Best Essential Oils for Soap Making

When I first began my soap making adventures and experiments, my goal was to create truly “natural” soap without dangerous chemicals. One thing I discovered fairly early on, before I spent too much money on "fragrance" oils, is that when you are scenting soap, the ONLY natural way to do it is by using essential oils.
0:00 Key Moments
2:25 Safety
4:22 Fragrance Oils
4:45 Cost
5:25 My Favorite
7:45 Child Caution
9:40 Grounding Your Scent
11:55 "Hot" Oil NOT for kids
12:49 What Men Like
16:00 Old Oils
16:30 Where to Buy
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Disclaimer: I am not a medical doctor nor a veterinarian. I'm an herbalist and aromatherapist. The FDA doesn't evaluate herbs and essential oils, and that means that nothing I say or write is ever meant to treat, cure, diagnose, or prevent any disease or illness. It's for information only, and please do your own research before using herbs or essential oils. And of course, seek medical attention for serious needs.

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[@HeidiVillegas]

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Thank you ❤

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[@TheeHerbJunkie]

⁠@@HeidiVillegasand thank you for telling us the difference between soap making EO and Therapeutic EO. & I’ll definitely be using star west 😊

[@marianailie7732]

Thank you! Very helpfull video. I am new to soap making, I do melt and pour and want to go all natural with essential oils.

[@HeidiVillegas]

You'll LOVE hot process, Mariana! I started out with melt and pour, too---and making the transition to hot process was the logical next step. Good luck, and let me know if you have any questions, ok? :-)

[@marianailie7732]

@@HeidiVillegas thank you, but I will not try hot process because I have a child always around me. Melt and pour is safe with kids around.

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You are super informative! Do you still do the courses?

[@HeidiVillegas]

Hi, Michele! I sure do! Here's a list of my most popular courses: healingharvesthomestead.lpages.co/course-information-page/

[@elainaritter1185]

Love your video on essential oils for soap!! 🧼🧼 Do all these oils do well in cold press soap? I’m new to making soap 😬🧼✨

[@HeidiVillegas]

Yes, they'll do just fine in cold process soap, too!

[@elainaritter1185]

@@HeidiVillegas Awesome 👏🏻 thank you ☺️ I only want to use essential oils in my soap 🧼

[@need_officials_]

I had try rosemary extract before not rosemary e.o. when I put 3% rosemary extract in my liquid soap, my skin start to break-out with acne. I guess rosemary need to be use in very small & specific amount for people with sensitive skin like mine. Using sweet orange e.o. in cold process also make my skin to break-out with acne even just using at 0.75%. Other than that, geranium e.o. make my skin to feel itch when using it. Sorry for my sensitive skin. Lol😅😅😅

[@HeidiVillegas]

Yes, we all have different skin sensitivities ranging from people who can tolerate very low dilutions of essential oil to very high ones. Since you know how sensitive you are....be cautious, and perhaps use the hydrosols instead of the essential oils.

[@need_officials_]

​@@HeidiVillegasthank you for your suggestion, I do have small water distiller machine at home, I would try it later. Tq.

[@van5316]

Pine is just the best..

[@HeidiVillegas]

Oh, my goodness---yes it is. LOVE it in soaps!

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I'm new thanks that will be me LOL

[@HeidiVillegas]

Welcome!

[@taniabastien6857]

Thank you for sharing precious infos Why do you only make hot process soap….just curious 😊 Do you find it better?

[@HeidiVillegas]

I wrote about that once, a long time ago. It's simply just a preference, as I like to see the process unfold and my soap is done faster. Here's an article about all the other reasons, too: healingharvesthomestead.com/home/2017/9/5/hot-process-vs-cold-process-soap-which-is-better

[@natalie1329]

Thank you I am wondering if I enroll in your course can I start it any time once enrolled or are there certain dats/times

[@HeidiVillegas]

I've got it set up so you can go through it any time you like. And you have access to the materials for as long as you need them, too.

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I want to do your course. I like your teaching and your knowledge. Thank you for this video.

[@anthm429]

Hello, Heidi. Can we find the recipe for your patchouli soap anywhere?

[@HeidiVillegas]

Hi, Anth! You can actually use any of my soap recipes and scent it with patchouli essential oil! :-)

[@reflux043]

The benzoin i bought has propylene glycol in it aswell. Is that ok to use in soap, and if so, how much can i use if my total oils are 794g?

