Salt Soap

[dieSpinne]

What dye do you use to color the salt? I tried using a salt dye before (with dead sea salt), and when I topped the soaps with the dyed salt, the dye came off all over the soap! The salts melted and the color ran and dripped everywhere. It was a terrible mess! I'd really love to try again. Maybe I just used the wrong dye?

Thanks!!

Actually, I think you used the wrong salt.
Dead Sea Salt is very hygroscopic, which means it will pull moisture from the air and sweat all over the place. Try using regular non-iodized sea salt, which is mostly sodium chloride, instead of DSS, which can be as little as 3% Sodium Chloride and is made mostly of other minerals.

 

[Lynnz]

Dragon I am loving your saltsoaps...........I was very fortunate to recieve some saltbars from our Hazel and loved them :0)

 

[Dragonkaz]

The decoration salt on top of my salt bars is rock salt. I use pop micas to dye them, then let them dry overnight before making the salt soap.

I then use pop mica to colour some of my salt soap batter and mix it in for a swirl of colour in the finished bars.

I use kitchen salt, as the fine salt works gently as an exfoliant and my soap needs this due to it being designed for facial use.

Lyn I love salt soap ... have been using it every night to wash my face. I've never used soap on my face ever before ... but this is luxurious!

 

[saltydog]

Oh, such pretty colors!!

 

[judymoody]

How fun! I love the lively colors and the topping.

DH has been bugging me to make salt soap, now you've inspired me!

 

[Soapy Gurl]

Very Nice! These are just cheerful! I would love to have one sitting in my bathroom.

 

[Dragonkaz]

My salt bars are very simple to make and fantastic to use!

I also make lemon ones that have tea tree EO in them ... yum!

 

[Mouse]

I just made my first salt bars last month and they are revelatory experience for me!! How I love them! Yours are really pretty, great colors.

 

[miggymoo]

They look great! I go to Bonaire to scuba dive every year and this island is known for its salt. I plan to buy some salt from there this Christmas to make for the divers who frequent Bonaire! I didn't think of it until I saw this post so I thank you for the idea!

 

[Dragonkaz]

That sounds like a fantastic idea!

A good piece of advice I read ... if you want these bars to be facial bars then the salt needs to be fine, like table salt. That's why I use plain kitchen salt in my bars and dye rock salt to decorate the tops.

 

[tlm884]

I do love the colors of your salt bars and I am also a huge fan of muffin trays for molds. They make life so much simpler! I would for surely purchase one of these if I seen them on the market.

 

[donna75126]

salt bar

What is the purpose of a salt bar? Is it to be used as a scrub bar? I have neve used one.

Donna

 

[Dragonkaz]

Exfoliation and rehydrating ... conditioning qualities of the coconut oil will depend on your superfatting percentage.

I use table salt, which is fine enough to use on your face and superfat at 20%, which makes a great facial salt bar ... great for mature aged skin.