So I've been gifted a big ol' tub of dead sea mud mask for my birthday, but I'm not exactly a mud-mask kinda guy (should I be offended that I was given this? My skin's not that bad lol) and I've seen people use dead sea mud in soap, so naturally I wanted to try!
...But that was the powder. This is all pre-mixed up with:
Shea butter, sunflower oil, aloe vera, vegetable glycerin, jojoba oil, hickory bark extract, calendula oil, water, and xanthan gum
Now quite a few of those ingredients work well in soap, but I'm still wary of making a huge mess and wasting ingredients
So what can I expect?
Will the oils in this saponify, meaning I should use a lower superfat that usual?
Would the xanthan gum royally muck it up?
How much would I even add? And when? I usually do small batches with 1.5lbs oil.
Any thoughts/insights are welcome!
(Who am I kidding, I'm probably gonna go ahead and wing it anyway, love a good experiment me )
...But that was the powder. This is all pre-mixed up with:
Shea butter, sunflower oil, aloe vera, vegetable glycerin, jojoba oil, hickory bark extract, calendula oil, water, and xanthan gum
Now quite a few of those ingredients work well in soap, but I'm still wary of making a huge mess and wasting ingredients
So what can I expect?
Will the oils in this saponify, meaning I should use a lower superfat that usual?
Would the xanthan gum royally muck it up?
How much would I even add? And when? I usually do small batches with 1.5lbs oil.
Any thoughts/insights are welcome!
(Who am I kidding, I'm probably gonna go ahead and wing it anyway, love a good experiment me )