For the sake of experimenting, I tired pouring the remainder of the 1.5 ounces of salt solution into the “flubber soap” to see if it would get even thicker. Adding that much extra liquid turned the soap into an unpleasant, watery, milky consistency. Even though it’s salt water which thickens the soap when added in small amounts, that much extra water dilutes the soap texture. Ick!
Making liquid soap from scratch involves several stages. It requires multiple hours of cooking and diluting. If you’re interested in making your own liquid soap, I would recommend checking out the Liquid Soap Guru Kit, which includes instructions and ingredients to make liquid soap. Another option is to use a premade liquid soap base or concentrated paste. Bramble Berry carries several different varieties, see them all here. Liquid soap bases cut down significantly on time, while still allowing you to create and customize a high quality liquid soap product.
Customizing the consistency of thin liquid soap bases, such as the Stephenson Organic Liquid Castile Soap, is really easy. Made primarily of sunflower and coconut oil, this soap base is very gentle on the skin. If you love the formula of a thin soap such as the Stephenson Organic Liquid Castile Soap but want a thicker consistency, it’s easy to change. To thicken, all you need to do is create a salt water solution, and add the salt water to the base in small amounts. To make the solution, first mix 0.5 ounces of plain table salt (just the cheap stuff!) to 1.5 ounces of warm, distilled water. Stir until the salt is fully dissolved.
Then, pour your soap base into a mixing container. Add a small amount of the salt water solution directly to the soap base, and stir. The amount you use will depend on how thick you want the soap to be. Adding 1 mL of the solution is usually enough to see a difference! Continue adding the salt solution (stirring in between each addition) until you reach the consistency you desire.
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1.) Pour 8 ounces of MamaSuds Castile Soap in a separate container 2.) Heat 1 ounce of water (distilled is best) 3.) Dissolve 1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt in the heated water 4.) Slowly pour a small amount of the salt solution in the soap WHILE you are stirring the soap*. 5.) Pour your thickened soap into the container of your choice. *You may not need to add the entire solution to the soap. Be very careful while pouring, if you add too much salt solution to soap it will cause a chemical reaction and the soap will curdle. Share:
So why dont we? We make a big drum of Castile Soap to use to fill our castile soap products (Castile Soap, Body Wash, Hand Soap) but we also use it to make our other liquid products (Laundry Soap, All-Purpose Cleaner, Concentrate, and Fine Linen Soap). These products dont need thickening so we choose to leave our Castile Soap as naked as possible.
How to Thicken Liquid Soap
Can I use olive oil to thicken Castile soap?
Thickening with salt ( see post #2) applies mainly to castile soap high in olive oil (80-100%). It does not work well for LS containing over 20% coconut oil. Add while stirring; SB not recommended. If you want a LS that can be thickened with salt, there’s no real reason to use olive oil specifically.
How do you thicken kosher soap?
Heat 1 ounce of water (distilled is best) 3.) Dissolve 1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt in the heated water 4.) Slowly pour a small amount of the salt solution in the soap WHILE you are stirring the soap*. 5.) Pour your thickened soap into the container of your choice. *You may not need to add the entire solution to the soap.
How do you make kosher Castile soap?
1.) Pour 8 ounces of MamaSuds Castile Soap in a separate container 2.) Heat 1 ounce of water (distilled is best) 3.) Dissolve 1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt in the heated water 4.) Slowly pour a small amount of the salt solution in the soap WHILE you are stirring the soap*. 5.) Pour your thickened soap into the container of your choice.
How do you make a liquid Castile soap?
To do this, take a small amount of the soap paste and dissolve it in distilled water. If the resulting soap is clear, the soap is finished cooking. If it’s cloudy, continue to cook the soap paste for another half an hour before checking on it again. To make a liquid Castile soap, dissolve some of the paste in distilled water.