Hi!
I recently purchased some liquid african black soap (pH around 10-11) which I use as a facial wash. I would love to incorporate some camu camu powder into this soap for a c-vitamin boost and scrubby effect, but this powder has a pH of 2,5.
I've heard that you can't mix citric acid with soap because it messes up the lye, so I just wanted to know:
1. what exactly happens to the soap if you lower it's pH with an acidic substance?
2. How much camu camu powder do you think that I can safely add to the soap without getting bad results?
I recently purchased some liquid african black soap (pH around 10-11) which I use as a facial wash. I would love to incorporate some camu camu powder into this soap for a c-vitamin boost and scrubby effect, but this powder has a pH of 2,5.
I've heard that you can't mix citric acid with soap because it messes up the lye, so I just wanted to know:
1. what exactly happens to the soap if you lower it's pH with an acidic substance?
2. How much camu camu powder do you think that I can safely add to the soap without getting bad results?