Barbsbreakingbath
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So this is my third batch of soap, I made it from a Bramble a Berry recipe for salt soap where the salt is dissolved in the lye to make a brine. I ended up with a lot of undisolved salt which I tried to keep out of my batch. I also followed the recipe for colorant exactly.
However, this soap tasted really salty when I did the zap test, and also zapped my tongue. Worse than that, when I wiped the soap off with a damp cloth, the red transferred onto the cloth, big time. Is this normal? I used the recommended amount.
While I think I'm going to love coloring soap, I think I'll pass on the clay and salt for now. Does anyone have any thoughts on why these problems? I'm going to put the soap aside for a few weeks and see if the lye cures out. I can't rebatch because of the runny color, and I really can't use it for laundry soap.
However, this soap tasted really salty when I did the zap test, and also zapped my tongue. Worse than that, when I wiped the soap off with a damp cloth, the red transferred onto the cloth, big time. Is this normal? I used the recommended amount.
While I think I'm going to love coloring soap, I think I'll pass on the clay and salt for now. Does anyone have any thoughts on why these problems? I'm going to put the soap aside for a few weeks and see if the lye cures out. I can't rebatch because of the runny color, and I really can't use it for laundry soap.