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    Posted by naturalista on March 14, 2014 at 5:10 pm

    I want to create a natural body wash for my line. I used castille soap, glycerin, water, and bubble wash concentrate, and some fragrance oils but it was not soapy enough. Will adding salt or citric acid help in creating more suds? I dont have alot of ingredients to experiment with so I need a for sure answer. If they would not help what will?

    belassi replied 10 years ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • mikebavington

    Member
    March 14, 2014 at 6:01 pm

    Lecithin
    Xanthan gum.

  • naturalista

    Member
    March 14, 2014 at 9:46 pm

    Thanks for the quick reply! I did use guar gum after I posted the question, and it thickened pretty well. Will the lecithin add  more suds?

  • belassi

    Member
    December 9, 2014 at 1:45 pm

    My reference for foam in the shower is cold process soap which produces abundant stable lather. Lecithin won’t give more foam.

    Castille soap is rubbish for foam. Forget it. Use a high foaming soap instead. Adding salt or citric acid will not help, quite the contrary in fact. What is the “bubble wash” and please post the % values.

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