{"id":8194,"date":"2012-05-12T05:00:32","date_gmt":"2012-05-12T11:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatcakessoapworks.com\/handmade-soap-blog\/?p=8194"},"modified":"2012-05-11T19:15:14","modified_gmt":"2012-05-12T01:15:14","slug":"soap-challenge-week-8-link-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatcakessoapworks.com\/handmade-soap-blog\/index.php\/soap-challenge-week-8-link-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Soap Challenge – Week 8 Link-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before I talk about salt bars, I want to be sure that everyone who signed up for the soap swap received their swap partner info last week. There were over 50 people involved, so the chances of me making a mistake are well within the realm of possibility. LOL! If you DIDN’T get an email from me with your partner’s info, please let me know ASAP<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now – this week’s Soap Challenge was to formulate a salt bar. I first heard about salt bars in 2005, and I think they have been in and out of popularity ever since! I have dabbled with making salt bars before, but never really landed on a recipe that I truly loved. <\/p>\n

So this week, I made three completely different recipes, hoping to find at least one that I could actually fall in love with. I think I may have two! So far, I’ve only tested them on my hands. The true test for me will be to try each one in the shower and make sure the lather doesn’t disappear too quickly.<\/p>\n

But until then, here are the results of my lather and skin feel testing so far:
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