How will I use powdered milk in Rebatching shreds ??

[Jerry S]

I have done a lot of rebatching in the past and with a lot of success. I have read though that using powdered milk will make the rebatched soap more liquid and pourable in getting it in the mold. I have two methods of rebatching soap shreds; one is to mix my shreds with a new batch of oils incorporating it into a new batch of soap finally using a crock pot. The second is to just rebatch the shreds using a crock pot but first soaking my shreds with as much water as to make it look like a wet salad, then adding liquid milk until its liquid enough to get it in the mold.
How would I use the powdered milk in each of the two methods that I use to rebatch? Will I mix my powdered milk with water first or mix dry?
Jerry S

 

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I wait until the soap is melted and then add in the instant powdered milk. This only works well with the "instant" kind of milk. If you have the coarser grained milk, then mix it with a little water before adding to the soap, otherwise it won't all melt in with the soap.

http://www.pvsoap.com/instructions_for_rebatch.htm

 

[Jerry S]

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Thanks for that tip and the rebatching site….one always can learn new techniques. I dashed out and bought a small packet of powdered milk….not the instant…so I guess I’ll either grind it up into a powder with my magic bullet or mix some water with it before putting it in my mix…
Jerry