Apricot seed powder
A medium to strong scrub. Fisher, The Complete Photo Guide to Soap Making primary source
Opens the calculator’s starter recipe, 1000 g of oils, with this additive at the dose it fills in, ready to change.
What it is
Apricot seed powder is ground apricot seed, sold in grades such as 70–80 mesh.
Voyageur Soap & Candle supplier or guide
How much
- 0.25–0.5 % of the batch (the source does not say of what; taken here as of the batch) filled in Wholesale Supplies Plus supplier or guide
- 1–5 % of the batch (the source does not say of what; taken here as of the batch) Voyageur Soap & Candle supplier or guide
The calculator fills in 0.25 % of the batch (the source does not say of what; taken here as of the batch): 3.6 g for the 1000 g of oils in its starter recipe.
When and how
- Usually: at light trace.
- Stir it in as it is.
Fisher, The Complete Photo Guide to Soap Making primary source
What it does to the recipe
- It changes neither the lye nor the water: it is only weight in the bar.
Worth knowing
- Coarsely ground it scratches: grind it finer for a gentler bar. Fisher, The Complete Photo Guide to Soap Making primary source
Spoons and drops
- 1 tsp ≈ 3.52 g (3.35–3.7 g)
- 1 tbsp ≈ 10.6 g (10.1–11.1 g)
- 1 cup ≈ 169 g (161–177 g)
Aroma-Zone supplier or guide
INCI name
Prunus Armeniaca Seed Powder
- CAS number
- 68650-44-2
- EC number
- 272-046-1
Recipes that use it
Guides that discuss it
Sources
David Fisher, The Complete Photo Guide to Soap Making (Creative Publishing International, 2018), p. 19: exfoliants, "Start with 1 to 2 teaspoons per 1 pound (454 g) of oils or soap base"; calendula petals "retain their yellow color nicely"; coffee grounds, "scrubbiness is determined by the coffee’s grind"; "Citrus peel (dried and ground): offers a medium scrub; add at trace"; cornmeal, "medium scrub; premix with oil and add at trace"; eucalyptus leaves, "a medium scrub, especially if not very finely ground"; lavender buds "will turn brown in cold process soap and look like mouse droppings; gently grind them first to avoid this"; loofah, "light to medium scrub"; mint is "prone to bleeding; steep as a tea first"; oatmeal, "like coffee, the scrubbiness is determined by how ground it is"; poppy seeds, "light to medium scrub"; pumice, "heavy-duty scrub; great for mechanic’s or gardener’s hand soaps"; rose hips, "medium to high scrub; also adds natural color"; rose petals "turn black in cold process soap"; sandalwood powder "gives a medium to high scrub, and makes a lovely purple color"; "ground stone fruit pits (apricots, peaches) and berry seeds (ground or whole) give a medium to high scrub factor"; walnut shells, "a nice medium scrub and a lovely medium brown color".
Wholesale Supplies Plus, apricot seed powder and walnut shell powder: "Recommended use levels: 0.1-3% in scrubs, 0.25-0.5% in soaps."
Voyageur Soap & Candle, ground apricot seeds, 70–80 mesh: "They can be incorporated into soaps, scrubs, and polishes at typical usage rates of 1–5%"; INCI "Prunus Armeniaca (apricot) Seed Powder".
Aroma-Zone, organic apricot kernel exfoliant powder (200–500 µm), table of equivalents: a level 5 mL scoop 3.4 g, a 2 mL scoop 1.5 g, a 2 mL spoon 1.35 g (0.68–0.75 g/mL).