Teach Soap

Hi, As a newbie, my wife and I made a batch of CP soap using Titanium oxide to whiten the soap before we added colorant. We mixed the titanium dioxide as best we could and thought we had it all dissolved but when the soap setup and we started slicing, we noticed white streaks of titanium dioxide in the soap. My Question is, is the soap bad? Can the soap be sellable?

HI,

The titanium dioxide not being well mixed is not a health concern, in general, but just a cosmetic one. Whether or not it is "sellable" depends on the person looking at it - whether it bothers them or not. TD comes in both oil and water soluble forms - so be sure of which one you have and in what it should be mixed.

The real question your post raises is this - why is a self proclaimed "newbie" even CONSIDERING selling?
You should absolutely NOT be considering selling until and if your recipes are completely figured out, and you have lots and lots of batches under your belt and you know EXACTLY how your soap will look, feel, perform, etc months down the road. Will it have DOS in 6 months? Will the fragrance hold up? How does the lather feel?

Only time and experience will answer those questions. In the meantime - makes lots of small batches and enjoy your own product along the way.

Is your titanium dioxide for water or oil? That makes a difference as to how it dissolves and how it should be mixed..

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Linda
I know the voices in my head aren't real, but they sure have some great ideas!

I would not sell this soap til you get the problem resolved. Get a few batches under your belt before you start selling. Do you have a business license and liability insurance in place?

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

did you pre mix, or add it in to your soap batter and mix then? I always stick blend my td after premixing with water