I’m so excited to announce that this blog post is the beginning of a long series of blog posts that will show the testing of our fragrances in Cold Process Soap. We are testing ALL the fragrances in our catalog at their maximum recommended usage rate for Cold Process Soap and showing you pictures of what the finished soaps look like in a side by side comparison with an unscented control batch. Since these fragrances were tested at their maximum recommended usage rate, I wouldn’t recommend using more fragrance! These soaps are strongly scented and will smell much stronger when wet!
Are you ready to see the first test batches? Let’s go!
Alice scented soap on the left and control on the right.
There was not any discoloration of note and this means you can make that orange and white swirl you have always been dreaming of without worrying about the fragrance causing discoloration. We used the maximum suggested usage rate of 2.75%, which is 0.44 ounces of fragrance in our 1 pound test batch.
Banana Leaf & Acai scented soap on the left and control on the right.
There is moderate discoloration and the soap is a medium tan color or to be more descriptive, the color of a chocolate milk sold in the grocery store. We used the maximum suggested usage rate of 2.5%, which is 0.40 ounces of fragrance in our 1 pound test batch.
Brown Sugar & Spice scented soap on the left and control on the right.
There is mild discoloration and the soap is a light tan color or to be more descriptive, the color of a latte or the crema on the top of a freshly brewed espresso. We used the maximum suggested usage rate of 2.5%, which is 0.40 ounces of fragrance in our 1 pound test batch.
Cotton Candy scented soap on the left and control on the right.
There is moderate discoloration and the soap is a medium tan color or to be more descriptive, the color of a chocolate milk sold in the grocery store. We used the maximum suggested usage rate of 2.5%, which is 0.40 ounces of fragrance in our 1 pound test batch.
Cucumber scented soap on the left and control on the right.
There was not any discoloration of note and this means you can make that green and white swirl you have always been dreaming of without worrying about the fragrance causing discoloration. We used the maximum suggested usage rate of 2.5%, which is 0.40 ounces of fragrance in our 1 pound test batch.
Thank you for joining us today! We will be releasing more pictures as we continue testing soaps. If there is a fragrance you would like to see, let us know and we will put it at the top of our list!
Banana Leaf & Acai sounds yummy, may need to give that one a try for summer. 🙂
Love this series! Thank you for testing! How often will you be posting this series?
Audrey, We are posting at least once per week of these tests. You should see all the soap in our blog kitchen! WHEW! Are there any that you would like us to report about?
I have not used Alice in CP, but it is great in diffuser oil. Made some for my MIL, who is appropriately named Alice. She loved it. It is a nice, light , refreshing fragrance. Nice to know that it doesn’t discolor.
I like the Banana Leaf and Acai Berry quite a bit. I think it is a very sweet, but rich smell.You can pull the color yellow with a fair amount of yellow oxide and titanium dioxide.
I was disappointed when my Cotton Candy turned very brown. I haven’t figured out how to overcome that yet. The fragrance is true to the description, very sugary.
I’ve not used Cucumber or Brown Sugar and Spice.
Looking forward to seeing all of the results. This will be a great reference in the future.
Thank you for doing this. Since I only do cp soap this information will be very useful. I hope you also add this info to the fragrance information or add a link to the blog post for future reference when purchasing the fragrances.
I had a very interesting experience with the Volture fragrance yesterday. It morphed a deep purple color to an instant dusty rose when added at trace. Now that the soap is unmolded it is a medium purple.
We will be adding pictures of these soaps to the catalog once our photographer has the new photo studio set up!
Could you try the Ocean Rain in Soap? I love the smell, but am afraid to try and you’re one called Pink??? something???
I can put Ocean Rain on my list to make next. Were you looking for Pink Chiffon, Pink Grapefruit or Pink Sugar?
I agree with Barb, you could use the pics with the FO in your catalog to show what color it might turn out to be.
I’d also like to see your notes about how the FO reacted in the soap. Like, do I have to move quickly, or do I have time to do a swirl – like that!
I’d like to see your notes on: Blowing Bubbles, Hinoki Wood and Polynesian Red.
Thanks Andee!
I will add Blowing Bubbles, Hinoki Wood and Polynesian Red to my list of next to make!
So far, I haven’t had any batches significantly accelerate and I will try to make notes of this for future posts.
We will be adding pictures of these soaps to the catalog once our photographer has the new photo studio set up!