Oatmeal Soap

[Lee242]

A friend is coming over and wants to make oatmeal soap with honey.
My question is do I have to add extra moisture to the mix?

 

[dixiedragon]

I don't. I use a food process to chop up rolled oats. I also like to sprinkle a few rolled oats on top for looks.

 

[SunRiseArts]

Are you making cold process or melt and pour?

 

[shunt2011]

I chop my oats up in a coffee grinder but all sprinkle some bigger pieces on top. I don't add anything extra to it either. I add my oats to my oils and stickblend well.

 

[Lee242]

CP soap
She wants to put lemon juice in it also.
When would I put that in or not?

 

[toxikon]

CP soap
She wants to put lemon juice in it also.
When would I put that in or not?

Lemon juice will react with the lye and increase your superfat - if you're not experienced with adding acids to soap, I wouldn't necessarily mess with that.

 

[earlene]

Yes, if you use lemon juice it does react with the lye, but if you want to use it, follow DeeAnna's guidelines here: https://classicbells.com/soap/citricAcid.html

I've used it in soap and in combination with a citrus fragrance, it was nice. I don't think it would be good to add to a soap with milk, though!

I wonder if she watched a particular youtube video (one of the first I watched when I was new) where this lady pours in a huge bottle of lemon juice into her soap. I won't link it, because her methods are not really very precise and she never mentions using a lye calculator. If you want to see it, search Homemade Soap at Marshas on youtube.

 

[dixiedragon]

Why does she want lemon juice? If she wants it to smell lemony, you can use lemongrass or cintronella EO.

 

[IrishLass]

I never add extra moisture to mine. I use 1 tbsp. ppo of the flake-type, baby oatmeal in mine (it's the only kind that doesn't scratch me).

Like Dixiedragon, I, too am curious as to why she wants to add lemon juice to it?


IrishLass

 

[divinegoddessoaps17]

I love oatmeal soap. I put honey in mine.

 

[beshaved]

can i use instant cooking oatmeal to be use in CP soap?

This is what I have

 

[IrishLass]

can i use instant cooking oatmeal to be use in CP soap?

This is what I have

Yes- absolutely! I myself use baby oatmeal, which is probably even more instant than the instant shown in your link (it's very finely flaked- almost like fairy dust).


IrishLass

 

[mx5inpenn]

I throw quick oats in the ninja for mine.