Potato Starch

[Jersey Girl]

I’m on a roll today . Was just at the food store looking for xanthan gum and came across this. Been reading some threads where some people use potato water as their liquid to make soap and wondering if anyone has used this in their soap. I wonder if it would give the same effect that using the potato water or rice water does. I wonder if it would add a silky feel to the soap. I haven’t opened it yet, but It feels super fine and powdery through the package. I guess it’s worth an experiment! If it’s useless in soap I can use it in cooking to thicken. Absolutely zero nutritional value. I don’t know why I expected it to contain sugars but it doesn’t.

 

[basti]

In the non-soapy world, potato starch is really wonderful for frying. I use it to make Agedashi Tofu, Korean Fried Chicken, Pajeon, etc Makes things so crispy!

Haven't tried it in soap personally, but maybe it should be added to my list of things to try too : )

 

[Jersey Girl]

In the non-soapy world, potato starch is really wonderful for frying. I use it to make Agedashi Tofu, Korean Fried Chicken, Pajeon, etc Makes things so crispy!

Haven't tried it in soap personally, but maybe it should be added to my list of things to try too : )

That just sent me down a rabbit hole of recipes using potato starch!

 

[KiwiMoose]

I guess it’s worth an experiment!

Hell yes!

 

[The_Phoenix]

I used potato starch in soap once. I mixed some in distilled water and added my 50:50 lye solution. It became a gummy mass on the bottom of my container.

 

[Jersey Girl]

I used potato starch in soap once. I mixed some in distilled water and added my 50:50 lye solution. It became a gummy mass on the bottom of my container.

Yikes! Well, maybe I’ll try adding it to the oils and stick blending it in well before the lye. I’ll be sure to keep this a small batch just in case!

 

[The_Phoenix]

Yikes! Well, maybe I’ll try adding it to the oils and stick blending it in well before the lye. I’ll be sure to keep this a small batch just in case!

I think that’s a great idea. Let me know if that works.