is maltodrextrin ok in soap?

[happyshopper]

I got some coconut milk powder from the supermarket.

I didn't notice until I got home that its not pure milk powder. The ingredients are
Coconut milk solids, Maltodextrin, Milk protein (sodium cassinate), Acidity regulator (sodium phosphate)

Will it be ok to use? I was planning to add it into the oils at the full amount required for the amount of water I use with the lye.

Thanks

 

[Obsidian]

Yes, its fine to use.

 

[cmzaha]

A few uses of Maltodextrin in cosmetics are an emulision stabilizer, a binder, skin and hair conditioner.

 

[Cactuslily]

I just got coconut milk powder 100x from WSP. There's no info on site or bag as to useage. Would 1T PPO be ok? Also, will it discolor if I gel?

 

[not_ally]

Wow, CL, I've never heard of CM 100X. I was looking at their 100X aloe powder at one point, and the reconstitution ratio required mixing one oz w/100 oz distilled water. If this is similar, and assuming that there are about 5-6 tspns in an oz, that seems like too much powder. I am awful at math, though. Do they have any reconstitution/use info in the questions/answers or user review sections?

I have used the regular CM powder from WSP, it was fine, I think I used it at about .5 oz ppo.

 

[Cactuslily]

OMG! Not_Ally...you're totally right! I actually got 100x aloe powder and coconut milk powder in same order. Thanks for telling me how you used that as well�� I was going to add them both to my oils. Did your coconut milk powder cause discoloration? I gel all my soaps.

ETA: you said 1 oz powder (aloe) to 100 oz water? That seems like a lot of water however, at the rate my brain is (not) going today, perhaps soaping is not a good idea.

 

[LBussy]

I was going to add them both to my oils. Did your coconut milk powder cause discoloration? I gel all my soaps.

I did as IrishLass had suggested in the past: I used just enough water to dissolve the milk from the regular batch water, and then used the balance for the lye. The milk was added after the lye was emulsified.

 

[not_ally]

CL, I just checked my notes. That batch, a fairly small one, required 9.12 oz of water (I used full water b/c of the milk element.)

I used 4.65 oz of aloe water and mixed the lye into it to make the lye water, which I added to the oils. For the remaining 4.5 oz liquid portion I used 4.5 oz of canned coconut milk and added .5 oz of cm powder, I think WSP says that it is reconstituted at @ 1oz per cup (so I assumed that would be pretty much adding the equivalent of full coconut milk) stick blended it well to get rid of lumps, and added it to the batch at emulsification but before trace as Lee did - Carolyn recommended this timing, and it works for me.

I did two cm batches this way, one at 3% SF, one at 5%, just b/c I want to see the difference after cure. I did not color the 3% one, and used a non-discoloring FO, did not CPOP, and it is a pretty ivory color. I used a musk which contains vanilla for the 5% one, and it did discolor, but I think b/c o the FO, not the cm.

When I have CPOP'd with milks it has made them darker - and one definitely overheated - for the most part I think I will not do it in the future, even though I generally like CPOP'ing for the color/rapid demolding and do it with most of the rest of my soaps.

Does that make sense? If not I can send you the notes for the batch in a PM.

Re the aloe, I'm pretty sure that is the rate the WSP folks recommended in one of the Q&A section responses. I'm not sure how that would translate into tspns. I just ended up getting a gallon jug of aloe juice from Trader Joe's for $7.99, that has worked perfectly, plenty to use for now and I froze some in ziplock bags for later (thanks to lsg for the recommendation on that.)

 

[Cactuslily]

Thank you both for your helpful responses! Not_ally, I'd really appreciate seeing your notes. You don't need to include your recipe if that isn't something you wish to do, but I would like to see your process for additional verification. That would be really helpful! Thanks for such a gracious offering!