Garden Gives Me Joy
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I understand that the acetic acid in vinegar combines with caustic soda to produce sodium acetate and that, being a salt, the sodium acetate provides the benefit of hardening the soap.
My very unscientifically informed internet search suggests that sodium acetate can cause skin irritation. To what extent is its use safe for sensitive skin? Has anyone or their customers ever experienced problems? ... or discussions regarding skin irritation apply only when concentrations exceed what soapers can ever reach?
Outside of using vinegar for hardness (and adding bubbles), are there other reasons soapers use vinegar?
I will be gettting a dehumidifying system but, if possible, still want to elminate or at least reduce the potential for sweatiness for others who do not have dehumidifiers. Has anyone ever observed vinegar soap sweat? (Do all salts cause soaps to sweat)?
My very unscientifically informed internet search suggests that sodium acetate can cause skin irritation. To what extent is its use safe for sensitive skin? Has anyone or their customers ever experienced problems? ... or discussions regarding skin irritation apply only when concentrations exceed what soapers can ever reach?
Outside of using vinegar for hardness (and adding bubbles), are there other reasons soapers use vinegar?
I will be gettting a dehumidifying system but, if possible, still want to elminate or at least reduce the potential for sweatiness for others who do not have dehumidifiers. Has anyone ever observed vinegar soap sweat? (Do all salts cause soaps to sweat)?