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    Scent Memory

    in Fragrance Discussion

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    On 9/9/2023 at 7:56 AM, WaxingPoetic said:

    I think that their dupes are where they shine the most, so if those interest you, I would definitely give them a try :) 

    I completely agree and while I’ll happily spend a little more with her scents than others.

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    Scent Memory

    in Fragrance Discussion

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    🙋🏻‍♀️I have ordered from them and everything has been wonderful. Here’s my two cents. I find their prices to be comparable to Brambleberry and WSP. I was turned on to them because they had a Le Labo Santal 33 dupe for just a little less than WSP. Then I started digging a little more and found the have many more (than anyone else) dupes than anyone else from Le Labo, Dipitique, etc, plus many of their own original scent blends. Scents range from about $30-$40 per pound. Now compared to Cierra and some of Nuture Soap’s prices, they feel high but I also feel like they’re more complex and unique.

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    Wool Soap Wash

    in General Soap Making

    Posted

    On 4/20/2023 at 9:18 PM, TallTayl said:

    You knit? I bow to you.  
     

    do you spin too? 

    I would think bar soap would be rather hard on the wool fibers.  Maybe it is so diluted that isn’t an issue for that bottle? You can make a small batch of your bar soap using those oils and see if you come close.  Bar soap diluted for laundry can get a weird slimy/snotty consistency.  You might be able to dilute enough that it will have a better feel.

     

    the ingredient list, if all ingredients are listed in correct order, show it has quite a bit of lanolin in it. The lanolin is higher in the list than lye, so that gives you a starting point for your formula. Coconut oil is very cleansing, as i palm kernel. From a fatty acid profile, both coconut and palm kernel are interchangeable. You could use one, the other or both and achieve a similar end product.

    if that is a liquid, then the water in the list is for the bar soap, not a liquid.  The other oils are minimal likely 3-5% or less. Probably label appeal moreso than functional.  You can easily make small batches of single oils, then grate them into water at different proportions to test them in different combinations. I can picture you as a mad scientist 👩‍🔬
     

    We use different cleansers for prepping our raw fleeces for spinning.  bar soap can sometimes clean too well, leaving  the fibers in rough shape or sticky.  Plain old coconut oil bar soap cleans up some filthy tips!

     

    Orvus paste is often used on natural fibers.  It’s a shampoo for live stock that is primarily sodium laurel sulfate. Not sure why people think it is “gentle”, but quilters seem to love it too. it’s not too much different than Dawn blue original in cleansing abilities. Used very sparingly I bet either can gently cleanse a garment.  We all use oo much detergent, don’t we? 

    Ooof, for some reason I never saw this reply. 😔 I also almost to the end of my purchased bottle of wool wash. It’s really time to start thinking ahead.

     

    I went back to Twig & Horn site today and saw they now have wool soap in bar form. 💡💡with the thought of I can totally do that! Instructions say to fill a basin, lather your hands and then gently squeeze into suds through your garment. Add more soap as needed. Soak for 15 min. Rinse lightly, if desired (rinse not necessary. Block. Dry. Enjoy. Okay easy enough so I looked at the ingredient list for the bar…


    Sodium palmate, sodium cocoate, water, glycerin, lanolin, salt, olive fruit oil, coconut oil, rice bran oil, avocado oil, citric acid. 

    🤔At first wondered why only two were listed as saponified. Then it dawned on me, are they using a melt and pour base and then adding in the extra oils? 

     

    It also looks like they reformulated their liquid wool soap and are using KOH but I think I’d much rather use a bar form.

     

    I do knit (even though it’s been a minute) but I don’t spin but that sounds like it would be really fun! Lol a mad 👩🏻‍🔬with no background in science 🤪. Maybe it’s time to change that as I really want to understand the whys. 🤔

    Healing Balm…

    in Bath, Body & Cosmetics

    Posted

    18 hours ago, franu61 said:

    I just made a balm with calendula infused fco.  I like it but kinda greasy feeling.  yours doesnt look greasy at all.  I will have to try some bees wax.

    It doesn’t feel greasy to me at all and it absorbs really quickly.

     

    Here’s what I used…

    • 17 grams Emu Oil
    • 12 grams Shea Butter
    • 10 grams Olive Oil (calendula infused)
    • 6 grams Beeswax
    • 5 drops Lavender Essential Oil
    • 4 drops Eucalyptus Essential Oil
    • 4 drops Tea Tree Essential Oil
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    Healing Balm…

    in Bath, Body & Cosmetics

    Posted

    I figured out how I wanted to use the beeswax I rendered… an Emu Oil & Beewax healing balm! I remembered there was a bee keeper at one of the farmers markets I used to do (when I had the jam company) and my used to love the healing balm they made. I also love emu oil so I thought why not try my own? 
     

    I absolutely love it and it’s working wonders. I had cut on my hand from a semi-bike crash. It’s been taking forever to heal because it’s in a crease. Since I started using it there’s been a noticeable difference in how fast it’s finally healing!

