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You might want to try Shangri La from Aroma Haven. It has a strong coconut top note. I don't know if it would work in CP soap since I only use MP. It smells good in MP. I had previously used Aroma Haven's Bahama Coconut, but it seemed to go musty in the soap me after awhile so I don't use it...

Hi, all. I asked previously about Vanilla and now I am on to chocolate. I have been wanting to make a chocolate perfume, and also use chocolate in melt and pour soaps and scrubs. I have ordered many chocolates from many suppliers. Some of them smell fake and some smell fabulous. The...

I have the Vanilla Oak from Brambleberry. I like it - it's a bit different - kinda masculine smelling to me. I haven't tried that one on my skin (btw I always highly dilute fragrances in fco or lotion base before putting on my skin). FCO has no smell of its own so it doesn't interfere with...

Thanks for the link. Can vanilla absolute be mixed with fo's?

The absolutes are very expensive. But I read that some manufacturers diffuse the absolute with jojoba oil. Do you recommend this? It's a cheaper way to go. Do you know of any reputable purveyors? Thanks!

Hi, all. Some of my customers are asking me for a vanilla perfume. To that end I have ordered vanilla fo's from various places. I have Warm Vanilla Sugar which is nice but too sweet for some people, so I was trying to come up with my own recipe that is nice. BUT, I have a question for you...

Hi, All. I would like to make rectangular soap that has a beveled look. I have looked extensively online for this type of mold but haven't found it. Does anyone know where I could get a rectangular double beveled mold? I tried to insert a pic into this post, but am unable to. Here's...

Which pink sugar dupes that you are getting at places other than Aroma Haven and Elements actually smell closest to the perfume?

I love the Patchouli from Aroma Haven! They have a patchouli blend, but I haven't tried that one. Now this patchouli isn't a match for the EO, and people who normally don't like patchouli love it. It is a smoother version, I believe, of the EO. The only other patchouli I have tried is the...

I have gotten pink sugar from a couple of places. I really love this scent! Haven't smelled the actual perfume, though. Aroma Haven has two versions of pink sugar. One is their concoction, and the other is called an Aquolina dupe. They both smell different. I actually prefer their own...

To those of you that make sugar scrub cubes without MP, do you add anything to reduce the final oily feeling on the skin? If so, what? Or is the oily feel what you are going for? I ordered some Mango Butter and will do some testing when that arrives. Thanks!

Does anyone know if this fragrance has been duped? It was discontinued a few years ago, but I have a customer who wants something like this scent. A search on the internet didn't turn up anything. Thanks!

Yes, I have tried to make some solid sugar scrubs without MP using shea and I found the after feel was thick and sticky. Maybe I'll get some mango. Thanks!

I've not seen mango butter. How does it differ from coconut oil? Is it similar to shea butter?

Well, I just tried a remake of the recipe I posted earlier in the thread. Put half the coconut oil and the other half olive oil. Only change I made. The cubes are soft enough, but oily to pick up and when they are mushed in the hand, they are a little brittle. My original recipe makes a cube...

Do you make cubes or scoopable scrubs? When I up the oil/butter ratio to soap I get too soft a mix. I guess it's a very fine balance that I have to achieve. I have some palm stearic acid, but haven't used it. What do you think?

Well, I have ordered this soap maybe 4 times now. So I don't think it's a bad batch. BTW, here's a question I thought of this morning. Some directions for using MP soap say to cover the container in which you are melting the soap to prevent the loss of moisture. I have not been covering...

The after feel is draggy and sticky and tacky until the skin fully dries. After that, it's okay. Maybe I am expecting too much from the soap. Commercial soap doesn't feel that way to me. I guess I would like a more moisturized effect after washing. I do have dry skin.

Carebear, you have a point. I have a few different recipes. The one I have been selling (but I think it needs more moisturizer) is the following. Sugar 15 oz. MP Soap - clear shaving base 8 oz. coconut oil 1.25 oz. almond oil 1.25 oz. cocoa butter 1 oz. cetyl alcohol 3/4 oz...

I have been making sugar scrub cubes with MP soap. I have tried various oils, butters, recipes, amounts, etc. (my skin is raw from trying all these!). What I find is that after rinse off - some of the oil remains, but my skin feels draggy and tacky. I would like a little slicker feel. I have...