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Sodium Lactate is used to harden cold process soap while minimizing shrinkage associated with curing. It is derived from carbohydrate sugars and purified lactic acid specifically for the cosmetic industry. Use Sodium Lactate to make your Cold Process Soap bars hard and smooth. Sodium lactate also makes cold process soap easy to unmold!
Why People Use This Product:
To produce a harder bar of soap with a smoother texture.
Popular Products That Use This Ingredient:
Cold Process Soap.
Points of Interest:
This is a 60% Solution. Sodium Lactate 60% Solution is thought to harden cold process soap while minimizing shrinkage associated with curing. Derived from carbohydrate sugars and purified lactic acid to specifications for the cosmetic industry. 40% of solution is water.
Physical Form:
Clear Liquid
Solubility:
Soluble in Water
Country of Origin:
United States
Storage:
Room temperature. Air tight container.
Best Used By:
One year from date of purchase.
Shelf Life Once Used in Manufacturing:
One year from manufacturing date.
Country Of Origin: United States
This product is not on the CA Prop 65 list of toxic chemicals.
This product conforms to the reporting requirements of California Proposition 65 (Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986). We are conforming to the regulation by reporting the existence, or lack thereof, of ingredients deemed reportable by the above mentioned regulations via a Safety Data Sheet (SDS), in Section 15 "Regulatory Information." Ingredients from Natural Food Sources (NFS) and are exempt from reporting in accordance with Title 27, § 25501(a).
International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI): Sodium Lactate
Common Name Ingredient Listing (FDA Approved): Sodium Lactate
Directions:
When making cold process soap, add Sodium Lactate to the water phase (after the lye solution has cooled). Recommended use is 1% and up to 4%.
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COMMENTS: I started using this in my cold process soap at 1% - it's a total game changer. My soap comes out of the mold perfectly!! No more of that clinging to the sides (no matter how many days it sits in the mold). This works great! I"ll always have a big bottle on hand.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
THINGS I LIKE
THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE
• Perfromance • Quality • Easy to use
• Nothing.
Deborah • Pennsylvania
Date Submitted: 08/24/2020
I Recommend This Product!
"consistintly good quality"
COMMENTS: yeilds perfectly hard soap with less cure time.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Hot Process
LizLion • Iowa
Date Submitted: 07/21/2020
I Recommend This Product!
"Great"
COMMENTS: Love this for soap- 1 tsp PPO
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Laurie • New Mexico
Date Submitted: 07/20/2020
I Recommend This Product!
"Necessary"
COMMENTS: I use it in all my soaps. Makes soap harder and easier to unmold.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Denise • Ohio
Date Submitted: 06/26/2020
I Recommend This Product!
"Soap hardener"
COMMENTS: I used this sodium lactate for the first time making olive oil soap. I heard this soap can take a long time to harden, and sodium lactate would help with this. It did! It hasn't been 6 weeks yet in the curing process, and the soap is quite firm.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
THINGS I LIKE
THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE
• It helped to harden my olive oil soap.
• nothing
Jean • Virginia
Date Submitted: 06/23/2020
I Recommend This Product!
"Sodium what?"
COMMENTS: Lactate, Sodium Lactate. I wholesale soap and make guest soap for a no. 1 resort, and SL goes in every batch. Allows quick unmolding, and helps have a long lasting bar leading to customer satisfaction. I keep it in a condiment squeeze bottle, super easy to weigh out.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
THINGS I LIKE
THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE
• Ease of use, consistency
• Price
Amy • New York
Date Submitted: 05/07/2020
I Recommend This Product!
"Very happy"
COMMENTS: As described - great price
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Hot Process
THINGS I LIKE
THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE
• price • quality
Debra • Mississippi
Date Submitted: 04/30/2020
I Recommend This Product!
"Sodium Lactate 60%"
COMMENTS: This is an all around great product for cold process soaps. It performs exactly how it says it would and I am extremely satisfied with the results. It made my cold process soaps harder and provide a shine that I have never seen before I used this product. Thank you WSP! Yall Rock!
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
THINGS I LIKE
THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE
• price • quality • performace
• nothing
Dawn • Texas
Date Submitted: 03/15/2020
I Recommend This Product!
"Crafters Choice Sodium Lactate 60%"
COMMENTS: Came in the emulsified soap scrub kit i ordered.
PRODUCT USED IN: Exfoliants & Sugar Scrubs
Dburks • Illinois
Date Submitted: 02/29/2020
I Recommend This Product!
"Love this for CP Soap!"
COMMENTS: Perfect for CP soap...fast shipping!
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Laurie • New Mexico
Date Submitted: 07/29/2019
I Recommend This Product!
"Works great"
COMMENTS: Makes my soap hard and adds lather.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process, Soap - Hot Process
Anita • Arkansas
Date Submitted: 07/12/2019
I Recommend This Product!
