soapgirl10 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Has anyone ever soaped (CP) Vanilla EO? If so, what was your thoughts on it? I smelled a bottle of it at a health food store yesterday and it smelled just like vanilla extract but it was EO. It was PRICEY too! :undecided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeana Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 There are two types of vanilla eo. There is the type that is steam distilled and then there is the type where the beans and insides are infused in a carrier oil. You can make the infused vanilla oil very easily yourself, so it would be much cheaper to try than buying it from the health food store. I think it also smells better, not as bakeryish. I've wondered about this a lot myself. My only concern is if it will smell strong enough with only the infused oil scenting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminousBoutique Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I've done Vanilla Oleoresin with milled soap, and it held its scent pretty well. I used .5oz with 2.5lbs of soap, not alot, but it held its scent! I also put some real vanilla bean in it, just slit the bean and scraped it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasBrat Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 I have with Texas Natural Supply's Vanilla 5th dark which is to die for. My soap turned a dark dark brown but soooo yummy!!!http://www.texasnaturalsupply.com/productinfo.aspx?productid=VAN5EO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soycrazy Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 I have the oleoresin from new directions and I remember mms testing oleoresin in cp and I believe it didn't work that well. Oh wait here is the link http://blog.thesage.com/2010/07/20/vanilla-oleoresin-soaps-evaluations/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminousBoutique Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 yeah i dont think CP is a good idea with any vanilla EO/Oleresin, in all honesty. They are so delicate, the heat and lye likely bums it out. With milled it worked pretty well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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