Egg soap: tips or tricks?

[ocean_soul]

Today I wanted to try making an egg and silk shampoo bar. I thought all was going well. I left my egg outside the fridge in advance so it could come to room temp. I tried to soap nice and cool too, but apparently 84 degrees was too much. When I tried tempering my soap with a small spoonful of soap batter it quickly became lumpy and cooked, even though I had added a spoonful of warm oil a minute or two before. What a bummer. :\

So my question is to those who have successfully soaped with eggs before, is there any special trick to it? Do I have to soap even cooler (which makes me worry about false trace) or what? Are fresh eggs better to use than older eggs?

Thanks in advance!

 

[lsg]

Here is a link to a method used by Lindy. It worked great for me.

http://www.soapmakingforum.com/f11/using-raw-egg-soap-making-31742/#post299427

 

[jean1C]

Egg soap...seriously...why do you people TEMPT me SOOO MUCH?
I read this post and thought..."I have chickens".."I have eggs" Guess now I will have to try this....LOL!

 

[ocean_soul]

Thanks LSG, that link led to some helpful information. I tried using the whole egg since I saw a successful soapmaker do that on youtube, next time I'll stick to just the yolks. I'll also try tempering it more slowly.

Good luck, jean1C on your egg soap attempt!

 

[roseb]

Eggs...really...is there no end to the madness! Do you think it would work if you scrambled them and worked with them frozen...like you do with goats milk. Just a thought.

 

[adoptapitbull]

I've always soaped at room temp and added the egg to a bit of oil from the pot, then added it back in to the big pot. Never had an issue with it cooking!

 

[lsg]

I use the whole egg and remove the chalaza (the white stringy part). I then use a whisk to mix it up really well before adding the oil to the egg for tempering. Then the tempered whole egg is added to my oils. I found this so much easier than trying to temper the egg with thinly traced soap. I think you will love egg soap. Mine was rich, smooth and had lots of lather. I added a citrus essential oil blend to cover the slight sulphur smell of the soap.