[@HeidiVillegas]

The best thing to do is to run your recipe through a soap calculator, and they'll generally give you an amount by weight for scents. I like to use SoapCalc.net

[@reflux043]

@@HeidiVillegas Thanks

[@yohontussimpson2322]

You didn’t mention anything about Pennyroyal I would like to know if it is safe to use in soap making

[@HeidiVillegas]

Since soap is a wash off product, you could consider using pennyroyal in an herbal tea in place of the water portion....

[@muhammadqais7733]

Can you share recipe to make soap?

[@HeidiVillegas]

Sure! Here's my base recipe, and you can customize for scent and color: healingharvesthomestead.com/home/2018/8/16/how-to-make-holiday-spiced-soap-with-this-hot-process-recipe-natural-and-great-for-all-the-holidays

[@transformers1017]

i am new to cold process soap and I was wondering, how do you get your fragrance to stay in the soap? everytime i make soap, there is no scent

[@HeidiVillegas]

I make hot process, and that's even harder on the scent keeping process than CP is! I do use quite a lot of essential oil. Sometimes even an ounce per pound, depending on the essential oils. I do not use fragrance oils.

[@transformers1017]

@@HeidiVillegas so essential oils are better then fragrance oils for scents?

[@natalie1329]

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[@HeidiVillegas]

Hi, Natalie! Thank you SO much for letting me know! They should work now. :-)

[@javeriakhaled4886]

What do you mean by hot and cold oils?

[@HeidiVillegas]

A hot essential oil is one that may "burn" or sensitize the skin if used at too high of a dilution. With soap making, though, this is less of a concern because it's a wash off product---it doesn't stay on the skin. Some "colder" or cooling oils, like peppermint essential oil, can also "burn" the skin. These are actually chemical reactions and not due to actual temperature.

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@@HeidiVillegas thank you so much!!

[@Rodmic-hd9pn]

Why do they say soap homemade needs to be cured 4-6 weeks

[@HeidiVillegas]

So, cold process soap needs curing, and this is because it needs time to reach a proper pH level and also to evaporate any excess moisture from the soap. BUT hot process soap does NOT need a long cure time. In fact, I've used my hot process soaps the very next day. They still benefit from a few days of "rest" as they harden up more, but the saponification process is complete, and pH is appropriate much more quickly.

[@missystgs8941]

Could not watch your video because I couldn't hear you

[@HeidiVillegas]

I'm so very sorry---- This video is an older one, and we've improved since then.🥰

[@hannahfitch8977]

Sorry, but essential oils are chemicals too. They aren’t just dripping out of the plant. They are extremely concentrated and refined and can take varnish off tables, very wasteful land/resource wise too. I like them, but I don’t put them in everything thinking they are natural.

[@HeidiVillegas]

I agree with you on the chemistry. As a professional aromatherapist, you can believe I've studied the phytochemistry in depth. Most of the essential oils I shared (lavender and peppermint, to name two of them) are easy to grow and create massive amounts of essential oil. Sustainability in these cases isn't really a great issue, except if you consider monoculture and not purchasing from small sustainable farms. All in all....they are absolutely a MUCH better option than using toxic fragrance oils that big cosmetics companies don't have to share ingredients---thousands of which are carcinogens, hormone disruptors, and more. Look into current cosmetics laws and the EWG. You'd be wise to understand the difference between EO's and FO's... kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJucp4iLl7F-eac

[@hannahfitch8977]

According to a pro essential oil website it takes 250 pounds of plant material to produce an ounce of lavender essential oil, and lavender is on the lower end. How is it an environmentally friendly use of land and water resources? That’s sustainable? What small diversified farms have that much land to devote to that? Not that they don’t exist, but I doubt the majority of essential oil companies get their plants from that kind of place.

[@sahriarjihan220]

​@@hannahfitch8977essential oils are harmful for environment and fragrance is harmfull for human skin Mica's and palm oil are also promoting child labor i think we have to use sunflower fragrance and essential oil free soap

[@Lisecomeau]

They are distilled consentrated, but nothing chemical in it. Basically all the water evaporates, and all that is left is the oil.

[@aguy481]

​@@hannahfitch8977it takes 11 pounds

[@Rodmic-hd9pn]

Thank you!!

[@HeidiVillegas]

You're welcome!🥰