Countryside
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My first attempt at a Salt Bar. I incorporated 50% of regular salt into the batch.(50% weight of oils) I cut within maybe 2 hours. 70% was coconut and the remainder Olive, Castor, and Shea. I SF at 20%. Below is a picture of what I am seeing when testing the soap lather. It lathers well but I feel a little excess coming off. I can’t quite explain it. I did use 5% KOH. I usually do high oleic soaps and did not think to disregard the KOH and use all NaOH. My questions are:
Will time correct this? It is about 2 days old. Also, if not time, can this be corrected through rebatching? Could the KOH substitution be the possible culprit? SF too much? The formula is correct, but I do not like the excess that comes off if that makes sense. Sorry for such a long post.
Will time correct this? It is about 2 days old. Also, if not time, can this be corrected through rebatching? Could the KOH substitution be the possible culprit? SF too much? The formula is correct, but I do not like the excess that comes off if that makes sense. Sorry for such a long post.
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