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no..but I wish that I could.

I have found most all citrus fragrances have to be anchored with something else or they get lost in soaping..

the one from the scent works was the closest to orange but it was anchored with Patchuli which they no longer have.. but I think Daystar has Duped it..but have not heard any feedback on it..

hopefully someone else has some info..

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I know. I have a hard time getting orange EO to stick in CP. I recently purchased some orange 10x which is supposed to be awesome in soap. I will be soaping it this week. But to cut down on expenses I blend my EOs with FOs for soaping. So was hoping there would be an orange FO somewhere that stuck even just a little bit. With a dab of orange 10x I would imagine it could be very nice.

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Try Fresh Squeezed Orange from NG if you don't mind some FO. I blend with it, so i don't know how it holds as just a single note orange. In blends it definitely holds its own.

There are an awful lot of suggestions/swear by tricks for "anchoring". I am about to do a mythbusting experiment using orange eo to post about "anchors". Should be interesting...

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Great..i never was to good with eo's ..

Try Fresh Squeezed Orange from NG if you don't mind some FO. I blend with it, so i don't know how it holds as just a single note orange. In blends it definitely holds its own.

There are an awful lot of suggestions/swear by tricks for "anchoring". I am about to do a mythbusting experiment using orange eo to post about "anchors". Should be interesting...

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Rustic Escentual's Satsuma Body Shop sticks like glue in CP soap a friend gave me a bar and I told her how nice and strong it was she told me the bar was 2 years old.

 

Thanks so much! This may be the one I am looking for. Reviews say it doesn't A&D or morph either. I'll have to pick up a sample and give it a shot.

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Getting ready to do my orange 10x scented soap today. It also has some cinnamon, allspice,  and clove EOs in it. I am making an orange spice scent. So, to anchor it I am adding a bit of litsea cubeba and a bit of patchouli. Will let you know how it works when I'm done!

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Candybee, do you have any first impressions of the orange 10x EO? I'm starting to get into EO for soap fragrance and was going to stay away from citrus, but I did notice the 5x at Soap Making Resource and was curious.

If I were to guess, I'd say that 5x or 10x might just make it convenient to scent your soap more intensely without having to use a crapload (<-- scientific unit of measure) of EO. So maybe it would fade as usual, but you'd be starting off with more fragrance. If it just sticks though, that would be great.

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Hey its been a while. Good to see you posting again!

 

I am really impressed with the quality of SMR EOs. I use a lot of them in my soapmaking now.

 

Re the Orange 5x and 10x. The 5x didn't stick for me and frankly I will not waste my money on it anymore. So I tried the 1ox. I found the 10x to be stronger and so far the only orange EO that is somewhat sticking. It did fade initially but after a weeks cure it is coming back but in a soft light scent. I used a bit of litsea cubeba to anchor the orange and also blended it with some clove, cinnamon, and allspice. Like you I didn't want just orange.

 

So for my 4lb batch of oils I used 2oz of blended EOs with orange 10x @ about 40% of the blend. The rest was the spice, litesea cubeba and a little honey FO to sweeten the blend.

 

Now the soaps have been curing for 4+ weeks and I can still smell a light orange but the clove and spice are more dominant. Next time I will try the orange 10x at 50% of my blend.

 

Someone has an orange 15x but I don't remember who carries it. If I can find it I will try it.

 

Forgot to add I got the 10x from The Chemistry Store. Brambleberry also carries it and I hear their 10x is strong. I dunno... I might try theirs and see if its better. SMR only carries the orange 5x.

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