Citrus EO in cp or cphp soap

[Guest guest]

Hello Girls,

I have a question to pick your brains with, I have had a request for 3 batches

of all natural soap. One made with Lemon EO, one made with Lime EO and the last

made with Orange EO. Now i have been told that citrus eo will not come through

the soaping process and have any scent.

How can i do this so that it holds scent and still is natrual " ?

 

Any help would be appriciated.

 

Thanks

Vicki

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I have had a request for 3 batches of all natural soap. One made with Lemon

EO, one made with Lime EO and the last made with Orange EO. Now i have been

told that citrus eo will not come through the soaping process and have any

scent.

How can i do this so that it holds scent and still is natrual " ?

 

[Dave:] You might try adding beeswax and/or oatmeal to the soap. Powder the

oats and add the EO the night before you plan to make your soap. Add

beeswax at about ½ to 1 oz PPO. I lean strongly to the lower figure. It is

true that citrus oils do not keep their scent well in soap, and the same is

true of many other oils, too. Perfume in soap is an added feature that has

nothing to do with how well it cleans, although some oils have therapeutic

properties that makes them useful for attributes apart from their smell.

Adding enough EO to create a permanent scent runs the risk of causing skin

irritation and even permanent sensitization. If your client insists on

having these scents in the soap, your only real solution is to use synthetic

FOs.

 

When I started making and selling soaps, everyone told me that scent is what

sells soap. I had already taken the position that my soaps would be

all-natural and formulated to benefit the skin. I use EOs sparingly, and

have often had to explain why my soaps are not strongly scented, but no one

that has tried them has ever rejected them on the basis of smell. Some

oils, like lavender, lemon grass, tea tree and others, are stable in soap

and even have beneficial properties on their own. The notion that soaps are

supposed to be perfumed is something that has been established by decades of

clever marketing. However, the companies that use these scents all use

artificial chemicals, not natural oils for this purpose.

 

 

 

 

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