I want to make a vegan salt bar and wanted to use the powdered coconut milk for that purpose. I will use coconut milk but Irish lass suggested making up the fat amount after using some of the liquid as water to mix with the lye.. It's late. Sorry if I am not being clear.
This topic is scentsational!
I love my perfect man...bet the scent is really nice.
I just ordered six from WSP
I'm going to order a few more.
This is going to be a soapful weekend.
While I will not be anywhere near ready to sell in a long time, I found this interesting. I am looking for coconut milk powder and found this. Technically if a soap has coconut milk powder in it, it should not be listed as vegan.
"COCONUT MILK POWDER
Coconut milk powder has a high-fat...
Ok.. here I am yet again...
I want to use the crafters choice silicone mold 1701 which makes 12 5 oz bars ( for a salt bar) They are scored so I figure this will be easier.
the bar dimensions are 3.25 x 2.5 x 1.25
in accordance with soapmaker mans calculations, this would be 48.75 oz. of...
I will start to hand it out then. I have some requests..well maybe I will wait a week.
I shall keep a log of who has what so i can do a check back and see.
Thanks very much.
It's easier for me just to have a bunch of it already done and nearby especially since I am learning.
Thank-you for steering me to the recipe. It looks like it will smell and feel so good.
I understand what you are saying. The sodium. Hydroxide alters the molecules of the coconut oil . I didn't think about it that far. I find that interesting. I'll wait a while. In a few weeks I'll try again.
So the recipe can be a good one but not right for me.
I don't understand about the coconut oil because I rub it on my skin all the time. It doesn't bother my hands or arms. I rub it in my hair. I eat it. I love coconut oil
That was my first batch. I was afraid of the lye and went on soap making resource site and bought the kit with the recipe. The soap feels so smooth but my hands feel a little chapped or irritated when i use it.