White clay

[Cal43]

Does white clay make the soap mix white?

 

[foggyfir]

The top of this beer soap was lightened at a rate of 3 tablespoons of white kaolin per pound of oil

 

[Meena]

A picture's worth a thousand words ^^
but I'll add, "not very." More a creamy winter white, and does not have enough coloring power to overcome darker oils. You need TD for a real white in most liquid oils.

 

[Cal43]

Cool, thank you

 

[lsg]

It depends on what oils/butters are used, how much clay is used, PPO, and if discoloring FOs are used. If you want really white soap I suggest using titanium dioxide.

Here is a link to more info on making soap white: http://www.wholesalesuppliesplus.co...s/Simple-Secrets-Achieving-White-CP-Soap.aspx

 

[reeeen4]

If your worried about using titanium dioxide and are looking for a natural alternative your not likely to find one that works as well as it. When I first started soaping I was against using it until I did more research on it and watched this vid
Titanium dioxide is a naturally occuring mineral just the name sounds scary and chemical like, but when you use the chemical names in an ingredient list for oils it sounds scary too. Its been around for 90 years now so if any advers effects came from using it they would have discovered it by now most likely.

 

[Cal43]

If your worried about using titanium dioxide and are looking for a natural alternative your not likely to find one that works as well as it. When I first started soaping I was against using it until I did more research on it and watched this vid
Titanium dioxide is a naturally occuring mineral just the name sounds scary and chemical like, but when you use the chemical names in an ingredient list for oils it sounds scary too. Its been around for 90 years now so if any advers effects came from using it they would have discovered it by now most likely.

Thank you my thoughts exactly about the scariness of the item. I’ll read up and watch this. Thank you.

 

[shunt2011]

I use TD but some I've seen use zinc oxide and claim it makes white soap. I've not tried it so can't speak to it's working.

 

[Sharon Patterson]

If your worried about using titanium dioxide and are looking for a natural alternative your not likely to find one that works as well as it. When I first started soaping I was against using it until I did more research on it and watched this vid
Titanium dioxide is a naturally occuring mineral just the name sounds scary and chemical like, but when you use the chemical names in an ingredient list for oils it sounds scary too. Its been around for 90 years now so if any advers effects came from using it they would have discovered it by now most likely.

thank you for sharing this info.

 

[SaltedFig]

<= My current avatar uses zinc oxide for the white top

 

[reeeen4]

Zinc oxide in soap might also be great for people with very dry skin or eczema I guess, I use to use zinc oxide when I was a kid as I had eczema and it worked a treat, great healing cream too I use to use it on my sons nappy rash.