Teach Soap

I want a grapefruit scented soap. I am using SFIC goat's milk MP base, and grapefruit EO.

I just made a sample bar - 2 oz base and 2% EO (1ml).
It smells like grapefruit, but just barely.

The graoefruit EO came with data showing it to be safe for usage (contact with skin in soap_ -up to 100% - in other words - it won't hurt you at full strength directly on the skin.

My question, then - is how much EO can the base "take" without compromising something? Like feel or lather, etc... don't want it to leak oil either, as it sits there...

thanks for your help!!

I usually just make guesses when it comes to scents, because some are stronger than others. I have a sensitive nose, but my customers like strong scents, it's a balancing game. It will smell a little stronger in liquid form than it does after it's done. Something I noticed about Grapefruit EO, is that if you let the soap sit unused for a while, the scent starts to fade out and 'escape' (I started to notice after a month in a plastic container), but if you plan on using/selling it right away, that shouldn't be a problem.

I've never had a soap act differently enough to notice just from the fragrance oils; I've only heard about changes like that with CP soap.

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The most I use is 1 oz. of fragrance/EO in 1 lb. of base. For citrus EO's, you can add a tiny amount of litsea, vetiver or patchouli to help the scent "adhere". So if you use 0.9 oz. of citrus EO, add 0.1 oz. of an anchor oil.

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Not familiar with litsea or vetiver...hate patchouli with a passion - lol
Do the first two change the scent a lot?

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Irena
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