silk fibers

[ilovedoxies]

Is this the kind of silk you use in cp?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Natural-Soy-Silk-To ... dZViewItem

 

[Deda]

I don't know how Soy Silk (Honestly never heard of it) will work, but I want to try it!

It would most def fit the cruelty free bit. Thanks for leading me to an interesting new thing!

To answer your question, that's not the silk I use in my soap. I use Silk from silk worms. I think the soy silk is 'silk like'.

 

[dagmar88]

Tussah silk should be crualty free too.

 

[MsBien]

There was a very informative discussion going on this board last week. Hopefully this will be a link to it:

http://www.soapmakingforum.com/forum/vi ... php?t=9978

 

[Guest]

I am wanting to try that too. Very interesting.

 

[rupertspal42]

what the... how the... its fiber??? how do you put that in soap?

 

[michelleB]

what the... how the... its fiber??? how do you put that in soap?

I dissolve a "wad" of fibers into my lye water. I put the silk fibers into the water, then pour the lye crystals/flakes directly on top of it. If ever it doesn't completely dissolve, it gets finished up by the stick-blender when I combine the oils/lye.

Hope that helps

 

[IrishLass]

what the... how the... its fiber??? how do you put that in soap?

I pinch off small cotton-ball sized wad (or maybe a little bit less than that) of the silk and pull on the fibers to spread them out as thinly as possible. Then I let the wispy silk soak in my liquid amount for about 5 minutes before I pour the lye crystals in. After about 5 to 7 minutes of stirring, all the silk is dissolved (as well as the lye).

IrishLass

 

[Lindy]

I love silk as well and use it in all my soaps.

I am right now knitting a sweater using Soy Yarn and oh my is it ever soft!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[rupertspal42]

Oh wow that's really neato.. i'll have to add that to my list of to-do's!!

 

[ChrissyB]

Is soy silk sort of like the silk inside the ear of corn?

 

[rupertspal42]

hmmm that's a good question.. I wouldn't think it was the EXACT same thing.. b/c soy is it's own plant and it's made into the silk.. where corn is already like that and you dry it out and such

 

[ilovedoxies]

Tried it today and it's not disolving AT ALL.

 

[rupertspal42]

oh boooooo