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The title pretty much says it. Does anyone know if someone manufactures a true wood smoke fragrance? Even the oils that say they have a smoky note don't seem to.

I'm maybe a little hyperbolic. But I have created the first soap I'm really pleased with, and it took a lot of tries. It is both pretty, and fragrant, so this thread is mostly just because this is the only place where anyone understands just how difficult that is to do.

Thank you. An inexpensive cheese cutter is within my budget, and I like this recipe -- the next batch might be Christmas gifts if it looks a little prettier. Patience, unfortunately, is not for sale. I'm not sure what you'd call it, But I've seen it done. The FO in the brown shade warned me of...

I almost made pretty soap. It smells delightful. But then I cut it -- not so good. I had a chef's knife, so I used a chef's knife. I slid it off carefully, and one or two look ok. Was this too soft to cut? I gave it three days, but it's heavy on olive oil. Technique? Or do I just need a soap...

It did! Thank you.

I wish I'd read this before I made that bright orange soap I made today. Definitely honey AFTER trace.

I'm very new, I have yet to make a single bar of soap for my own use that I thought was really great. But I'm wandering through the forums and learning. It seems to me that by FDA regs, any soap with a fragrance would be intended to fragrance/deodorize the body -- a cosmetic claim. Is anyone...

I went with 20% lard, 20% coconut oil, 60% olive oil. I haven't found the plain olive oil that was suggested. This is much better. My black faded to green, but that's probably related to fragrance oil discoloration, which was marked on the label. Thanks, everyone!

That sounds pretty good. I'll have to figure out the proportions. Thank you for helping.

I really think it's something I'm doing, I just wasn't sure what. The colors are stunning in the jars. I think I'm going to take everyone's advice and try the lard and coconut. I'll let you know how it goes. Thank you all so much.

I've looked at other oils. I'm not into spending on expensive ones, though. I had considered trying a bit of lard and coconut oil, but I really don't want to smell like bacon, though some of us might be into it. I bought some liquid Dr. Bronners for laundry/immediate personal use. :)

Thank you both. I may not be using enough, but I'm judging by watching videos. I'm not sure what enough is. 1tsp/lb is not working. I haven't tried the red, and the mocha brown is reasonably brown. I had white pearl, I think, but I've used it in my efforts to get some color.

I developed a nasty allergy to a handful of synthetic detergents --MD recommended castile soap, and I realized I could make it cheaper and more to my liking. I just sort of jumped in with hot process so I could bathe, and it worked. Cool. But it was ugly. I tried cold process, also works, but...