Mixing soap with a surfactant

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Louise Taylor

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Hello there,

I have a liquid soap recipe that I am happy with, it works well. I don' like in on my hair and OH wants a shower gel rather than a liquid soap. So I am going to try adding a surfactant. My choice is CAPB.

I have never done this before so hopefully, they will mix well with a little emulsifier.

Has anyone done this before and had success? If yes I would love some tips.

Many thanks
 
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Try the swiftcraftymonkey blog for shampoo and shower gel recipes. The minimum per month is $1 to access her advice and recipes. I think it is well worth $12. per year.
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Thank you 😊. I am in Europe. I have heard from other Europeans that this site, whilst having some great resources, formulates with ingredients not available and sometimes not permitted in Europe. I would prefer to formulate with ingredients I know I can use. Currently that is CAPB and a liquid soap recipe.
 
You don't need an emulsifier. Emulsifiers allow immiscible materials to mix; CAPB and liquid soap are both water based and miscible. CAPB may thicken the mixture.
 
Thank you 😊
So I should just be able to pour some in to the finished liquid soap. That is handy as I can do it little at a time and see what the result is :)
 
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