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Our water comes from who knows and is very hard . Full of lime scale .

Quick update , I got some NaOH from “ The Soap Kitchen “ here in the UK and tested it in my faux seawater ( just a small test ) - No white bits and once the chemical was fully dissolved , it was pretty much clear. I tried this NaOH in straight distilled water and it was also clear . I think I...

[QUOTE="DeeAnna, post: 785606, member: 9248" It is unlikely the flecks are are sodium BIcarbonate or sodium hydroxide. It's much more likely the flecks are sodium carbonate or sodium chloride that will form when the solubility of the chloride and carbonate ions is reduced after you add sodium...

Yes I did strain it but I am not 100 % trusting it because the bits are so tiny - I am sure some bits went through the stainless steel strainer - it would have had to be a coffee filter to catch it . I don’t want to be messing around with lye like that - it is a spillage waiting to happen ...

Yes I did . My FS was completely clear UNTIL I add the NaOH . The Soap Queen did a post about baking soda in cold process and they would probably say the white bits are NaOH . Perhaps it is the purity of the NaOH - some how it is substandard. Might try a proper soap supplier like The Soap...

My FS is clear and then when I add the NaOH,I get the white bits . I bought it brand new off EBay so I would be cross if it was old . In answer to another suggestion, my salt was perfectly free of black bits so I think it was in the oil . I am just a bit concerned that there is undissolved...

I think straining might have been a better idea . I wasn’t sure what the little white bits were . I am hoping they were bits of the bicarbonate reappearing , not sodium hydroxide that refused to dissolve . Also perhaps it is better to use room temp FS , rather than straight from fridge, as...

That might be the case . I made the FS a few weeks ago and put it in the fridge . Should have put it through a strainer because I left it quite a while to dissolve . Thanks

For those who have made Zany’s faux seawater , is it correct that the lye water stays cloudy ? The FS was clear , I added the Sodium Hydroxide ( tiny balls ) and the water remained cloudy with little bits in it . I used it any way because it was first attempt, so I was expecting trial and error

I didn’t realise you could use de-ionised water so that is cheaper and more readily available . I got some distilled water from eBay . Here is something really freaky — I am a kiwi and was born in Takapuna Auckland . Small world , huh ? And I am a Canadian too !

Can you use regular tap water for the faux sea water or does it need to be filtered mineral water or distilled water for definite ? Distilled water is expensive so making a quart ( About 946ml )is a lot . Also can the recipe be used HP and also work with the addition of shae butter ? Thanks ♥️