DirtyKnuckles
Active Member
After a marathon rabbit butchering episode, friends were washing up at the kitchen sink and someone mentioned the bar of soap was an odd size/shape. I stated it was from my first batch of deer tallow soap (see Rebatching Woes thread). One person was fascinated and smelled the soap, scrubbed up, and marveled at how mild the soap appeared and how soft her hands felt.
She said she didn't like the smell of the soap and asked if I wanted to use some cedarwood essential oil in my next batch and offered to trade soap for oil. Since it was my last bar and I was considering starting anew, I jumped on the offer.
It will be a one kilo batch (1,000 grams, 2.2 lbs) of 90% deer tallow, 10% olive oil, and a fairly low superfatting ratio like around 5%. So....about how much cedarwood essential oil would I add if I wanted a light amount of scent? I understand that this is sheer guesswork since I cannot tell you the concentration of the EO, much less the brand at this point. But I have NO IDEA how much scent to add because I have never made scented soap before and I have ZERO experience to fall back on....hence, my tapping you for general guidelines.
Thanks in advance,
John
She said she didn't like the smell of the soap and asked if I wanted to use some cedarwood essential oil in my next batch and offered to trade soap for oil. Since it was my last bar and I was considering starting anew, I jumped on the offer.
It will be a one kilo batch (1,000 grams, 2.2 lbs) of 90% deer tallow, 10% olive oil, and a fairly low superfatting ratio like around 5%. So....about how much cedarwood essential oil would I add if I wanted a light amount of scent? I understand that this is sheer guesswork since I cannot tell you the concentration of the EO, much less the brand at this point. But I have NO IDEA how much scent to add because I have never made scented soap before and I have ZERO experience to fall back on....hence, my tapping you for general guidelines.
Thanks in advance,
John
