Tennessee Candle Company Soap Scents Tests

[Soapmaker145]

I thought I should post an update since they are having a sale. This is mostly for the discoloration. The Dried Apple Wreath (#198, no dis) smells like dried apples with just a hint of spice. It hasn't finished curing yet but it is a strong scent and holding true to day 1. It replaced the Winter Candy Apple for me. The Honeysuckle Passion discolored almost black. I didn't have too many FOs that did that. It smells fruity right now but not floral. I have their honeysuckle which I like. This one is very different. The fruit loops smell citrusy fruity without any dough/baked scent. Very ashy. Grandma's Kitchen smells like raw spicy dough right now with emphasis on the raw. These aren't six week old yet.

I hope they post the rest of their IFRAs. I'm becoming more cautious about usage rates.

 

[OliveOil2]

That honeysuckle passion is shocking! I've never had a FO go that dark. I've been wanting to order the dried apple wreath. I purchased their Winter Candy Apple, and I am not sure if I like it, the scent has held, but I think it is just OK. I don't know how it compares to others since it is the only one I've tried.

 

[CaraBou]

Wow - that is dark! A unique color, too. Too bad it doesn't resemble honeysuckle or passion!

Last night I saw the sale and ordered True Lavender, Redwood Cedar and the regular Honeysuckle. Wasn't paying attention to this thread SM145, but I did see your entries in the fragrance review chart linked below. Shipping was cheap even on a small order - so how could I ignore all the great tips??

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...M/edit?authkey=CMTEtswL#gid=496389430&vpid=A1

 

[dixiedragon]

Could those of you who tested post your results on the Fragrance Review Charts? That would be awesome!

 

[Soapmaker145]

Dixie, if you have any specific ones you are interested in for the current sale from TCS or FB, post and I'll answer before the sales are over. I think the threads have a list of all the ones that I tested so far. I'm transferring the reviews to the chart but it is a lengthy process because of the number of FOs.

 

[dixiedragon]

Anybody try:
Under the Tree
Almond Pear Honey
Spiced Clove

 

[Soapmaker145]

I tested Under the Tree. My sample is 5 weeks old. The scent is medium strong and holding. It discolored slightly to a light beige. It is a well-blended coniferous green scent without the harsh off notes that are present in CS Mistletoe and FB Winter Festival. I plan on mixing it with BB Christmas Forest to bring up the coniferous notes. CT cured more soapy than green. I like UTT well enough to use it on its own for that Xmas tree scent.

I don't have the other 2. Their usage rates are low. I prefer to have a wider error margin on the IFRAs.

ETC: The BB FO is Christmas Forest not Christmas Tree

 

[Soap Techniques]

Tangerine Dream-light orange in bottle. Accelerated, bright neon yellow immediate discolor, heating up in a three oz single cavity mold. 24 hrs, no gel, discolor tuning down to light yellow. Update: At three weeks, lighter smell but still there. Tan brown discolor.

I soaped the Tangerine Dream 5 weeks ago, my soap stays yellowish-creamy. It did accelerate, but was very manageable. The scent is medium strong.

Here are 3 of TCS's test soaps, all made from the same batch 5 weeks ago. All scented at 0.9 oz ppo.
I took the picture 10 minutes ago:

 

[Lolly58]

I just read on FaceBook that Brent Brown, owner of Tennessee Candles passed away.

 

[Soapmaker145]

I just read on FaceBook that Brent Brown, owner of Tennessee Candles passed away.

I hope there is a mistake. I started to buy from them last fall and he and his wife are incredibly nice.

 

[shunt2011]

I read the same thing last night. So very sad.

 

[Soap Techniques]

So sorry, and so sad... Prayers to his wife and family.

 

[Soapmaker145]

I thought I would update the last few FOs from TCS:

190-FlowerBomb: Light sand discoloration, light ash. The scent disappeared but came back. At 6 months, it’s a light scent. May try it in some blends but it’s no viable on its own. FB's FlowerBomb is stronger.

191-Forest Muse: No discoloration, minimal ash. At 6 months, it is a nice spicy scent with hints of coniferous green/ pine. Well balanced. Was much sharper/coniferous when first poured but mellowed out to a nice soapy spicy scent without anything artificial or sweet. Medium strong at 6 months and holding. I would buy it again and use alone or in a blend.

192-Be Delicious: No discoloration, very heavy ash. I’m not sure how to describe this scent. I would classify it as green with floral, cucumber and musk notes. I may test it in few blends. Medium strong at 6 months.

193-Ocean Fresh: No discoloration, light ash. This one is related to Be Delicious except no cucumber and less floral. I would classify it as ocean scent. Medium strong and holding at 6 months. Both Be Delicious and Ocean Fresh have many competing notes and will smell different depending on what scent I smelled before. I’ve found that FOs like that benefit from the addition of a small amount of another FO like sandalwood or musk or patchouli. It unmasks the scent and allows all the notes to be detected. I will be doing more tests with these 2.

194-Sweet Musk: Discolored light pistachio green, medium ash. Very strong, bright musk scent. Very strong scent at 6 months. The 5% usage rate needs to be cut in half at least. I would use it alone or in a blend.

I think I have few more testers from TCS but I'm getting very close to done. Overall, I'm surprised at how many of their FOs I ended up using either alone or to rescue other FOs.

 

[nsmar4211]

Hrm, I may have to try Be Delicious on a round........

I had three different sniffers tell me that Peach Magnolia Rasberrry reminds them of a hospital.......a clean hospital but still. Greattttttt. Well, it holds well at least LOL.

Thanks for adding these in!

 

[Soapmaker145]

I've been around a lot of hospitals but none smelled anything like Peach Raspberry Magnolia. Just an FYI: Summer Fling from BB smells fairly identical to TCS PRM but is a much more diluted version of this scent. I'm sticking with the TCS version. It's a favorite of several friends. I'm down to my last 4 bars from a large batch I poured around Christmas. It's next on my soap "to do" list. I poured PRM at 5% and it stayed so strong that I never used a single bar of it. I'm going to cut it to 2.5% this time around.

 

[nsmar4211]

Hrm, ok maybe I'll go ahead and make up a bigger batch of it anyway...my sniffers may need coffee LOL

 

[Soapmaker145]

I got an email few days ago that they are going out of business. I'm bummed. I only found them about a year ago but they have several FOs that have become favorites of my crowd. I tried to buy some stock as soon as I found out but the majority were already out of stock. If I knew something about the FO business, I would buy the recipe for the FOs and offer them for sale. I don't want them duped. I want the originals. I'm hoping somebody would buy the business to keep it going.

 

[dixiedragon]

No way! Bummer!

 

[nsmar4211]

I'm in the same boat....the lilac can't be beat. Too bad we don't know anyone who wants to buy the formulas...

 

[jules92207]

Oh no! I know I have a few of those vanilla and others in testers thanks to soapmaker, hopefully they don't end up a favorite when I am done testing.