"Sodium lactate is a requirement for me"
COMMENTS: I use sodium lactate in all the soaps I make. It makes the bars firm and last longer when in use. WSP has an awesome price on it.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process, Soap - CPOP
Samantha • Ohio
Date Submitted: 07/06/2019
I Recommend This Product!
"Great item at a great price"
COMMENTS: Best price I have found. Works just as described. Wouldn’t be able to get my soap out in one piece without it. Will definitely buy again.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
zaliaw • Nevada
Date Submitted: 05/30/2019
I Recommend This Product!
"It’s a Great Product!"
COMMENTS: Sodium lactate is a must have. It allows my to unfold sooner and the cut is clear.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Aislinn • Philippines
Date Submitted: 05/27/2019
I Recommend This Product!
"An essential!"
COMMENTS: Cannot soap without it!!! <3 I use between 2-3% and I get to unmold my Castile Soaps within 24 hours!
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Stacy • Maryland
Date Submitted: 05/25/2019
I Recommend This Product!
"Does it job"
COMMENTS: The sodium lactate does what it is supposed to do. After curing, our soaps are harder with this than they are without it.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Hot Process
Catherine • Florida
Date Submitted: 05/21/2019
I Recommend This Product!
"Can't live without it!"
COMMENTS: I use this in all my CP soaps. I couldn't live without it!
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Valerie • Peru
Date Submitted: 05/20/2019
I Recommend This Product!
"easy to cut"
COMMENTS: Improves a clean cut of my Cold Process Soap. Fantastic
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Darlene • Florida
Date Submitted: 04/23/2019
I Recommend This Product!
"Just right!"
COMMENTS: This SL is a "must have" in my soaps. It helps them unmold easier and harden up faster.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process, Soap - Hot Process, Soap - Shampoo Bars
Cindy • Minnesota
Date Submitted: 04/08/2019
I Recommend This Product!
"Helps make great hard bars of Cold Processed soap."
COMMENTS: I use this in every soap I make! Love it.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Libby • New York
Date Submitted: 04/03/2019
I Recommend This Product!
"Great product!"
COMMENTS: This helps the process of diluting my liquid soap paste so much! I could not go without it now! Cuts the time in half!
PRODUCT USED IN: Liquid Soap & Washes
Theresa • California
Date Submitted: 03/28/2019
I Recommend This Product!
"Works great!"
COMMENTS: No issues so far! Hardens soap and lotion bars well. Doesn't require much product for use. 1 tsp per pound I use a little less
COMMENTS: I love this product it worked really well in all of my soaps that I have made so far. I will definitely be keeping this in stock.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Michelle • Connecticut
Date Submitted: 02/21/2019
I Recommend This Product!
"Works"
COMMENTS: So a friend gave me some jello molds. I broke the first one trying to get the cp soap out!! Used sodium lactate. No problems unmolding. Worked just perfectly. Will get again.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Allison • Colorado
Date Submitted: 01/30/2019
I Recommend This Product!
"Great Additive"
COMMENTS: I add this to my cooled lye mixture before adding to the soap and it helps make a more fluid soap allowing for easier mixing at the end. Great product.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Hot Process
Robyn • Rhode Island
Date Submitted: 01/14/2019
I Recommend This Product!
"Sodium Lactate"
COMMENTS: I use sodium lactate in all my cold process creations. Works like a charm. Soap easily releases from molds.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Jodi • Nevada
Date Submitted: 01/06/2019
I Recommend This Product!
"Good quality, good price!"
COMMENTS: This is a good quality product at a good price! It made a huge difference in unmolding cold process soap. I will definitely be adding it to every batch of soap.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Marina • Kentucky
Date Submitted: 01/06/2019
I Recommend This Product!
"A staple"
COMMENTS: This product is a staple in my recipes and a life changer! No more waiting days on end to remove soap from my molds!!
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process, Soap - CPOP
Kelley • Massachusetts
Date Submitted: 12/31/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"A must have product"
COMMENTS: This is a must have product for making soap. I use it in every batch at 1 tsp per lb oils.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
LaDonna • Ohio
Date Submitted: 12/28/2018
I Recommend This Product!
""Works well in cp soap""
COMMENTS: This was perfect in both my HP and CP soaps! Great quality at a great price. I made a batch of soap with it and it came out nice and hard.
COMMENTS: I quickly purchased this from a local distributor after I saw it on their shelves,no hesitation! No one can beat the price specially when buying in large quantities. I don't soap without it and it helps me maintain fluidity when doing HP besides facilitating a quick and easy unmolding in CP soap.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process, Soap - Hot Process
THINGS I LIKE
THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE
• Best prices
Angela • Virginia
Date Submitted: 12/15/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Good product at a very reasonable price"
COMMENTS: I am a hobby CP soapmaker, and I always add sodium lactate to my soap in order to get a harder, longer-lasting bar. WSP's sodium lactate seems to be good quality and is significantly cheaper than the other supplier I had previously ordered it from. I would definitely recommend this product to other soapmakers!
