and work goes into making a video. For me it seems like filming, editing, and music and badaboom you’re done. But watching your KRplus and Instagram stories has shown me it’s so much more. Thank you so much for all the time and love you put into your videos, your audience appreciates and loves you sm❤️

I absolutely love what this channel has become

16:08 "I'm the food destoryer"
Same vibes as
"I'm like the hand crusher or something" XD

english is not my first language and the way safiya enunciates words makes everything easier to understand. you’re the absolute best, sending you love from brazil ❤️

Sayfia is such an icon. During quarantine she has been doing so many soap stuff which is so inspiring to people to wash their hands whether it's subconscious or not. So amazing! Love you Saf!

Omg those captions were amazing!! I laughed so many times because I can just hear the increasing levels of frustration.

Personally, I have ADHD, and I very much appreciate the way you enunciate words, the clear articulation is very relaxing for me :)

“I haven’t seen a CD in years”
NEVER have sadder words been spoken. Why is this so sad? See my CD collection.

The amount of research that goes into these videos, trial and error that happens (coz Safiya doesn't give up ), and like she gives sources and credits to everyone who has tired remotely similar things is amazing. Also the fact that she shows us her fails is so inspiring. I love Safiya and Tyler and all the effort they put in the videos!

28:15 why did that make me laugh so hard lol

I loved the duo on this.. Royalty Soaps is just great

I’m a simple man, I hear “Hello, friends-”, and my serotonin levels immediately go through the roof.

Saf's new set of goals in life:
1-find soap store with lots of soaps
2-Buy every soap from said soap store
3-mix every soap together to get the ultimate Franken-Soap

Tyler is The Man for going thru hack#2 frame by frame. Bravo, Tyler.

I remember the only thing i remember fron kindergarten is when we invaded the middle-schoolers lunch to use the microwaves to cook soap, we all loved it and were begging to do it again. You have reminded me of that memory!

When saf started the cinnamon roll one Royalty Soaps Katie's *"cInNaMOn?! NO NO nononono"* immediately came to my mind.

These hacks are really aggravating when they don’t add specific measurements

I would be so tempted to eat the food themed soaps… they look so good and tasty!

"How you like that? Bada bing bada boom boom boom"
Love this line XD

Saf is the only one who can make me watch 30-min videos and make it feel like it's been 2 mins. She and Tyler are funny without even trying hard.