Synthetic Almond Fragrance Oil Soap

[Ron]

Subject: Synthetic Almond Fragrance Oil Soap
We have been moving into our new home and have been cleaning, painting, unpacking boxes, etc., etc., etc. Hopefully, I will get back into soap making soon. Our home is on Almond Court, so I thought of making a soap with an almond fragrance would be nice as a gift to our neighbors.

I have a 5 pound base mixture of coconut, palm, and olive oils; but now I need to find a synthetic almond fragrance oil, if there is such a thing. please identify retailer of small amount needed for my basic mixture.

Also, how much synthetic almond fragtance oil would you add to my basic soap mixture, e.g., 1-2 oz?

Also, would there be any problems of mixing in ground almonds; and how much would you add to my mixture, e.g., 1/8 cup?

Ron

 

[BakingNana]

http://www.fragranceoilfinder.com/catal ... rds=almond

Each fragrance has a maximum usage recommendation. If you don't see it in the seller's info, contact them and ask. Everyone I order from has the information available. After that, it's your call as far as how much to use. Some scents are much stronger than others. For cold process,I use anywhere from .5 ounce per pound of oils for the stronger scents to 1 ounce per pound of oils for lighter fragrances. That a range of approximately 2% to 4% of total recipe weight, and I've never used a fragrance with a maximum usage recommendation of less than 5% of total recipe weight.

You can use the max usage guidelines as your stopping point if doing melt and pour, although I'd stay in a 2-4% of total recipe weight I think. Almond fragrances are generally pretty strong, so you may wish to start at a little under 2% of total recipe weight. I am not sure from your question which you are doing - cold/hot process or melt and pour. Cold process is my thing; maybe someone with more melt and pour experience (if that is what you are doing) would have another opinion.

You can mix in ground almonds. My personal preference would be for them to be ground very finely, like almond flour, and to not use too much because they can be too scratchy. Almonds are very hard nuts and can have really sharp edges when ground.

Hope this is helpful. Your neighbors are going to LOVE you!!

 

[IrishLass]

Ditto what BakingNana said.

And for a great almond fragrance oil, I highly recommend Intense Almond from MMS. It's super strong so you don't need to use a lot. I can get by with only .3 oz ppo.

IrishLass

Edited to add that it smells exactly like almond extract used in baking.