Teach Soap

I just used Clean Cotton in a 2lb batch. Since I had a tiny sample bottle from a sampler set, I tipped that into my measuring dish first and then topped it up from the bigger bottle. The stuff in the sample bottle was almost clear, the same fo in the bigger bottle was a really dark orange. I got my mix to thin trace - in fact I thought I might have over mixed a bit, it was almost medium - and added the fo.......and it went back to liquid. It was also a bit grainy, and went dark. I mixed and mixed until I thought my blender was going to die, then gave up. Poured it into the mould and fridged it. I'm not sure how it'll turn out, it was almost liquid when I put it in the mould. Is this a common occurrence? Neither the sampler nor the big bottle are old, have only had them both for a matter of 6 weeks or so.

Did both smell the same? I wonder if the sample was something different.

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Irena
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I think they were the same but I'm not sure. I just assumed they were the same since they had the same name and were BB fragrances. I use an Australian distributor for Brambleberry and they both had BB labels on them...the soap has set up okay but it's still in the fridge. I've been having huge problems with glycerin, probably because I really like white soaps and use TD to achieve that nice white colour