Recent content by annietjoe

FO's and EO's both have their pitfalls. The primary advantages to EO's that I have seen are 1) Medicinal properties (however, there are warnings about some EO's... (e.g.do not use in pregnancy etc..) You should always research these types of things. 2. Not much if any discoloration (I say...

Thank you!! These are very helpful. I am glad to see Energy on this list. It is one that I recently got in a kit from BB. I have made perfume with it but did not have enough for soap. It has been on my list of ones to try. Now that I had 2 people say something about it, I will definitely...

I know that many people have posted what scents they really like and that soap well. I was wondering if anyone could share some scents they are very familiar with that exhibit no acceleration, no ricing, no discoloring, and no morphing in cold process. I am beginning to experiment a bit more...

Kellistarr, thank you also. You reminded me that I read somewhere about vanilla discoloring over time as well. I just forgot about it. Thanks for the reminder. Since I am so new to this, I love being able to share stories, information, and get help. I will let everyone know how the lemon...

What percentage are we looking at exactly? I have some that I have looked up and they are as much as 7% vanilla. So..does anyone know of a basic way to gauge what kind of discoloration I might get? Like I said, I don't mind some discoloration, I just don't want a scent such as lemon to be...

I hope all goes well!! I am a newbie too. I just made my second batch of hp. Great soaping!!

Well, I am fairly new to soaping. I have read about milled soap, and while I know that grated is not quite the same, I thought it might be nice. I just ordered a whole bunch of fragrances and realized that nearly every single one has vanilla in it. I feel that some of the vanilla stabilizers...

I am pretty sure the answer is yes, but will rebatch soap also discolor with vanilla? I know that hp, cpop, and cp will all discolor because they are still saponifying, but I am not sure if rebatch will since most of the chemical reactions have already taken place. I also know that cp will...

Hi all! I am new to soap making. I am also very excited about it. I am also eager to learn about making other body care products. This evening, I am working on my first 5 lb batch of soap. The largest I have done up until now was 3 lbs. So far, I have not botched any batches. I have done...