Jeana Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 I want try making some foaming soap scrubs, mostly for myself and for gifts. I see there are a few ways to go about this. Some make their base from scratch with a mix of potassium hydroxide/sodium hydroxide. Then others use surfactants to make their base. Then there are the pre-made bases. The pre-made bases sound the best to me right now just to get started, but I don't like what I'm seeing in the ingredients. So my questions are: 1. Can anyone recommend a more natural pre-made foaming soap base? 2. Do people who make their own base prefer the surfactant method, or the KOH/NAOH method? 3. Do all the made from scratch bases need preservatives? How do you know they are working? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shari Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 I have used the foaming bath whip from Wholesale Supplies Plus. It worked really well. Unfortunately, they weren't a hit with my customers so I started making emulsified sugar scrub. I still like the foaming one once in awhile. Especially for my feet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeana Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 What’s the difference of emulsified sugar scrubs and foaming sugar scrubs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shari Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 On 11/11/2019 at 1:58 PM, Jeana said: What’s the difference of emulsified sugar scrubs and foaming sugar scrubs? The foaming are made with the bath whip and sugars. Emulsified scrubs are made with oils, butters, stearic acid, emulsifier and in some cases beeswax and a preservative. I prefer the emulsified as the oils leave a nice feeling to the skin but with the emulsifier it's not a greasy mess and turns almost creamy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeana Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Thanks for clearing that up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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