Beeswax in M&P

[maryann]

I read that to harden M&P bases you can add bw instead of stearic acid. I was wondering if anyone does this and feels bw does a good job hardening the bases. TIA

[Lisa]

Did you find your answer?

[maryann]

Nobody's heard of this or uses bw ?? Anybody

[elle110]

I have never had a problem with soft M&P so have never added bw or stearic. Once time I made a recipe for a shampoo bar that used M&P and it called for bw and it made the soap to hard to even cut or use

If I tried it I would use a very small amount

Hope this helps

Elle

[maryann]

Elle, do you mind me asking what base you use?? I'm just not happy w/ the bases I've tried so far. Thanks for the info as sometimes the information you read on the web is inaccurate so its nice to get feedback. Thanks

[prairieannie]

I've used beeswax in a couple of recipes for MP. It called for a very small amount, I'm thinking only 2 tBS of shredded, pp of MP. The soap didn't turn out too hard, but honestly, I don't think it ended up any harder than the bars I make without it. I've not had a problem with soft MP bars either. HTH

[KMommy]

I've used a Oatmeal M&P that was a little soft and the bar lasted only one week. That was with use by only two people at bath time. I haven't tried the beeswax yet.

[soapermom]

Nobody's heard of this or uses bw ?? Anybody

I haven't heard of adding beeswax. I never have a prob with soft bars, normally.Sometimes my cocoa butter and shea soaps are a bit softer

I use stearic in those bars.