Which rubbing alcohol to use?

[Ankh]

hi... i need help. can any 1 please tell me which grade of isopropyl alcohol to use? actually i i am a newbie to soap making and few days back tried making taiwan swirls, it turned out to be gr8 but inspite of wrapping it properly i had a lot of ash:sad: so i am planning to try rubbing alcohol the next time.. so is a lab based isopropyl alcohol safe to use for this purpose? thank u in advance:smile::smile:

 

[Ellacho]

I buy the Isopropyl alcohol 91% from Walgreens. It works well for me!

 

[Susie]

Even Walmart has 91% these days. I even found some with a sprayer bottle.

 

[lsg]

Our local Dollar General Store carries it also.

 

[Ankh]

Oooookhay....
but is lab based suitable? i actually have it handy... it is lik wat, lik 100% isopropyl alcohol... will it do? so that it wont be wasted...

 

[Hazel]

It will be fine. You're fortunate to be able to find 100%. The best I can find is 91%. Of course, 91% is good, too. You can even use 70% isopropyl alcohol.

 

[AF_SOAP]

you can also steam it with either a clothes steamer or by boiling water on the stove and physically working the soap in your hands. either way i have used removes the ash with ease.

 

[Ankh]

Thank you every1 for replying....

 

[navigator9]

It will be fine. You're fortunate to be able to find 100%. The best I can find is 91%. Of course, 91% is good, too. You can even use 70% isopropyl alcohol.

Hazel, the 70% dis not work for me. I continued to have ash until I switched to the 91%. Don't know if my ash was particularly stubborn, but it took the 91% to get rid of it.

 

[shunt2011]

I use 91% as well. Haven't had good luck with 70%.

 

[Hazel]

I stand corrected. 70% doesn't work. It's been so long since I've used it. Maybe that's why I switched to 91%.

 

[Smauf]

Can you use the alcohol to remove the ash after the soap has already cured? Or does it only work before it has fully soponified?