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My Dad loves that Gojo orange soap for working in the garage. I thought it'd make a nice gift if I could make my own soap for him similar to it! I was going to use my normal CP recipe but I got the 10X Orange EO and ground Pumice from BB. Looking for recommendations on how much per lb of oils to add of each? Want it nice & strong smelling with lots of scrubby goodness for getting car grease off his hands!

Thanks

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~*~ Jennifer ~*~

Check BB's fragrance calculator for the amount of 10X to add. For the pumice, you can start with 1-2 tsp. and if it doesn't seem like enough, add more. The amount of scrubiness is more personal preference than an exact amount.

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Linda
I know the voices in my head aren't real, but they sure have some great ideas!

Ok thanks! I didn't know if there was a "too much" or "just right" amount. The gojo liquid soap has a lot of it to make it feel gritty, but it's not rough on the skin - hoping this is the same thing. I tried coffee grinds in soap once and it was way too scratchy :-/

My BB order gets here Thursday, excited!

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~*~ Jennifer ~*~

Some coffee grounds can be very scratchy!
I like to use whole oats or cornmeal in my scrubby hand/foot soap. Just be careful with cornmeal because if you use too much you'll take your skin off!

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Linda
I know the voices in my head aren't real, but they sure have some great ideas!

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Linda
I know the voices in my head aren't real, but they sure have some great ideas!

LOL Oh my!

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~*~ Jennifer ~*~

So I ordered this Pumice from Bramble Berry - http://www.brambleberry.com/Pumice-P4067.aspx


It's such a super fine powdery texture, it does not feel gritty at all. As I mixed my batter, I sprinkled some evenly over the entire batch, mixed it in, then sprinkled more, etc. I ended up using almost the entire 1 oz packet, which would end up being 3x the recommended amount. Now that my soap has cured, I've tested a few bars and used them many times a day for several days. While the 10x Orange EO smells wonderful, it does not have any grainy/gritty/sandy/exfoliating texture. So it smells good and the soap feels good, but it won't really work as a scrubby soap. I know it mixed evenly and I certainly used more than enough. Has anyone else used this brand of Pumice? Any advice? Or recommendations for something else? I really wanted that sandy/gritty texture from the liquid mechanic soap brand that helps to scrub off grease.

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~*~ Jennifer ~*~

Try sanitized sand. It's very scratchy. You might be able to find it in the pet store by the fish supplies.

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Irena
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I found coffee to be scratchy too

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~*~ Jennifer ~*~

I don't go light when I use pumice sand, it's so fine it feels good to shower with it! I use as much as 1:1 ratio of pumice:soap (volume), it makes the soap really hard like in between a sand stone and rock hard soap.

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Carrie
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I used 8 oz of pumice in each of my batches and I still don't think it was enough. One recipe I looked at said to add pumice until it was completely saturated. Can anyone tell me if the cornmeal goes bad in the soap -- as in gets moldy or anything like that?