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    Would anyone be interested in fragrances made specifically for candles?

    in Fragrance Discussion

    Posted

    I arrived home to find my packets of sniffies! First… I LOVE the foil packets! Brilliant!! Of the 8 samples that arrived I initially had two absolute favorites that turned to four this morning. It’s funny I had others that I was 💯 sure I’d absolutely love that I actually didn’t.  I’m also using @PhoenixFyre “I dig this” notations. Here we go…

     

    Fresh cut stems - this surprised me, it was my number one favorite! It’s floral without being sweet or hitting you over the head. It’s like walking through the garden and you smell the flowers but you also get the aroma from the stems and leaves. I would also easy buy a pound right now if it were available. That says a lot because it would be only for me because I’m not a business and the largest quantity I’ve ever purchased of one FO is 8oz. I dig this one! 

     

    Blue Hyacinth - this is the floral scent of my dreams. I love three scent families - floral, woods, and citrus. For me BH simple but also complex. I would be happy having it in a candle or soap on its own but can tell that it will play well with others, especially Fresh Cut Stems. I would also buy a pound of this one right now. I dig this one! 
     

    Clementine Coriander - I 💯 expected this to be my number one favorite so I was surprised when it wasn’t. For me, I don’t pick up clementine or coriander but more of a fresh squeezed fruit juice blend like something you’d expect to have on a lovely tropical vacation. While it’s not for me, as soon as I smelled it 3 family members and friends popped into my head with a “omg they would love this scent.” I don’t dig this one but I can see its value and I can see why some would dig it. If I were a business, I would probably include this in my offerings.

     

    Sun Ripened Blackberry - I expected this to be at the bottom of my list because fruit/berry scents aren’t my jam. I actually really like it because it’s so complex. It’s berry but not sweet. It’s also berry but has a hint of floral. It makes me think about being in a berry patch where you’re surrounded by the green canes, flower buds, underripe berries, but also ready to pick fruit. For my needs I probably wouldn’t buy a pound of it but then the more I smell it the more I’m might be changing my mind. I dig this one!

     

    Dusted Sheets - Another one I expected to love because of the profile notes - I’m a yes and love on everything but patchouli - but all I can smell is powder. Unfortunately my pallet isn’t refined enough to pinpoint where it’s coming from. Like @TallTayl said it isn’t baby powder but for me I’m not getting high end powder either. Someone who is really talented could probably blend it and have be lovely. I am not that person and so this one is pass for me.

     

    Up Close - Intoxicating and I absolutely love this one. It’s a candle I would want to light in the evening. Or a soap I’d want to use to get ready to go out to fill the air with sexy scent. A night in or a night out? A night out that finishes with a night in. For me it’s also not masculine or feminine but damn it’s a sexy beast! Ugh so good I want a pound of this one too! 💯 I dig this one!

     

    Pinion Wood - another that I was 💯sure would be at the top of my list but wasn’t. I feel like I get a little bit of clove, maybe young ginger (not sharp or spicy), and maybe lemon citrus or citrus peel? Or maybe it’s I don’t know what pinion wood smells like and assumed because it said wood that I’d love it? 🤷🏻‍♀️I also don’t know if it’s one of those scents that smells one way OOTB but then you get it in a candle and it completely transforms into this beautifully full bodied and rounded fragrance?


    Santal Amber  - another I was sure I’d love but fell a little flat for me on the first sniff. Second time around it’s growing on me and it’s lovely and now I don’t want to stop smelling it. I dig this one!

     

    On one hand I want four pounds of fragrance but then the practical side of me hits and that voice says, “this is hobby for yourself and a few gifts here and there. It will take a minimum for four years to use up that much fragrance oil!” 😆 But also I like what I like. 

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    I have a new CP soap fail

    in General Soap Making

    Posted

    5 hours ago, TallTayl said:

    If you were adding the citric acid as a chelator, you may want to give sodium citrate a try. It has already been reacted so won’t change the lye concentration. I make my own sodium citrate by reacting baking soda and Citric acid. I use it on several products and on cooking when I need cheese type sauces. If you’re interested in trying to make it I will look up the proportions when I get to my studio. Or you can search Google for how to make sodium citrate. Several super cooks shared their methods. 

    I’ll start looking it up when I get home!

    Would anyone be interested in fragrances made specifically for candles?

    in Fragrance Discussion

    Posted

    23 minutes ago, TallTayl said:

    Clementine Coriander and Pinion Wood are expected to arrive tomorrow.  I’ll list it on my site, and will send coupon codes through PM for those who generously helped select the first two fragrances.

     

    next up: probably sun ripened BlackBerry.  I’ve asked the lab to formulate it a bit stronger for us. While it did perform well in the original sample, I like my fragrances to pack a solid punch at 6% to eliminate the hassles the solvents play with burns.  The soap usage rate will be lower than usual, but that’s AOK when 2% will result in soap  as strongly scented as 5-6%+ of the usual retail fragrance oils.

    Those both sound incredible (CC & PW). I can’t even imagine being able to use 2%… it sounds like a dream!

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