Ugh. My new lavender is camphorous! I should have known that "less camphorous" doesn't mean "not camphorous." Now I do, but I also have 16 oz to use (in cp soaps mostly) before I should order what I really want!
How can I turn this around to something I adore? In other words, what blends would highlight the floral notes (my preference), mask the camphor, or nicely compliment the camphor? I keep thinking mint might compliment it, and vanilla might mask it, though I don't know if I have a knack for envisioning scents. And I can think of nothing that would highlight the floralness except another floral. I have some lilac FO I will try but somehow I don't think this will do it.
Just to be clear, I am not asking for your favorite lavender blends -- though I'll take that too if you are clear that's what you are offering. I want to be able to distinguish camphor solutions.
The catch 22 is that whatever you suggest, I'll probably have to order. So maybe I should just try to find a new lovely floral lavender -- suggestions for this? The EO I've been describing is the "premium" lavender from Soap Making Resource. I really liked the last stuff I had (GloryBee's L. angustifolia) but locally it is very expensive and GloryBee won't ship it up to Alaska.
TIA for your help!
How can I turn this around to something I adore? In other words, what blends would highlight the floral notes (my preference), mask the camphor, or nicely compliment the camphor? I keep thinking mint might compliment it, and vanilla might mask it, though I don't know if I have a knack for envisioning scents. And I can think of nothing that would highlight the floralness except another floral. I have some lilac FO I will try but somehow I don't think this will do it.
Just to be clear, I am not asking for your favorite lavender blends -- though I'll take that too if you are clear that's what you are offering. I want to be able to distinguish camphor solutions.
The catch 22 is that whatever you suggest, I'll probably have to order. So maybe I should just try to find a new lovely floral lavender -- suggestions for this? The EO I've been describing is the "premium" lavender from Soap Making Resource. I really liked the last stuff I had (GloryBee's L. angustifolia) but locally it is very expensive and GloryBee won't ship it up to Alaska.
TIA for your help!
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