OLSoap
Member
I am aware that Cold Process soapmaking retains the glycerin in the soap and glycerin is a natural humectant which attracts moisture.
Last weekend my partner and I set up a booth at a Strawberry Festival and Craft Sale. It was very humid and rained a great deal. Our booth was inside a huge barn and we were in the middle of the barn away from the doors. As the Festival went on, we noticed our soaps were "attracting" moisture and began to look sweaty and feel tacky. :shock: This is the first time we were outside in humid, wet weather with our soap.
Has anyone else experienced this condition?
Is this sweaty and tacky reaction of our soap to be expected in humid weather?
What can we do (other than accepting indoor booth space) to keep this from happening to our soap? We wrap our soap with a paper cigar band and do not shrink wrap or box them.
Is there something we can add to our formula to control this more?
We make our soap with a very simple formula: olive oil, coconut oil, lye, water, fragrance oil, and/or colorants and botanicals.
Carole
Last weekend my partner and I set up a booth at a Strawberry Festival and Craft Sale. It was very humid and rained a great deal. Our booth was inside a huge barn and we were in the middle of the barn away from the doors. As the Festival went on, we noticed our soaps were "attracting" moisture and began to look sweaty and feel tacky. :shock: This is the first time we were outside in humid, wet weather with our soap.
Has anyone else experienced this condition?
Is this sweaty and tacky reaction of our soap to be expected in humid weather?
What can we do (other than accepting indoor booth space) to keep this from happening to our soap? We wrap our soap with a paper cigar band and do not shrink wrap or box them.
Is there something we can add to our formula to control this more?
We make our soap with a very simple formula: olive oil, coconut oil, lye, water, fragrance oil, and/or colorants and botanicals.
Carole