I got the patchouli from The Scent Shack, they seem to no longer be in business, but I looked up From Nature with Love and they are still around. Maybe I'll send them an email.
I have found an 8 oz bottle of patchouli EO and a 4 oz bottle of Clary Sage EO. They have been in dark brown bottles, in cool dry place, and completely unopened for about 15-16 years...... Think they've gone bad?
I had a lot of fun doing these. My folks came over to help me hold the cardboard to pour three cavities for the cactus flower and The green flash was my first cp embed and squirt bottle use.
Like you, I've soaped for a very long time, but the techniques are all new. I remember taking a batch of CPOP to a convention in Kansas (over 16 years ago!) and explaining the process to soapers there. A lot of those people thought I was someones daughter then........ Now the science and...
Is it the TO that lets you get such definition of color between shades? or the trace when you pour? I have rarely ever been able to get that type of clean sharp lines.
The second one was supposed to be leopard spots, but Im not quite steady handed enough and didnt have enough to make the number of spots it should have. I was pleasantly surprised I pulled off as much as I did there lol. I always see these remarkable results in my head, but reality squashes...