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The lye reacts with carbon dioxide in the air during manufacture and storage, not only when it is in soap. That's why these salty impurities (mostly sodium carbonate) are present in our soap batter.

Adding a bit of salt (~1.5% by weight of oils) will help out with the hardness. I have tried it myself, it works. The physical properties of soap depend on several parameters, including its crystal character. "The soap bar in-use properties such as hardness, hydration and wear rate, mush...

Sure! That's what I do with my HP soaps. Besides, if you add your SF oils and FOs after the cook, it will help with molding - it allows the batter to be a bit more fluid.

1) Paradise - smells like a fizzy lime. No A, No D, sticks beautifully. 2) Wild Honeysuckle is true to the flower, slight A. 3) Salty Sailor - moves fast, but no D. It is my favorite ocean scent. 4) Ahoy, Matey - moves VERY fast, but smells awesome. You could wear it as a perfume. 5) THE...

They measure 3.25" x 2.5" x 1" when cut. But like I said, my other soaps (not salt bars) of the same size last longer in the shower.

That could be the reason... I like to use only 30% salt in my bars because of the lather - I get more bubbles this way. But probably this means my salt bars wash away faster... The lather I get using my 100% CO soap with a 1:1 salt/oil ratio: 100% CO with 60% salt as per oils...

I like: Salty Sailor Ahoy, Matey THE Green Tea Parsley Water Buttermilk & Honey

My salt bars don't last a long time in the shower either, not longer than 2 weeks. I let them cure for 2-3 weeks and they are not drying at all. The bars are VERY hard, but my other soaps of the same size last longer in the shower. My salt bars are 100% CO with 30% salt, SF @ 20%.