Nanditasr
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I have read about gelatin being good on the skin (and it adds a lot of bounce to my hair), so I started to wonder if anyone has used gelatin in bar soap. Besides, I don't have easy access to lard or tallow or suet, so I am hoping that the addition of this animal protein to an otherwise vegan soap (with palmolein as the saturated fat) may simulate the effect of lard/tallow somewhat?
Does anyone have any experience with this? How much gelatin does one use --- say, per 100 grams of lye, or maybe per 100 ml of liquid? (I guess I could use an egg/egg yolk instead, but I am paranoid I might end up with scrambled egg, or that it might go rotten while curing!)
Speaking of animal protein, I came across this old thread where someone used human hair in the lye, in order to add protein: https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/not-sure-if-this-is-gross-but.44623/. And cat's hair, here: https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/hair.48777/#post-454442.
I didn't want to revive the old threads (and the OP is no longer active), so I'm wondering if anyone else has done this. Does it really add a significant amount of protein? If yes, how does one even go about "measuring" how much hair (or fur) to add?
Does anyone have any experience with this? How much gelatin does one use --- say, per 100 grams of lye, or maybe per 100 ml of liquid? (I guess I could use an egg/egg yolk instead, but I am paranoid I might end up with scrambled egg, or that it might go rotten while curing!)
Speaking of animal protein, I came across this old thread where someone used human hair in the lye, in order to add protein: https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/not-sure-if-this-is-gross-but.44623/. And cat's hair, here: https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/hair.48777/#post-454442.
I didn't want to revive the old threads (and the OP is no longer active), so I'm wondering if anyone else has done this. Does it really add a significant amount of protein? If yes, how does one even go about "measuring" how much hair (or fur) to add?
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