Citrus Cilantro Soap

Cilantro is one of the herbs that can usually be found in my fridge, I like having it so that if the mood strikes for tacos, I am ready! By the way, putting the cilantro in a cup with water in the fridge; seems to help me keep them fresh the longest, with occasional water changes.

I was intrigued to know if cilantro could be used in soap, since the leaves seemed to leave a green tint on our plates. I did not find a lot of information online, but someone in a facebook group had tried it by adding it to the lye water and had gotten a pretty shade of green. While I did not get such a strong green color as they did , I am happy with the results as a first experiment.

I had this Citrus Cilantro fragrance already, and I thought it would go well with it.

Before I go on, I was surprised to learn that some people hated cilantro, much like I look suspiciously at anyone who does not like chocolate (my sister being one!). However, it seems it is not their fault. It turns out there is a genetic cause to that. Especially if you think that cilantro tastes like soap.

Unfortunately for me, I do not think this fragrance smells like cilantro. It has a citrus smell, but I cannot much detect cilantro.

Equipment and Supplies used (some of the links are affiliate links*):

Tools and equipment

Here is a link to the standard equipment I use.

Mold:

• I used a small 1 lb mold that I made with lego type bricks. and lined it with a method similar to the one described here.

• Oval cavity Molds from Nurture Soap for leftovers
• For embeds: Orance slices mold

Colorants:

Half a bunch of fresh cilantro sprigs

Embeds:

I made them with soap dough or soap clay, but they could be made with MP using a mold like the one listed above.

I also added green confetti embeds inside the soap.

Fragrance:

1.35 oz Citrus Cilantro fragrance oil

Recipe link

Recipe Totals (You can find video link below)

Liquid Required	4.77 oz	135.33 g
NaOH Weight	3.03 oz	85.98 g
Oil Weight	21.55 oz	611.02 g
Fragrance Oil Weight	1.35 oz	38.19 g
Superfat		5%
Total Batch Weight	32 oz	907.18 g
Lye Concentration		33.33%

Recipe Oils, Fats and Waxes

Oil	%	Ounces	Grams
Tallow Beef	30	6.47	183.31
Coconut Oil, 76 deg	25	5.39	152.76
Olive Oil	21	4.53	128.31
Canola Oil	9	1.94	54.99
Castor Oil	8	1.72	48.88
Shea Butter	7	1.51	42.77
Total	100	21.55	611.02

*Affiliate links clarification: I did not get these products for free, I bought them myself and did not get any reimbursement for my purchase. When you purchase the product using the link, a tiny small percentage will be credited to me, and I appreciate it a lot when you do use the links.