Another question from a beginner. I tried to make handsoap from a generic dove bar. My question is this. Why did my hands burn when it was finished? I tried the zap test, and my tongue got the same burning sensation. Did I use an incorrect bar type or...? Any info would help.
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Soaplady22
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How do you mean you tried to make soap from a dove bar? You mean, cut it up and remold it? It won't zap unless you used lye -- so my question to you is, what did you do?
I grated it down, 3.5 oz bar sensitive skin. Used 3.5 cups water and melted it together. I let it cool down and poured into washed out soap dispenser. Waited over night and tried washing my hands with it. But my sin felt like it was burning. By the way, not sure if I mentioned, I was trying to make liquid hand soap.
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Seems that you heated it too much and it started to partly decompose, into stuff like sulfurous acid ... Didn't your tongue feel slightly numb ?
I never used dove, but from what I googled, sodium isethionates are found among the ingredients.
Maybe some toxic fumes were released.
I never used dove, but from what I googled, sodium isethionates are found among the ingredients.
Maybe some toxic fumes were released.
This forum is a great learning tool.
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The thing is that heating isn't needed for your purpose. I make all the time "liquid soap" by adding water to solid homemade soap.
Just stick in the blender (make sure you have some glasses on, you don't want to get your eyes splashed).
Blend and keep adding water until the consistence isn't gooey anymore and becomes watery (actually, at this time, it may be needed to add a little more water, since it continues to thicken over the next hour).
Normally, liquid soap has a different composition than solid bars and this recipe may not have same consistency as commercial liquid soap, but it's good enough for me.
Just stick in the blender (make sure you have some glasses on, you don't want to get your eyes splashed).
Blend and keep adding water until the consistence isn't gooey anymore and becomes watery (actually, at this time, it may be needed to add a little more water, since it continues to thicken over the next hour).
Normally, liquid soap has a different composition than solid bars and this recipe may not have same consistency as commercial liquid soap, but it's good enough for me.
soapbuddy
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Dove soap has a fragrance; even the one for sensitive skin. It could have been the fragrance that made your hands or tongue burn.
soapbuddy
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If you're not ready to make your own cold process soap with lye, I would suggest getting a rebatch base from BrambleBerry online.
jadiebugs1
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soapbuddy said:
Dove (for sensative skin even) burned my skin when I tried it a few months back...
ToniD said:
Yep, Brambleberry, Essential Wholesale, Saveonscents, and several other online vendors all carry excellent liquid soap, shampoo, lotion, and other bases that you can color and scent to your heart's content. They also tend to carry a higher quality line of product than the stuff you find at the craft store.
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