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Salt Soap - When is the best time to add salt to the soap batter and does timing make a difference in the soap quality? I'm making a salt soap with red palm oil & coconut oil using salt to increase moisturizing skin properties & some sugar for lather. Thanks for any suggestions.

What a nice reply. Thank you for taking the time with all the detailed info. My wife & I have been teaching soapmaking at a Christian school in the Dominican Republic for the past several years as a mission project. I wanted to formulate a simple bar & that was the reason for using only CO &...

Yes, finding that to be true. Thanks for the post. The soap is made in a tropical country - hot & high humidity. Wanted a bar that was not soft & could be packaged without sticking to the wrap.

Yes, probably the same thing. The harder the bar (higher the INS number) the slower it will probably dissolve. Thanks for your reply.

I'm making a simple coconut oil (60) /palm oil (40) with 5% excess oils with a hardness (INS recommended range 136-165) of 213. Will there be problems (cracking, etc) over time with a soap this hard? It is to be used in a very hot & humid climate so I wanted a hard bar. Many thanks for any...

Thanks for the reply. Yes, mission teams come every summer. The suitcase idea is appreciated. We will give that a try. Have a great week.

Zany - Thanks for your reply & suggestions. You are absolutely correct that this is not cost effective. Literature on how to sponsor a child in the school is sent along with soap purchased thru the catalogue so "hopefully" this might bring in new sponsors for the kids. Have a great week &...

My wife & I teach soapmaking at a Christian school in the Dominican Republic as a ministry effort. The school would like to ship the soap to the U.S. to sell. We would appreciate any suggestions on how to ship several hundred bars at a time from the DR to the U.S. We have tried DHL, UPS, etc...