I made 100% coconut oil liquid dish soap with 1% super fat. How do I get this soap less watery? Salt solution is absolutely no help. I heard xanthan gum won't help either because of PH? Not positive but either way some help to firm this soap would be greatly appreciated.
Dish Soap Help
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Dish soap made from 100% CO is always very thin and watery, unfortunately. You can try small amounts of xanthan gum, or hydroxycellulose.
ETA: I was reminded by your post over on the other thread, that stearic acid makes a nice thickener for LS. In fact, I just used some yesterday to thicken my favorite liquid hand soap.
However, I don't think you will want that in your dish soap, as it would probably leave a bit of a film on the dishes. Maybe try a small batch? If you do, please come back and let us know what you think.
ETA: I was reminded by your post over on the other thread, that stearic acid makes a nice thickener for LS. In fact, I just used some yesterday to thicken my favorite liquid hand soap.
However, I don't think you will want that in your dish soap, as it would probably leave a bit of a film on the dishes. Maybe try a small batch? If you do, please come back and let us know what you think.
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