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Titanium Dioxide
Titanium dioxide, also known as titanium(IV) oxide or titania, is the naturally occurring oxide of titanium. It can be used in bar soaps to lighten the soap. It can lighten biodiesel glycerin soap enough to accept coloration.
Properties added to soap: Whitening
Effects on biodiesel glycerin soaps:
- Titanium dioxide can be used to lighten biodiesel glycerin soaps. However, the soaps will be opaque in nature.
- Bar Soap - Titanium dioxide can be use to lighten bar soaps. This will also allow other coloring agents to be used.
- Liquid Soap - Titanium dioxide can be use to lighten bar soaps.
- Hybrid Soap - Borax can be used to lower the pH and thicken biodiesel soaps that use both sodium and potassium based glycerin. If the hybrid soap has been cold processed and the soap is solid borax cannot be used to lower the pH of the soap.