Infusing Vanilla Beans for Soap Making

[Ilovesoap]

Can someone talk to me about infusing vanilla beans for use in cp soap making? How is it done and is there an advantage over using vanilla eo? Or do you infuse as a replacement for vanilla eo?

 

[Ilovesoap]

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[ChrissyB]

I don't think much, if any, of the scent will come through.
Better off to save the vanilla beans for cooking.

Most often, infusing is used for colour, not scent. Though some report that some scent of various infusions make it through the soapmaking process, I've not had any success with that.

You'd be better off using a nice strong vanilla fo, there are lots, or benzoin essential oil is a vanilla type of scent.

 

[MagiaDellaLuna]

I don't think much, if any, of the scent will come through.
Better off to save the vanilla beans for cooking.

Absolutely agree. I have even used (long time ago) some beautiful vanilla paste (concentrated ground vanilla seeds) and very little, if any, of the vanilla scent came through.