Hello Everyone, my name is Evie and I am a new soap maker, can anyone please explain why my soap makes my tube dirty and how I prevent it, as much as I love making my own soap I do not want to have to clean my bathtub after every shower. Thank you.
My soap makes my tub dirty. Why?
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AliensrReal
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It sounds like soap scum. Chelators like Tetrasodium EDTA or sodium gluconate can help cut down on soap scum. Using a low superfat helps too.
Two things lead to soap scum...hard water and a high SuperFat. Not a lot you can do about hard water unless you use a chelators as noted by @AliensrReal and it doesn't lessen the quality of your soap.
Thanks for the information. Hard water is horrific here in South Texas! Going to try the EDTA as stated above. I want to have different soaps for different folks. 
Some oils tend to create more scum than others, as well. My favorite soaping oil, lard, is unfortunately one of those, with tallow being a close second. After one of my sisters who lives in an extremely hard-water area complained about low lather and lots of scum, I began using sodium citrate in all of my soaps. It made a huge difference!
