Fruit in soap..

[TeriM]

if I were to but say bananas or strawberries in soap.. would I need to add some sort of preservative.. ?

I had thought maybe some vitamin E... ?

thanks

TeriM

[eugenia]

It will turn brown and rot. :lipsrseal

[TeriM]

I was really hoping you wouldn't say that..

I thought that might be what would happen but wasn't sure..

[friendlyMOM]

so what happens if you use food processor to grind up the fruit before adding it 2 the soap? I saw some recipes with strawberries in it, does it go bad too? Or have short shelf life?

[CareBear]

Lush had one with real bananas in it, but I don't know how they did it. It's discontinued though. Maybe you could dehydrate some bananas and then grind them??? Or find banana powder somewhere

[RobinInOR]

If you really puree, it will work if you don't use too much. I'd say a tablespoon ppo would be the max. I've done applesauce, mashed bananas, pureed pumpkin. Baby food works great

[Bunny]

I agree. While the strawberry one won't be red, it'll turn brown, and the banana too, it should be do-able.

I've done avacado, cucumber, carrots, cream cheese, yogurt, sour cream.. 1 Tablespoon PPO too..

[clover]

I use 8oz pureed cucumber in 3lb soap. I use it to replace 8oz of water. As long as the cucumber is finely pureed, there is no problem. Once I grated it instead of pureeing it and ended up with little rotten or rancid-looking spots in the final soap.

I've also soaped carrots (babyfood), canteloupe, strawberry, kiwi, avocado successfully using the same process.

[mountainmadness]

It will turn brown and rot. :lipsrseal

If you puree it you can use it just fine. I have made a banana soap for quite some time with no issues. No preservatives just pureed and not too much. Add at trace.

I have used pumpkin, bananas, strawberries, carrots, cranberries, blueberries, etc.

The only one that I have not liked is the strawberries because they do turn brown. The rest do not discolor.

[eugenia]

Thanks for correcting me. I've only read of the bad experiiences.

[CareBear]

Thanks for correcting me. I've only read of the bad experiiences.

That's because they are the most entertaining ones!

[SoapInTheCity]

I used an all fruit and fruit juice organic smoothie in a recipe once, and I had to throw it out! 1 of only 2 soaps I've had to do that with!

It smelled awful. What a shame eh.