1 oz pp or 1 tbs per pp of FO

[momof4kids]

Are you supposed to use 1 oz pp or 1 tbs per pp of fo in MP soap?

[CareBear]

of what??? It really depends:

for example:

for FOs it's generally 0.7 to 1 oz pp oils.

for TD it's up to 1 tbsp pp oils (I recommend much less)

for honey it's up to 1 tbsp pp oils ...

[Carrie]

Yeah, what she said, IF you are doing CP soap. MP soap is different.

[momof4kids]

sorry, FO per pp of MP.

[Crafty1_AJ]

If you go in and do an advanced edit of your first post, you could change the title of the question to "How much fo per pound of M&P?" and maybe you'd get more responses.

I've dabbled w/ M&P but am no expert. But from what I've read, M&P'ers generally recommend no more than 1-2 TBL. of additives per pound of soap base. So I'm thinking you could try 1 TBL. of fo per pound and see how that works.

hth

[Michi]

I always weigh out my FO for M&P (or any application actually), and always start with 1oz. pp, unless I know it's a really strong FO, then I'll back off a bit, sometimes only using .5oz pp.

[Peachdream]

For MP it is much less fo than cp. I usually use 4oz molds and they generally only need 1/4 - 1/2 tsp of FO. That would be about 1-2 Tbs pp, I think. With MP you have a better idea of how the final soap will smell, so I add fragrance until it smells good and then add a touch more to allow for any fading.

[Laura]

.5 oz or roughly 1 TBSP per pound of M&P base.

[scntdwik]

I only use .5 oz pp in my M&P.

It doesnt take much unless the fo is very weak.

[momof4kids]

So you can use .05 which is 1 TBS to 1 oz which would be 2 TBS, right?

[CareBear]

So you can use .05 which is 1 TBS to 1 oz which would be 2 TBS, right?

I think you mean 0.5 oz (not .05) = 1 TBSP

[momof4kids]

Thanks for catching that, I was in a hurry. I did mean .5

[Michi]

I only use .5 oz pp in my M&P.

It doesnt take much unless the fo is very weak.

Hmmm I guess I must like stronger smelling soap than you then, since I usually use 1oz pp, sometimes even a bit more depending on the FO.

Very rarely have I found a scent that requires me to cut back to .5oz. pp, and that was lavender which to me if I use more than .5oz. pp smells nothing like lavender (more like skin so soft from avon).

Also, wouldn't measuring the FO out be different than weighing it out? I've never measured it out, so I'm not sure, but I would think that since some oils are denser than others, that there would be a variance. I guess if you always measure it out then it wouldn't really matter huh? ???

[momof4kids]

I think I'm going to start weighing it. I was confused becuase I have see people use 1 oz and other use 1 TBS. When you weigh it 1 oz just seems like so much. Thanks again for everyones help!!