Shall I re-batch my soap in crock pot and I add grms of rice bran oil? I would recommend running that recipe through the Lye Calculator again without the rice bran oil. That will let you know if the soap is potentially lye heavy! If your soap is lye heavy, you can still use it! Hi , yesterday I made Cp Soap, I tried red cabbage technique today when I removed my soap from the mold.
Red Cabbage juice turn to green!!!! Shall i try same test again? Most of the saponification, or soapmaking process, happens within the first 48 hours.
That means the first two days after you make your soap, the pH level may still be a bit high. I would recommend testing your soap again in a couple of days, and again at a week or so. By that time, the pH level should be around You can turn that soap into laundry soap. We tested cabbage juice as a colorant for soap with not so great results. The cabbage juice changed colors as the soap set up. In the end, it was a pastel pink color, but that faded out in a week or so.
It does also have a pretty strong scent. Other natural colorants like natural indigo powder may be better for a blue soap. On your scale yellow is a pH of 5, which would be acidic. But the lye heavy soap turned yellow. Our pH scale is an illustration to show an example of the different levels.
Sorry for any confusion! Awesome idea! Does it also work with creamsoap? Not that I have much succes with that one, but we keep hoping :p. Btw, this really reminds me of a halloween drink! If you give it a try, let us know how to goes. This is really cool! I knew about the zap test and pH strips, but this is really fun! I may have to try this with my kids. Which means I will have to make laundry soap so they can compare it to my regular soap bars. This would be such a fun project with your kids!
I have to say no to zap testing. If you must work without either of those — or the cabbage juice — then just rub a little bit of the wet soap on a tiny section of skin instead. That aside, the cabbage juice trick is neato keen.
We do definitely recommend checking the soap to make sure there are no lye pockets. If not, that test is perfectly safe. We thought so too! We had a lot of fun testing out the soap in our lab. Glad you enjoyed the post. Wonderful article. It was very informative and I will try this method. I am currently using pH test strips which can be quite expensive. So glad you like the post Jocelyn! What a great way to reuse the extra juice. Thank you for posting that! It was going to be my question, if I could freeze it and it would still work.
Now I know. How long could you keep it in the freezer for it to still work if you only make soap periodically? This is great! This will be very useful the next time I make a batch! Have fun giving this technique a try. This explains why, when I was rebatching [very brittle] soap, and added raspberry tea steeped in distilled H2O, the deep ruby red tea instantly turned green upon contact with the soap. My soap was lye heavy!
I must read more about flavins! Very interesting! It sounds like that tea was reacting to the lye. Glad you like the article Penny. Wow, who would of thunk?!? I wanna know who thought of this? What do you do with the soap after testing? Do you just rinse it off and dry it, and then you can sell it? Or is that the one you keep for yourself? Leaving the juice on there for hours may stain the soap, but otherwise it will wipe away clean.
This is awesome, Anne-Marie!! I am taking Chemistry this year, and am right now studying acids and bases, so this post was extremely timely! I just did an experiment a few days ago that used red cabbage water to test the pH of a solution. Chemistry has definitely deepened my understanding and appreciation of soap making! I have always wondered if you could color soap with cabbage water and if the soap would change colors as the soap cured. Anyhow, this pH test is so neat! I want to try it!
And since I still have some red cabbage left over from my experiment…. Also, we have tried coloring soap with cabbage juice with not so great results. Because of all the pH changes during the soapmaking process, the soap changes colors quite a bit. The final soap turned a pastel pink color, but faded out after a couple weeks. It may be nice for a small test batch just so you can watch it change colors.
If too much lye is used the soap will be lye heavy, which can irritate or even … […]. You got a cabbage on hand? We can test the pH by using pH test strips or, apparently, red cabbage. We can even use our tongues. Tutorials by difficulty level: Beginner Intermediate Advanced. Like it? Not only that, but external factors also contribute to the same. Dr Sharad says that temperature changes our pH as well — in winters our skin becomes neutral.
This is further exaggerated if one takes longer hot showers. When your skin is prone to becoming neutral, opt for syndet bars or shower gels. When your skin feels dry after using a soap, it is not meant for you. Dr Sharad stresses on not taking long hot showers or using hot water. Click here to join our channel indianexpress and stay updated with the latest headlines.
Do you feel just a slight tingling sensation? That means lye concentration is just mild. You aced your first try. Pro-tip: Make sure to use top-quality soap making supplies every time you make soap. In the science of soap-making, safety and quality should be first in your list. You now have a better understanding of skin pH and the chemistry behind soap.
Remember, pH balance is required for a healthy and glowing skin. Carefully considering the pH levels of the soaps you use will help you achieve that ideal skin pH. If you want more info, find the rest here. Feel free to modify the recipes we have shared and compare them to soap making kits you have.
Always use a lye calculator to modify or create new recipes based on ours. Tell us what you think or what you have discovered by commenting below. We always have a blast responding to you! Adieu for now! Coconut oil. I really want to make my own soap but my skin needs a ph 5. Do you know if this combination would lower it to be ph balanced..
