Patchouli Essential Oil Soap...........

[craftgirl08]

Has anyone made patchouli CP soaps from the essential oil? Does it do well?

craftgirl

 

[WilsonFamilyPicnic]

patchoulie smells fabulous in soap!!! but there is a patchouli shortage (yes, i am not joking!) so its a little pricey at the moment....

 

[craftgirl08]

Thanks so much for your help. I had a 1oz bottle of Patchouli from a health food store and just finished a batch of CP with it. Does it have a natural discoloration to it? I put some of the titanium dioxide in the soap then swirled in some green mica. This is only the 2nd batch of soap I have made. The mold feels warm so I hope it is doing "it's thing".

I can't wait to see how it will turn out. I am very new to this but I can say "it's gonna be addicting" .

Have a great day.

craftgirl08

 

[WilsonFamilyPicnic]

if its warm it sounds like its cookin' and doin' its thing...

hope it turns out great! and there are worse things to be addicted to. :wink:

 

[Barb]

patchouli is one of my most popular scents in soap. while i don't care for it myself alot of people do, it reminds me of a dark musty basement.

i also offer a sandalwood patch and this one i can handle.

as far as the discoloration it depends on the type of patch. the older it is the better it is and the darker it will get.

yep it's a little pricey right now. i had like 3 lbs of it stashed away so i should be good for awhile i am hoarding it and being picky about using it in blends.

solas has a patchouli fragrance oil that is reasonable and while not as strong as the real thing i have used it in a couple of blends with some fruity fragrances and it wasn't too bad.

 

[heart of dixie soap co]

patchouli

try liberty ess oil for best prices. also blend 5 parts patchouli to one part ylang ylang. i call it woodstock. even my husband likes it.

monet

 

[andreabadgley]

New Directions Aromatics has good prices too

 

[mandolyn]

wsp has a great price on their patchoulie eo. I LOVE my patch soap!!