Hello soapers
. Glad to be a part of this forum and new to M&P. Today, I made my very first bar of soap (lemongrass EO, oats, and poppy seeds and a rose bath bomb!), after much time spent up late researching. I'm sure I've shortened my life
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Now to my questions...I've read nearly every page of posts in the M&P forum, and found a ton of useful info on inclusions. The "if it molds out of your soap, it'll mold in your soap" motto has stuck with me, but I'm not sure about some things. I planned, and hoped, to use dried materials in my soaps. I used poppy seeds today, which I don't think will discolour or foul, and I will avoid flowers since they will brown.
What about
dried orange zest? It's suitably dried for pot pourri, but will it discolour in M&P? If I powder the dried zest, will this help at all? What about powders like beetroot and kelp? Might they discolour as well, even dried? I have seen somme people use kelp with no mention of later discolouration. After seeing how the beetroot powder worked in my bath bomb, I'd love to use it a bar of soap.
Thanks for any input
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PS...just tried the rose FO and petal bath bomb (2:1 bicarb/citric) and my exfoliating soap...oh ho ho...I love this.