Teach Soap

OK - I've read about vanilla and stabilizer and all that.
My question is: When you say "discolor"...what exactly are we talking about? It turns white soap creamy? Or brown? How brown?

And - more importantly - is it an all over color change? Or is it splotchy/spotty throughout the bar?
And when does this color change happen? Does it take a week to show up? A month?

So far - I have made goatsmilk soap, and added ground oatmeal and dried ground vanilla. It is gorgeous - love those little brown speckles! It smells very faintly of vanilla, but I would like the smell to be a little more pronounced. It is currently a creamy tan color, very nice, but a little darker wouldn't bother me.

thanks for your time and help!!

The amount of discoloration really depends on the amount of vanilla in the FO. This means it could discolor to a light cream to a dark brown. The best way to know how it will react is to do a small test batch and take notes on what happens. Vanilla stabilizer can will keep it from discoloring for awhile but in the end it will. Hope that helps!

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I have one vanilla FO that ends up looking like a bar of dark chocolate.

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Linda
I know the voices in my head aren't real, but they sure have some great ideas!

Also, vanilla isn't the only fragrance that discolors. I've had other ones turn light green, yellow, light blue, etc. That's why it's always good to test a small amount without adding color first and letting it sit for a while before doing bigger batches.

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