Teach Soap

Hello everyone!! I wanted to know how do you guys incorporate scent into your powder? I wet both ends of a q-tip with the fragrance oil and put it into a jar with the powder and the consistency of the powder changed, now it is a little darker, and the powder isn't as fine as it was before I added the scent. Any ideas? Thank you very much!!

Sonya

Fragrance can change the color of your powder. I would mix the fragrance in some cornstarch first, then add it to the rest of your ingredients.

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Irena
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Thank you SoapBuddy, but what about the consistency of the powder changing? What I mean is, the powder was fine, then after I added the scent, it was a little clumpey.

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

Thank you very much SoapBuddy!!

I drop the scent (in drops) into my powder, then run the entire batch through a sifter at least 3 times. Before I had my current sifter, I had to do it more because my other sifter wasn't great. This one does great with 2 passes, but i am anal and do it 3 or more. Then I cover it and allow it to sit for a few days. Being the anal annie that I am, I generally run it through one more time before I package it, but really it is an unnecessary step. This incorporates the scent very well, and disburses any color. You may have color changing oils that I do not use (I only use lavender EO and a blend of about 8 other EO's, as I only offer 2 powders unless requested) but trying it may work for you too. Good luck!

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Tammy

Thank you very much ladies!!

Sonya