Citric Acid and pH in Cold Process Soap - Soap Science

There is this myth that says you can lower the pH value of cold process soap by using citric acid. Well, no, you can't do that. This video is about why.
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0:00 Intro
0:43 Why use Citric Acid for soap making?
1:14 The pH scale
1:58 Why you can't lower the pH with Citric Acid
3:00 pH Experiment
8:38 Conclusion
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[@SueandSoap]

If you want to know how to use citric acid in cp soap you need to watch this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4PRhXethdRpf8k

[@naeemshahzad1721]

Thanks dear

[@lillian844]

I truly appreciate this. Science based information on the soap making process. Thank you Sue.

[@SueandSoap]

Thank you! ❤

[@Vandyke0147]

This is truly amazing and greatly prepared vdo. I hope there will be more views and subscribers for your excellent content and effort soon!

[@innisarang]

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[@uavidavida7633]

This is very educational. I'm learning to make my own body wash at home and just relearning about pH since my undergrad

[@LuxOriaBeauty]

Very informative video. thank you for sharing. I so needed this for my soap making. New follower here. So weird you have very little views on such vital information while all that confusing information about citric acid going viral.

[@SueandSoap]

Thank you so much! ❤ Glad it was helpful for you!

[@booshcockappu]

Yeah!

[@-_-ok9550]

Thankyou. I was thinking that citric acid would just get neutralised if i add it during saponification. Now i know for sure i cant lower ph this way

[@DuchessArtisanCreations]

Hi, as someone who loves science, this was a great video. I was trying to guess your accent at first I thought you were from Germany then I toggled between Belgium and Swedish. I knew you weren't from France due to I am French. I checked your bio, and I was correct German❤❤.

[@Coconutluxenaturals]

Yessss I wanted this information so much. Thank you so much 🥰

[@SueandSoap]

Thank you! I had it for so long on my to do list and it took me a lot of effort. But I'm glad you like it 😃❤

[@naeemshahzad1721]

Excellent job

[@abeil21]

Using citric acid at 1% worked for me. It lowered the pH from 8 to 7. However I did not add it to the lye solution it was added after trace. Idk if this helps.

[@tricieb.5921]

Thank you, I"'ll try this method.

[@hagit33]

Finally i can understand what I'm doing

[@aliamran8465]

So , what's the ways to lower the ph to 5.5?

[@nickisbeautybar]

Very informative

[@kimberlyo2037]

My cp soap is always 7, 8 or 9 I use soapcalc to formulate recipes. I’m wanting to know what I can do to bring the pH down to 5.5 for a facial bar. Do you have a video tutorial on this topic? Thank you for your instruction videos, you do a fantastic job!

[@rauth1961]

same my searching

[@diablominero]

If you add too much acid to your soap, you'll turn it back into fat. If you need a cleanser with a pH of 5.5, your best bet is probably some sort of detergent like sodium cocoyl isethionate

[@nila518]

btw I'm surprised you don't have alot more views. it's weirdly surprising.

[@SueandSoap]

Haha, thank you very much! You can help this video getting more views by sharing it, I highly appreciate this ❤ Thank you!

[@chiviasylka1522]

Very informative and interesting! Keep up the good work and thank you!

[@susanbancroft1575]

Thank you for doing the hard work for us. Truly insightful❤

[@natashagold7877]

Thank you for sharing this very informative video. It is quite helpful. Now I am going to watch your previous video on citric acid. Also, I became a new subscriber. I am so glad your video appeared in my feed.

[@SueandSoap]

Aw thank you so much! 🤗 Hope you like that one too. I'm always trying to make helpful content and always glad if I can make someone happy with it ❤

[@neryestevez2202]

Thank you Sue, your videos are very helpful and eye opening for me.

[@talaassi8630]

is there a way then to lower the pH to make the soap more skin friendly or for facial usage? thank you

[@Mmmfdhb11]

of course CA does not have an effect on the final soap pH! The soap is chemically alkaline so if you add some acid this will get neutralized and the pH overall with not change! It simply works like a buffer. Its nature is to be alkaline so if you wanna ''change'' the pH, you will have a completely different substance and not soap. It's chemistry.

[@ViVaVerse1]

How do I make my soap more neutral or slightly acidic- just like our skin?

[@24shwetaa]

Thank you! That was very helpful:)

[@freddieivory625]

Informative, thank you for sharing

[@rena1826]

Is it possible to home make soap bar with low ph that are suitable for face wash?

[@denaturalseeker]

Thanks for the video. How about the melt & pour soap? Could we make the ph balance with the soap base melt & pour?

[@UnicornCrea8ns]

Great Information. Thanks 🙏

[@SohanLal-yq1su]

Thanks for nice explanation.

[@neylasimas]

Sue, tks for sharing this amazing knowledge ! There´s other ways to make ph lower ?

[@e1987crystal]

Does alcohol increase the PH ?I use it in transperant soap and got ph 11 .. but without diluted..

[@theresaopara2823]

Can you use citric acid in melting and pouring home making. Soap.

[@thomasricks5737]

So will a fresh batch of soap be more alkaline and then go to a lower ph

[@nila518]

hi ! Thank you so much for the video. One said "distilled water". We're the others made with tap water? sorry, I didn't understand , I thought they were all made with distilled water.or was it just distilled water with no soap mixed it.

[@SueandSoap]

Yes, normally you use distilled water. I said it just in case somebody thinks you can use tap water for soap making. You should always use distilled water.

[@denaturalseeker]

Thanksss

[@Hope-Victory91]

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[@danparisi8093]

That may not be true for bar soap. I have been making soap for 30 years. And in liquid soap citric acid lowers PH. And also vintage works. I would say this video is not at all accurate

[@rejikrejik]

Vintage works means? How do you lower the ph can u pls let me know

[@danparisi8093]

@@rejikrejik you lower the pH in liquid soap by adding citric acid

[@danparisi8093]

@@rejikrejik vinigar

[@danparisi8093]

Vinigar not vintage . Spell check

[@nibnibchunk]

So if tested at 10 or 11 means to much lye

[@lourdesltorres]

Does Citric acid use in soap cold process has any advantage?

[@lulaflor1]

Yes, watch her other video "Why and how use citric acid in cp soap"

[@karimelsawy5398]

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