whisks Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 tonight, i added salt and sugar to my water before adding lye at 1 tablespoon per pound (2 tablespoons per kilo). does this sound right?dare i also say i also tried silk and kaolin clay as well? (i haven't had a chance to soap for nearly 2 months because of a new job and was dying to try all these things....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inherowndominion Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Welcome back to the soapmaking world!How much salt and sugar you added depends on what you were hoping the result would be. But, I know a lot of people add salt and sugar to their soap, but at what rate depends on what they are hoping to get out of adding those ingredients.As far as the kaolin and silk, I don't see a problem with that. I've added kaolin to soap on several occasions, gives it a nice slick feel, great for shaving! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whisks Posted December 29, 2009 Author Share Posted December 29, 2009 thanks dominion.i just followed what i read that people were doing and adding the salt at 1 tbsp ppo (to get a harder bar) and 1 tbsp ppo (to get more bubbles - i also use castor oil).i used the clay at 1 tbsp ppo as well, although i did her someone using a much higher ratio because he had so much clay at his disposal.the silk i used was about the size of a small cotton ball.honestly, i wished soap didn't take so long to cure - i can wait to try this one just to see what the clay and silk lend to it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 That sounds good , I use silk and sugar in every batch , I never noticed a difference using salt , but with your recipe it could be great . Can't wait to see what you think of your soap . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whisks Posted December 29, 2009 Author Share Posted December 29, 2009 kitn...you can't wait....i wonder how lost this thread will be once my soap is ready to use.....it's an ungelled cp.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 LOL , we could make a pact to keep the thread bumped (wink) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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