i read someone's post on the forum not too long ago about soaking their fragrance for their salt bars in dendritic salt before adding it to get the fragrance to stick longer (just a small amount of dendritic salt- its not the primary salt in the recipe)
I believe that's correct. That's about all I know about dendritic salt too -- when making bath salts, use 10% dendritic salt to hold the fragrance.
No one was trying to discourage you, and we all had to learn. When I first started making them I made a lot of errors because I was not a member of a forum, and salt bars were not popular like they are now. Also things happen when you do it right, I have a double batch of dead sea mud salt bars that I cannot sell because they came out very prickly, like little needles. This was caused from a Pacific Sea Salt from Winco which I had purchased in the past. They are worse than a scratchy bar even though they do not seem to cause abrasions, but feel just like tiny needles.So I will not take a chance and purchase their sea salt again, I have gone back to San Francisco Salt for my salts or table salt.
No fear! My tongue was firmly in my cheek . . .No one was trying to discourage you, and we all had to learn. When I first started making them I made a lot of errors because I was not a member of a forum, and salt bars were not popular like they are now. Also things happen when you do it right, I have a double batch of dead sea mud salt bars that I cannot sell because they came out very prickly, like little needles. This was caused from a Pacific Sea Salt from Winco which I had purchased in the past. They are worse than a scratchy bar even though they do not seem to cause abrasions, but feel just like tiny needles.
It would be fine depending on the salt itself. Where did you find powdered? Purchasing powdered may make very smooth salt bars, almost like a river rock once they are used for awhile. Table salt will usually do the same thing.
I am guessing the powdered at Salt Works is the same as x-fine that San Francisco Salt Company offers with some of their salts. I would certainly try it
If you search the forum for salt bars and even read all through this thread you will find we tell people to Never Never grind salt, it can and will cause sharp shards that can lacerate the skin. I highly recommend you do not use those bars directly on your skin. Please heed our experience so you do not end up with a nasty laceration. At best, even some fine grind salt can cause a prickly bar or overly scrubby. Himalayan for example, tends to be scratchier than most Pacific Sea Salt or plain table salt. I always mix mine with Pacific Sea Salt and Plain Table Salt
I've just recently become a member here and saw your comments the first day about how lacerations can occur to the skin if ground salts are used in one's salt bars. I've been grinding Mediterranean Sea Salt to a powder and adding it to my FL HP salt bar batter, and I've been using those finished bars sometimes with washcloth application, sometimes directly on my face. Not once have I noticed lacerations. I will admit though, that repeated soap-ups at delicate skin locations during an extended tub bath has caused a slight sting, but that goes away upon thorough rinsing. I'm 70 years old and, as is common to us in later years, my skin has become thin. My husband tested the salt bars, too, as has someone else who bravely tests new batches for me. I've asked about whether or not they've experienced lacerations, stings, burns, or itchiness. So far, nobody has.
