I received my BB order full of scents and colorants and I had to try the 10X orange EO. Natural orange scent is one of my favorites. This time the color of the soap and the scent even match. I used BB lab color to get the orange. (Sometimes my sons request a color that doesn't necessarily match the scent, like the blue apple scented batch). This EO smells wonderful. I had it sitting in an open cup while I was cooking the batch and the kitchen smelled just like fresh oranges. I ended up adding a bit more EO than I should have. (I shouldn't do math before coffee in the morning). This is the first batch I have made with SL. I noticed that the soap was smoother throughout the processing, and I unmolded it about 6 1/2 hours later after it had been refrigerated. I always scrape the crockpot with my silicone scraper to get that little ball of soap that's left over. My hands love this one and when I used it the smell was like I had peeled a ripe orange. My family likes it when I cut the slices in half because they are easier for them to hold in the shower.
Here's the recipe I used:
Lard 55%
CO 15%
Castor 10%
HO Safflower 5%
Cocoa Butter 5%
PKO flakes 5%
Shea Butter 5%
6% SF
Added SL, 1.5 T. sugar, 10X EO
The soap calc. numbers are:
Hardness 45
Cleansing 14
Conditioning 49
Bubbly 23
Creamy 40
Iodine 52
INS 155
Here's the recipe I used:
Lard 55%
CO 15%
Castor 10%
HO Safflower 5%
Cocoa Butter 5%
PKO flakes 5%
Shea Butter 5%
6% SF
Added SL, 1.5 T. sugar, 10X EO
The soap calc. numbers are:
Hardness 45
Cleansing 14
Conditioning 49
Bubbly 23
Creamy 40
Iodine 52
INS 155
I am not in the soap selling business and I don't mind sharing any of my own recipes. I am new at this and learning all of the time about different ways to do things. The kind people here have given me so many tips and ideas!
