Experiment: Scent Fixing & Gel Phase

[Jamesh388]

Hi all

My first post here - thanks for having me

I thought I'd jump right in with a question: has anyone found that essential oil scents fix better in non-gelled CP soap? It just occurred to me that the heat generated in gel phase (apparently up to 180F!) might cause some evaporation of essential oils..

I've been trying to improve the scent strength of my CP soaps and tried the usual recommendations (maximum usage rates and fixing with kaolin clay). But I've still found that some essential oil soaps I've bought have stronger scents than mine. All my soaps are gelled and having tried everything else to improve scent, I just wondered if this could be a factor...

A picture of my curing "purple haze" soap attached for your trouble

Much appreciate any thoughts or advice!

James

 

[VikingChick]

Welcome! I’m not sure I have a good answer for you, but I wanted to say that I love your purple haze soap!

 

[AliOop]

Welcome! I too like the purple haze!

Have you tried anchoring your scent blends with a bit of a base note, such as cedarwood, oakmoss, or even patchouli? (PS - don't hate on me if you hate patch - it's you, not me).

 

[Jamesh388]

Welcome! I too like the purple haze!

Have you tried anchoring your scent blends with a bit of a base note, such as cedarwood, oakmoss, or even patchouli? (PS - don't hate on me if you hate patch - it's you, not me).

Thank you! Haha, I like Patch too Yes, I do use base notes on all my soaps, and coincidentally this one does have patch in it. Smells great, just wish it was a little stronger.