Making Whipped Cream Soap (Easy shortcut) from Melt and Pour Base?

by Nook
(Asia)

I was intrigued by a forum post years ago that said oft, fluffy whipped cream soap can actually be created through melt-and-pour bases - just with a combination of oils and water, and whipped with a stick beater when hot until it resembles the thick fluffy consistency of cream.

Sounds like an unbelievable way to do it without the curing process - the soap is ready when cooled!

How true is that? The problem as I understand with MP bases is that they eventually harden into bars (adding more Vit E oil or Olive oil makes it quite oily and unstable) and I want to keep the consistency as thick fluffy cream that acts as a shaving soap too, highly fragranced and yet washes off without the oily feel.

Has anyone tried this "cheat" method before?

Answer:

I'm afraid I haven't any experience with this so I can't help but hopefully someone else will be able to lend some advice.

Goog luck,
Cathy




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Making Whipped Cream Soap (Easy shortcut) from Melt and Pour Base?

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by: Heavenly Scent Soaps

Stephenson's makes a nice whipped soap base that I've had good success with. I've not tried making whipped soap from regular melt and pour base.
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by: Anonymous

Stephenson's base sounds like the ideal case really. :) Unfortunately, many shops carrying that base don't ship internationally (yes, restricted by shipping policies) and I"m forced to think of another way to go about this, short of going the cold process (and long) way.
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by: Anonymous

I have once tried experimenting and managed to create quite a good whipped soap in a jar.
I melted 500g soap base and added warm water slowly to it.I started blending with a hand mixer and adding epsom salts to the mix till it cooled off. I found that adding epsom salts in a high quantity will make the soap not harden. It stayed creamy and liquidy .
Will be trying this again lately so will post update :)
Doriette
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by: Nook

Hi Doriette,

That's quite a life saver! I'm so willing to try it out - if you don't mind telling me how that goes and how to go about that!
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by: Nook

Hi again there Doriette...do you mean the epsom salts (Magnesium Sulfate) we get from pharmacies?
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by: nikki

I tried it with the epsom salt and warm water and it works! I make sure to crush the epsom salt into a powder so people can't feel it, and I only add about 2 tbsp of water becuase I want it to lather really well.
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by: Doriette

Yes its normal epsom salt we buy from pharmacies....glad it worked out for you too...i have been selling it like cakes and it works wonders....it looks just like parfait salts in a jar but feels simply creamy..
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by: Nook

Curiously though, what amount of fragrance oil do you add to such a mixture? Would there be any adverse texture problems if too much is added?

Are preservatives necessary for this? Do you also allow the soap to set for an additional 24 hours thereafter?

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