saying no to vanilla stabilizer

[rebeccajo99]

I finally found a soap "formula" that I absolutely love. However, when I make soaps with vanilla stabilizer, they get all icky and slimy. I've tried making soaps so the vs and fo amounts would still be the same amount as if I use fo alone and I've tried lowering the amounts of fo and vs so its less than I use with fo alone. Same results.

I don't think it is my stabilizer because if i use a basic recipe.. just base, fo and stabilizer, it is fine.

I'm thinking about just going with the flow on the scents that need stabilizer and see what I get. Does anybody else do that and what type of feedback do you get from customers?

Sorry if this has been posted before. I did a search and the only thing I found was people using them.

Edited March 17, 2010 by rebeccajo99

[Candybee]

Do you mind sharing who's stabilizer you are using? From what I have read on these forums it can make a difference. Aren't you supposed to use a percentage of VS to your base and not your FO?

[Noodle]

I have never had a problem with stabilizer and I use a lot of it. I agree that it may very well be the company.

[rebeccajo99]

I'm using the stabilizer from WSP. The directions on the bottle says to use the same amount of stabilizer as FO. I will see if I can find anything about the base I'm using to see if they have a stabilizer max.

[Candybee]

I see from the WSP site that they recommend .5 oz of VS/FO. I find WSP's recos to be spot on. Maybe try another fragrance or smaller amount of SB.

FWIW the WSP VS has been the one with the good reviews. But I think what you are experiencing may have to do with either the base itself or the fragrance oil.

Edited March 18, 2010 by Candybee

[rebeccajo99]

Thanks Candybee. I will give that a try.

[mparadise]

If you can't get it to work try their vanilla neutralizer (in the lotion section). I use it in my MP soaps all the time without a problem and the bonus is that I don't have to stock both.