Tussah silk

[Christa10]

I got mine on Amazon.

Shepherd Textiles Tussah Silk... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RRFLY93?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

It has lasted forever!! I don’t really measure it. I just cut about a dime size amount and add it to the lye. My soap batches are about 55 oz. If you cut too much I have found it doesn’t want to dissolve as well. I add it right before I stir the lye and water, because the heat dissolves it well. I definitely don’t want strings in the soap. Customers won’t know what that is, so I cut it up really small. That one container has lasted me a really long time.

Thanks for the link. I've been considering adding it for a long time but I guess there was some controversy about whether they have to kill the silk worm to get the silk, or whether the silk worm has already hatched and left.

 

[Shelley D]

Good to know. Once I establish a better recepi I would like to try. It’s nice being the creator for once. I’ve switched out most all of my products to more healthier options. It’s very free-ing to say the least!

I bought 2 packages from BB and barely used any out of one package. If you want to try some I will gladly send you some, maybe half a package, to experiment with ~ no charge, and I will even pay the shipping. I bought it a couple of years ago and haven't touched it since. I get plenty of slip from the olive oil and avocado oil in my recipes plus I work with frozen liquids to make my lye solution and the fibers don't really dissolve thoroughly and get clumped up in my stick blender.
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