scummy lather from salt soap?

[star1271]

I made my regular 70% olive and 30% coconut soap and threw in 50% total weight of table salt at trace.

I like the riverstone effect but the lather?! Gross.

It bubbles up all nice but then turns instantly to what can only be described as scum.

I wouldn't even give this away.

 

[carebear]

I really like the dense, almost solid lather I get from salt bars. But that's just me.

 

[star1271]

It wasn't 'solid lather' It were scum!
Sort of like curdledness?

 

[soapbuddy]

I bet it's the olive oil at 70% that did it. Try 100% coconut soap with 20% superfat and add half as much salt.

 

[star1271]

Ah, ha!
I was under the mistaken impression you could bung salt in any soap recipe!
I shall do a 100% co one instead.
Thanks

 

[Jezzy]

I bet it was the OO too. I have a ton of salt bars and they are all great. No scummy mess.

Try a 100% CO at 15-20% sf

 

[HenleyNatural]

Here's a link to How to Make Salt Soap. It includes a recipe.
http://www.smftutorials.com/how-to-make-salt-soap.html

I learned about salt soap from the soap making forum last month and plan on making a batch in the near future. Thanks for sharing your experience with us. It's nice to know the pitfalls of salt soap making.

Here is the link to the salt soap thread I read in October.
http://soapmakingforum.com/forum/viewto ... 277#181277