soap scum

1. The calcium in tap water combines with soap to form soap scum. 2. Milk contains a lot of calcium. Nonetheless, 3. Adding milk to soap seems somewhat popular. Does it work well to add milk to soap? I would think it wouldn't turn out well. What's your experience with this? Do you end up with...

I just started using 1% ppo citric acid to reduce the likelihood of soap scum and rancidity. Of course, since 10g citric acid neutralizes 6g of NaOH, I counteract this addition of citric acid with an excess of NaOH. My impression is that many soapers use 1 to 2% citric acid for bars as a...

Has anyone soaped with Sodium Gluconate? I usually use Tetrasodium EDTA but decided to add in some SG in soap for my daughter. She nows lives in an area with extremely hard well water. She tells me her hair is a mess and so is her skin. I actually used it in 3 batches and all accelerated, forth...

I posted this information in another thread, but I'm placing the information here so it can be easily found. EDTA EDTA, created in 1935, is a persistant organic pollutant (or POP). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistent_organic_pollutant EDTA is not biodegradeable, is fossil-fuel based, is...

Hello, I noticed that when a container of commercial liquid dish-washing soap is bought and used, I only need one simple squirt to do a whole load of dishes. Nice Bubbles, and pretty clear looking dishwater overall. I noticed that when I make my Homemade from Scratch Liquid Dish-washing Soap, I...