Hi there!
While i was thinking dilution as the most difficult part of LS, at the end i've concluded that dilution is quite simple in compare with adding fragrance to diluted soap.
I make bastile soap (85/15) and i know that i need much water to dilute in order for the paste to stay liquid and not start congealing again.
My problems start when i add different essential oil blends. I think that it sounds reasonable for the EOs to cloud soap, or thicken it etc.
1. But the strange think is when adding the same EO blend (ylang, cinnamon, orange) to the same diluted soap in different period, the one comes all clear by the next day, while the other formed a cloud layer which is there for two weeks now, while at the beginning was all clear. (see pic 1)
Cloudiness appeared when the temperatures at home went low during winter. However why this appeared only to one and not both?
Has the coconut oil contributed to the cloudiness in low temperatures?
2. Another issue is when adding a blend of 100% EO and another with diluted EOs (jasmine, neroli). The first one comes almost all clear, while the second one has a strong cloudy foam layer. Even if i add sugar solution, a layer of foam/milk stays at the surface for ever. (see pic 2)
Is the oils (jojoba) of the diluted EOs that do this, as they stay unsaponified at the surface?
Is there a solution on this, like adding more lye, or i'll have to completely forget the use of diluted precious oils?
I don't care much about transparency or cloudiness in my liquid soap. I just hate on having two layers in the same soap. I need to achieve a symmetrical result no matter it's transparency and without having to add borax, or glycerine, or sugar.
While i was thinking dilution as the most difficult part of LS, at the end i've concluded that dilution is quite simple in compare with adding fragrance to diluted soap.
I make bastile soap (85/15) and i know that i need much water to dilute in order for the paste to stay liquid and not start congealing again.
My problems start when i add different essential oil blends. I think that it sounds reasonable for the EOs to cloud soap, or thicken it etc.
1. But the strange think is when adding the same EO blend (ylang, cinnamon, orange) to the same diluted soap in different period, the one comes all clear by the next day, while the other formed a cloud layer which is there for two weeks now, while at the beginning was all clear. (see pic 1)
Cloudiness appeared when the temperatures at home went low during winter. However why this appeared only to one and not both?
Has the coconut oil contributed to the cloudiness in low temperatures?
2. Another issue is when adding a blend of 100% EO and another with diluted EOs (jasmine, neroli). The first one comes almost all clear, while the second one has a strong cloudy foam layer. Even if i add sugar solution, a layer of foam/milk stays at the surface for ever. (see pic 2)
Is the oils (jojoba) of the diluted EOs that do this, as they stay unsaponified at the surface?
Is there a solution on this, like adding more lye, or i'll have to completely forget the use of diluted precious oils?
I don't care much about transparency or cloudiness in my liquid soap. I just hate on having two layers in the same soap. I need to achieve a symmetrical result no matter it's transparency and without having to add borax, or glycerine, or sugar.