QUICK NOTES! Adding a lot of salt WILL cause your soap to set faster, just keep that in mind. ALSO both sugar and salt can make your bars a bit harder, which I find to be a real benefit. Sorry I forgot these 2 important details in my voiceover! 🙄
Thank you! I appreciate you watching, and I hope to see your results in one of the soap groups I'm in. Someday, maybe I will have a place for people to upload their pics of soaps they made following my tutorials. That is a goal for 2024! 🥰❤
Yes! If you don't use too much, it can aid in the lather. Salt and sugar are both also exfoliating, even if only fine grains are used. It also changes the skin feel. As far as helping with skin conditions or the like, it is soap. I cannot make such claims. For first time users, I would recommend making yourself 3 sample bars: one with nothing, one with a small amount of salt, and one with a small amount of sugar. Test them each, but give at least a few hours, if not days, between testing to see if you feel a difference or prefer one over the other. It's easy and cheap enough to give it a try. Skin feel, lather, and rinse feel are all subjective and what one person loves another person might not care for. I hope that makes sense. Good luck and thanks for watching!🥰
Thank you for all the videos! I'm thoroughly enjoying the beginner melt & pour series. I love the embeds as well .. heck, i just love ALL your videos 😊 I've learned so many neat ideas from you!! THANK YOU! 👍😊
Another great informative video. I can't tell you how much i enjoy them. Do you think i could add some goat milk to my melt and pour to see if there is a difference, i know it can be bought with it included but dont know if it would be different lather to add pure goat milk in .Thank you for all videos and the hard work editing them its very much appreciated.
Thank you, Angie- I am so glad you are enjoying the videos! I would strongly suggest NOT adding goat milk, as it will rot, unless you are creating Cold Process or Hot Process Soap. It has to be added during the saponification process, which it is done for you in Melt and Pour Bases. Great question, though. Thank you for recognizing and appreciating the hard work. It is fun, but it is definitely time consuming! ❤😘
Do you add the sugar and salt for an exfoliant? What's the difference in these versus embedding a loofah? Or a sugar scrub using Dawn dish soap and sugar or salt?
Great question! As I mention in the video, the lather feel is amazing, and many people like the foamy, non-drying lather for shaving or a spa-like experience for daily use. It also will harden a soap bar, so if your base typically sets up too soft, as some do, it can make your soap harder and therefore last longer. It is quite exfoliating if you don't melt it in, yet still mildly exfoliating when you do melt it in. Some sensitive skin cannot take the harshness of a loofah- I can only use those on my feet and still have to be careful. I would never use Dawn in a sugar or salt scrub, it is quite harsh on most skin and will really dry out your skin, as it is designed to remove oil and will remove too much. Without making claims on my soaps, even though I label them under cosmetic labeling requirements, sugar releases lactic acid, creates a more luxurious lather, and is considered a humectant which attracts moisture to the skin. Sea Salt Soap is known for superior cleansing properties, releasing many minerals as the salt breaks down, and is quite exfoliating, among other benefits. All you have to do is google "benefits of salt soaps" to find more info. Hope this helps! 🙂
That really depends on your particular soap base. On the higher side of what your soap can take, without burning it. For Crafter's Choice, I think I did about 135, but this video was recorded a long time ago, so I can't remember for sure. I usually say or show somewhere in the video. Hope that helps!
Oh darn! I wish I had known you were an affiliate! I just ordered $404 from them :( ..... I wonder if I contact them and tell them I forgot to add your link??
That would be awfully nice of you to try! I'm not sure they would, but they have been great to work with so far. I imagine, if they can, they will. I'd be extremely grateful if you are able to look into it. ❤🙂
Thanks for this video! I have never tried either salt or sugar in my soaps, so this is new, and kind of intriguing to me! Does the salt one do anything to cut grease from the skin ? (Not skin oils, but things like cooking oil or baby oil?) Also, could either be used to provide enough visual texture for something like sand in an art soap? I have tried ground flax seed and walnut hull, and both were uncomfortably scratchy, though they looked nice.
