How much powdered milk do you all add ppo? I have some powdered cow's milk and I'm considering trying some in my soap.
I usually add enough powder to equal full milk content. I mix my lye with 1/2 my water and then mix the powdered milk into the other half and add that to my oils an blend well. Then add the lye mixture when ready.
Let me see if I'm following you...you use half your water, set aside, to mix your powdered milk into? So, do you just follow the directions on the packaging to find out how much powder and water to mix to reconstitute it?
yes, I just follow the directions on the package for the most part. You are correct. I use enough water to dilute the powder the remainder for the lye. It works great.
I've frozen fresh goat's milk into cubes (using the amount of liquid called to mix with the lye) and poured the lye over top to make a slushy method. Unfortunately, in the beginning, I had to throw out a couple of batches of soap because I didn't strain it before pouring it into the oils. There were undissolved lye crystals in there that were present in the end soap product. Did the zap test and "ow". Yup, ruined soap.
If you make GM into cubes to mix with lye, be sure to strain the mixture before adding it to the oils. However, it is very difficult to squish the slushy mixture through a fine strainer. That's why I'm looking at using GM powder and seeing what everyone recommends when to add it.
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