Mixing soap with a surfactant

[Louise Taylor]

Hello there,

I have a liquid soap recipe that I am happy with, it works well. I don' like in on my hair and OH wants a shower gel rather than a liquid soap. So I am going to try adding a surfactant. My choice is CAPB.

I have never done this before so hopefully, they will mix well with a little emulsifier.

Has anyone done this before and had success? If yes I would love some tips.

Many thanks

 

[lsg]

Liquid or bar soap does not work well with my hair. Try the swiftcraftymonkey blog for shampoo and shower gel recipes. The minimum per month is $1 to access her advice and recipes. I think it is well worth $12. per year.

 

[Louise Taylor]

Try the swiftcraftymonkey blog for shampoo and shower gel recipes. The minimum per month is $1 to access her advice and recipes. I think it is well worth $12. per year.
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Thank you . I am in Europe. I have heard from other Europeans that this site, whilst having some great resources, formulates with ingredients not available and sometimes not permitted in Europe. I would prefer to formulate with ingredients I know I can use. Currently that is CAPB and a liquid soap recipe.

 

[DeeAnna]

You don't need an emulsifier. Emulsifiers allow immiscible materials to mix; CAPB and liquid soap are both water based and miscible. CAPB may thicken the mixture.

 

[Louise Taylor]

Thank you
So I should just be able to pour some in to the finished liquid soap. That is handy as I can do it little at a time and see what the result is

 

[Zany_in_CO]

Following.