What soapy mistake have you made today?

[Elise]

So just to be clear, people, I am responding to a post, not posting about any mistakes. I really like bergamot and it is in regular rotation in my soaping. Don't be hatin' on my bergamot!

Do you find that the smell sticks well ? I would be thrilled, I love the smell of bergamot. Also, may I ask at what % of oil do you use it?

 

[melinda48]

I have tried this before and the sugar remained grainy, even adding it to very warm oils. Not sure why it doesn't work for me.

Try powdered sugar - works great!

 

[MrsZ]

Try powdered sugar - works great!

I'll have to try that! I made up my sugar water today and put it in the fridge so it will be cold whenever I make my lye solution for my next batch of soap.

 

[Zing]

Do you find that the smell sticks well ? I would be thrilled, I love the smell of bergamot. Also, may I ask at what % of oil do you use it?

Do a search on here for helping citrus to stick. For all my usage rates, I defer to eocalc.com . I frequently use litsea cubeba with citrus. Also, my experiment in 2024 was to mix an essential oil slurry in advance, a tip from my friend Owl. I mix the essential oil, 1 tablespoon of castor oil subtracted from my recipe, 1 teaspoon of clay. Shake every so often in a mason jar. This is for a 990 g of oils/butter recipe.

Unfortunately, I don't have data on how long the scent lasts which would have involved detailed notes from prior years and current year....

 

[melinda48]

I'll have to try that! I made up my sugar water today and put it in the fridge so it will be cold whenever I make my lye solution for my next batch of soap.

I just put 1 tsp. PPO into my oils - I don’t prepare it in any way.

 

[dmcgee5034]

Try powdered sugar - works great!

That’s a fun option! Never thought of that. Regular sugar won’t melt in oils…

 

[melinda48]

Powdered is “the bomb”! It just “floofs” right into the oil and disappears!