Making an Aloe and Yogurt Soap (hopefully) and need help…

[Tussiemussies]

Hello to all in the forums…

Would mike to make the Aloe and Yogurt soap from Anne Marie Faiola’s Mils Soap book. Has anyone made this soap? Am wondering, in the recipe:

* If the aloe Vera listed as an ingredient is a gel or liquid?

*Is sodium Lactate a pure ingredient or a chemical?

Thank you for your help!

Chris

 

[DeeAnna]

Commercial aloe vera gel has been thickened with a separate thickener so it's easier to use on the skin.

Commercial aloe vera juice has been refined to make it safer for ingestion. Sometimes the juice is also diluted -- you will want to read the ingredients list to verify whether it's a diluted product or not.

Both types will contain small amounts of additives that are required to control microbial growth and improve shelf stability.

IMO, people use either type for soap making.

> "...Is sodium Lactate a pure ingredient or a chemical?..."

Not sure what you have in mind when you ask this, so my answer is what you'd hear in a chemistry class --

Sodium lactate is an ingredient. It's also a chemical. All of the ingredients you use in soap making are chemicals.

Sodium lactate can be purchased in pure form as a dry powder. It's seldom used that way, however.

Most people use sodium lactate in liquid form. The liquid version is typically 60% pure sodium lactate dissolved in water.

 

[ackosel]

I haven't used aloe vera in soap yet, but I see many people prefer to use "aloe vera juice" rather than gel in their soap.

I don't know how "natural" sodium lactate is, but it is an optional ingredient, in my opinion. A similar result can be attained by using 1 tsp salt per pound of oil.