Oh you poor thing! I have hypoglycemia but FOs don't cause it to drop! When I first started to make soap 19 years ago, there was an essential oil blend I used that made me feel sick. I had to go outside. It doesn't bother me at all now.
Yes I do but not to the extreme that it seems you do. I can get through making the soap and then take it to my cousin's house to cure. Only rarely has an essential oil blend done that. I know exactly what you mean by that "lingering synthetic backnote."
I have a friend living in British Columbia who is looking for a coconut free soap for her little girl. Mine all have coconut oil in. Does anyone here make a soap without who would ship? She's rather in a hurry!
Leave it to me to get things wrong. I misread your reply to mean you liked the colour in the second one. Yes I would like pink Bayou in the round one too!
I have to wait for it to cool to 120 before adding preservative. I have used it alone and also 50/50 with emulsifying wax NF. It still stays thin with the blend until cooler...more waiting. I do use frosting bags to fill bottles but if it's too thin (warm) it runs out too quickly...more chance...