snappyllama
Supporting Member
Howdy,
Is there a good rule of thumb for TOTAL amounts of additives before they impact the stability of CP?
I've used salt, sugar and clay with good success at 1-2 tsp ppo each into a recipe with 1/2 water subbed out for coconut milk. A couple of batches are still curing, but I love that result so far. Now I'm thinking of adding a pinch of tussah silk to dissolve and don't think that will cause any issues from what I've read from you fine folks.
I'm also thinking of throwing colloidal oatmeal (for exfoliation), caffeine (for oomph), and possibly aloe powder (for more bubbles and soothing qualities) into the mix as sort of a "get your booty out the door feeling spiffy" soap. Should I keep all the powdered additives under a certain volume ppo? Frankensoap could be my overly enthusiastic result.
I *know* I should experiment with adding each thing individually until I hit a breaking point. That's the right way to go about tweaking my recipe, but I am impatient! Hubby has made me promise to keep it down to a single batch per week as the soap is already starting to stack up - and none of it is even cured fully yet!
If you have advice, I'd love to hear it! Unless it has to do with patience... :wink:
Is there a good rule of thumb for TOTAL amounts of additives before they impact the stability of CP?
I've used salt, sugar and clay with good success at 1-2 tsp ppo each into a recipe with 1/2 water subbed out for coconut milk. A couple of batches are still curing, but I love that result so far. Now I'm thinking of adding a pinch of tussah silk to dissolve and don't think that will cause any issues from what I've read from you fine folks.
I'm also thinking of throwing colloidal oatmeal (for exfoliation), caffeine (for oomph), and possibly aloe powder (for more bubbles and soothing qualities) into the mix as sort of a "get your booty out the door feeling spiffy" soap. Should I keep all the powdered additives under a certain volume ppo? Frankensoap could be my overly enthusiastic result.
I *know* I should experiment with adding each thing individually until I hit a breaking point. That's the right way to go about tweaking my recipe, but I am impatient! Hubby has made me promise to keep it down to a single batch per week as the soap is already starting to stack up - and none of it is even cured fully yet!
If you have advice, I'd love to hear it! Unless it has to do with patience... :wink:
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