Sheepysoaper
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Trying to wrap my head around making a dish soap for soaping equipment (used for high SF soaps). Should I make a negative SF LS? Does that help cut the grease?
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Yes, eliminating superfat or using a negative superfat does help with grease-cutting, but definitely wear gloves while using that soap, as it will be very hard on your skin.
Limiting your fats to those that are high in cleansing fatty acids will also help. That would be babassu oil, coconut oil, or palm kernel oil (which is not the same as palm or palm fruit oil). Tallow has a slightly higher amount of cleansing FAs than many other oils, but nowhere near as much as the other three that I listed.
Other ingredients that will add some grease-cutting power include borax (pre-dissolved in some hot dilution water), and d-limonene. Including a solubilizer like polysorbate 80 will help to prevent settling or precipitation of additives, and also adds to the soap's power to remove oils from your dishes. I typically use it at the same rate as the d-limonene (2-3%).
Good luck, and let us know how your dish soap turns out!
PS - I just noticed that you are new here - Welcome! It would be great if you could post in the Introduction Forum to let us know a little about yourself, including your soaping experience.
Limiting your fats to those that are high in cleansing fatty acids will also help. That would be babassu oil, coconut oil, or palm kernel oil (which is not the same as palm or palm fruit oil). Tallow has a slightly higher amount of cleansing FAs than many other oils, but nowhere near as much as the other three that I listed.
Other ingredients that will add some grease-cutting power include borax (pre-dissolved in some hot dilution water), and d-limonene. Including a solubilizer like polysorbate 80 will help to prevent settling or precipitation of additives, and also adds to the soap's power to remove oils from your dishes. I typically use it at the same rate as the d-limonene (2-3%).
Good luck, and let us know how your dish soap turns out!
PS - I just noticed that you are new here - Welcome! It would be great if you could post in the Introduction Forum to let us know a little about yourself, including your soaping experience.
Sheepysoaper
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Thank you!
I'm assuming these additives would be introduced post-dilution?
I'm assuming these additives would be introduced post-dilution?
Yes, that is how I do it for the PS-80 and d-limonene, so I can base the additive weight on the post-dilution weight.
The borax, however, can be hard to dissolve, and can precipitate out easily. For that reason, I add it at the start of my heated dilution process. That seems to help with incorporating it into the mix.
