Attempting snail-extract soap

[Tochie]

Hello dear amazing soapers!.
I have a customized soap order, and the client requested to have the soap bars infused with snail-extracts (snail slime). Apparently I haven’t worked with a recipe like that previously ,and clearly not sure if the lye can dissolve in the snail slime since it’s already 90% water.
Need ideas guys, would really appreciate [emoji1431]

 

[Saffron]

Responded in the other thread - but here's the link again:
https://auntieclaras.com/2016/10/snail-soap/

Edit: OK, looks like the other thread you started has been deleted. What I'd said was that Auntie Clara gives a detailed account of how she made her snail soap, from catching the snails and massaging them to release the slime, to stamping and packaging the final product (link above). Hope you like snails as it looks very messy!

 

[SoapAddict415]

My first thought is eeeewww! Why? Then my brain wants to know the benefits of snail slime lol.

 

[soapmaker]

What's the idea?

 

[Zany_in_CO]

Thanks for that link, Saffron. Interesting. So it looks like ya hafta collect a kilo of snails. Feed them a special diet for 3 weeks, then water only for a few days. Then wash them. Then massage them to get them to release slime, and once you have enough, add it to the lye solution to make soap, just as you would tussah silk maybe? Easy peasy. NOT! LOL

Tochie, if t'were me I'd ask the client to collect the slime for you! I'm just sayin'... in the immortal words of adrianna, "eeeewww!"

 

[BattleGnome]

My first thought is eeeewww! Why? Then my brain wants to know the benefits of snail slime lol.

I think it’s the Asian beauty trend of the moment, just like every new product in the US has charcoal in it now

 

[Saponificarian]

I am guessing Tochie is from my part of the world and we have snails aplenty. Plus it's a source of protein here. Hate it with a passion though. Can't pay me enough to touch the thing.

I heard the soap is nice and that you are meant to add the slime at trace which we all know is not true. Might as well add it at the beginning. For the 'benefits' though, I personally would do melt and pour to preserve the 'benefits' because with HP, high temperature might or might not affect the benefits.

ETA: Reading Auntie Clara's blog it seems snail slime is better added to the lye solution.

 

[lenarenee]

I think it’s the Asian beauty trend of the moment, just like every new product in the US has charcoal in it now

And here in San Diego it's also in the snack food! There's a smoothie place that sells charcoal vanilla ice cream because it will "clean your body of toxins". Except that it doesn't - unless you drink a toxin less than 1 hour before eating the charcoal ice cream!

 

[Zany_in_CO]

And here in San Diego it's also in the snack food!

I gasped at first because I thought you were talking about snails!

 

[Tochie]

Responded in the other thread - but here's the link again:
https://auntieclaras.com/2016/10/snail-soap/

Edit: OK, looks like the other thread you started has been deleted. What I'd said was that Auntie Clara gives a detailed account of how she made her snail soap, from catching the snails and massaging them to release the slime, to stamping and packaging the final product (link above). Hope you like snails as it looks very messy!

Oh thank you so much for the link....
I hope to do a happy dance with an exciting news if it works [emoji4]

My first thought is eeeewww! Why? Then my brain wants to know the benefits of snail slime lol.

Had exact same reaction lol...but well it’s fun to try new things,that’s how we learn[emoji4]

Thanks for that link, Saffron. Interesting. So it looks like ya hafta collect a kilo of snails. Feed them a special diet for 3 weeks, then water only for a few days. Then wash them. Then massage them to get them to release slime, and once you have enough, add it to the lye solution to make soap, just as you would tussah silk maybe? Easy peasy. NOT! LOL

Tochie, if t'were me I'd ask the client to collect the slime for you! I'm just sayin'... in the immortal words of adrianna, "eeeewww!"

She already has them...apparently she’s a snail farmer.. So the snail extracts are already available...problem is how to work with it considering the texture (thickness)

I think it’s the Asian beauty trend of the moment, just like every new product in the US has charcoal in it now

Exactly!

I am guessing Tochie is from my part of the world and we have snails aplenty. Plus it's a source of protein here. Hate it with a passion though. Can't pay me enough to touch the thing.

I heard the soap is nice and that you are meant to add the slime at trace which we all know is not true. Might as well add it at the beginning. For the 'benefits' though, I personally would do melt and pour to preserve the 'benefits' because with HP, high temperature might or might not affect the benefits.

ETA: Reading Auntie Clara's blog it seems snail slime is better added to the lye solution.

Thanks for your input!... Will have to work with anty Clara’s method of adding the slime at the beginning. But I fear the lye may not dissolve in the slime , the slime is already 90% water... Not sure how to go about it...

I gasped at first because I thought you were talking about snails! View attachment 29420

Lol

 

[Zany_in_CO]

But I fear the lye may not dissolve in the slime , the slime is already 90% water... Not sure how to go about it...

I've been thinking about that too... I think you'll figure it out... I'm wondering if it might be like adding tussah silk? Weigh water; add silk fibers; add NaOH. Stir briefly. Allow to hydrate 5 minutes or so -- I leave my spoon in to weight down the fibers to the bottom; stir and wait some more if necessary until the lye solution is clear. For the slime, I would pour the lye into the oils through a fine strainer to keep any hard bits out.

ETA: Oh, the slime is 90% water! Hmmm. (Shrugs shoulders and runs away. )

 

[Saponificarian]

Thanks for your input!... Will have to work with anty Clara’s method of adding the slime at the beginning. But I fear the lye may not dissolve in the slime , the slime is already 90% water... Not sure how to go about it...

I think it will dissolve but you could use 50/50 Water and slime. So dissolve your NaOH in equal amount of water from your recipe and make up the rest of your Water Phase with the slime.

ETA: Make sure the lye Water is clear befor adding the slime just to be sure you don’t have undissolved lye.

 

[Saffron]

Thanks for your input!... Will have to work with anty Clara’s method of adding the slime at the beginning. But I fear the lye may not dissolve in the slime , the slime is already 90% water... Not sure how to go about it...

According to Auntie C the lye dissolved easily in the slime and green tea blend. Strain it before adding to the oils. Any NaOH pieces left in the strainer can be dissolved in a little water and added to the oils.

 

[earlene]

My first thought was UC Santa Cruz. I can see someone connected to UCSC asking for snail soap, for sure.

Here is my snail soap, but it was the swirl and not the ingedient:

I gave some of these to my grandson since he lives in the Santa Cruz area.

 

[Nao]

For what its worth, I have used my own soap to wash snail slime off my hands and usually nothing works to get rid off the slime, but real soap washes it away like it wasn’t even there. So I can't imagine there would be any problem.

 

[Tochie]

A sneak-peek of my attempt at snail soap guys [emoji4]

 

[Tochie]

 

[Tochie]

 

[earlene]

It's very pretty, Tochie.

 

[Dean]

Snail slime soap?! OMG, I thought this was a joke.

Actually my liqiud soap has the disturbing consistency of snail slime.