Liquid soap additives: viscosity

The liquid soap I'm referring to is the soap made with caustic potash or potassium hydroxide. For those of you who have begun the venture on liquid soap, you know what I'm talking about. Potassium hydroxide soaps are different from commercial ones. Commercial ones are usually made with synthetic detergents and surfactants such as SLS or DLS. 

So what can we add to our handmade

liquid soap for viscosity?

1. SALT

Salt easily thickens liquid soap and adds viscosity. 

Left: Ordinary state | Right: added salt

Upon adding salt, the liquid soap easily thickened up. Although, one should keep note that the salt inhibits lather. 

2. Surfactant: CDEA

I talked about CDEA in my previous post. Check it out. :)

Upon mixing the soap and the surfactant, the soap begins to form into a gel-like substance from an opaque form. (I lost the picture) But you should try it. It adds more lather to the soap. 

I'll talk about more of this. :)

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