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Murielle • Texas
Date Submitted: 12/14/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Excellent"
COMMENTS: Very nice product. Easy to use and does what is expected: hardening in cold process soaps. Will definitely buy more!
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
THINGS I LIKE
THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE
• Does its job
• Nothing
Luanne • Oklahoma
Date Submitted: 11/30/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"As expected"
COMMENTS: Bought this for my first attempt at shampoo bars. No complaints with this product.
PRODUCT USED IN: Bath Fizzies & Salts, Hair Care
Jacque • Texas
Date Submitted: 11/28/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"'Super""
COMMENTS: I happen to like using this because I happen to like a nice bar of soap.
You can add at the start are even after the cook. Just a very nice product
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process, Soap - Hot Process
THINGS I LIKE
THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE
• make a great hard bar of soap
• nothing
Barbara • Pennsylvania
Date Submitted: 11/27/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Sodium Lactate"
COMMENTS: I ordered this to see if it would harden my soap a bit. Appears to be doing that. No negative effects. Stil testing but I am re-ordering. Less thought than using beeswax to harden bars. Reasonable price
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process, Soap - Hot Process
THINGS I LIKE
THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE
• ease of use • price is do-able
Andrea • Indiana
Date Submitted: 11/12/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Just the way it is supposed to be. "
COMMENTS: Does what it is supposed to :)
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Denise • Georgia
Date Submitted: 11/01/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Best quality and price!"
COMMENTS: I appreciate the quality and prices that wholesale supplies offer! I order my sodium lactate from them all the time as well as other supplies. Thank you!!! ??
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Hot Process
Taura • Kansas
Date Submitted: 10/21/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"S L 60%....."
COMMENTS: I don't soap without it!! Helps makes any soap recipe I use, turn out a nice hard bar of soapy goodness!
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Melt & Pour, Soap - Hot Process
THINGS I LIKE
THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE
• Price • Quality • Performance
• Nothing
Yenedith • Alabama
Date Submitted: 10/17/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Love it"
COMMENTS: I loved everything about this it! My soap was hard the next morning and I could unmold and cut I didn't have to watch two days like i did before!
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
THINGS I LIKE
THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE
• Everything
• Nothing
Valarie • California
Date Submitted: 10/08/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Worked Great"
COMMENTS: Have not had any issues, and packaging was secure... no leaks. I continue to buy my sodium lactate thru WSP. Thanks guys!
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Jana • Texas
Date Submitted: 09/16/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Really helps CP soap set "
COMMENTS: A needed item when I am soaping most every day, it helps me unmold more quickly and easily so I can refill those molds!
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
THINGS I LIKE
THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE
• Helps CP set up quick and smooth
Amanda • Michigan
Date Submitted: 09/13/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"High Quality"
COMMENTS: I use this in CP soap to help remove the soap from my molds. It works great for some recipes but not so well for others. Overall, it's a good product.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Carolyn • South Carolina
Date Submitted: 09/12/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Don’t Soap Without It"
COMMENTS: I use this in practically all of my soaps. It works very well.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Stacey • South Carolina
Date Submitted: 09/12/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Must Have"
COMMENTS: This is a must-have in my soaping world. It keeps my hot process soap FLUID!
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Hot Process
THINGS I LIKE
THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE
• Reasonably priced • Works wonders in fluid HP
• Nothing
Elizabeth • Oklahoma
Date Submitted: 09/12/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"This stuff is amazing!"
COMMENTS: First time user and I'm an instant fan! Uses this in my pumpkin pie CP soap yesterday and was able to unmold and cut after only 18 hours! Soap turned our wonderful and is holding it's shape beautifully. The price is unbeatable! I may be using this in every batch from now on. Thanks!!
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
THINGS I LIKE
THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE
• Price • Ease of use • Speed
Izett • Illinois
Date Submitted: 09/11/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Harden soap perfectly"
COMMENTS: Used on cold process soap. Helps when the weather is humid and my soap bars take longer to harden.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Terri • Ohio
Date Submitted: 09/08/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Sodium Lactate that works well!"
COMMENTS: I used this in my CP soap that has a good portion of shae butter and soft oils. It works sooooo well. Soap was out of the mold in 12 hrs and cut a few hours after that. Great product for our nourishing soaps. Will be buying more for sure!
