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OferaliO

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My "Earth n' Turf" soap. Picture taken right after slicing.. now 5.5 weeks. Excited to try this one... it smells like fresh outdoors. I know I will love being able to smell this when I'm sick of winter!

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Pretty soap. Just wondering, if the parsley stayed green.

The bits near the surface have yellowed some but the bits deeper in are still green as is the surrounding soap. I love it, regardless! It smells amazing to me... made my three upstairs rooms smell just like fresh outside for the first week of curing. I don't make candles but I would love one scented like this.

Thank you all for your very nice words!
 
Yes there is, I will put in a soap sample I just poured a couple of days ago using Big Sur and Dirt in your box. I did get this batch a little strong on the dirt but it does tone down. Mine in from Natures Garden


Awesome! In very curious. I want to buy so many FO but they're expensive and I would hate to be stuck with stinky soap.
 
That soap immediately brought the forest to mind when I saw it. Very pretty. And the parsley holds up as far as the green goes. I used it in my first swirl and, while it mellowed just a tad, it actually lifted to a softer lighter hue that looks very fresh and green. I'm very happy with it and plan to use it again :)
 
oh man, I love the dirt FO, and these look really great! I didn't know you could get a green like that with parsley? I think most of the green botanicals fade ):

I saw so many techniques that when I used them I did a little of each, in the hopes that between them, the colors will last.
I added a little kaolin white clay to the batter before I split it out for coloring, then I added the colorants. One was an infused oil the other a ground powdered parsley. I had also infused oil with the parsley, so I used a pinch of that infused oil to mix the ground parsley in before adding to the batter. I figure based on what I read the clay helps anchor colors and scents, so why not try it? So far the colors are still bright and true at 4 weeks, but I'm watching them over time to be sure.
 

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