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Been wanting to try out Citrus essential oils in soap for a while now, though a while back, while looking around at the different citrus oils, i noticed most of them had the warning note " photosensitizing - do not use before exposure to the sun", and upon researching further into photosensitizing essential oils, i found a few cases where people got some pretty nasty sunburn from using them in their own homemade perfumes/lotions, etc....

Anyway was wondering if this warning still applies to soap? If using only maximum 2% EO's the weight of the oils - e.g. i'd usually use 36g or less of EO's for an 1800g (oils weight) soap batch.

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Soap is a wash off product. It doesn't stay on the skin like a lotion. Some, like orange oil fade in soap.

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Irena
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thanks soapbuddy! hmmmm just wondering if one was to leave a bit of soapy residue on the skin though, could it be photosensitizing? or is the 2% EO use in soap too low for any negative effects?
Just after reading and seeing whats happened after some people used them in perfumes makes me very cautious about using them

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The photosensitivity is more important for leave on products like lotions or perfumes. Some citrus oils like Bergamot can be bought bergaptene free.

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Irena
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ahhhh i see.... thanks soap buddy!

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