AnitaG Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Has anyone ever tried this. I'm having a brain storm on it now. I read in a book that it was good for the skin & wanting to try it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annareeb Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 I have used in in MP but nothing else.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Has anyone ever tried this. I'm having a brain storm on it now. I read in a book that it was good for the skin & wanting to try it outSugar will boost the lather, including natural sugars like those in milk and honey.e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenniejr Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Do either of you have a M&P recipe I could try using brown sugar?And maybe one using milk & honey? tia Jennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltesima Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 I have not used brown sugar in CP soaps, yet, but I do use white sugar (1 TBSP ppo). I add it to the water, dissolve and then add my lye. I would imagine it would work the same way. It will boost the lather some. But I wonder if the soap would end up being brown. Might be, but I am thinking that if it is scented with Vanilla, it would not matter.Hmmmm, I think I need to add this to my "To Do List". Would love to see pictures, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Not sure about the brown sugar, but I've used regular sugar and honey in batches. Regular sugar I've done same as above (1T pp oils and dissolve in the lye). Honey I do at same usage rate but put that in after trace. Honey can make your bath seize up real quick, so be careful. How do I know? Guess. :rolleyes2The sugar can also turn the lyewater brown/yellow. I'm not sure if it comes through in the finished product much because my oils are a little yellowish and tend to color my batches anyway, depending on how deep the oil color is. But I do think the sugar is nice in the soaps. Unless it is the placebo effect. Anyone wanna volunteer to test 'em? I can send a little sample bar of one sugar, one not and you can see if you can tell the difference and report back? I can't do it myself because, well, I KNOW ya know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystical_angel1219 Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 I'll test for you Sara- as long as you don't send Patchouli! This whole sugar theory has me intrigued. But I don't want yellow/brown soap. This is an interesting thread, hopefully other soap divas will chime in.Sara~ are you using white or brown sugar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Terri - I used the white sugar. I thought about using Karo (just to test), but never the brown. Now I'm intrigued, too!! LOL.Just send me your addy, Terri and I'll get those out to you. No Patch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniedb Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Sara, I'm always up for testing, if you need more than one opinion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaG Posted September 5, 2005 Author Share Posted September 5, 2005 Well thanks everyone. I'm going to try a small batch & see what I get. Will let you know if it works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 There was a huge thread on the dish regarding sugar (regular white at 1 T pp of oils) and HP. The consensus was that it not only boosted the bubbles, it made the batches more fluid and workable. I would assume brown sugar would have the same effect as white.e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystical_angel1219 Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 There was a huge thread on the dish regarding sugar (regular white at 1 T pp of oils) and HP. The consensus was that it not only boosted the bubbles, it made the batches more fluid and workable. I would assume brown sugar would have the same effect as white.eThanks for sharing, e. I will go look for that thread. I have no interest in HP soap but there might be some verbiage on CP and sugar worth a read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinDucky Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 I'd love to test them Sara, but being new to homemade soaps... I don't know that I could tell the difference :undecided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaG Posted September 6, 2005 Author Share Posted September 6, 2005 Well I got it made last night & it didn't act a fool when making it. Going to get it cut & see how it does:rolleyes2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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