There a so many fragrance oils I skip over because of discoloration. Some I would love to use but won't because of discoloration. I need ideas how to incorporate fragrance oil discoloration into my soap projects.
What soap projects or designs are you working on
@Velocipede? Can you share pics? They may help us think of ways you can use discoloration in designs. Besides that, we just like to look at soap pics.
That said, I confess I am in the process of going through all my fragrance oils and re-evaluating them based on discoloration, sticking power, IFRA rate, and allergens. A major destash is in my future!
I embrace the brown in Dragon’s Blood with red for the main color with veins of Enviro Glitter Gold from Nurture. I have a dragon stamp that I dip in gold mica to finish each bar. The red mica is overpowered by the vanilla during the cure, and bars turns a beautiful shade of deep cherry brown with magical gold sparkle.
I haven’t tried it yet, but it’s on my list to use sandalwood in a woodgrain pour. Any FOs with a woodsy fragrance that stays fluid for a pour would work.
Years ago I made Chocolate Vanilla Swirl bars. The recipe used fragrant cocoa butter. The discoloring FO went into the dark brown “chocolate” colored swirl, which I colored with unsweetened chocolate. The white “vanilla” swirl was actually UN-scented and lightened with a little titanium dioxide. I had to put a caution label on the bars that they were NOT for eating. (true!)
You probably want to limit the number of FOs that discolor, but if there are a couple you love, let them inspire your designs.
Now let’s see some pictures! Please?
