Help with bubble bath bar

[zoe]

Hi i have been trying to make bubble bath bars with no luck :cry:
this is prob a stupid question but the sls that i got is in a noodle form(is that normal)
or does it come in a powder to?? anyway they dont seem to desolve and the finishd product
always look c##p. am i ment to crush the noodles up(none of the recipies say to do this)??
please help thanks xx

 

[Genny]

I've only bought sodium lauryl sulfate in powder form. But I have heard of it coming in "noodle" or "needle" form. I'm not sure how you're supposed to work with them, but I saw on another forum, someone having the same problem as you about them not dissolving. That person ended up switching to powdered form instead.

 

[zoe]

Thank you, going to try crushing them up first(got a big Bag)
not sure why they sell them in noodles. thanks again x

 

[lsg]

Have you tried melting the needles in propylene glycol, oil or cocoa butter. I think they melt better if they are mixed with another liquid. I have worked with SCS Noodles and they do take quite a while to melt.

 

[vikvik]

i used them as i was feed up with the powder getting on my chest, if you find them hard to use get the powder and do 1/2 and half, didnt find it made that much diffident's to the product may change your other products to work with it cocoa butter will take a little longer to harden but will bind them better