E Emilee Well-Known Member Joined Jul 11, 2008 Messages 160 Reaction score 0 Dec 8, 2009 #1 can I add citric acid to liquid soap to reduce the ph? anyone tried it?
C carebear Well-Known Member Joined Oct 18, 2007 Messages 7,714 Reaction score 82 Dec 8, 2009 #2 you can... but if you add enough to impact the pH you will get a lovely sludge. unfortunately it's the nature of salt to be basic and if you acidify it you break apart those salts of fatty acids...
you can... but if you add enough to impact the pH you will get a lovely sludge. unfortunately it's the nature of salt to be basic and if you acidify it you break apart those salts of fatty acids...
E Emilee Well-Known Member Joined Jul 11, 2008 Messages 160 Reaction score 0 Dec 9, 2009 #3 right, thanks carebear. what ph should i be expecting from my liquid soap once i've added all the liquid? I measured my gmcp bars the other day and they're about 8 - 8.5 ph.
right, thanks carebear. what ph should i be expecting from my liquid soap once i've added all the liquid? I measured my gmcp bars the other day and they're about 8 - 8.5 ph.
