Orange Peel Powder Scent

[judithyw]

Hello everyone,

I've been researching here & everywhere about how to get the orange essential oil scent to hold.. and to no avail - no surprises!! My sweet orange essential oil soap is now scentless after 3 months.
So I've been wondering if orange peel powder works to help keep the scent or if it adds to the scent? can I add fresh grated orange peel?
I've looked into bramble berry 10x but it doesn't ship to my country; and also orange peel wax is unavailable here and the international shipping is about 50x the price of the wax
Anyone has any simple solutions to help the orange essential oil scent stay? (I'm only keen on EO and not FOs..) Should I just give up?? :O

 

[maryloucb]

I have heard that adding May Chang (Litsea Cubeba) essential oil helps to hold the orange scent. If you are going to add orange peel you should dry it. I dry orange peel and then make powder out of it. It doesn't really add much scent, but it adds a little color and texture.

 

[judithyw]

I have heard that adding May Chang (Litsea Cubeba) essential oil helps to hold the orange scent. If you are going to add orange peel you should dry it. I dry orange peel and then make powder out of it. It doesn't really add much scent, but it adds a little color and texture.

oh thats good to know! thanks... I was imagining making orange cake - and I add fresh zest in~~ of course soap is not cake!
I will try that next time...
and yes im looking into may chang now too!! its in my shopping cart. thanks for that.

 

[Zing]

I can confirm that litsea cubeba helps with citrus. Even without litsea cubeba, my orange 10X lasts, hope you can find a vendor.

 

[judithyw]

I can confirm that litsea cubeba helps with citrus. Even without litsea cubeba, my orange 10X lasts, hope you can find a vendor.

thanks!!!