Peppermint Infused Oil

[pjfan74]

I want to use the peppermint I grow to infuse oil to use in soap making. I have two questions -

I have been researching infusing peppermint and can only find the method of putting it in a jar with carrier oils for several days, etc. I was wondering if I can heat infuse the peppermint and oil in a crock pot like I can do with calendula, lavender, chamomile, ect.

My second question is does the smell of peppermint infused oil make it through the soap making process at all or does it diminish and I would need to add an eo

Thanks

 

[chicklet]

Yes you can infuse it in a crockpot like the others. No, the peppermint smell does not survive saponification. I have tons of peppermint and spearmint growing and I really, really wish the smell did survive.