Seifenblasen
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Warning: serious vent :evil:
I just threw away some $50, not counting shipping costs, worth of "essential oils". Normally I get EO from Brambleberry, Soap Making Resources, and Majestic Mountain Sage, and never had a problem with them. The week before I was getting lye, tallow, etc. from xxx Depot and saw that they have some great prices for EO, so I ordered some. Just got done making a 4-lb batch of soap, and while blending the EOs, I noticed the lavadin and cedar both smell "chemical - y". The lavadin actually smelled more like some cheap FO. I went and check the bergamot, and cypress I bought, and they both smelled very artificial. So four bottles of 4oz. "EO" in the trash and an emergency trip to the local health food store to get some real cedar EO, I am cranky and tired. (As for the lavadin, I just used some expensive lavender I have on hand).
So the moral of the story is, if the prices of EO seem too good to be true, don't be tempted to go cheap!
I just threw away some $50, not counting shipping costs, worth of "essential oils". Normally I get EO from Brambleberry, Soap Making Resources, and Majestic Mountain Sage, and never had a problem with them. The week before I was getting lye, tallow, etc. from xxx Depot and saw that they have some great prices for EO, so I ordered some. Just got done making a 4-lb batch of soap, and while blending the EOs, I noticed the lavadin and cedar both smell "chemical - y". The lavadin actually smelled more like some cheap FO. I went and check the bergamot, and cypress I bought, and they both smelled very artificial. So four bottles of 4oz. "EO" in the trash and an emergency trip to the local health food store to get some real cedar EO, I am cranky and tired. (As for the lavadin, I just used some expensive lavender I have on hand).
So the moral of the story is, if the prices of EO seem too good to be true, don't be tempted to go cheap!