What soapy mistake have you made today?

[artemis]

Wow! Looks like no one has made a Soapy Mistake since 2019!

My soapy mistake is just that I forgot to pack any soap before heading to Mom's house for the week! She's strictly a body wash and pump soap girl. My husband and kids are bar soap people, so I'll have to run out and find a couple bars somewhere ...

 

[Elise]

Had I known of this thread before, I would have been a frequent poster .
Today's mistake is buying two essential oils before checking if and how that can be used in soap. I was just strolling in a cosmetic DIY shop of my neighborhood, I saw them and thought I would love to have my soaps smell like that !

The first one is bitter almond EO. I just checked and EO calc says it is not safe at any % . I went to the seller's website (they also sell online) and they share CP soap recipes using it and they state that this EO is treated to remove its cyanuric acid. So that may be why they use it in soap. So I e-mailed them to have more details on that. Finger crossed I can use it.

The second is bergamot EO. It's only once I was home that it stroke me : it is of the citrus family ! I fear it might be straight up waste to add it in my cp soap considering what I know of citrus EO (I never actually tried citruses in my soaps, I've read enough warning about the scent not sticking at all). I did a quick research and found that quite a lot of people still use it... So i'd have to look into that and see if this citrus oil is sort of an exception.

 

[squidstings]

Had I known of this thread before, I would have been a frequent poster .

First time I've seen it too.

Shame! We've advanced as a species so much by learning from our mistakes.

Good to have a laugh at ones self occasionally. I find, anyway.

 

[MrsZ]

I've never seen this thread either! Thanks for bringing it back @artemis, and I hope you survive your visit with store bought soap!

 

[KiwiMoose]

Had I known of this thread before, I would have been a frequent poster .
Today's mistake is buying two essential oils before checking if and how that can be used in soap. I was just strolling in a cosmetic DIY shop of my neighborhood, I saw them and thought I would love to have my soaps smell like that !

The first one is bitter almond EO. I just checked and EO calc says it is not safe at any % . I went to the seller's website (they also sell online) and they share CP soap recipes using it and they state that this EO is treated to remove its cyanuric acid. So that may be why they use it in soap. So I e-mailed them to have more details on that. Finger crossed I can use it.

The second is bergamot EO. It's only once I was home that it stroke me : it is of the citrus family ! I fear it might be straight up waste to add it in my cp soap considering what I know of citrus EO (I never actually tried citruses in my soaps, I've read enough warning about the scent not sticking at all). I did a quick research and found that quite a lot of people still use it... So i'd have to look into that and see if this citrus oil is sort of an exception.

Same here Elise! And may I comment on your perfect use of grammar in your first sentence. That's certainly not something you see everyday.

 

[Elise]

Same here Elise! And may I comment on your perfect use of grammar in your first sentence. That's certainly not something you see everyday.

Thank you. You may have noticed that my english is not always that good. I believe I alternate between overly formal, speaking like a 3 year old and just not making sense at all to natives. I never lived in an english speaking environment so I have difficulties differentiating levels of formality. I'm actually just glad when my english doesn't hinder communication.

 

[Tammyfarms]

Thank you. You may have noticed that my english is not always that good. I believe I alternate between overly formal, speaking like a 3 year old and just not making sense at all to natives. I never lived in an english speaking environment so I have difficulties differentiating levels of formality. I'm actually just glad when my english doesn't hinder communication.

I would have never guessed that English isn’t your first language. I am very impressed.