aprice522
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I am getting ready to do my first beer soap and want to use cedar wood EO and needed a scent to compliment and Bergamot was suggested for a good combo...(and I have it....)
However, I know citrus seems to disappear in soap, but does bergamot as much?
I know know lemongrass doesn't fade and rosemary--would they be possible complimentary scents that I could pair??? Any thoughts?
And since I have you here thinking...doing a beer soap and wanted to try to see if I could use coco powder for a dark color base and then layer on top with the natural color
Would I have time for that? My beer solution will be less then 50% since I reduced down so much. I have only done natural soaps and just a few days ago did a beta carotne for orange for the first time and want to try a little fancy :razz: (I know, not really fancy, but baby steps...)
I plan on mixing my EOs in the oil base for time saving.
6 castor, 8 shea, 20 CO, 31 OO, 35 lard (freshly rendered last night!!)
This will be my first with this recipe and lard at all, but I think the oils will not speed from what I have learned here...
One thought is to separate the beer in two parts and add it after I have separated and colored already. Would that work? Just some thoughts flying through my head...
Thanks in advance!!
However, I know citrus seems to disappear in soap, but does bergamot as much?
I know know lemongrass doesn't fade and rosemary--would they be possible complimentary scents that I could pair??? Any thoughts?
And since I have you here thinking...doing a beer soap and wanted to try to see if I could use coco powder for a dark color base and then layer on top with the natural color
Would I have time for that? My beer solution will be less then 50% since I reduced down so much. I have only done natural soaps and just a few days ago did a beta carotne for orange for the first time and want to try a little fancy :razz: (I know, not really fancy, but baby steps...)
I plan on mixing my EOs in the oil base for time saving.
6 castor, 8 shea, 20 CO, 31 OO, 35 lard (freshly rendered last night!!)
This will be my first with this recipe and lard at all, but I think the oils will not speed from what I have learned here...
One thought is to separate the beer in two parts and add it after I have separated and colored already. Would that work? Just some thoughts flying through my head...
Thanks in advance!!