Spellkast Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 I make all of my soaps using an all natural M&P base, and I would like to add Aloe Soap to my line, but I'm a little frightened! I know it grows cooties, but will it in soap? I mean, it's soap!! I was thinking of adding a T of aloe juice (like the kind you can drink from wally world) per lb. of base. Does anyone know if this is a good idea? Is that too little aloe to provide any benefits? Should I add anything else to it to even it out? Right now, I only make shea, oatmeal, clay and exfoliating soaps...and I even it out with some castor oil and coconut oil usually...And I don't want to play around with this, have it look good, want to sell it and then have it grow buggies (if that's even possible with soap.) Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairieannie Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Hmmm..now I'm curious..I wonder what would happen if you added aloe gel? The after sun kind? I would guess that had a preservative in it already since I have a bottle of it in my bathroom that's been there a year or longer and is showing no sign of cooties! Maybe the concentration of aloe is very light in that stuff? Just not sure..gonna have to look into it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebcandles Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Not sure about juice and M&P. I usually add aloe extract to my CP with no issues. I add it at trace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spellkast Posted December 29, 2005 Author Share Posted December 29, 2005 Yeah, I was looking into the aloe powder...but that stuff is EXPENSIVE!!! I guess you only need to use a real little bit, but my gosh! So I thought that aloe juice would work in place of that...and Prairie- the most aloe I've ever seen in the aloe vera gel was 45%...so I think that may be a bit light- and it's sticky...I hate that stuff...as good as it feels when I get sunburn, I just hate the feel of it. Perhaps I'll try a small batch and leave it in the sink for like 4 months to see if it grows cooties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsyjen Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 I don't know if you're interested in pre-added aloe, but FNWL has a M&P base with aloe already in it:http://www.from-nature-with-love.com/soap/product.asp?product_id=mpaloe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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