When is it required to add preservative to ...

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soap. I know this is a weird place to post but I know

there's many experts here. I made a creme soap and

decided it was too thick and I wanted it to be usable

in toggles/malibu bottles. It's still very soapy, ph

is 7.25, and the water content is much lower than 90%

which is a figure that sticks out in my mind for

aqueous solutions. I would rather not HAVE to add

something to kill germies - and yes,I am working with

distilled water; but I am wondering if there's really

a need. I'm hoping the lye process itself takes care

of the issue. [ KOH and NAoh in this process]

I tried finding some answers on line and in the liquid

soap book but nothing definitive so I am guessing I'm

looking in the wrong place. ?

Any help would be appreciated,

Thanks,

Willow