I finally made that salt bar. I just wanted to let those that have not tried to make a salt bar know how I did my. First, I needed to know when I was to pour the SF oils, I used 10% SF and shunt2011, 50% salt.
I have always made HP salt bar and never did a 50% salt. As embarrassed as it makes me, I used 10% salt, hardly a salt bar. But it seem to have worked, at least I'm thinking because when I use the 50% salt; that 10% of mine...that thought will change. Not only the salt was a big surprise, my coconut oil was too. I had been using 37% CO and 41 %OO. I have been doing this for years. I guess my so called salt bars was just a touch of salt.
My new recipe is now (I have this a a sticky):
CO 75%
OO 15%
Grape 5%
Almond 5%
SF 10%
Salt 50%
I was fearful of my soap coming to a quick truce, I might have gotten a false trace.
I added all the oils together, after I blended I used sandalwood powder. Here is where I kinda got stuck. In HP I would make one color and add the salt when I saw the glycerin, meaning it was done. But in CP, I had two batches, one being the sandalwood powder and the soap batter and I haven't added the salt. I thought, which gets the salt. I took a guess and added about a have of cup of salt to the sandalwood powder and the rest went into the soap batter.
I waited for about 1.5 hrs and then I cut. Was not sure but I did it anyway. These are the pictures of my soap, when I first cut will be the first and today after I washed off any soap ash. That bowl is what I used to wash my soaps, I can see suds. So for what its worth, I think I now have a true salt bar.