Vanilla beans in CP soap

[bookworm42]

My mom makes homemade vanilla. She recently finished a batch and tried using the pods for other things but nothing worked to her satisfaction.
She gave them to me to put in my soap rather than throw them away.
Anybody use it before and have advice on how it does in soap?

 

[ackosel]

No experience and no advice, but since vanilla is made by soaking vanilla beans in alcohol, I wonder if they would cause your soap to seize. I imagine those beans have been dried and the alcohol has evaporated, but that's the first thing I would think about. If they're thoroughly dried, can you grind them up and use them as an exfoliant? My wheels are turning...

 

[bookworm42]

Hadn't thought of seizing but they have been soaking in alcohol for well over a year.

If they're thoroughly dried, can you grind them up and use them as an exfoliant? My wheels are turning...

That was the thought. Guess I'll have to do a small test batch.