Made my first cream soap today!!

[ironbrewer]

About 2.5 hours to cook the soap. Then mixing the soap the next day maybe a 1/2 hour.

 

[craftykelly]

Thanks, I will give it a go this weekend

 

[xyxoxy]

OK this goes on my MUST DO list... along with quite several other items.

I have done a CP bar shaving soap that I was somewhat happy with... but I know I can do better and this may be the ticket. Is there any reason I shouldn't add white clay for extra slippage to cream soap the way I do with the bar soap?

Is cream soap any more prone to spoilage or does it naturally preserve itself? Do you add a preservative?

 

[ironbrewer]

OK this goes on my MUST DO list... along with quite several other items.

I have done a CP bar shaving soap that I was somewhat happy with... but I know I can do better and this may be the ticket. Is there any reason I shouldn't add white clay for extra slippage to cream soap the way I do with the bar soap?

Is cream soap any more prone to spoilage or does it naturally preserve itself? Do you add a preservative?

I use Kaolin clay in my recipe. I think it does make it more slippery. As far as it being prone to spoilage, I just don't know. I just started making it. I just made my second batch, and I haven't even tried that one yet. I'm going to get some vitamin E to add to it. I know this is not a preservative, but I think it will help with skin conditioning. It will also keep it from getting oxidized.

 

[Deb]

looks awesome!

may I ask for (the source of) your recipe?

Cheers!

Deb

 

[ironbrewer]

I read as much as I could from a bunch of different sources, and melded a recipe together. It turned out way better than I thought it would for a first recipe.

 

[CiCi]

Do you have to refrigerate it? If not, how long does it last? Can you make it as thick or thin as you want? I've had the book for a long time, but never made the soap. This has sparked my interest.

 

[ironbrewer]

I don't know how long it is shelf stable yet. The high stearic acid content supposedly makes it more stable. I have not refrigerated any of mine. I really like the thickness of mine. I'm sure you could make it thicker or thinner by tweeking the KOH to NaOH ratio.

 

[xyxoxy]

I have been thinking about this thread lately and I wonder if you have any new info on this process. Shelf life, do's and dont's, new ingredients?

I think I'm ready to give this a shot.

 

[forigners]

I always superfat at 5% because I am scared of DOS. If you do a higher superfat, do you have problems with DOS?

 

[RockinRodeoChick]

Can I suggest the cream soap group on yahoo to anyone that may be interested?
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/CreamSoap/
There is lots and lots of info there.

 

[Hazel]

Wow! Nice pics. I'd like to try making cream soap. It looks wonderful.

 

[ironbrewer]

Sorry just saw these questions. So far all the cream soap I have made still looks great. I did not add any preservatives. When/if I start selling I will add a preservative like Optiphen.