Hi. Everyone was really helpful with my last question so I thought I would ask another. I'm going to try and make an activated charcoal soap. I'm just curious how much charcoal I should use. It will be a 1 pound batch. I tried googling it but I wasn't having much success. Off the top of my head I would guess about 3-4 TBS.
Posted Jan 14, 2016, 3:54 PM UTC
I'm new and haven't even made first batch-but maybe this will help?
http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/gold-mine-cold-process-soap-tutorial/#more-53407
Activated charcoal is really really black. At 4 tbsp, you will have lather so black your towels will get stained when you dry your hands.
Most I would use is 1 tbsp per lb of oil.
Dumb question probably, but why use charcoal, benefits?
Charcoal binds to everything because it's pure carbon. This makes it a great facial and body soap. It can be used to treat acne.
Thanks, good to know. Does it affect ph value, I hear that is a big issue for face soap.
It shouldn't affect pH at all. Carbon is used to purify water. A lot of those home filters available use carbon to filter and remove toxins.
3-4 tablespoons is wayy too much.
The norm for additives is 1 teaspoon per pound of oils. I've done the 1 tsp charcoal for 1lb batch and even with that, my lather is a bit gray.