Can't seem to make rosemary essential oil work out

[Maythorn]

I have yet to find a blend where rosemary makes everything better. I tried it with Lavender and it seemed to make the lavender somewhat bitter. And a Rosemary Mint fragrance and that smelled like mouthwash to me. Just don't think I like the scent very much. It's good for skin and hair, though, if it retains itself in soap that is.

 

[Genny]

What does your rosemary smell like? Is it medicinal smelling? Sweet? Or Herbal?

My favorite blend that has rosemary in it, is a blend of rosemary, lemongrass and spearmint. Grapefruit and rosemary's pretty good, too.

 

[lsg]

I have a rosemary/spearmint blend that I love. I use more spearmint with just a hint of rosemary. Rosemary has a very strong fragrance which can easily overpower other scents.

 

[Maythorn]

It's medicinal smelling. I hadn't tried it with spearmint. I don't what mints the Rosemary Mint FO had in it. Seemed like peppermint, though.

 

[whistlernatural]

I would recommend trying different variations of rosemary... some can have a very strong eucalyptus smell to them and it really over powers everything it comes into contact with.

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[Maythorn]

I'm kind of stuck with what I bought but I think I heard with lavender and rosemary and some sweet orange it could be much better. I want the rosemary as the very least of the scent combination and so I'll try rosemary as about 1/4 of the scent if that even. Thank you.

 

[motherhues]

rosemary, used very sparingly, is one of my very favorite straight EOs in soap. But you REALLY have to use it with a light hand if you want it to be sweet and herbal instead of pungent and ugh!

I don't use more than 1/2 ounce or 3/4 of an ounce in a 2 lb loaf. Have you tried it with that little in it? Even if you have a particularly stinky one (and yes, that is a scientific term, lol) using it at very low percentages will make it much sweeter and nice.

 

[Maythorn]

I tried it with some sweet orange and lavender and it rocked pretty nicely. But the sweet orange won't last in soap. I have to get the stronger version. of orange essent oil.