Is there a substitute for glycerin in liquid soap?
Why would you eat soap? Glycerol is relatively non-toxic and I've never heard of anyone getting sick from it, although I suppose a skin allergy might be possible. Since glycerine (glycerol) is a component of all fats which are esters of this trifunctional alcohol and variou fatty acids, it' probably always present inthe human body in the biosynthesis of fats.
What is the difference between solid glycerine and liquid glycerine?
Glycerine, or glycerol as it is commonly known, is a product of triglycerides obtained from plants and animals. These triglycerides are subjected to saponification or transesterification processes to form glycerine.Glycerine is liquid at room temperature. When this liquid is cooled below its freezing point, a phase transition takes place, which results in the formation of solid glycerine. Hence, as such, there is no difference between liquid and solid glycerine, except for their physical states. The substance just undergoes a phase change due to supply or removal of heat. However, no change occurs in its chemical properties.Due to its various commercial uses, glycerine enjoys tremendous popularity in the market. The net worth of the global glycerine market is anticipated to reach $3 billion by the year 2022. According to Beroe, a procurement and market intelligence providing firm, biodiesel is the largest industrial source for glycerine. A major demand for glycerine is witnessed from Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. These regions have a huge base for cosmetic industries, wherein the glycerine market is enjoying tremendous demand.Some common uses of glycerine include:To improve skin aesthetics as it soothes the skinIt can be used as moisturisers or in lip balms during winterIt can be topically applied on the skin in case of rashes, burns, or itchingIt is used in a lot of baby-care products, including soaps and shampoos; and is also helpful in treating diaper rashIt is helpful in the treatment of mouth ulcersIt can be used in hair-masks to treat frizzy hair
How can you make soap with out lye or glycerin?
I could take your question 2 different ways. Do you mean, make soap without USING those ingredients? You don't need glycerin at all to make soap. You do, however, need something to catalyze the reaction if you're starting from the usual fats, and you need something alkaline to neutralize the fatty acids (form the salt with them that is soap) produced that go into the soap product. So while you may not need lye to do the catalysis -- large-scale production now uses superheated steam and a catalyst of metal mesh -- you'd still probably use it for the neutralization. You may, however, use a weaker base such as triethanolamine to make a less alkaline soap such as Neutrogena. Or do you mean, make soap which, as a final product, does not contain lye or glycerin? To make a soap that contains no lye, just be careful about your stoichiometry -- your proportions of ingredients -- so that no excess of lye comes in, i.e. the lye is all neutralized by the fatty acid. Getting rid of the glycerin can be accomplished by various means, the simplest of which is to salt out the soap in production, increasing the salinity of the reaction solution so that the soap precipitates as a solid (or separates as a glycerin-free soap-water phase in liquid soap production), leaving the glycerin in the water.
Are glycerin soaps natural?
Glycerine, a natural byproduct of handmade soap, is an excellent humectant. So Glycerine, handmade soap moisturised the skin. Most commercial soaps extract this naturally occurring glycerine for use in other beauty products like lotions, screams, etc.Natural Handmade Soaps vs Commercial Soaps: Natural soaps are primarily made from a chemical reaction between water, lye, fats and oils. When mixed together, these ingredients react with each other- in a process called 'Saponification', to produce soap and glycerine.Commercially produced soaps on the other hands are manufactured by combining a number of chemicals, including several petroleum products. These products often contain preservatives, synthetic fragrances and other chemical compounds that do more harm than good.Balancing The pH Of The Skin: The skin itself does not have a pH, rather, the natural oily secretions from the body that coats the layer has a pH of 5.5. This layer of thin natural secretion is known as the acidic mantel, which helps keep the skin well moisturised. The slightly acidic nature of this larger helps the good bacteria on the skin thrive, while discouraging the growth of bacteria and microbes that do not grow in an acidic environment. Besides, the glycerine in the natural soaps are much more skin friendly and tend to balance the moisture effectively.Commercial soaps tend to use free Alkali, which increases the soap's shelf life, and keeps the soap slightly acidic. However, it also aids in drying of the skin. Even the soaps that promise to moisturise the skin tend to do so with the harsh chemical compounds present in the skin, which hampers with the natural acidic mantel, resulting in a dry skin.My recommendation: One such hand-made soap is Vedaearth’s Chamomile Moisturizing Soap, which is made though cold process, thus keeping the nutrients of Shea butter and essential oils intact. Vedaearth's range of all handmade soaps are made from safe, natural ingredients that nourish the skin. They are enriched with a essential oils and several all-natural ingredients that cleanse and moisturise your skin without disrupting its pH balance.
