G gsc Well-Known Member Joined Jan 14, 2014 Messages 202 Reaction score 14 Sep 26, 2020 #1 Has anyone used alcohol to help water mix better with mica in making premixed colorants?
G GemstonePony Supporting Member Joined Jun 15, 2020 Messages 1,293 Reaction score 2,131 Location Minnesota, USA Sep 26, 2020 #2 Alcohol causes lye-based soap batter to seize. If this is for melt and pour, this thread is in the wrong forum. If you're looking to pre-disperse mica for soap batter, I would recommend using oil.
Alcohol causes lye-based soap batter to seize. If this is for melt and pour, this thread is in the wrong forum. If you're looking to pre-disperse mica for soap batter, I would recommend using oil.
Todd Ziegler Circle Z soaps Joined Sep 10, 2018 Messages 1,481 Reaction score 2,086 Location Tipton IN Sep 27, 2020 #3 @GemstonePony is absolutely right. I reserve a little oil from my recipe to disperse my mica.