Oil Additives in MP Soap

[SWashington]

Hi. I’m very new to this. I would like to use natural colorants in melt and pour soap but they are made by cold infusions in oil. But I have learned adding oil to MP bases would essentially ruin the base if it’s anything more than a tsp per lb. However I have learned that you can be a little more generous with fragrance oils adding almost a TBS per lb. Is there a reason why you can add more fragrance oils without ruining the base vs regular oils. Also is making cold infusions with fragrance oils a bad idea?

 

[lsg]

Don't go over 1 TBSP per lb of M&P base.

 

[SWashington]

Don't go over 1 TBSP per lb of M&P base.

Thank you. Is this for any oil or just fragrance oils? Because I’m reading a teaspoon of regular oil per pound. And a tablespoon of natural fragrance oils per pound.

 

[lsg]

Thank you. Is this for any oil or just fragrance oils? Because I’m reading a teaspoon of regular oil per pound. And a tablespoon of natural fragrance oils per pound.

This is for oils and butters, not FOs. For FOs, follow the suggested usage rate by suppliers.