Making Cold Process Citrus Soap {from whole lemons}
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Week 14 of Soaping101 and we are discussing the benefits of lemon in soapmaking. We will then create some lemon soap using the entire lemon.
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the minute i saw u started to mix it, and i saw it wasn't thickened, i knew right there, it needed more lye. i love it thank you. you are a good teacher because you even showed the mistake. i love you for that.
You are special. It takes real strength and smarts to show mistakes, becasue you also explained why it was a miss. This is so missing in our world today. Great teacher for using this methodology.
Great tutorial! I make a very lemony soap but add lemon juice concentrate at trace, along with various lemony essential oils. My short batches are usually 50 oz. oils to 19 oz water/+ lye. Do a 2 ounce water discount when mixing lye, and make it up with the lemon juice AFTER trace. Makes an awesome lemony bar of soap. I color with a bit of yellow oxide mixed with frac. coconut oil and titanium dioxide. I prefer ungelled, nice creamy look. Scent holds up (I add lemon,lemongrass EO too).
I didn't even consider that it was a mistake but rather a demonstration to show why it wouldn't work. It was very interesting either way!
I am not expert, just good at chemistry, so here is a thought. Set up the soap base first, let it cool, then remelt it after it fully cures, add the acids in the second melt, all the lye should have reacted with the fats instead, letting the acids exist unharmed.
Great video and a great idea for soap. I did a lime rose soap hot processed and it came out great. The thing I did was to short the water and add the lime juice after the cook along with the zest and the other additives. There was one hang up though the soap does take some time to dry but is beautiful and smells great. It also is a bit astringent (grease cutting) even with the super fatting I did even after plenty of drying time ;) 6 weeks it makes a great kitchen bar.
I'm glad I'm not the only soaper who experiments like crazy and fouls things up. Lol. A mistake is not wrong it's a lesson !!
I so wanted that soap to work! I think it would have smelled heavenly!
Just three days ago I made not lemon, but orange juice soap. I entirely substituted water to the orange juice to be used with lye and it went wonderfully. Soap looks and smells naturally wonderful. I didnt use any colorants or fraigrants. I will definitely try lemon juice too.
Good lesson...its like you used vinegar! Haha everyone one else would have said "can't be done" I like your vids cuz you show why it can't be done.
Makes me happy when 'my students' start thinking. Yes, do some research and be sure to always check the ph level of your additives. {ps No guns are allowed in class. Bad girl!}
Now there's a result I wasn't expecting. After you explained the effects of citrus on lye, it made sense. I'd thought about making an orange soap, but I realize now that I'd end up with the same goop.
Thanks for sharing my soap. My granddaughter saw it tonight for the first time (two-years-old). She sniffed it, looked at it for a second and said, "Cute, Grandma!" Ha!
Now I've got you thinking on the right track! Orange additives would work great but not orange juice as the lye base. You soaps are gorgeous... thank you for sharing them with us :)
O.K. no paint ball gun....that was a very good class, Catherine and I will start doing a ph on additives. I am starting to venture out more with additives because of your videos and trying new things with each soap...I read allot but chemisty was not my best subject so its been a challenge but thats part of learning. Thanks for all that you do, Louise
Lye, being an alkaline is 15 on the ph scale while lemons are I think 3 on the acid side, so the two combinations would neutralize one another. The lye would fail.
What a great teacher you are! I’m new making soaps, I had being making so many mistakes, you don’t want to know, haha, but this mistake I won’t do it thanks to you!!!
How about adding a little bit of lye to lemon juice until it tests neutral with test strips and then add lye according to the recipe?
You are amazing!! The absolute best tutorials on soap making. Thank you
This was great! Im glad I watched the whole video. But I'm confused, I know a veteran soap maker who adds lemon juice concentrate to her soaps with success.
I love that you posted it even though it didn't work.
Wow, what a wonderful demonstrations.Thank you once again.
I love that you used every part of the lemon and the dried lemon zest on top :). I call that real lemon soap :). LOVELY :) and thank you very much for sharing it with us :).
I knew since the beginning that it would be too much acid vs the base. Still loved the video! 💙
Maybe if just use the pulp and zest, but not the juice, that might work, I will try it and post my findings later.
I was so not prepared for that ending @_@...... Thanks for the video its very helpful!!!
Hi Teach, where did you get that awesome mold? Nice!! I am so glad you did this video. Do you think any fruit powders would work better than fresh citrus? Or would you get the same results? Many people are using them in soaps and scrubs now. I found a website and wondered if it would be worth buying and trying. Have you worked with them before? Just wondering? Thanks again
I agree with SistaBrevetHem. Only I'm not sure how to calculate how much more lye to add. Since the lye and the citric acid in the lemons would combine to make a salt, wouldn't this produce a harder bar of soap?
could you add a small amount of lemon juice to the soap batter AFTER you add the lye
Wow:) I really enjoy the video and never expected for the soap to fail. I learn something new. You know I made papaya soap before and use very little water and it turn just wonderful l. Papaya has a lot of good properties as well for the skin. Thanks you are amazing:)
The mold came from Overstock. I am pretty sure that most fruit powders are dried fruit ground into a fine powder. You should check the label though. Any of these would work in cold process soap... in limited amounts :)
that's what i'm talking bout...love your channel
Thanks for watching!
