CBE Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 I bought some Vanilla Stabilizer for MP soaps from WSP a while back. I used it for the first time last night, using the recommended amounts (1 Tablespoon per lb of soap). It has no smell OOB, and my finished soap smelled normal... smelled like the fragrance I used, Sweet Pumpkin (mixed in with some vanilla, yumma yumma yumma!). I sliced a chunk off my MP log to use in the shower last night, and the lather smelled really FUNKY. It didn't smell like Sweet Vanilla Pumpkin at all once the bar was wet. I can't describe the scent, but I can tell you, it just doesn't SMELL NICE. I know it's not my soap base (SFIC), I also made another batch with a different scent (didn't use Vanilla Stabilizer in that one), and that batch smells fine, even the lather smells fine. Anyone else experience this funky smell in your soap using the Vanilla Stabilizer from WSP in MP? Does your soap smell funky after getting it wet and lathering up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Haven't tried it. Had been thinking about it before and was wondering if it's really necessary for M&P?!I made some pumpkin vanilla without any stabalizer and my soap and lather smell yummy.Is the stabalizer to keep the soap from turning yellow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairieannie Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Haven't tried it. Had been thinking about it before and was wondering if it's really necessary for M&P?!I made some pumpkin vanilla without any stabalizer and my soap and lather smell yummy.Is the stabalizer to keep the soap from turning yellow?Vanilla heavy fragrances tend to turn soap and other things brown. A vanilla stabilizer can make a huge difference in that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizimarezie Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I've only used the vanilla stabilzier from BCN and it works great....never noticed a funky odor from it. But, I have noticed that when using SFIC base, some FO's cause a musty (dirt-like) odor when I lather up the soap. I can't stand that smell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarsBars Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 I too bought some Vanilla Stabilizer from WSP a while back and it had a bad smell to it that affected my M&P soap. I chalked it up to being 6 months old and threw it out. I ordered another bottle from WSP recently and it has absolutely no smell. I'm not sure if they changed their formula or what but this second bottle is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodle Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 I have always used the WSP vanilla stabilizer with no problem. If it did have an oder, I just cannot imagine that it would seriously affect anything. So little goes into the base and then there is the addition of scent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sockmonkey Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 (edited) I bought it and it smelled like sulphur when I opened it so I didn't want to take a chance on it stinking up my soap so I just put it away. Several months later as I was going through some supplies I pulled it out and it had some skanky stuff growing in it, even though it should not have been contaminated in any way.Maybe they get bad batches of it now and then, because I've seen a few other people complain about the way it smelled, and still others say it's great. Edited October 3, 2009 by sockmonkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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