dandruff like layer on skin

[venus78]

I just though of something about my soaps that make my skin flaky,

When I purchased lye, they had two kinds of lye:

1- industrial lye from 96% to 99% purity $2 per kg.

2- lab lye (that's what they called it) 99% purity $25 per kg.

I purchased lab lye. Since I live in Iran and we don't have any soapmaking suppliers, I'm not sure which one is used for soap making.

Could it be the kind of lye I use?

I am always very careful in measuring exactly. I soap at 100F and I reach medium trace.

I have no idea and it really worries me. When I use my soap it doesn't really dry out my skin and it's

even soft, but I can see a dandruff like white layer on my skin. I used to use 26% coconut but now I'm using 20%

and still the same problem with my last batch which is 2 weeks.

I use: olive 40% - Coconut 20% - Palm 30% - Castor 5% - Sweet almond 5% sf 5%

[WendyByTheBay]

I get that sometimes too, but that's if I got too impatient waiting for my soap to cure enough. When that happens to me, I just set my soap aside for a bit longer and I have no more problems.

Maybe yours isn't quite cured enough to use.

[venus78]

Thanks, I'll wait a few more weeks and see what happens