Want to use it in a white/cream coloured soap. My supplier doesn't say what it does in CP soap.
TIA.
TIA.
Thank you for that - that colour looks fine to me, I just don't want brown!I have a batch that discolored and I'm suspecting patchouli (at 40% of the blend) was the main culprit, though it also contained some orange which probably also played a part. A general indicator is the color of the EO out of the bottle. The darker the EO, the more chance of discoloration. It won't discolor as much as vanilla FO though! My discolored soap still turned out rather creamy after cure (though not castile creamy, more like cocoa butter creamy). I'm just avoiding large amounts of patchouli with soaps I want to turn out white, blue or purple.
This is the only picture I could find of the discolored soap: you can see the white part isn't very white..
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Interesting! Maybe it was the orange that did it then? I kept my base oils rather light, but the EO blend was brown so I assumed it was the patchouli. Thanks for sharing @MisschiefI use patchouli in a few of my soaps and I can't say that I've noticed any discoloration.
I use patchouli in a few of my soaps and I can't say that I've noticed any discoloration.
I also use a very dark aged patchouli that will make my batter a cream color. I use it at 6% by itself
Nope it is a great price from here http://www.fragrancelaboratory.com/...ian-Essential-Oil/p/36089366/category=9255019 I have been using this one for several yearsmmmm, that sounds scrumptious!! Does it actually state "aged"? It sounds expensive. I had to replace my patchouli last week, and was properly shocked at the huge price jump since last time I purchased it (a few years ago, I think).
Nope it is a great price from here http://www.fragrancelaboratory.com/...ian-Essential-Oil/p/36089366/category=9255019 I have been using this one for several years
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