30 Soap Challenge Continued

Hello, Rose Garden.

I allowed February to get away from me. I am behind on posting more soaps. I do apologize. I have more to post.

I used Bora Bora from Rustic Escentuals. OOB it smells like a very strong exotic floral. In the soap it smells like Fruit Punch Bubbalicious. I love it better in soap than OOB. I doesn't Accelerate too much. Definitely doesn't discolor.

Normally I would blend another oil with it but to be perfectly honest with you it smells beautiful on its own. It doesn't need anything else to go with it. 

This would be perfect as a soap, shower gel, lotion and perfume. The staying power of it is amazing. Smelling this one actually makes me think of Hawai'i landscapes even though the scent reminds me of fruit punch. This is definitely one that I would add to the line up if I still had my business up and running.

30 Day Soap Challenge

Good Afternoon , Rose Garden!!

Last year I set myself upon a soap challenge where I forced myself to soap using all of the 1 - 2 ounce oils that have been collecting on my shelves since 2016, use oils that I have never tried before, and colorants that I have been collecting since 2013. This has truly been (well, duh!) a challenge!! So over the next 30 posts I will share the names of the FOs, where I got them from, scent descriptions, what the reviews stated on behavior and what I have noticed. At NO time will I bash the suppliers. If I disagree with a scent description I will post what I smell. Let's get started.

The first soap is from my Pirate's Cove line, First Mate. The Top Note is Ozone. The Middle or Heart Note is slightly peppery. The Base Note is Peppermint. This is of my own creation. Doesn't A or D. The sea shells are real and not soap. I have had them since 2015 and I was looking to do something else with them that fell through.

I used a Wilton tip to get the seaweed effect with the piped soap. The colors are Green mica (turns gold, tan, khaki and back to green), Emerald Gel lab color and Titanium Dioxide. The fragrance is still strong 3 months after cure. I love the Pirate's line because I get to try many nautical scents.

I actually filmed me making this and posted it to my channel on YouTube. I overfilled the piping bag and some raw soap splattered into my mouth while I was talking. I can laugh about it now but at the time it was burning and tasted awful!! LOL The results were worth it though. So far all of the testers for this have loved it. I love it. The smell of the soap when dry is very faint but once it is wet it is very strong and sticks to the skin.

Fragrance Review: 

Overall this scent is a keeper. I love the fact that I had a whole 10 minutes to play with the top. No Acceleration, Discoloration and the fragrance didn't morph.

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Coconut Cream Fragrance Review

Good Evening,

Tonight's fragrance review is from an oldie but goodie. I have soaped with Coconut Cream since 2012. It is not phthalate free. The description on the site reads "A milky sweet coconut type with top notes of coconut milk, middle notes of peach, and cocoa, with tonka bean, sweet sugary vanilla and caramel base note." To me there isn't an overwhelming Coconut fragrance, more like a creamy Vanilla. It does discolor to a medium tan depending on which types of hard fats and butters you use. Unfortunately, I haven't soaped this fragrance oil on it's own since 2013.

This was my poor attempt at making a brown sugar scrub CP soap with Coconut Cream. Super crumbly as you can see but it smelled really nice. I would recommend this FO if you are looking for a good Vanilla FO but not if you are looking for a good Coconut FO.

Peach Gardenia Fragrance Review

Good Evening,

Tonight's review is for The Chemistry's Store fragrance oil Peach Gardenia (not phthalate free). The description on the site reads "An exquisite blending of fruit and floral. Top notes of bergamot, muguet, jasmine and grape. Floral mid notes of rose, gardenia, lilac, ylang, peach, balsam and nuances of cinnamon. Base notes of woody musk, vanilla, powder and violet."

Out of bottle the Gardenia is a top note that is a bit sharp. There is an underlying sweetness to it. The Peach is a heart note and is really mellow. Think juicy Georgia Peach fruit and not saccharine candy Peach. A lovely fragrance through and through. No acceleration or discoloration. I had plenty of time to play with it but did notice that after 15 minutes in the cupcake mold it was starting to go through gel phase. For this tester soap I used 3 mL to 5 ounces of soap batter. I would recommend this for a year 'round line.

