Bramble Berry Island Coconut FO's

[Cuckoo Bananas]

Just tried this one out and major disappointment - The scent has just completely vanished. This has happened to me once before on a different FO and someone offered words of encouragement saying that it might reappear but it never did. It smelt soooOOOooo good in the bottle too, and i've wanted a good coconut smelling one for ages now :cry:

Has anyone else soaped with this one and also how often have other people experienced the vanishing FO's?

 

[honor435]

ive had some less exp scents fade real fast, but not bb, sad huh? I really like peak, nice and strong scents.

 

[Mandarin]

I never have much luck with coconut, so I feel your pain.

 

[topcat]

Sometimes it can depend on your particular soaping oil blend. I have used lemon myrtle eo in my regular blend and it sticks amazingly well, even soaped at 1.5%. However I recently used it in an 100% EVOO castile and it disappeared totally within 3 months and never came back!

I have soaped BBs Island Coconut at 2% in an 100% CO soap and it is wonderful. I have another fo (not BBs) that sticks well in anything except when goats milk is added....? I am sorry the Island Coconut didn't stay for you. Perhaps you can use it in a scrub or body butter?

Tanya

ETA - that should be 3% Island Coconut fo added!

 

[carebear]

otpcat you used it at TWO PERCENT? that's 10 grams per pound of oils. and it lasted? are we talking the BB Island Coconut?

i've used it at 6% in my 100% coconut oil soap (tropical theme, I thought) and it disappeared. great in lotion, tho.

I have no coconut that makes it through CP. which is fine - I HATE coconut.

 

[topcat]

otpcat you used it at TWO PERCENT? that's 10 grams per pound of oils. and it lasted? are we talking the BB Island Coconut?

i've used it at 6% in my 100% coconut oil soap (tropical theme, I thought) and it disappeared. great in lotion, tho.

I have no coconut that makes it through CP. which is fine - I HATE coconut.

Ooops - my bad! That should read 3%, so 30gr/ml for 1000g oils batch. Perhaps this soap isn't old enough yet to be sure the scent will stick for life? I have one bar left and it is just over 7 months old now. I used CO oil (RBD), filtered water and also added coconut milk powder - perhaps the powder helps the scent stick? - as well as insulated for gel.

 

[Sunny]

uh oh - should I not get my hopes up about NG's Coconut Cabana?

 

[gardengoat]

Have a couple of bars left over of BB Island Coconut I made last May & still is throwing a pretty good scent at the open ends. All was wrapped after sitting on drying rack for 6-8 weeks & almost always add some sort of clay to my recipes for the feel & to help anchor scents.

 

[Sunny]

Coconut Cabana from NG behaved very well during soaping but after a week, the scent was almost gone, now at two weeks, there is nothing left. Used at 5% (max.)