Wax in soap?

[ikindred]

What are the benefits of adding wax to your soap and how and when do you incorporate it?

 

[soapbuddy]

Small amount will add hardness. Try it at 1%.

 

[judymoody]

Melt it with your hard oils.

 

[soapbuddy]

Melt it with your hard oils.

I melt it with all my hard and soft oils except olive.

 

[carebear]

I melt it with my most stable oils, since it has to get quite hot. So I put it with things like coconut and palm or palm kernel oils - not (like Irena) with the olive or other sensitive oils.

 

[punkflash54]

what kind of wax? beeswax? or can you use other waxes like soy wax?

 

[soapbuddy]

I use beeswax. You can use soywax, but since it's a softer wax, you might need more than beeswax.