Melt & Pour

[mlj]

Has anyone added Tussah Silk to Melt and Pour bases; if so how did you add it and what were the benefits??

MLJ

 

[Deda]

I don't know how to add tussah silk, as it's a cottony fiber would it dissolve?

I have added silk amino acids to MP. They are spendy, but you only need a smidgen.

 

[topcat]

If you add tussah silk fibre to MP it will just stir in - not dissolve, so the properties we find in CP soap wouldn't happen - you will just have threads in your soap bar IMHO. If you want to include a silky feel in your MP use silk powder (protein or peptide) blended into some liquid - or use liquid silk. Not sure just what this will add to the finished product as I have yet to do that......okay, I think I will have to use it next time I make some MP! :wink:

It is the chemical reaction of the lye with the silk fibres that break it down into the CP soap. Powder has already been broken down. HTH!

Tanya

 

[mlj]

Thank you! I have been on some web sites the sell M&P soaps and several claim that they use "Silk Fiber" for a "Silky" soap. I have used the Tussah in CP and just couldn't figure out how it would be used in M&P.

Mary Lou