cherish Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Hello folks, yes this i my first post. Just recently found the forum and I love all the discussion and learning to be done here. I hope to be able to offer something to this forum as well. I"m a candle maker of 2 years and also do bath and body products. I just recently purchased some course bath salts. I was disappointed to find no instuctions with it. I have email the the company 3 times with questions on how to properly use this product, but I've gotten no response, so i thought maybe someone here can help. I used 2% fo, and they have set for about a week now and they are still rather glossy wet. Is that normal? Thanks,Jodie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ah-soy Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 You can try adding some natrasorb...it's designed to hold oils and then disperse them into the water. Also keep your salts from clumping. This will help your salts dry out too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesoapbox Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 I have read that you can also use the denditric (sp) salts with your other salts. The denditric salts soak up your fo and should leave your finished product dry. I have never tried this way yet so I can't say for sure if this actually works but it's worth a shot!Angi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idahospud Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Denditric salts, work wonders. I include them in all my bath salts, and I have never had clumpy or soagy salts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesoapbox Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 There you go!! I knew I had read about it but have never really tried it out. There is your tester!Angi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherish Posted September 1, 2007 Author Share Posted September 1, 2007 Thank you each for your input! Never heard of the Dentric salt, so I'll do some searching for that and maybe that will help them dry out. They don't clump since they are course to begin with. so far I'm not real fond of the course...I think they take too long to melt.Thanks again!Jodie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 Ah, but coarse salts are so pretty. Good luck with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Night Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 I use Denditric Salt and Natrasorb too. If your salt is too coarse you could give it a whirl in a coffee grinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoapDiva Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Just wondering if Corn starch would do the same as the natrusorb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherish Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 I use Denditric Salt and Natrasorb too. If your salt is too coarse you could give it a whirl in a coffee grinder.thanks for the idea. I had been wondering if something like that might be possible. I was thinking of using a blender. Think that would work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Night Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Blender will work fine too. I wouldn't do it too often only because the salt will dull your blades. I wear ear plugs when I grind mine because it is so noisy. Toilet paper stuffed in the ears will work in a pinch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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