Japanese Honey and Tea Fragrance Review

Good Afternoon, Rose Garden.

December is normally crunch time for businesses: going over inventory, last minute gift requests, markets, shows and the family holiday hoopla. Thankfully for me this time of year is just a quiet time to reflect on the past year's endeavors, look at all of the beautiful holiday soaps and catch year end sales. For the rest of the month I am going to blog about fragrance oils that I have been using for the past few years as well as new ones. Today's entry is Japanese Honey and Tea from The Chemistry Store, now discounted on the site by 40%

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Japanese Tea and Honey

The description reads as follows:

Velvet rose, golden honey, and hearty cinnamon blend perfectly with nutty top notes to bring you this wonderful and exotic scent

OOB I notice a decidedly Play Doh(TM) smell which I can only guess is the honey mentioned in the description. In actual soap the "golden honey" scent is more distinctive. The "rose" and "nutty top notes" are very elusive. It does handle very well in soap with a  50% or higher hard oils and butters soap formulation. No Acceleration or discoloration. At 4 months out the scent is just as strong as the first day it was soaped.

Pairs well with Lemon EO, Litsea Cubea (May Chang) EO, Green Tea FO and White Tea and Ginger FO.

Soap and Fragrance Reviews.

Good Evening,

I have been testing out new fragrance base oils from The Chemistry Store. The tops of all of the cupcakes have the Japanese Tea and Honey fragrance oil.

Passionate Kisses smells just like the Black Cherry Pixie Stix. I personally like that scent. It is a kiddie fragrance that  doesn't Accelerate or Discolor. This is now 3 weeks old. The fragrance is still strong.

Peach Gardenia smells so great!! There is more of a Gardenia top note and Peach the Heart note. It doesn't Accelerate or Discolor but will superheat 5 minutes after stirring the fragrance oil into the soap batter.

White Tea and Ginger is a spicy but smells so awesome! It reminds me of a linen spray that Pier 1 used to sell. Doesn't Accelerate or Discolor.

Peach Cilantro smells great! The Cilantro is the top note with a  very clear and clean green note. It sharp but nicely rounded out with a sweet note.

Pineapple Jasmine smells very mild with a sweet top note. The Jasmine isn't easily detectible but the entire blend smell. No Acceleration or Discoloration.

Mish Mash is not a purposeful blend. It is just a blend of various dibs and dabs of leftover fragrances.

Chivalry: DILF! is a sweet comforting spice that is definitely masculine. It soaped really well. Doesn't discolor at all but it does ACCELERATE. Be careful with your oil temps.

Anti Holiday: Mrs. Claus' Satin Drawers is a very mild sweet fragrance. It does stick to the skin but will not overpower the wearer or whoever is near the wearer.

Business Classy #4 is a feminine blend that has top notes of Peppermint and pepper. It doesn't Accelerate but it does DISCOLOR.

That is all for now. Please feel free to leave comments at the bottom and let me know your thoughts or ask questions.

New Soaps Created

Hello my lovely Rose Garden!!

I soaped two of my anti holiday line blends, DILF! and Mrs. Claus' Satin Drawers.

The Anti Holiday DILF! is a spicy warm masculine gourmand. I soaped at room temperature with 50% hard oils and butters. It moved fast on me and I wasn't expecting that. Smells terrific and other than some Acceleration there is no Discoloration, yet. I used Micas from Rustic Escentuals for the first time and I must say that I am pleased.

Anti Holiday: Mrs. Claus' Satin Drawers is a warm playful floral, vanilla and citrus blend. I soaped at room temperature with 50% hard oils and butters but this time I added the fragrance to each color right before the pour. And I added Coconut Milk which helped to keep the batter fluid long enough to pour and swirl a bit. I even had a chance to pipe soap (for the first time) on top of the loaf.

Fragrance Review:

 The Chemistry Store Be Delicious - beautiful floral green apple fragrance that is a dupe of the DKNY perfume. It doesn't A or D. and I love how strong the scent is at 9 mL per 10 ounce of soap batter. It is a keeper.