I stumbled upon some old (2 years?) salt soap the other day and remarked at how strong the fragrance still was (3 different varieties). That being said, the FOs I used for all my salt soaps were from the same collection (Crafter's Choice Beach Fragrance Oil Collection) so perhaps they're just very strong FOs. Any thoughts?
Do salt soaps retain FO better?
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I have the opposite experience: fragrance fades quickly in my salt soaps. But I do have some new-to-me ocean-type scents, also from CC (including Sea Salt and Driftwood), so maybe I should revisit that.
@AliOop Sea Salt and Driftwood sticks well in my salt bars. @MGM I think it depends on the FO. I've had some stick and some not, which I know isn't too helpful as far as your question goes. I think if the FO is strong and lasting in CP, there is a good chance it will hold in salt bars as well. I haven't used too many EOs in my salt bars, but the few I've tried seem to fade a little more than in CP.
I made my first batch of salt soap using 8th and ocean from nurture soap, and after 5 months I can't smell it anymore
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IME, it just depends on the scent. Mine don’t seem to last longer in a salt soap.
Thanks everyone. I should've said that I've ONLY used these Beach FOs in salt soap, not in any other recipe, so it could just be the FO. Yes Sea Salt & Driftwood is one of them. Can smell that fella a mile away! And the Mermaid one, too. My newest batch uses Beach Daisies so I'll let you know (in a few years) how that one's holding up...
You got that right. I just tried Sea Salt & Driftwood for the first time a couple of days ago. Smells like men's cologne and behaved worse than a toddler who's missed both snacks and nap. That cloying smell gives me a terrible headache, so these soaps will shortly be moving to the house of my husband's friends who loves that lounge lizard cologne scent.
(My apologies to anyone who likes it).
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@AliOop I didn't find Sea Salt and Driftwood to be problematic. I think I expected it to be a bit of a lighter/fresher scent, but it is quite woody. I don't mind it, but it isn't my favorite and I won't reorder. I keep trying to find an ocean/beachy FO I like that behaves well, or at least isn't too awful to work with. Haven't found it yet, and I've tried quite a few.
I did not have any luck with Sea Salt and Driftwood sticking.
@cmzaha I know you're across the continent from me, but I'm surprised that you can't smell it from here!
Organizing some things this past weekend and a two year old salt bar with BB Lychee Red Tea still smells nice