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
THINGS I LIKE
THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE
• Everything
• Nothing
Tiffany • Georgia
Date Submitted: 09/02/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Wonderful price and quality "
COMMENTS: You can’t beat this price. Wonderful quality
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Marie • New York
Date Submitted: 08/29/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Must have"
COMMENTS: It firms my soap loaf of faster and makes taking it out the mold easier.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Tanisha • Colorado
Date Submitted: 08/26/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Staple product for me"
COMMENTS: Like the 16oz option; it’s a great value. I can be a tad impatient at times and the SL helps me to unmold my soaps faster.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
THINGS I LIKE
THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE
• Size & value
nicole • New York
Date Submitted: 08/23/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Sodium Lactate"
COMMENTS: Helps my cold process soap cure to a nice hard loaf.
COMMENTS: I love to use sodium lactate in my cp soaps. it works wonders.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Teresa • Pennsylvania
Date Submitted: 08/14/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Sodium lactate is great in many applications "
COMMENTS: I use sodium lactate in my cp and cpop as well as in my toner and facial creams
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process, Soap - CPOP, Soap - Hot Process, Face Care
THINGS I LIKE
THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE
• Makes unmolding soap easier • Great additive in facial products
Karen • Oklahoma
Date Submitted: 07/28/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Unmolds so much easier!"
COMMENTS: I do not think I will ever soap without it. Makes imy soap slip right out of the molds. Thank you!
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
nc2025 • Kentucky
Date Submitted: 07/14/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Game changer"
COMMENTS: I'm new to soap making and it seemed as no matter the recipe or how long I left it in the mold, it didn't come out clean. This has fixed that. My soap how comes out cleaner and I couldn't be more happy.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
THINGS I LIKE
THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE
• Makes soap easy to get out
• nothing
Amanda • Louisiana
Date Submitted: 07/11/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Makes a really hard bar of cp soap"
COMMENTS: I also use sodium lactate for my homemade whipped soap base.
"Sodium Lactate for harder bars and more fluid HP"
COMMENTS: My HP soaps were ugly and crumbly... UNTIL i found Sodium Lactate. 1.5 tsp added to my cooled lye water for a 3# batch is perfect to keep my HP soap liquid enough to get into the mold looking nice. Once cut, the bars harden up nicely and look much better than without the Sodium Lactate.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Hot Process, Soap - Shampoo Bars
THINGS I LIKE
THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE
• Easy to use • Inexpensive
Kari • New Mexico
Date Submitted: 06/28/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Great Product"
COMMENTS: This was perfect for my project. My order shipped quickly and everything arrived in perfect shape.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Sandra • New York
Date Submitted: 06/16/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Crafters Choice™ Sodium Lactate 60% "
COMMENTS: I would not do my CP soap with out this, it hardens my bars instantly and I wouldn't do without it.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process, Soap - CPOP
THINGS I LIKE
THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE
• price • package • end results
• nothing
Lesa • Missouri
Date Submitted: 06/14/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"will buy again"
COMMENTS: makes my hot process soap very nice
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Hot Process
THINGS I LIKE
THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE
• its a good product
• nothing
Kenneth • New York
Date Submitted: 06/12/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"A MUST HAVE!!!"
COMMENTS: Works great. Love it!!
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
THINGS I LIKE
THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE
• nothing
Wendy • Georgia
Date Submitted: 05/11/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"I am hooked"
COMMENTS: This really makes a difference in curing CP soap and I think it helps with fluidity in my HP soap. Unmolds like a dream especially when using individual soap bar molds.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process, Soap - Hot Process
Molly • Oregon
Date Submitted: 05/09/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Sodium Lactate"
COMMENTS: Makes my soap hard. I use 3% in every batch. I can unmold in 12-18 hours with my recipe
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Patty • Kansas
Date Submitted: 05/08/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"This is a must have"
COMMENTS: I love using this in cold process for a nice hard bar. But I really love using it after the cook making hot process. When I don't add it, boy I can sure see a difference in the fluidity. Must have on hand at all times!
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process, Soap - Hot Process
THINGS I LIKE
THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE
• HP - fluidity of soap!!!
• NOTHING!
Jacklyn • New Jersey
Date Submitted: 05/07/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Sodium Lactate Additive in CP Soap"
COMMENTS: A wonderful additive that makes my cold process soaps hard and long-lasting!
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Kelly • Florida
Date Submitted: 04/15/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Best ever"
COMMENTS: This helps with the hardness of my soaps and can unmold within 18 hours
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process
Kristy • Texas
Date Submitted: 04/12/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Great."
COMMENTS: Does exactly what it is supposed to! I use it in almost every batch of soap I make.
PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Cold Process, Soap - Hot Process
Theresa • North Carolina
Date Submitted: 04/04/2018
I Recommend This Product!
"Great price and a must have!"
COMMENTS: Great price and I use it in my CP soaps. Never have any issues when using it and especially use it when I'm making a more fluid recipe for my CP soaps.
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