Yes, it can cut through oil a bit, but keep in mind if there is oil involved, you will still likely have to lather twice, and the oil will compromise the lather, especially on the first wash. I always wipe my hands off with a paper towel first, if there is a lot of oil. You can use it for visual texture, but maybe try a fine grain Himalayan salt, or fine grain black salt or other salts with color. My favorite way to make "sand" is to use an oatmeal base and add Apricot Seed Powder. The one I use from Wholesale Supplies Plus is very fine grain and rounded, so not too scratchy. You only need a tiny bit to give texture. If you check out my full video on Koi Pond Soaps, it shows my process for making soap sand. Hope this helps! 🙂🥰
It is in the video, but happy to repeat. Sugar Soap:10 oz clear mp soap, 20 oz sugar, color and fragrance to your liking. I used Sparkle Sunshine about 1/2 tsp, and Amber Romance at 1.5% which is .15oz or 4.5 ml. Salt Soap: 12 oz clear mp soap, 1.5 tsp salt, color and fragrance to your liking. I used 1/4 tsp Key West Blue Mica (link in description) and fragranced with Sparkling Mint Blossom BBW dupe from Aztec.
@hariettecamps772 I'm just seeing this, my apologies. Salt soaps sweat easier than others, especially if you add too much, or overheat the soap. Try spraying with RA and setting in the open air with a fan directly on them and maybe a dehumidifier. You can wipe off any glycerin dew, but be sure to spray with RA after, the higher the better- 91%-99% is best. Hope that helps, and so sorry for the delayed response.
QUICK NOTES! Adding a lot of salt WILL cause your soap to set faster, just keep that in mind. ALSO both sugar and salt can make your bars a bit harder, which I find to be a real benefit. Sorry I forgot these 2 important details in my voiceover! 🙄
Love watching your videos. I’m in the MP group, and everything you post is super useful and full of knowledge
Thank you so much! I am so glad they are helpful! Thanks for watching! 🙂❤😘
I love your demonstration and soap. I am going to make this soap bar, Neat looking also!
Thank you! I appreciate you watching, and I hope to see your results in one of the soap groups I'm in. Someday, maybe I will have a place for people to upload their pics of soaps they made following my tutorials. That is a goal for 2024! 🥰❤
Geeat information beautifully explained!!! You grow gurl!!!💜💜💜
Thanks, my friend! ❤ I feel like every video, I end up leaving something out- I have to get better at making notes beforehand. Work in progress! 🤣😁
@@msTsoap you are doing sooo well!!! I still haven't gotten up the courage to post a single one! Arrrg!💜💜💜
@@RoseA.Dewine I totally get that- it only took me 3 years to get up the nerve! 🤣🤣🤣
@@msTsoap i had no idea! Thank you SOOO much for telling me that!!!💜💜💜
@@RoseA.Dewine 😁😘😘😘
What is the benefit of adding either salt or sugar to melt and pour? Does it help with anything?
Yes! If you don't use too much, it can aid in the lather. Salt and sugar are both also exfoliating, even if only fine grains are used. It also changes the skin feel. As far as helping with skin conditions or the like, it is soap. I cannot make such claims. For first time users, I would recommend making yourself 3 sample bars: one with nothing, one with a small amount of salt, and one with a small amount of sugar. Test them each, but give at least a few hours, if not days, between testing to see if you feel a difference or prefer one over the other. It's easy and cheap enough to give it a try. Skin feel, lather, and rinse feel are all subjective and what one person loves another person might not care for. I hope that makes sense. Good luck and thanks for watching!🥰
Oops, it also makes a harder bar!
Thank you for all the videos! I'm thoroughly enjoying the beginner melt & pour series. I love the embeds as well .. heck, i just love ALL your videos 😊 I've learned so many neat ideas from you!! THANK YOU! 👍😊
Thank you so much! I'm so glad that these are helpful to you- that was the whole point of creating the channel. You made my day! 😍❤
Another great informative video. I can't tell you how much i enjoy them. Do you think i could add some goat milk to my melt and pour to see if there is a difference, i know it can be bought with it included but dont know if it would be different lather to add pure goat milk in .Thank you for all videos and the hard work editing them its very much appreciated.
