tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884294612423185253.post7766416313298935156..comments2021-05-31T15:31:08.813-07:00Comments on Moody Soaps: Shampoo Bars & Back to BasicsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00644094444794632454noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884294612423185253.post-62551105004347293562013-09-22T09:41:22.325-07:002013-09-22T09:41:22.325-07:00Wow, thank you so much for the tips Silvia! It sou...Wow, thank you so much for the tips Silvia! It sounds like you're having a lot of fun with fragrances :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00644094444794632454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884294612423185253.post-42985930177072993902013-09-22T00:56:20.780-07:002013-09-22T00:56:20.780-07:00I just saw your reply now, after I left a comment ...I just saw your reply now, after I left a comment for your orange spice soap. <br /><br />Gosh, i'm just going a bit nuts with fragrances right now! :-) To answer your question, I find Bramble Berry's Black Tea very well behaved. It does not discolor and gives you a lot of time to play with colors and designs. It smells like fresh iced tea with a hint of raspberry and citrus. I love their Vanilla Bean but it accelerates trace a bit. <br /><br />From New Directions, their Green Tea Infusion, Ruby Grapefruit, and Lily of the Valley smell good (all of them are good blenders) and soap well. I used to like their English Lavender, but I feel it is starting to smell as if there is a bit of garlic in there! Maybe it's just my nose. I blend it with lavender e.o. and that solves the problem.<br /><br />I soaped with new fragrances today and I was happy with them. From Nature's garden, Smoke Eliminator smells nice and lemony (but not Pledge-like) and Tangerine Dreams has a lovely orange smell. Both behaved well. From Peak Candle, I really love their Almond Pastries (smells like marzipan) but it accelerated trace so I had to change my design. Their Wild Raspberry smells nice too but that accelerated too. Bartlett Pear smells great and behaved fine. Tart Apple from Bramble Berry smells just like apples and it accelerated a bit. I think all the acceleration was due to my recipe, and I soaped at around 90F. Nothing major though, so all in all I was happy with the results. I am crossing my fingers that the fragrances stay after cure. :-)SoapJamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13643087391861279707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884294612423185253.post-15230765993995074332013-09-17T21:50:33.318-07:002013-09-17T21:50:33.318-07:00Hi Cee, yes the Tahitian Vanilla I used is from Vo...Hi Cee, yes the Tahitian Vanilla I used is from Voyageur. I've purchased some gorgeous-smelling fragrances from them, but it is difficult without more information (if they haven't tested it or there aren't user reviews). I made a soap with their Mango Madness fragrance that, unfortunately, has stayed really soft; it kind of melts in the shower. I think that if I'm going to go forward with fragrances, that I'll just have to get in the habit of test batches, which isn't something that I've done a lot of. I never have these kind of issues with essential oils. But there is so much more variety, so I imagine that I'll give in at some point!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00644094444794632454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884294612423185253.post-34225150783891662262013-09-16T20:44:51.387-07:002013-09-16T20:44:51.387-07:00Hi Deidre, I hope Silvia doesn't mind me butti...Hi Deidre, I hope Silvia doesn't mind me butting in here. Is your Tahitian Vanilla from Voyageur? I've tried it and it is lovely in soap, but just a word of warning...it turns super dark, it's a lovely color but very dark! When I made it I left a little bit of soap unfragranced for swirling. <br /><br />I've had hit-and-miss luck with Voyageur. They have some wonderful fragrance, but I really wish they were more specific on their website about how the fragrances behave in soap...it would be so much easier! Ceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894195914088348516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884294612423185253.post-5727554562424281442013-09-16T20:24:12.911-07:002013-09-16T20:24:12.911-07:00Thanks for your kind words Silvia. I didn't ad...Thanks for your kind words Silvia. I didn't add any colourants to my grandma's soap. After unmolding, the soap was shockingly orange, which I think is from the honey (I've seen that once before in one of my honey soaps). It's since mellowed a bit to this rust colour.<br /><br />If you don't mind me asking, do you have any specific fragrance oils that have worked for you? Some really do smell lovely, but I'm so hesitant to try them in soap now. I made a lotion this weekend with Tahitian Vanilla fragrance oil that is absolutely gorgeous. I might have to bite the bullet and just try it in small batch of CP soap.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00644094444794632454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884294612423185253.post-29015879246983611272013-09-16T16:09:09.267-07:002013-09-16T16:09:09.267-07:00Hi Deirdre! All your soaps look good! How did you ...Hi Deirdre! All your soaps look good! How did you get that beautiful rust color for your grandma's soap? I've also had my share of disappointments with fragrance oils. Some of them just smell unpleasant to me, and some don't perform well, even with the good reviews written about them. But I have to say they're so much fun to use. I love the infinite possibilities and at the moment, I am addicted to browsing and shopping for them. I hope you will have much better luck with your succeeding experiences with fragrance oils. :-)SoapJamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13643087391861279707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884294612423185253.post-23599747458177488532013-09-08T22:02:32.828-07:002013-09-08T22:02:32.828-07:00Thanks for your comments Cee :) I hope that I will...Thanks for your comments Cee :) I hope that I will be confident enough to try FOs again in the future, but this experience has definitely put a damper on my excitement for the moment. <br /><br />The speckles are ground nettle leaves. I had picked up a bag of dried nettles at the health food store months ago and finally put them to use in this shampoo bar. I ground them in a coffee grinder and incorporated them into the green portion of the soap. I've heard such good things about nettle leaves for hair!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00644094444794632454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884294612423185253.post-15403789931869323802013-09-08T20:53:08.118-07:002013-09-08T20:53:08.118-07:00I'm sorry you had a bad experience with using ...I'm sorry you had a bad experience with using FOs, I could see how that would put a damper on your excitement about trying them :(<br /><br />Such gorgeous soaps Deirdre! I love them all, especially the oatmeal soap you made for your grandma and that last picture of the shampoo bars..what a beautiful swirl! What are the speckles in there? They're so pretty! Ceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894195914088348516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884294612423185253.post-26471416579706822922013-09-08T08:36:09.513-07:002013-09-08T08:36:09.513-07:00Thank you very much much Natalia! I'm also sor...Thank you very much much Natalia! I'm also sorry to hear that you've had this kind of experience as well. It's kind of a downer eh?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00644094444794632454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884294612423185253.post-10302604330513080532013-09-08T01:37:16.413-07:002013-09-08T01:37:16.413-07:00Sorry to hear your experience with flagrances, I c...Sorry to hear your experience with flagrances, I could say the same: I have only tried several times and every time I was disappointed, that's why I like so much essential oils :)<br />Your soaps look good, I especially like your grandmother soap!It looks so yummy!Nataliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461059003475408570noreply@blogger.com