Oatmeal Soap
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dixiedragon
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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
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Are you making cold process or melt and pour?
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.
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.
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.
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
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Why does she want lemon juice? If she wants it to smell lemony, you can use lemongrass or cintronella EO.
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
Like Dixiedragon, I, too am curious as to why she wants to add lemon juice to it?
IrishLass
divinegoddessoaps17
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I love oatmeal soap. I put honey in mine.
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
I throw quick oats in the ninja for mine.
