Teach Soap

Ok...just recently there was a Craft Show at my work from employees that made handmade items. There was a lady that was selling some wonderfully fragants soap! I broke them and bought a couple, and started to daydream about using essential oils in my batches...(that's all she uses)

But enough about the daydreaming, here is my question. I got to talking to her about cold press soap and ingredients. She asked me what type of preservative I use in my soaps and I was stumped . She gave me a funny look like I was doing something very bad. I thought I had read somewhere that it said that you really did not need to include the Grapefruit Seed Extract if you did not overly superfat your soap. Do I need to be adding this to my soap batches?

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Roxana
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First of all Grapefruit Seed Extract (GSE) is not a preservative. It is an antioxidant. Next you should go read Anne-Marie's blog on preservatives here http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body- ... ervatives/ Then you will have all the information you need the next time you are approached about it.

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Lisa
“What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul” ~ Yiddish proverb

oops...why do I have a feeling that she was trying to say antioxidant instead of preservative
I knew what she was referring to since I asked if she meant Grapefruit Seed Extract.

I usually do a 8% superfat, and silly me forgot to ask her what SF she soaps at.

Thanks for then link

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Roxana
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I don't add antioxidants or preservatives to my soap. I have not had a problem without them. I always superfat; at least 7%.

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Irena
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Lisa
“What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul” ~ Yiddish proverb