Thank you, Angie- I am so glad you are enjoying the videos! I would strongly suggest NOT adding goat milk, as it will rot, unless you are creating Cold Process or Hot Process Soap. It has to be added during the saponification process, which it is done for you in Melt and Pour Bases. Great question, though. Thank you for recognizing and appreciating the hard work. It is fun, but it is definitely time consuming! ❤😘
@@msTsoap Thanks Terry x
Do you add the sugar and salt for an exfoliant? What's the difference in these versus embedding a loofah? Or a sugar scrub using Dawn dish soap and sugar or salt?
Great question! As I mention in the video, the lather feel is amazing, and many people like the foamy, non-drying lather for shaving or a spa-like experience for daily use. It also will harden a soap bar, so if your base typically sets up too soft, as some do, it can make your soap harder and therefore last longer.
It is quite exfoliating if you don't melt it in, yet still mildly exfoliating when you do melt it in. Some sensitive skin cannot take the harshness of a loofah- I can only use those on my feet and still have to be careful. I would never use Dawn in a sugar or salt scrub, it is quite harsh on most skin and will really dry out your skin, as it is designed to remove oil and will remove too much.
Without making claims on my soaps, even though I label them under cosmetic labeling requirements, sugar releases lactic acid, creates a more luxurious lather, and is considered a humectant which attracts moisture to the skin. Sea Salt Soap is known for superior cleansing properties, releasing many minerals as the salt breaks down, and is quite exfoliating, among other benefits. All you have to do is google "benefits of salt soaps" to find more info. Hope this helps! 🙂
What should the temp be?
That really depends on your particular soap base. On the higher side of what your soap can take, without burning it. For Crafter's Choice, I think I did about 135, but this video was recorded a long time ago, so I can't remember for sure. I usually say or show somewhere in the video. Hope that helps!
Oh darn! I wish I had known you were an affiliate! I just ordered $404 from them :( ..... I wonder if I contact them and tell them I forgot to add your link??
That would be awfully nice of you to try! I'm not sure they would, but they have been great to work with so far. I imagine, if they can, they will. I'd be extremely grateful if you are able to look into it. ❤🙂
Thanks for this video! I have never tried either salt or sugar in my soaps, so this is new, and kind of intriguing to me! Does the salt one do anything to cut grease from the skin ? (Not skin oils, but things like cooking oil or baby oil?)
Also, could either be used to provide enough visual texture for something like sand in an art soap? I have tried ground flax seed and walnut hull, and both were uncomfortably scratchy, though they looked nice.
Yes, it can cut through oil a bit, but keep in mind if there is oil involved, you will still likely have to lather twice, and the oil will compromise the lather, especially on the first wash. I always wipe my hands off with a paper towel first, if there is a lot of oil.
You can use it for visual texture, but maybe try a fine grain Himalayan salt, or fine grain black salt or other salts with color. My favorite way to make "sand" is to use an oatmeal base and add Apricot Seed Powder. The one I use from Wholesale Supplies Plus is very fine grain and rounded, so not too scratchy. You only need a tiny bit to give texture. If you check out my full video on Koi Pond Soaps, it shows my process for making soap sand. Hope this helps! 🙂🥰
@msTsoap 😊 Thanks a million!
@@susanravella6261 you're welcome! 🥰😘
It’s pretty see thru
Can you give the recipe please ❤
It is in the video, but happy to repeat.
Sugar Soap:10 oz clear mp soap, 20 oz sugar, color and fragrance to your liking. I used Sparkle Sunshine about 1/2 tsp, and Amber Romance at 1.5% which is .15oz or 4.5 ml.
Salt Soap: 12 oz clear mp soap, 1.5 tsp salt, color and fragrance to your liking. I used 1/4 tsp Key West Blue Mica (link in description) and fragranced with Sparkling Mint Blossom BBW dupe from Aztec.
Thank you. You’re the Best ❤️
@@Karen-re1gd you're welcome! ❤🥰
Hi would like to ask why does my sugar and salt melt n pour soap sweating? Thanks
@hariettecamps772 I'm just seeing this, my apologies. Salt soaps sweat easier than others, especially if you add too much, or overheat the soap. Try spraying with RA and setting in the open air with a fan directly on them and maybe a dehumidifier. You can wipe off any glycerin dew, but be sure to spray with RA after, the higher the better- 91%-99% is best. Hope that helps, and so sorry for the delayed response.
How much salt
Please watch and listen to the full video, or view with Closed Captions. I'm positive I explained how much salt I added. Thanks for watching!