Why are my salt soaps crumbly? Let’s troubleshoot!

Salt soaps are lovely to USE, but can be a pain to MAKE. Let’s talk about the tips and tricks to help your salt soapmaking journey be awesome.
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[@MrsSoapAndClay]

That’s my intro.

[@karenMQSoapery]

Love your intro ❤

[@kellsgreenidge8885]

I've never used soap nuts, looks very interesting to use. I've made a loaf of a hybrid soap with part of it being a salt bar and timing is truly everything to cut. Thanks for sharing.

[@MossRoseAnnie]

Like the pattern of colors in the soap. In the final display, the top one looks like a green eye to me 👁

[@norawalsh5471]

I'm in love with those colors!! So pretty! 😍

[@katelillo1932]

Also - salt soap is super dope! I have a salt bar in my shower right now, as a matter of fact.

[@kathytaylor8089]

Those ar SO pretty.

[@patriciagrullons]

I’ve never try it to make a salt soap so I should. Thanks for the inspiration. Hugs

[@CandaceJensen-iq7vx]

I’ve only tried one salt soap, and I totally thought it was lye heavy because of how much it crumbled. I waited and then used a bar anyway to see. It had an epic bubble because of the coffee I used in the ly solution instead of water, but it did sting my face and tender bits. I have really sensitive skin though and still wasn’t sure if it was lye heavy so I rebatched it and THAT was an epic fail! lol so since I started making soap, that was the only bar that I’ve ended up chucking out. I think I will definitely take your advice and try my next batch with less salt. And one quick question… I had never used a salt bar before the one I made myself. I’m still unsure if it was actually lye heavy. But can salt bars sting the tender bits because of the salt? Or is that not a thing?

[@maryward633]

Great video. Do you ever have problems with the salt bars sweating? I used high % of coconut oil with a high superfat of 20%. I noted in the wet climate in Ireland mine tend to sweat if they are not in a warm room 😊

[@MrsSoapAndClay]

They can sweat, for sure.

[@katelillo1932]

Soapy, I have a scientist question for you 🤓 when I started making soap, I was mixing to emulsion (or at least I thought so?) by hand, until I bought a stick blender. The soaps I mixed by hand would puff up in the mold so much that they were basically stuck in there and I had to use pliers to wrench the silicone liner out. But what was making them puff? They did all turn into soap, but they looked like bread because you would see the flat edges where it grew up above the mold top 😅

[@MsAubrey]

Kinda sounds like it got a bit hot. What temps are you combining?