Teach Soap

Hi - I recently stumbled across a utube video, a woman making soap; she stated she was "adding her Titanium Dioxide to her cooled down lye water" in order to whitten the base. I am curious about this method, did I understand that correctly? I have been mixing my td, 3 tsp per lb, as a colorant after reaching trace - but it seems to accelerate quickly - so am wondering if anyone else out there add's there TD to lye water and what benefits you gain - also, my TD is oil base (I have it pre-mixed already) would that matter ? Do I need to get the water soluable type? How much TD would you use? (Same as above?)

and one last thought - if you can add TD to lye water - does that mean I can also add dispersed mica's to lye water to change the base color to whatever color I choose ???? The world of color is getting much easier to understand!!

thanks for your response - waiting patiently to learn more . . . .

Lisa

If the TD is water based, you can add it to your cooled off lye water. If it's oil based, add it to your oils after they cool down. If you want just part of the batch white, mix a small amount of TD into glycerin and add that to the portion that you want white.

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