Any essential oil can be used in your Soap Gift, but understanding the properties of all the essential oils is part of being a Soap Gift, or Handmade Soap maker.
One of the most overlooked essential oils is Lemon, which has wonderful properties and has been traditionally used for many years as a natural cleanser and an important soap ingredient.
Lemon essential oils have great antiseptic properties, ideal if you are creating soap for harder working hands that come into contact with fish or meat, or an obvious choice to use for anyone who loves gardening.
Just because the oil is antiseptic it doesn't mean the Soap Gift cannot be gentle too. The Soap Gift can have rich moisturising ingredients and create a fantastic Soap Gift that has moisturising lather and nurturing cream as well as being good to have around the kitchen.