I am with IrishLass when it comes to botanicals in my soap. I do use oatmeal but that is about all. I will use infused calendula in a few soaps, label appeal, but most go into my carrot calendula solid lotion. I really do not feel much if anything will survive the lye monster. If a customer asks me what it will do for the soap, which they do at times, I am honest and tell them, "clean your body, anything else I do not guarantee." I find most like the honesty and will still buy the soap if they like the scent or if someone told them it is magic