Well, you had me going there for a while. I was thinking, "Wow this girl must be a genius", hahaha, very good, xx Linda
Well, sort of in regards of acidity. Lemon juice has a ph level of ~2.3 + vinegar is ~3.
Thank you for watching :)
Yes he is such a sport. Gotta love Phil
Ah, so you knew what was going to happen. You are way ahead of the game :)
O,h I was so wanting that to work! It would've been a gorgeous soap :(
I make my laundry soap with lemon juice with no problem. I use it at room temp and have never had it turn red or not saponify. Am I just luck or do you think the oils we use also have an effect.
Shhh we don't want wake him up...but when he get here we are ready...hehehe...he is so good hearted to tease :] Louise
LOL!! Bring all wooden spoons, spatulas and such so we can slap him with them. Poor Phil he is such a good sport.
Me too!
Glad you liked it :)
I really like your videos. One, thing, though, a warning at the beginning of the video might be helpful to viewers who might want to make this, not have a lot of money to waste and not watch the entire video before trying.
OK you are right they are dried fruit. Seems like the citrus ones would be the most trouble. Thanks.
Oil used? Recipe of this fruit soap... itz amazing!
Ive seen several videos of people using vinegar, an acid, in their lye water. Are they over lying (if thats a term) and if they are, aren't they eliminating the clarifying benefits of the cider. Wouldn't it be better to hot process then add the vinegar? Their soaps seem to work, but i can't find a recipe that makes chemical sense
ooooo, i love it when teachers keep the good stuff for last.
After working in a produce section at a grocery store I’d only zest organic lemons.
i love it thank you
I am curious about Pomegranate or a skin brightener soap :)
Amazing video
And you are very gracious :-)
wow! Thanks for the lesson. I guess I won't be making any citrus soap. haha.
hey, i like ur videos so much...gd job
i jst wanted to ask you about the lye proption plz...can i use my propotions but repace the water by the lemon?and the frozen cubes of lemons what does it contain?jst pulpe and zest and juice? wainting ur reply.. i rly want to try this recipe
Thank you for the video! I had been wondering what happens if you mix an acid (I had for instance Lactic Acid in mind) in the soap.... I had a feeling it was going to be like making a partly unpredictable lye discount, but wasn't sure. Now I know! Thanks again!!
Thank you very much
Really thank you for share!! Great job!!
Thanks very helpful
That is very intresting....I thought we would have soap! But it didn't turn out that way. I will have to do some research on that got me thinking...then why does it saponifiy when you use fruits/milks..because of the sugars? Phil's late by the way...Hi Debby I'm here waiting for Phil now with Paint Ball Gun..hehehehe
So lemons are like vinegar...
Thanks :)
Glad to see you in class...how was typing 010000..hehehe...teach said no paint ball guns in class....oh well I stick to with the spit wads instead...hehehe.
Right from the start I was thinking, what is she doing? adding lemon joice to lye?
Brought the Paint Ball Gun...gonna get him now...hehehe
I was so interested wondering how you were going to compensate for all that acid!
nice job
Good one. Thanx
Got my pencil and taking a seat. Where the heck if Louise and Phil?
Nice
so , technically was it or was it not soap? did it foam or suds up at all?
Would the same effect happen with tomatoes as well?
We can get Karen to help us. That would be a great recruit to have on our side.
haha! I tried that too, but the lemons won't allow it to saponify. just stays liquidy
man. and I was fixin to ask you for the recipe!
Absolutely!
Wow
LOL
You are smart :)
Thank you for the video :-)
OMG that is funny...roflol
Thank god he is, cause I dont know what other men would do when a bunch of soaping women go after him......runnn forrest run! :D
I love science :)
Hey, soaping girls aren't smelly. We are squeeky clean! Be nice to your classmates Phil because I am running out of places to move you to :)
Ok if you want in the gang then we have to get you a safe weapon unlike Louise. First rule is you have to pick on Phil no matter what. And there is no fees to be in the gang.
Just show up to class and be ready. The covert mission will be for you to be a secret agent and you can relay messages to Karen on what we need done to Phil.
You are really amazingly fast ... WoW!
WAKE UP sleepyhead!!
Oh Louise, now your talking woman, I have my sling shot. I 've had my fair share of "real" guns. Glad you got the paint gun it leaves a nasty sting. I think I will go pick on Phil and let him know he is getting made fun of again. Gee Whiz you would think he would learn huh?
It's kind of late in Europe, I guess he's sleeping. :p
You go woman and make it sting. !!
Smelled wonderful but behaved poorly :)
well that was disappointing. :(
It is a woman thing :)
Not a genius by any means :)
Thanks for watching!