JacquiO Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I was watching a woman's soap making video on youtube and she used a "fixative". I couldn't make out what she said it was but she was following a recipe she found. She said that the fixative was for citrus fragrances which tend to weaken in soap over time. I made a soap with orange essential oil a while back and it seems pretty weak. Can anyone recommend a good fixative for citrus essential oils such as orange, lemon, lime and grapefruit and where I can get it?TIA, Jacqui Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Cellar Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 You can add a bit of clay to anchor the citrus scents. Do you know what she used as a fixitive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeana Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Fixatives are just using a little amount of an essential oil that anchors the lighter scent. One that works well for lavender is just a touch of Ylang Ylang. I just used Clary sage in pink grapefruit and it is working very well. And I use balsam peru for peppermint and lemongrass eos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndulgentCreations Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 In my orange EO soap I use patchouli. Very popular! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdesousa5 Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 You can always use Litsea Cubeba EO as an anchor (fixative) for all of the citrus' as well as most anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquiO Posted September 20, 2009 Author Share Posted September 20, 2009 (edited) You can always use Litsea Cubeba EO as an anchor (fixative) for all of the citrus' as well as most anything.That's what I think it was! She used 1/4 tsp in her 1lb test batch. I have not seen this EO anywhere. Where do you get it? And what ratio would you use? Edited September 20, 2009 by JacquiO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudsnwicks Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Jacqui,Any EO suppliers should have this oil. For example, it can be found here: http://www.rainbowmeadow.com/Cart/item.asp?id=94&hdr=Essential%20OilsThey suggest using a 3:1 ratio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquiO Posted September 26, 2009 Author Share Posted September 26, 2009 Jacqui,Any EO suppliers should have this oil. For example, it can be found here:http://www.rainbowmeadow.com/Cart/item.asp?id=94&hdr=Essential%20OilsThey suggest using a 3:1 ratio.Thanks so much! That was really helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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