Why distilled water for soap making

I cannot imagine dragging all those gallons home. No thank you! I don't know of many soapers using deionized water, tho several do use distilled. Jody Well-Known Member. Joined Dec 13, Messages Reaction score 4. I just use tap water run through my Britta. Bubbles Galore Well-Known Member. Don't forget you can use pure and additive-free rainwater.

I've used demineralised water, rain water, tap water and spring water. Tap water was allowed to sit overnight to allow the chlorine to dissipate. Rain water made my coconut soap lovely and pink don't know why.

Most of the time, I use the demineralised water but that is about to change to rainwater again. Joined Jan 20, Messages Reaction score Bubbles Galore said:. IanT Well-Known Member. Joined Jan 10, Messages 4, Reaction score I think it depends on where you live.

I use tap, and have no problems. I shall have to test my rainwater PH when I find where the blazes I've put my strips. I'm in a clean, country area though, so here's hoping. Deda Well-Known Member. Joined Apr 21, Messages 3, Reaction score No problems. Upload or insert images from URL. Share More sharing options Followers 0. Reply to this topic Start new topic. Recommended Posts. LaurafromSweden Posted April 7, Posted April 7, Thanks a lot, Laura. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options Gene Posted April 7, Thanks guys CranberryGirl Posted April 8, Posted April 8, Great post!!!!!

Now, not to hyjack what is the difference between distilled water and spring water???? ExtasyPunq Posted April 8, I just use tap water. I add edta to my soap so the minerals would get tied up in that anyways. Candle Man Posted April 8, Posted April 9, Posted April 3, Kitn Posted April 4, Less so with detergent bars. Your water would have to be really hard to cause so much trouble as to not be able to use it in your soap recipes - and the rinsing problem comes with really soft water, not hard.

So, the quick answer is — you should be just fine with tap water. I started out using distilled water in my batches soap. I read it in a book — and took it for the truth. I used distilled water in my soap for many years. Then, one day I ran out of distilled water I used my tap water…and the soap came out just fine. My water here in Dallas is considered "moderately hard" with " parts per million" on the hardness scale. Using distilled water is consistent. It costs money. While not terribly expensive, using distilled water does add cost to your batch of soap; you may need to pass that cost along to customers.

It's one more ingredient to keep on hand. If you're trying to keep your soap supplies to a minimum, it may be an ingredient you can do without.