Rancid Oil smell

[Wendlebee]

Can anyone give a clear description of the smell of rancid oils?

 

[shunt2011]

To me it smells like crayons.

 

[Wendlebee]

Thanks. I heated 2 T of this walnut oil and it very faintly smelt of crayons. It smelt a little like olive oil at the bottle top. It isn't gross smelling or repulsive. Hmmm. Maybe I will buy another small bottle and compare. I think there is a brand that is bottled in a type of metal bottle. The one I have is a clear glass bottle. I wonder if I can still use this oil?

 

[Dawni]

I tell myself my oil has gone bad if it smells sour like..

 

[Todd Ziegler]

Can anyone give a clear description of the smell of rancid oils?

First check the best by date. Also remember that oils can have their own smell even if they are good. For instance, I think neem and hemp oil smell bad but they are still good.

 

[JADE PFEIFFER]

I know you get this question alot and it is only loosely related here, but what is ca using the amonia smell of my soap when I made soap that has goats milk?
Thank You Jade

 

[TheGecko]

I know you get this question alot and it is only loosely related here, but what is ca using the amonia smell of my soap when I made soap that has goats milk?

It's just the reaction of the lye and milk and will go away.

 

[Finnegan]

It's just the reaction of the lye and milk and will go away.

Yes, I can attest to that. When I first made soap with milk in it, the ammonia smell almost knocked me over. I was so disappointed! But after the cure the ammonia smell disappeared and all that remained was an awesome soap!

 

[Wendlebee]

Wow! Good to know!

 

[Megan]

Walnuts smell pretty strong as is, so it might be okay... but I think the rancid oil smell is like old crayons and play doh.

 

[Wendlebee]

I imagine that smell would be a little nauseating?

 

[JADE PFEIFFER]

I know you get this question a lot and it is only loosely related here, but what is causing the ammonia smell of my soap when I made soap that has goats milk?
Thank You Jade

How do you ever add fragrance if
the ammonia is soo strong?
Thank You

 

[Megan]

I imagine that smell would be a little nauseating?

to me it is.

 

[DeeAnna]

@JADE PFEIFFER -- You just have to trust that the ammonia smell will fade. It will.

A tip -- when asking a question that is totally unrelated to the original poster's (OPs) question, it's best to start a new thread with an appropriate title. Otherwise the current thread gets "diluted" with two unrelated discussions and that can be unfair to the OP.

Another reason why you don't want to do this is people who might respond to your question may not see it since it's buried in another conversation. That means you might not get much in the way of advice and comments.

Go to the forum that seems appropriate to your question -- for example Beginners Soap Making Forum -- and look for the button "Post Thread" in the upper right corner. That will get you started making a new thread for your question.

 

[JADE PFEIFFER]

I will do post thread. Thank You