Your email address will not be published. By providing your email, you agreed to receive newsletter and goodies from us. You can unsubscribe anytime. Skip to content Partnerships. Write for us. Wholesale : howtolookprettyUS gmail. By Chole. Uhmm… what is a pH again? Fact: You are slightly acidic We hear a lot of people saying they are acidic or on an alkaline diet, refusing to eat specific food and stuff. Knowing your skin pH limits Normal skin pH ranges from 4.
There are a couple of ways to know where your skin is on the pH scale: First off, a pH meter. Is your soap pH balanced? Myth: Soap is bad… Busted! To sum it all up… Now that you know your skin pH level should be slightly acidic, it is only proper that you use low-level pH soaps to match so as to maintain the health and glow of your skin.
Battlegrounds: Commercial vs Natural soap There are many speculations and debates on this matter. It includes, but are not limited to: synthetic perfume made from benzene carcinogen to make the fragrance last longer; parabens that stop fungus and bacteria when applied to skin linked to breast cancer; petroleum that breaks the oil in the skin surface, therefore, stripping it from the natural oils the skin produces; artificial dyes that post risks of possible allergens and irritants to the skin; and plasticizers that disrupt the endocrine system resulting in a birth defect, cancer tumors, etc.
Natural Soap Okay, time to knit-pick natural soaps! Myth: Acidic soap exists. How to make soap pH -neutral? First off, the process. Second, ingredients. DIY pH-friendly soap recipes! So, without further ado, the recipe… Crema de Brotes Castile Soap Ingredients: grams lavender and chamomile-infused olive oil 76 grams Lye grams buttermilk frozen on ice cube trays a handful of our dried lavender and chamomile buds Procedure: Put your buttermilk cubes in a glass bowl then slowly pour lye.
Pro tip: stir it vigorously like your life depended on it! It will give your soap a lower pH level. Add your lavender and chamomile buds Pour the mix into cute little molds like these ones. Spray the top with alcohol to prevent ash and cover with plastic wrap. Freeze for 3 hours to achieve that creamy white color. Another Cool Natural Soap Recipe This second handmade soap recipe focuses on the process and technique in soap making.
Before you begin, a word of safety… Lye is a very harmful chemical on its own and under heat, it can be an erupting volcano. Now back to the recipe… Refreshing Coco Lemonade Soap Ingredients: grams coconut oil grams Lye 1 cup distilled water grams of amaranth oil 13 grams of citric acid grams olive oil A handful of our dried lemons Procedure: First, mince the dried lemons. Set aside. Set aside… prep is everything! In a bowl, pour 1 cup of distilled water. Then, slowly pour lye into the water.
Mix thoroughly and set aside in a safe spot to cool. Next, heat your oils on the stovetop until hot not boiling. Then, turn the heat to low and cover it. Do not leave the pot unattended but restrain from stirring. Distilled water is acidic at pH 5. Adding distilled water to dissolve alkaline test subjects will not affect the accuracy of pH reading or making the test solution less alkaline.
However, low soap concentration in the test solution, will indicate lower alkaline pH. RCI can test directly on dry test subjects. But the indication will be slightly different with the test solution. Step 1 — use RCI indicator to check whether the soap is ready to use. Test directly on the soap bar. Just a few drops of RCI liquid on the soap bar to check colour changes. Gently shake the liquid on the soap surface to allow the liquid to blend with the soap.
If the colour turns bright green, meaning the soap pH is still above pH Allow the soap to continue cure, usually curing period takes about 4 to 6 weeks. Dissolve 1gm cold process soap in 9gm distilled water to make 10gm test solution.
Then add 1gm RCI liquid into the test solution. This step is optional for better precision reading. If pH reading is lower with pH strip which means the test solution is error, the soap concentration is insufficient to give accurate reading.
Scrap some pieces from the soap bar, dilute in the distilled water. Allow the soap to dissolve for about 10 to 15minutes. Then dip 1 unit of the pH paper strip into the solution to see colour shades, compare the strip with the colour on the box to find the colour matching.
Optional Step 4 — optional to use digital pH indicator to check the exact figure of pH. Require to make a larger size solution to fit the digital pH indicator.
Suggest 3gm soap and 27gm distilled water. Make sure the soap is fully dissolved and mix well before checking pH. If RCI shows vibrant green colour meaning pH indicates above 11 , continue to cook until pH drops to 10 or below.
When RCI indicates dark grey blue colour meaning the soap is now fully saponified, no more floating lye in the soap. Always remember to stir or mix the soap batter for less than a minute before checking the pH. If pH is 10 or less, the soap is ready to mix with additives then pour to soap mold.
Hot process soap usually cures for less than 7days depending on the liquid in the recipe. Then dip 1 unit of the pH paper strip into the solution to see colour indication, compare the colour indication on strip with the colour on the box to find the colour matching. Optional Step 4 — using a digital pH indicator to check the exact figure of pH.
Make a larger size solution to fit the pH indicator. Test directly on the liquid soap paste. Artiz Soap liquid soap making method, the soap paste is ready to dilute with distilled water anytime when paste is done. Note that handmade liquid soap has colour, from yellowish, orangy to brownish tone liquid soap.
Therefore, diluting the liquid soap with more distilled water will lighten the original colour of liquid soap and be able to give a more accurate reading of RCI when the solution is almost colourless.
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