Testing Egyptian Amber Fragrance Oil from Candle Science in Cold Process Soap

I have recently decided to start soap-making again and I will be testing some FO's again. 1st up is Candle Science's Egyptian Amber Fragrance Oil.
I used a very basic recipe with Palm Oil, Coconut Oil, Olive Oil & Castor Oil and soaped at 80 degrees and here are my findings?

Did the Fragrance Oil accelerate trace?  No, as you can see in the picture above, the soap is still fluid while being poured into the mold.  (Good FO for swirling)

 
Did it discolor the soap? My soap recipe makes a pretty white/cream color bar and as you can see in the picture above it does discolor the soap to a golden amber hue.  Titanium Dioxide would help to keep the soap lighter for coloring and swirling techniques.

any other issues with the Fragrance oil? No, the dots on the top of the soap are just condensation from me not putting plastic wrap on top of the soap during the soapnification process.  I will remove these with my bevel or just a potato peeler.

Up next....I am testing the Coffee FO from Candle Science.  I will be using coffee as my liquid and also adding coffee grounds for an exfoliating property. 

Do you have any FO's that you would like me to test?

Do you test your FO's before buying?

Thanks in advance for commenting.

Soap Making 101 - My YouTube Video Series

This is the 1st video in a Series, that I will be publishing on YouTube.  The Series will include the following lessons:


1. Gathering & Organizing information, before you make your 1st batch
2. Gathering your ingredients (what to buy and where to buy it from)
3. Choosing your mold and gathering your equipment
4. Now you are ready to Make Soap


These video's will be uploaded on Monday's and Fridays for the next 2 weeks.  I am also thinking about doing a live soap making presentation on UStream or BlogTV, depending on the interest for something like that.  Please let me know your thoughts and is there is any other topic your would like to see.


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