Citric Acid and Hard Water

[J-Soaper]

Can you improved the performance of soap in hard water by adding citric acid to the soap. Would it make any difference while you using the soap with hard water.

Just to be perfectly clear. I'm NOT talking about using hard water to MAKE the soap -- I ALWAYS use distilled water for making soap.

 

[AliOop]

Yes. Use the search function at the top right of the page, and type in "citric acid" to find threads that talk about how to use it. Or go here and scroll down to "chelators" for a thorough discussion and explanation of how to use CA in soap.

 

[J-Soaper]

Thank you. I appreciate your help.

 

[AliOop]

@Selena877 I'm a little confused; what is the reference to hard selzer about? Due to the alcohol content, I don't think any one would make soap with hard selzer, as the soap would seize.

The OP was talking about "hard" tap water, i.e., tap water that has a lot of minerals and other contaminants in it.

 

[The Efficacious Gentleman]

Not entirely sure if it's not a bit of a bot, tbh.

Back the op - I use citric acid in all of my soaps. I increase the amount of sodium hydroxide that I use because it reacts with the citric acid, though

 

[Babyshoes]

Not entirely sure if it's not a bit of a bot, tbh.

Pretty sure it's a bot, based on this and other posts. Have reported to admins.