Teach Soap

Will whole mint leaves turn brown in MP? I figure just about everything except calendula does.

Mother nature really should have anticipated this...

Hi Pomseed,
Thank you for asking this. I was just wondering about mint leaves myself.
If something is dried, isn't it already oxidized? dried orange peel, dried lemon?
What about cinnamon? Are cinnamon & nutmeg skin irrantants? I don't remember.

einnoc

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Over time mint leaves will turn brown. Orange or lemon peel will get little brown halos. Cinnamon or nutmeg could be irritating.

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I've used cinnamon in some of my soaps and I haven't noticed it changing the color at all (the soaps in question are a red-ish color, so I can't say how it'd do in lighter soaps), I put a warning on them though, since cinnamon can bother sensitive skin.

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Hi,
I used dried mint, only a little, in the last soap I just made. I got little halos!
einnoc

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