What is Solubol?

Solubol is a plant-based emulsifier that helps essential oils blend better with water. Essential for making DIY water-based skincare products, such as a body spray, facial toner or body lotion.

Solubol is a clear, odorless liquid made from vegetable glycerin, water, soy lecithin, coconut extract, vitamin C, citric acid, vitamin E and rosemary extract.

Benefits

Blends essential oils with water

Essential oils dissolve well in a carrier oil, but not in water. If you want to mix oil with water, you therefore always need an emulsifier, such as Solubol. This way your essential oils won't float on top of your room spray or toner.

Natural

Many emulsifiers are synthetic, but Solubol consists entirely of natural ingredients. Moreover, this emulsifier contains no alcohol or other preservatives, except antioxidants to protect the product against free radicals.

How do you use it?

When using Solubol, you always use four times as many drops as the essential oil you want to dissolve. So if you use 4 drops of Lemon Essential Oil, you mix that with 16 drops of Solubol and add water.

Note: Solubol is an O/W emulsifier. It dissolves oil droplets in water. This can be up to a maximum of 2%. This means that with 2% essential oil you must add 8% Solubol, to which you can then add 90% water.

It's easiest to pre-combine the essential oil with Solubol in a dropper bottle, so you don't have to remix the two each time. Is the mixture too thick for the dropper? Then add a little hydrosol, such as Witch Hazel or Chamomile Water.

Why is using Solubol important?

If essential oils don't blend properly with other ingredients, such as water, they remain undiluted. Most essential oils cannot be used undiluted and you therefore always mix them with a carrier oil. In situations where you don't want to use a carrier oil and you do want to mix your essential oils with water or other liquid ingredients, Solubol is an ideal solution.