Citrus Soap Challenge

[Lindy]

I would like to put out a challenge to choose a citrus fruit and them make soap using it.

We know that soaping 101 tried it using lemon juice as her water replacement so we know that doesn't work.

In another video the soaper was using hot lye water to melt her oils and she added lemon juice after she had everything melted. It does show her soap setting up and her doing an initial cut a few hours later. She shows a batch that was pre-made using the same recipe and they looked wonderful. Of course our first assumption has to be we trust the maker of the video not to be playing games.

I am going to try making it with grapefruit which I'm not allergic to. I'm going to try to video my process as well as the results.

So who's game? I'm going to make a small 8 bar batch so I'm not wasting a lot of great ingredients if it doesn't work out. :eh:

 

[Scentapy]

I'm in!

 

[2lilboots]

Are we using any FOs or EOs in these or just plain soap with a citrus fruit? I cannot do anything til my coconut oil arrives, but I would like to try it. I would use a lime.

 

[Scentapy]

I will try Cranberry Juice. You think????

 

[CaliChan]

I was actually planning on doing either another OJ soap or trying a Lemon soap this weekend. I think the soaping 101 issue was that she added such a high amount of lemon to the soap (she literally put the whole thing in there)

 

[melstan775]

I'll play If given a little time. When do you want entries in?

 

[Lindy]

I think we should add complimenting EO's or nothing at all. For instance I will add some grapefruit EO but I am going to add Bergamot as well in order to anchor it. I think I'm going to add some goat milk powder and pink clay to also help in the anchoring of the EO.... I'm going to be really interested in #1 if it will make soap & #2 what properties it adds to the soap. I think if we're going to add juice we should keep it down to about 5% and increase lye concentration to 38% so we have room for extra liquid. I haven't decided about the juice yet and if I do I may very well buy some grapefruit juice to more closely try to imitate the video of the ladies in the south.

 

[Lindy]

I don't think we need to do this as a swap but more of a challenge and sharing the information so we can see what works, what doesn't work and what tweeking we might need. So I don't know that it needs a time limit and once we get going perhaps we can sticky the results so when others start asking these questions they will have it as a referral....

 

[hoegarden]

Is it necessary to video the whole process?

 

[2lilboots]

Is it necessary to video the whole process?

LOL! Don't u want to see Lindy make a video????

 

[hoegarden]

LOL! Don't u want to see Lindy make a video????

No no.. I mean those who are on for the challenge. Everybody need to submit a video or just the pictures. LOL

 

[Lindy]

Hey! All righty then missus (2lilboots) - you're in trouble now.... LOL

No - video is not necessary.....

 

[RocknRoll]

hmmm, I may be in this one. Just need to think of an intruiging citrus juice! I've been wanting to make a citrusy kitchen soap so this may be a good time to do it!

 

[Lindy]

Okay I'm going to do a list in the OP of citrus fruits and then we can play with them. More than one person can do a fruit so don't feel you can't do it if someone has already chosen it.

 

[CaliChan]

http://www.foodscience.caes.uga.edu/extension/documents/fdaapproximatephoffoodslacf-phs.pdf
I thought this might be helpful

 

[MaitriBB]

I can try lime although I think it's one of those that can be dangerous if applied to the skin directly. Will do some research.

 

[Genny]

I can try lime although I think it's one of those that can be dangerous if applied to the skin directly. Will do some research.

But since it will be diluted in your soap & then rinsed off, it should be okay.

 

[2lilboots]

Are we just using the juice? Are we incorporating more of the fruit? I was going to make a batch just using 16 ozs of oils. I have plenty of popcorn ready, looking forward to Lindy's video!!!!!

 

[thefarmerdaughter]

Is anyone planning to use lemon or orange butter? Just curious, I saw some this morning while window shopping on Camden Grey

 

[hoegarden]

I will check out on my side on what juice is available. Then I will take my vote.