Diatomaceous earth

[Savvynurse]

My DH lives this stuff and wants me to make him a soap with it.... I haven't seen it on the clay boards so I'm asking the community.
Anyone try it? Anyone have suggestions?? Thanks in advance


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[Nevada]

Hello, I don't see why diatomaceous earth wouldn't work. Use maybe 1 tsp/ ppo in a small batch - recipe that you've done successfully before.

diatomaceous earth is mostly silicone

My DH lives this stuff and wants me to make him a soap with it.... I haven't seen it on the clay boards so I'm asking the community.
Anyone try it? Anyone have suggestions?? Thanks in advance


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[Savvynurse]

Thanks for the feedback.... I used the powdered goatsmilk scoop and used 1.5 diatomaceous along with 2 scoops of goatsmilk for his batch..... Have it wrapped up and "cooking" now (cp soaper here) so we'll see this afternoon what it looks like


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[Moody Glenn]

Hello! The Soap Making Forum had a big posting about this back in 2010. Here is the link to it: http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=17511

 

[paillo]

Make sure it is food grade and not filter grade. Breathing in filter grade diatomaceous earth is extremely dangerous! Prolonged exposure to this silica dust can cause silicosis. Even with food grade, I'd be cautious and wear a mask when using it.