Sat bar recipe

[Crombie]

Salt Grain Size

I purchase all my salts from San Francisco Salt Company (free shipping and frequent sales). I like that I can buy them in fine and super fine. 50% of my sales are salt bars.

 

[kmarvel]

Do you have a link to the Salt place??

 

[jules92207]

I purchase all my salts from San Francisco Salt Company (free shipping and frequent sales). I like that I can buy them in fine and super fine. 50% of my sales are salt bars.

Ok - that is awesome. Just searched their name and found the website. I'm thinking there are a lot more salt bars in my future now.

 

[Nevada]

Crombie, have you used the Black Lava Hawaiian Sea Salt <link inserted>? Contains Activated Charcoal. Is it drying?

I purchase all my salts from San Francisco Salt Company (free shipping and frequent sales). I like that I can buy them in fine and super fine. 50% of my sales are salt bars.

 

[Crombie]

Yes, Nevada. For my Hawaiian Black Lava Salt Soap bars, I add 1/2 tsp ppo activated charcoal as well to make the soaps a little darker. 80% coconut oil, 15% avocado oil, 5% castor oil, 50% salt to oil ratio. With 20% SF, there is nothing drying about these soaps. I HP mine.

 

[katsntx]

Wow... so many choices at San Francisco Salt Co. How to choose...:think:

 

[kmarvel]

Trouble with grinding salt is the chance of leaving really sharp edges, so make sure to grind it very well and run through a fine seive. Abraised skin from sharp salt is not nice.I just ran out of my pearl salt that was such a great salt and San Francisco Salt no longer carries it.

I have never heard of "pearl salt". Interesting.

 

[slipknott76]

Nobody find 20 % superfat to be a bit high. I really like mine around 10%

 

[KristaY]

Nobody find 20 % superfat to be a bit high. I really like mine around 10%

In salt bars using CO at approx. 80%, most people go up to 15-20% SF to counteract the drying effect with that much CO. But if 10% is good for your skin, stick with it.

 

[Phantomina]

Hi
Is there a suggested temperature for lye and oils while making a salt bar? And lye percentage also.
TIA

 

[AliOop]

@Phantomka you can use whatever temps and lye concentration you would like. 100% CO soaps do tend to trace fairly quickly, but that can be helpful for suspending all that salt.