Baby soap

[dyclement05]

Hi Soapies!
I've just learned a friend is pregnant and I really want to gift the happy, expecting couple with some lovely 100% olive oil (castille?)

My question is: would it be safe to color it?? I'd love to make it in a gender specific color but I want to make sure it's safe to use on the little one. My thought for coloring it was to infuse the olive oil with natural mica colorant an then strain out the mica, leaving just the oil.

Thoughts???

 

[AlchemyandAshes]

I absolutely would NOT color it, especially with mica. Tiny mica flakes could get in the babies eyes, and there can be an allergy to mica (and Olive Oil, but...). Babies skin is so new and sensitive that I wouldn't risk it, especially for someone else's baby! :shock:
I would make the Castille and wrap it in gender specific wrapping and ribbon...make a scented pretty one for mama!:angel:

 

[AlchemyandAshes]

My thought for coloring it was to infuse the olive oil with natural mica colorant an then strain out the mica, leaving just the oil./QUOTE]
I just realized you were going to strain it...but I still would avoid the mica and any coloring...

 

[CaliChan]

I wouldnt color it, Baby skin is really sensitive.

 

[squigglz]

Throw another hat in the 'don't color it' ring. Pure castille is best when you're soaping for a baby. I know that had I gotten a colored soap as a gift when my bubs was wee, I would have stored it away for until he was much older.

 

[terminatortoo]

What if the soap gets in the babies eyes? Will it burn?

 

[Ancel]

What about a belly or later nipple cream for the mama and diaper cream for the little one?

 

[bodhi]

I dont understand how you could get the color out of a mica, but regardless of that, here is another vote for definitely no coloring or scenting. I would do a pretty substantial SF too.


And congratulations!

 

[Genny]

What if the soap gets in the babies eyes? Will it burn?

Any soap that gets in someone's eyes will burn due to the salt.

 

[mel z]

For baby soap, no scent, no color, no glitter. Just plain castile. I saw a video where one lady added carrots (baby food) but I see no need to do so, like to keep it plain just in case of allergies or even to prevent any invisible bacteria or other goobery gunk (lol).

 

[terminatortoo]

Any soap that gets in someone's eyes will burn due to the salt.

I am pretty sure that the baby shampoo like Johnson and Johnson says it does not burn the eyes. They use that in advertising it, saying no more tears.

 

[Genny]

I am pretty sure that the baby shampoo like Johnson and Johnson says it does not burn the eyes. They use that in advertising it, saying no more tears.

That's not a soap (salt). It contains surfactants that work together to counteract the burning sensation.

 

[Momonga]

Could you use baby oil as a soap ingredient? Just curious, because based on my experience with bastille, that baby might be old enough to drink before your soap hardens. Also, it might give it a nice scent... maybe... if it survives saponification. Just thinking out loud here. I've never heard of anyone using baby or any kind of mineral oil for soap. Maybe other more talented soapers can chime in here.

A cocoa butter body butter might be nice for the mom. I swear by it. My mother and grandmother turned purple from head-to-toe, so stretch marks run in my family. But I used a cocoa butter body butter from Body Shop religiously, twice every day, and came through without a single mark. A homemade one might be really nice! And maybe you could try to play around with the smell because I personally got really sick of that smell by the end. I went through about four or five tubs of it in seven months, so you could do a different scent for every one.

 

[Genny]

Mineral oil is unsaponifiable, so it wouldn't work in soap.


Soapqueen has a nice simple recipe for baby oil on their blog right now http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/lotion/natural-baby-oil/

 

[hoegarden]

One of the thing about mineral oil is the ingredients behind it. I am not too sure about the states. But here in some of the products, they just put the ingredient as mineral oil but nobody know exactly what is actually inside the oil. so i would avoid it especially when we want something natural for the baby.

Genny - the recipe from Soapqueen on the baby oil, I think it would also means that these combination of oil can be used to make baby soap too? Anyway, I can't find oat extract and its my first time seeing it. Thanks for the link. I just learn something new.

 

[Yill]

I made a bastille baby soap with just a tiny bit of castor oil and a chamomile infused olive oil. This gives a very light scent and is very mild for the skin.

Definitely no color or otherwise added scent for a baby soap!

 

[new12soap]

Go ahead and make a castile soap, just olive oil, and tuck it away for a good long time because you should NOT use ANY soap on a baby's skin until they are at least 6 months old. WATER ONLY.

 

[judymoody]

I am pretty sure that the baby shampoo like Johnson and Johnson says it does not burn the eyes. They use that in advertising it, saying no more tears.

They include a numbing agent to counteract the burning sensation. And yes, it's detergent-based, not a true soap.