Guest guest Posted January 14, 2001 Report Share Posted January 14, 2001 i wanted to say to the owner of shades of the nubian that lye is used in any and all soaps. she had mentioned that she didn't understand why anyone would use lye. i am no chemist and maybe kevin can give some insight on this one but melt and pour seems like it would be made like regular lye soap with some kind of additive (chemical???) so i always stick with cp. that way i control the oils in it. i think some people use too much lye. i have had to modify all my recipes from what i came up with saponification values by reducing the lye about 5 grams per 12 lbs. but from what i understand from my studies lye (a base) reacts with oils (an acid) to form a salt. soap is salt. the lye is no longer present in the final product. again please correct me if i am wrong on any of this but this is what i've gathered from what i've read and experienced. anyhow i have a question on koh soap, i am working on my shampoo recipe and am having trouble finding something that is non irritating and all natural to thicken my shampoos. i read in an earlier post that some one was using salt. i have never heard of it before, does this really work? if it does do you add after sequestering? also any info on xantham gum or carragen(sp) gum would be helpful. thank you all for you r help. sunny www.lizardhead.homestead.com all natural and vegan body care handcrafted in the San Mtns of Colorado. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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