Has anyone noticed whether or not activated charcoal tends to absorb/weaken/deodorize your essential oils in cp soap?
I cannot get orange EO to stick, and I'm wondering if the charcoal is at least part of my problem. I've tried anchoring with cedarwood, lemongrass, refrigerated, tried adding to hp after the cook, but it just fades to nothing after a few weeks (or days) in every batch. I'm going to try again with some clay or tapioca starch, maybe litsea instead of lemongrass, but I'm wondering if I should leave out the charcoal, too.
I cannot get orange EO to stick, and I'm wondering if the charcoal is at least part of my problem. I've tried anchoring with cedarwood, lemongrass, refrigerated, tried adding to hp after the cook, but it just fades to nothing after a few weeks (or days) in every batch. I'm going to try again with some clay or tapioca starch, maybe litsea instead of lemongrass, but I'm wondering if I should leave out the charcoal, too.