Does liquid glycerin harden, I m trying to make bar soap.?
I put the liquid glycerin in a double boiler it turned from being a gel to a very thin liquid and I added coconut oil, coco butter, jojoba oil, and extra virgin olive oil because I didn t have normal olive oil. I tried googling if liquid glycerin hardens but googles no help surprisingly. If anyone can help and tell me that I didn t just waist my time melting and cooling oils I would be so happy. Ps the oils been cooling on the counter for a hour now and it looks the same.
What is different between liquid glycerin and solid glycerin?
There's really no such a thing as "solid glycerin," unless you consider glycerin that's been frozen solid in a freezer. Pure glycerin is a liquid at room temperature, period. When you buy those solid blocks of Melt n' Pour Soap that are labeled "glycerin soap," it's not really glycerin you're melting. Usually those 'glycerin' soaps are just regular soap with large amounts of extra glycerin mixed in it, along sometimes with alcohol and sugar to clarify it in the case of clear hand soaps. The soap keeps it solid and washes away dirt; the glycerin itself is liquid, and acts as a humectant to moisturize your hands.
What store can I walk into and buy glycerin? I need it for soap making.?
for melt and pour soap making you will need to buy solid glycerin soap base and can be found in craft stores such as Michael's and Hobby Lobby, Walmart may or may not have small tubs in the crafting area. If making cold process soap you will need a good recipe that asks for oils that can usually be purchased in the grocery store, such as olive oil, canola oil, vegetable shortening and coconut oil . You will also need lye (sodium hydroxide - 100% crystal) which can be found at most hardware stores in the drain cleaner isle, Roebic is quite common. check out http://www.millersoap.com for more places to find soap making supplies locally - USA, Canada, Australia when i've made melt and pour soaps i've purchased my from http://www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com edit - if you want to purchase liquid glycerin try a drug store or pharmacy, I purchased some just the other day for a snow globe project at the local drug store.
What is glycerin block?
is a simple polyol compound. It is a colorless, odorless, viscous liquid that is widely used in pharmaceutical formulations. Pure glycerin, animal or vegetable derived, is always liquid and can only be solidified by the addition of plastizer chemicals. To produce a foam, detergents are added. This method is simply making soap from soap and is more expensive than starting from scratch.
Do you prefer glycerin soap to regular? What does it do for you?
All real soap is actually glycerin soap.When people think of glycerin soap they think of translucent soap or melt and pour.Melt and pour doesn't count as real soap. It's made with a combination of synthetic detergents and real soap. It may have a high glycerin content but I don't know. When I read about melt and pour it would appear that most are unaware that it's not really soap. You can read answers on Quora where people talk about their natural melt and pour soap. I contest that even traditional soap made with oils and lye is natural but I don't know anyone who says SLS is natural!Real translucent soap is made in one of the usual methods we use to make soap with an extra step.Oils and a lye solution are mixed together and cooked by hot process to force saponification. The extra step is adding solvents to dissolve the soap and make it translucent.The solvents used are alcohol, glycerin and sugar.I'm guessing that's why it's known as glycerin soap.Here's the thing, most soap makers don't make their own translucent soap. It's time consuming, can be frustrating and it is a lot more expensive when you add the cost of alcohol and even the vegetable glycerin.The only true glycerin aka translucent soap I have used is my own. I made a batch to see what it was like. It was nice but not better than my regular soap.I used exactly the same oils so I had two comparable soaps with just the solvents added to the second.So the short answer is that all real soap is glycerin soap and the stuff people think is glycerin soap (melt and pour) isn't even soap!Please note that I don't dislike melt and pour soap. There are people that only work with melt and pour and create beautiful soaps. Floral fragrances often behave terribly in real soap and delicate fragrances or essential oils don't make it through the saponification process. Sparkly mica loses its sparkle in real soap too.The cocktail soaps below are made with melt and pour.The pink soap is 100% real soap and the last one is real soap throughout the bar but the top is melt and pour.