dragging soap
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I don't know honor I haven't experienced it yet . I use silk though in every batch , maybe that is it .
Kitn
Kitn
I talked to the water softner guy and he said it's because the soap is rinsing clean leaving no residue behind like the detergent soaps do. However,I've also been told it's due to having hard water. I know my MIL has a water softner and my soaps don't drag, but when I use them and I have very hard water they do drag even with the added silk.
G
Guest
"Drag" is hard to explain, but I'll try.
Imagine bathing and everything is fine.
You get out to dry off and it's almost like you're sticky.
The towel doesn't glide to dry you -- it sorta "drags and sticks"
When you get dressed, you can still feel the "stick" and the feeling
goes away in an hour or so.
I too suspect castor in the recipe, but I'm also suspecting a castor
and stearic acid combination -- not absolutely sure what causes it.
Imagine bathing and everything is fine.
You get out to dry off and it's almost like you're sticky.
The towel doesn't glide to dry you -- it sorta "drags and sticks"
When you get dressed, you can still feel the "stick" and the feeling
goes away in an hour or so.
I too suspect castor in the recipe, but I'm also suspecting a castor
and stearic acid combination -- not absolutely sure what causes it.
