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Hi..I have a question regarding essential oil blend.. DO you make essential oil blend on the day of making soap or you make it in advance of 4-5 days and let it merge into each other and then use?? does it make any difference??
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You’ll likely get other advice but I don’t think it makes any difference. Some people like to mix their EOs with castor oil or kaolin clay. Haven’t tried this so I can’t advise.
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I usually just mix my EO blends while I am melting the hard fats/oils for my soap, especially if I have used the EO combination before and know how it will smell.
I have read that it's best to make them ahead of time, 1-3 days, so the scents merge better. Honestly, I can't tell that much difference. I do keep certain blends I really like pre-mixed in glass bottles in the refrigerator, this is more for convenience.
Welcome to the Forum! For years, I would blend me essential oils while everything else was cooling. This year, however, I'm trying something new thanks to our friend, [ gah, @QuasiQuadrant has gone into witness protection and I'm blanking on her new name! ]. I am mixing up my essential oil blend at least 24 hours in advance with a tablespoon of castor oil and a teaspoon of kaolin clay. Several batches are still curing so I can't share results yet. But it is so easy to mix up and easy to try, so why not?!
