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Making Cold Process soap with Blue Butterfly Pea Flowers

Cold Process Soap with fresh Blue Butterfly Pea Flower collected from our kitchen garden. The popular Blue Tea is made using this flower. It is more than just the color used to make exotic teas and drinks but also its immense health benefits that made this tea popular. And of course it is rich in antioxidants which helps prevent premature aging by fighting free radicals. It also contains flavonoids; it can help stimulate collagen production, which can help develop and maintain skin elasticity. CITRIC ACID: Citric acid is derived from citrus fruits, making it a plant based and readily available option for soap makers. In soap making, citric acid is beneficial because it helps soften hard water by chelating minerals like calcium and magnesium, reducing soap scum, enhancing lather, helps extend shelf life and improving the overall cleaning power of the soap, making it particularly useful in areas with hard water. The antioxidant properties of citric acid also help in preventing oxidation and discoloration. It also helps maintain the pH level to some extent. CALCULATIONS: When we make soaps using citric acid it consumes some of the Sodium Hydroxide NaOH. So if we do not add extra NaOH, it will increase the superfat in the recipe. So for every 1 gram of citric acid, add approximately 0.624 gram of extra lye or NaOH. So, for this recipe, I used 10 gram citric acid. This means I need to add 0.624 x 10 = 6.24 g extra NaOH. I round it off and added 6g extra. I don't mind if the superfat is raised by a tiny amount. I hope you found something useful for you from this video.