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Adding FO & EO to liquid soap

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Selena

Post subject: Adding FO & EO to liquid soap

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 6:07 am

Joined: Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:48 am
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Location: Florida

Anyone else have issues with separation when adding fragrance to your liquid soaps a week or so later? I make big batches and scent later but they always separate.

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barquentine

Post subject: Re: Adding FO & EO to liquid soap

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 1:02 pm

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Hardly surprising. You're trying to mix a nonpolar into a polar. It will always separate. If you solubilise the FO with an equal amount of polysorbate-20 it should work fine.

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Selena

Post subject: Re: Adding FO & EO to liquid soap

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 1:16 pm

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Soap Queen

Post subject: Re: Adding FO & EO to liquid soap

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 6:30 pm

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I've found that some fragrances mix in great without any extra help needed and stay mixed in and others separate out. You could definitely try some Polysorbate and see if that helped. Otherwise, it will end up being a trial-and-error experience of testing to find which fragrances stay in the soap with no trouble and utilizing those fragrances in your liquid soap.

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debsisson

Post subject: Re: Adding FO & EO to liquid soap

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 7:30 pm

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So would you use the polysorbate for EO's too. Also wish would be better, the 20 or the 80?

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Selena

Post subject: Re: Adding FO & EO to liquid soap

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 7:35 pm

Joined: Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:48 am
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Thanks Anne Marie just ordered some from BB and will give it another go.

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Post subject: Re: Adding FO & EO to liquid soap

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 7:41 pm

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Post subject: Re: Adding FO & EO to liquid soap

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 7:43 pm

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