ewenique
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What are the advantage/disadvantages of adding these to cp soap? Are they both used to harden soap? What % should be used? Thanks!
Stearic acid vs Sodium lactate
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CarmenJean
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Well, Steric Acid is added to shaving soaps and cream soaps for slip, and creaminess.
Sodium lactate is added to soap that's stiff to make it more pourable - like HP soaps. FOrgot to say: @ 2%. :wink:
I only know this, because I've been looking at both of them in the past few days. However, I'm sure someone more experienced will be able to give more and better details.
Sodium lactate is added to soap that's stiff to make it more pourable - like HP soaps. FOrgot to say: @ 2%. :wink:
I only know this, because I've been looking at both of them in the past few days. However, I'm sure someone more experienced will be able to give more and better details.
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Stearic acid V. sodium lactate
You can also use a very little of sodium lactate to harden up a soft CP recipe. I played around with it for awhile when I was trying to use my little Milky Way molds with CP. It did work but I did not like the texture of the soaps themselves. Too much and your soap comes out chalky.
You can also use a very little of sodium lactate to harden up a soft CP recipe. I played around with it for awhile when I was trying to use my little Milky Way molds with CP. It did work but I did not like the texture of the soaps themselves. Too much and your soap comes out chalky.
stearic acid will accelerate trace
but since it's a component of many oils/butters - try shifting your formulation to get it from those instead of adding separately. It's a bear to melt completely if it's an individual ingredient.
but since it's a component of many oils/butters - try shifting your formulation to get it from those instead of adding separately. It's a bear to melt completely if it's an individual ingredient.
I use sodium lactate at 3% in both my CP and HP soaps.
In HP, it helps to make the batter more smooth and pourable rather than lumpy and gloppy.
In CP, it makes softer soaps harder; makes soaps easier to unmold if you are using decorative plastic molds; and as an added bonus, it gives a nice feel to the lather, much like the creamy feel that milks add.
IrishLass
In HP, it helps to make the batter more smooth and pourable rather than lumpy and gloppy.
In CP, it makes softer soaps harder; makes soaps easier to unmold if you are using decorative plastic molds; and as an added bonus, it gives a nice feel to the lather, much like the creamy feel that milks add.
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ewenique
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Thanks for your replies! I wonder if you could add sodium lactate to a rebatch to make it less gloppy?
