I came across an interesting blog about lowering the PH of HP Soap to make Shampoo Bars. It caught my attention so had to read it of course.
The though process is to add the Citric Acid solution at the end of the cook. One person said she excludes 90g of water during the lye prep and adds it back in after the cook in the form of water/beer/juices etc. based on the recipe she is using. That is when citric acid solution would also be added to decrease the PH for facial bars etc.
Any thoughts on this process? Sounds feasable to me and maybe worth a try on a small experimental batch. Would solve the problem of PH too high for Shampoo bars and provide a more liquid (pourable) soap for molding.
Here's the url if anyone is interested.
http://jenorasoaps.blogspot.com/2013/10/ph-in-handmade-soap-shampoo-bars-citric.html
The though process is to add the Citric Acid solution at the end of the cook. One person said she excludes 90g of water during the lye prep and adds it back in after the cook in the form of water/beer/juices etc. based on the recipe she is using. That is when citric acid solution would also be added to decrease the PH for facial bars etc.
Any thoughts on this process? Sounds feasable to me and maybe worth a try on a small experimental batch. Would solve the problem of PH too high for Shampoo bars and provide a more liquid (pourable) soap for molding.
Here's the url if anyone is interested.
http://jenorasoaps.blogspot.com/2013/10/ph-in-handmade-soap-shampoo-bars-citric.html
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