Are there any known issues with Bergamont or Lemon oil?
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Lemon Oil itself does not hold well in cp. Lemongrass and litsea will hold up nicely. Bergamot I find to be very mild so I usually use it in a mix
Bergamot is my favorite citrus EO! Bergamot is considered as a top note, but it holds pretty well in CP by itself. However, it's so pricey that I blend it with other EOs like sweet orange(other citrus EOs), lavender or/and ylang ylang.
goji_fries
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Hey smeetree,
A few issues real quick:
- Be sure to get bergeptene free Bergamot EO
- Citruses are photosensitizers so adding more EO to survive the cold process is not necessarily a good thing thus:
- Switch your batch from CP to HP and by using the HP method you will need less.
- However, citrus is still a photosensitizer and some people are allergic to it.
- Lemon EO fades fast its true, but you can grate a few lemon rinds in your recipe to kick it up. Preserve the rinds with a little vitamin E (not too much since there is such thing as vit E overdose). And use a binder like kaolin clay to anchor your scent and you will be better off than just dumping in Lemon EO. <Kaolin mixed in oil, stirred, then EO in the emulsion works too>
- The flashpoints of these two are relatively low so to prevent cookoff when mixing and saponifying, and to prevent slight seize, mix at a lower temp. preferably room temp.
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You can use litsea cubeba as an anchor for you citrus essential oils. I use from .5 oz to 1 oz of essential oils per pound of oils, depending on the essential oil.
How many total oz of EO would you add to a 43oz batch of soap?
I use bergamot EO @ 0.7oz - 1 oz PPO.
I use bergamot EO @ 0.7oz - 1 oz PPO.
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Bergeptene is a chemical in bergamot oil that causes phototoxicity.
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Bulk Apothecary has a nice bergaptene free (sp?) bergamot.
Earthen_Step
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I would let people know not to go in the sun for 2-3 hours after using bergamot. Especially children/todlers and never use it on infants.
