TheCleanFighter
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Just wanted to know if anyone else has added essential oils and additives BEFORE a cook.
I usually do a series of small batches and add my essential oils and botanicals at the end, but I have a situation which is making me re-think things in order to keep the ratios uniform.
I have to do a large quantity of soap for a friends bridal shower as a gift on short notice.
I wanted to know if there is any risk or loss of quality in the scent or oils if I add them before I split them into several different crockpots to cook. It's a 12lb batch (18lb w/ water) and I am going to mix and blend in one large stainless pot then pour the contents into several crockpots to cook. They are not of equal size and make so I can't split the soap up several ways and have it be accurate. I could weigh in 3 separate containers and then transfer to the crockpot and more than likely that is what I will do. I was just curious to know if the overall concesus to cooking essential oils is bad.
It's also an oatmeal soap and I typically add fine ground oatmeal at the end before I am ready to mold. Does cooking oatmeal that's finely ground affect things rather than adding it at the end?
I am probably going to mix, weigh and then transfer to keep things even but was just curious on the opinion of cooking essential oils rather than adding them at the end.
I usually do a series of small batches and add my essential oils and botanicals at the end, but I have a situation which is making me re-think things in order to keep the ratios uniform.
I have to do a large quantity of soap for a friends bridal shower as a gift on short notice.
I wanted to know if there is any risk or loss of quality in the scent or oils if I add them before I split them into several different crockpots to cook. It's a 12lb batch (18lb w/ water) and I am going to mix and blend in one large stainless pot then pour the contents into several crockpots to cook. They are not of equal size and make so I can't split the soap up several ways and have it be accurate. I could weigh in 3 separate containers and then transfer to the crockpot and more than likely that is what I will do. I was just curious to know if the overall concesus to cooking essential oils is bad.
It's also an oatmeal soap and I typically add fine ground oatmeal at the end before I am ready to mold. Does cooking oatmeal that's finely ground affect things rather than adding it at the end?
I am probably going to mix, weigh and then transfer to keep things even but was just curious on the opinion of cooking essential oils rather than adding them at the end.