[soapcraft] Re: Fragrant Oils
- From: Louise Shing <louiseshing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:41:16 +1200
Jan
I agree with Rebecca. I have Soap Naturally and consider it my soap ³bible²
(plus feedback on this email list). I¹ve done several recipes from the book
and all have turned out really well. I turn to it again and again. It also
has pictures showing what ³trace² looks like.
Cheers
Louise
on 17/6/10 9:00 AM, Rebecca Midkiff at ramidkiff@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi Jan,
> Either Soap Naturally or Soapmakers companion. They both start of easy and go
> into advanced methods. Soapmakers Companion has drawings and Soap Naturally
> photos. Gina sells them both along with a couple of others through Aromatics &
> More. These two are the best. If anyone is interested in Melt and Pour the
> "Soapy Love" book is awesome. She has some great ideas.
> Cheers Rebecca
>
> On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 1:50 PM, Jan Abernethy <janabernethy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> Rebecca
>> Thanks for the info. Could you recommend the best book for beginners but
>> which will also teach to the next level? I¹ve been looking at a few but don¹t
>> know which one would be the best, there are a few around. One with pics is
>> good so you know what it ³should² look like. But don¹t want anything too
>> basic that after doing a few it doesn¹t tell you how to do better ones. Hope
>> that makes sense!
>> Jan
>>
>>
>> From: soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Rebecca Midkiff
>> Sent: Thursday, 17 June 2010 8:16 a.m.
>> To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [soapcraft] Re: Fragrant Oils
>>
>> Hi Jan,
>> Here is a good description and outlines the difference between fragrant and
>> essential oils.
>> http://www.aromaticsandmore.com/pages/makingperfumes.html
>> Both essential oils and fragrances can seize soap so it's always a good idea
>> to trial a new blend first. Essential oils that tend to seize soap are some
>> of the base notes such as Cedarwood, Cinnamon and Clove. Generally is not
>> actually the fragrant compounds that make soap seize but what they are
>> blended into (for example propylene glycol). To avoid seizure take part of
>> the soap out of the batch and mix the fragrance in a little at a time then
>> add it to the main batch. Also make sure it's a cool as can be before you add
>> the fragrance. Another method would be to add it to Hot Process soap rather
>> than cold process, you generally will not have problems with fragrances after
>> its "cooked".
>>
>> Someone was wondering about "trace". You know you soap has traced if you lift
>> the mixer up and drizzle the soap across the top. If you see a line you soap
>> has traced. You might be able to find a picture of this on the web or
>> certainly in a soapmaking book. Liz is right, Olive oil soap takes months to
>> cure before it's really hard.
>>
>> Cheers Rebecca
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 12:15 PM, Jan Abernethy <janabernethy@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Could someone enlighten me to what would be termed as a ³fragrant oil²?
>> Essential Oils are fragrant but are you meaning a different ³type² of
>> fragrant oil?
>> J
>>
>>
>> From: soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Liz Brook
>> Sent: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 8:22 p.m.
>> To: Soapcraft
>> Subject: [soapcraft] Fragrant Oils
>>
>>
>> Today I was doing a test batch on a new colour, so I could see how much I
>> needed to obtain a particular shade. I had purchased a few fragrant oils and
>> thought, yep I'll chuck a bit in here and see how it goes - after all they
>> are meant to be soap safe. Well, today I was reminded why I don't use
>> fragrant oils in cp soap!! Even though I kept the temps low the tiny batch
>> went immediately into ricing mode as soon as the fragrant oils hit the soap
>> mix.
>>
>>
>>
>> Anyway, I poured/glopped it into the mould and unmoulded late this
>> afternoon. Pretty colour, actually smells quite nice - oh but the look -
>> YUK! Still I achieved what I wanted with the colour.
>>
>>
>>
>> Always learning - love soapmaking!
>>
>>
>>
>> Liz
>>
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