very confused about salt bars

[IrishLass]

I buy mine from the Asian market down the street from me. They have coconut cream powder, too. Certain online B&B vendors sell it as well.


IrishLass

 

[judymoody]

Your recipe looks great, although I would superfat at a hgher percentage ... maybe 20%.

Hint ... make salt soap in individual moulds, so you don't have to worry about cuttig them.

The coconut milk will add a meaningful amount of fat to your recipe. I'd leave it at 13% or maybe 15% tops.

 

[brewsie]

i've used irishlass' salt bar recipe before. the bars came out great! i just started using one of the bars myself (water instead of coconut milk, 20% super fat, 100% coconut, 25% sea salt + charcoal and lime and tea tree essential oils). I LOVE THIS BAR. my skin is so friggin' soft! i use it on my body as well as my face and its just awesome.

 

[Pamela]

Ok I thought I would dive in and try making IrishLass' salt bars....but have coconut cream powder. Does anyone know if I can substitute this for the coconut milk powder? :?

 

[zeoplum]

i've used irishlass' salt bar recipe before. the bars came out great! i just started using one of the bars myself (water instead of coconut milk, 20% super fat, 100% coconut, 25% sea salt + charcoal and lime and tea tree essential oils). I LOVE THIS BAR. my skin is so friggin' soft! i use it on my body as well as my face and its just awesome.

Wow brewsie...what a fantastic endorsement. Now I'm going to have to give this a try! I just ordered the 12 bar square silicone mold from BB and I know I'll want to break that thing in with salt bars so I guess IrishLass' recipe it is! I already make her 70% CO 30% Mango Butter recipe and it's wonderful. She is so kind to share with us!

 

[longeliner31]

So what would the exact recipe be for a 5# bar? I'd love to try this but not sure how to convert it into an actual recipe... sounds wonderful

 

[new12soap]

This has me so intrigued, I want to try it! I have done a search and can't find this particular recipe, and I have some questions...

Is 25% the ratio (by weight I assume) of salt to oils? Or total batch size?

What kind of salt do you use? Table salt, kosher salt, grocery store sea salt, or something more exotic? Or does it matter? I have seen advice to avoid mineral salts or epsom salts, but that's it.

Can you hot process this soap? If yes, would you add the salt at trace, or after the cook?

Irish Lass, you mention using the split method of adding coconut milk, using both liquid and powdered milk. I understand this helps to prevent scorching, but is there an advantage to using liquid coconut milk together with the powder vs just powdered milk mixed with water? Assuming both are brought to a concentration level of 100% I mean.

Thank you

 

[IrishLass]

This has me so intrigued, I want to try it! I have done a search and can't find this particular recipe, and I have some questions...

Is 25% the ratio (by weight I assume) of salt to oils? Or total batch size?

100% coconut oil
25% salt (as per weight of the oils)
13% superfat
Coconut Milk (or goat milk) in place of the water amount.
Scents and colorants of choice

What kind of salt do you use? Table salt, kosher salt, grocery store sea salt, or something more exotic? Or does it matter? I have seen advice to avoid mineral salts or epsom salts, but that's it.

As long as you stay away from mineral salts, epsom salts and Dead Sea salt, you can use whatever salt you want. I myself use Bob's Red Mill Sea Salt from my grocery store. I've also used red Hawaiian salt before with great results.

Can you hot process this soap? If yes, would you add the salt at trace, or after the cook?

I've never HP'd a salt soap before, so hopefully someone who has will chime in soon.

Irish Lass, you mention using the split method of adding coconut milk, using both liquid and powdered milk. I understand this helps to prevent scorching, but is there an advantage to using liquid coconut milk together with the powder vs just powdered milk mixed with water? Assuming both are brought to a concentration level of 100% I mean.

You can use just powdered for a 100% coconut milk batch. I've done that on occassion, but I still make sure to mix it separately from my lye. The only reason I use both powdered and liquid milk a lot is because I usually have the liquid on hand just for drinking or cooking, and so I take advantage of it with my soap.


IrishLass

 

[new12soap]

Thank you, that helps! This one gets added to the to-do list, I just don't know what I am going to do with all the soap I am going to be making in the next few weeks...