Soapy Tech Tutorial - All you need to Know about Citric Acid | Full CP Soap Tutorial - Dawn Organics

Hello again everyone, today we’ll be discussing everything citric acid in cold process soap making & why it is used. There are many more benefits that are often overlooked. This is a full tutorial regarding how and when to add citric acid, tutorial using lyecalc.com to get the values & making 100% coconut oil dish & laundry soap bars

I hope you enjoy the video, Thanks for watching and let’s get soaping!

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I always recommend to run any recipe through a Lye calculator, even if it’s provided by Dawn Organics. I use LyeCalc to formulate all my recipes. It is my favourite as you can adjust lye purity. It also shows you how much citric acid and extra Lye is needed; https://www.lyecalc.com/

Easy to use percentage calculator - https://percentagecalculator.net/

Recipe Information;
Yields 12, 220g average Bars after cure
Base Recipe 2000g oil batch, Percentages based on oil amount
Pot Phase (Room Temperature;
100% Organic RBD Coconut Oil (Hello Pure)
3% Australian White Kaolin Clay (New Directions)
0.5% Grapefruit Seed Extract / GSE (AWO) Optional
2% Sodium Lactate (Heirloom Body Care) Optional
Add both GSE & Sodium Lactate when at 30-35C

Water Phase;
2% Organic Raw Sugar (Woolworths) Optional
3% Citric Acid (Blants) Refer to LyeCalc for specific values. Optional
25% Water to Oil Ratio – Moore’s Ultrapure Distilled Water (Woolworths)
99% Purity Sodium Hydroxide (Sydney Solvents)
0% Superfat

Great Quality Carrier Oils in Australia on a budget;
Remano Extra Virgin Cold Pressed Spanish Olive Oil 3.78L $19.99 (ALDI)
The Olive Tree Australian Extra Virgin Cold Pressed Olive Oil 3L $23.99 (ALDI)
Just Organic Extra Virgin Cold Pressed Olive Oil 500ml $4.69 (ALDI)
Just Organic Virgin Coconut Oil 900g $8.99 (ALDI)
Bondall Sodium Hydroxide 98% Purity 1kg $9.05 (Bunnings)

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