Vanilla & Coffee?

[raynedanser]

I'd like to get brave and branch into a vanilla scented soap and maybe coffee for a friend... But what should I use for scenting either? I don't care so much about color. I'm happy with the way the soaps color naturally, but I'm curious what I should use for the smells.

Suggestions?

 

[azimuth]

I think the coffee on its own is fine. I've made coffee soap in the past, and never used any FO in it.

 

[raynedanser]

Just used regular coffee grounds? Do they need to be instant or does it matter?

 

[Sunny]

If you use regular coffee grounds or use coffee as the liquid they don't smell very much or for very long. I would definitely suggest buying some fragrance oils online for either one of these scents if you want a long lasting and high quality scent.

I love Nature's Garden for a lot of my fragrance oils.
http://www.naturesgardencandles.com/

there are lots of other suppliers too but NG has a very large selection (basic scents and more complex ones) so I usually go there first.

this is one of my fave vanilla scents:
http://www.naturesgardencandles.com/can ... e-Oil.html

They also have several coffee fragrances.

 

[raynedanser]

Just what I was looking for, thank you!

 

[Soapy Gurl]

My coffee soap turned out great using a 4x coffee concentrate and grounds as the coffee smell. No it wasn't as strong as a fragrance oil. I also used a vanilla FO with it. I have a coffee fragrance in the mail to give a try. I want to use it to boost the natural smell and give it some staying power.

 

[raynedanser]

Is there a reason you used grounds as opposed to fresh?