I am having a problem with my EOs. The scent doesnt stick and it really eats away at my profit margin. I am thinking of switching to FOs but I am not sure if that is the way to go. I like the idea of all natural product but EOs eat away at my profit margin and scents fade. FOs are easier to deal with, scent lasts a lot longer and customers go crazy over scents and frequently ignore things like egg white, carrot, cucumber etc in soap. I am torn. Any thoughts and/or experiences?
I recently talked to a friend of mine who is a pharmacist and she said that its a waste to used EOs in a wash off product such as soap. A lot of EOs are needed to get the scent but there is no skin benefit from it. Large part of the EOs (30-60% depending on the EO) is saponifyable meaning that some of the EO benefitial components actually saponify which makes the EO largely ineffective. EOs are better used and are much more beneficial in leave on products such as lotions etc.
I recently talked to a friend of mine who is a pharmacist and she said that its a waste to used EOs in a wash off product such as soap. A lot of EOs are needed to get the scent but there is no skin benefit from it. Large part of the EOs (30-60% depending on the EO) is saponifyable meaning that some of the EO benefitial components actually saponify which makes the EO largely ineffective. EOs are better used and are much more beneficial in leave on products such as lotions etc.