I'm ready!! EO questions

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Hi all. I'm going to do it tonight!! What you say? I'm going to

make my first batch of soap!! I've got a recipe for 24oz using

coconut oit, jojoba oil, sweet almond oil and aloe vera oil (canola

base), and palm out as the " main " oil. I was going to go for olive

oil, but couldn't find any but the " extra virgin " kind. So . . .

I'd like to add some EO's to make things scented, but the only one I

have enough of is peppermint. Please note, I did ask earlier this

week about other EO's but on further investigation realized I didn't

have enough of them. I've used them primarily for aromatherapy and

only have 10ml bottles. I found an online fragrance calculator

(thanks MMS!!) but peppermint isn't listed. And . . . I've recently

had a not so pleasant experience with Dr. Bonners peppermint soap!!

It doesn't feel good on certain sensitive body parts!! So I

definitely want to avoid that with my soap. Does anybody know how

much peppermint eo should be added to 24oz of oil? I want it to be

lightly scented but I definitely don't want ti to burn!! Maybe

unscented would be best? I'm hoping these will be Christmas gifts

and I don't know if I'll have time for another batch.

 

Thanks so much!!

 

Carrie

[Guest guest]

Carrie,

When the soap is ready, you should keep it warm, so I think you should not put

to much EO in it because the heat will make it evaporate. Be sure you put the

scent at the end of process. I would advise you to put one ml peppermint oil in

your batch of more than a kilo. This way it would be light enough and scented

enough.

Ane* from Brazil

 

 

 

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