Candybee Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) I am pleased with my swirls. Not so much with the colors. They are nice, just not the orange and red I was aiming for. The orange has turned into a weird fleshy pink color and the red is almost a soft maroon. On top of that the orange scent is almost non-existant as its fading. I am so bummed out! But at least the swirls are pretty so I am happy with that! Edited March 8, 2015 by Candybee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Trappeur-- I know you asked about buying a couple but I have to be honest-- both the fragrance and the colors have failed so it won't be the soap you expect. I can barely smell any scent and the colors have morphed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OldGlory Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I tried soaping 5 fold orange EO a few years ago and the scent was almost nonexistent.I don't get it. Lovespell from Aztec, which seems to have a lot of orange in it, is SUPER strong in CP. I know it's an FO, but why can't someone make a strong orange FO for bath and body?Has anyone tried using a 5x or 10x soap recipe with kaolin clay? Wonder if that would hold the scent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8-GRAN-ONES Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 They look very pretty to me. .I know what you mean about colors not coming out as you want. .I tried using eo's a few years ago. .i never was good at it. .but I remember I had to use a tad of patchouli in it to hold any citrus eo scent. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 This is a 10x orange! I anchored it with both litsea cubeba and patchouli EOs. I am gonna give it one more try and double the amount I put in my batch. If that doesn't work I will have to find another fragrance. I know I can fix the color with the right colorants but the orange is something thats hard to get in CP. It might work in HP but then I won't get the lovely swirls I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 So sorry it didn't turn out as expected. Scent sounded wonderful and uncut looked like the colors would be vibrant.If it's any consolation, I buy handmade soap to sell and have yet to find a true orange scent that you can smell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 You might be surprised with the colors - after being exposed to the air, they might come back to what they are supposed too. A lot of times my pink with turn orange, but after saponification and a cut, they go back to pink. It's weird, but it happens a lot with me. And maybe the same thing will happen with the scent? I hope. I think they look really good, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 The orange scent is curing and is stronger today! YIPPEE!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mavin Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I think they look really good. I've never had any luck with orange scents sticking or staying true- but then sometimes I think it's my nose. My friend can always smell the orange when I think it's completely faded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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