Recent content by dleight

I did read those posts - everything is tricky with soap-making :) So far I've had pretty good results but I've only used it a few times. It wasn't that great as an additive to liquid soap that I'd already diluted but it worked great in some body wash that I made but was too thin (castile soap +...

Glycerin! Glycerin is the magic answer to Xanthan Gum. I did a LOT of reading about this and it turns out that Xanthan gum starts to swell when it comes in contact with water. If you mix it with Glycerin or oil, that solves the big jelly blob mess. I've tried mixing it with Glycerin and no big...