The ZNSB recipe intrigues me and I hope to try it this wknd. But, I'm also curious. I also will be trying it using HO sunflower. Here's the kicker: I want to use goat milk AND the faux sea water(or atleast add the salt and bakingsoda to the milk). Anyone everbeen in this ballpark before? My curiosity has gotten me convinced to do this
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I make mine with goat milk powder all the time - turns out great! I'm sure it would be fine to use fresh goat milk if that's your jam.
You can use fresh liquid milk with no problem, even as 100% liquid replacement and do that. Just make sure to dissolve the salt and the baking soda in it before you freeze it.
If you don't want to freeze it, you can use some milk and some water. Add the milk to the warm oils, dissolve the salt and the baking soda in the water, after that dissolve the lye in it and proceed as usual.
You can also dump dry milk in your oils and prepare your lye solution as usual, it's up to you - it should work no matter what you choose
If you don't want to freeze it, you can use some milk and some water. Add the milk to the warm oils, dissolve the salt and the baking soda in the water, after that dissolve the lye in it and proceed as usual.
You can also dump dry milk in your oils and prepare your lye solution as usual, it's up to you - it should work no matter what you choose
Most times I use powder in the oil for my GM soaps. Alternately is full replacement, sometimes milk in oil. I guess my concern was the salt and soda in the milk and how it would act
I've had zero problems with mine. It's actually the favorite soap of one of my best friends - she orders it regularly. I usually make it with 80% OO and 20% PKO (or CO-PKO blend). The GMP and scent are blended into the heated oils before adding the lye solution.
Since I use a 50% MB lye solution, the sea salt, bicarb, sorbitol, and sodium citrate get dissolved in enough additional water to result in a net 40% lye solution once everything is mixed together.
It'll be fine
This is exactly what I needed to know. Imight add some CO for extra bubbles. Thank you. 2nd question: how do you calculate your sodium citrate? I haven't worked with it...yet.
I only use citric acid, but ready citrate shouldn't be much different when it comes to the result. Try with 1% of total oil weight and if needed adjust it accordingly the next time - that's what I would do
As suggested by Ekuzo, I typically use it at 1% of oil weight, or 2% for recipes with more than 65% lard or tallow (or combo of the two).
Both lard and tallow tend to create more soap scum at higher percentages in my recipes, so a little more sodium citrate helps to combat that.
