Does Glycerine affect the hardness of my soap?

[Jeremy]

I made a gardening soap and mixed my colors in 30 grams of glycerine before adding it to my 1 pound test batch. I used my soapmaker 3 to create a hard bar, 7 on the 1-10 scale but adding the glycerine into the mix didn't change the number either way. So is this a function of the software or does glycerine not affect the hardness of the soap.

 

[Deda]

No, the hardness of the soap depends on the fatty acid profile of the oils you use. Glycerol doesn't change this value.

 

[Jeremy]

Thanks

 

[smellitlikeitissoaps]

No it doesnt but too much glycerin can cause a sticky bar of soap