This was a special request not too long ago. I love this oil and tested it in cold process not too long ago, it discolors fairly dark like most vanilla containing oils do. So far the scent is holding up VERY well! Im thinking about doing this one in two layers, to make it look like chocoloate cake with a generous layer of Buttercream Frosting. Im loving my test batch that I made of this! The fragrance became much richer once it was mixed in cold process soap.
My version of Bath and Body Works Warm Vanilla Sugar sold out so fast my head spun! I had a lot of trouble with that batch, it was my own fault, I tried to get too complex and do a double blind swirl. This fragrance oil discolors so what I did was split the batch in thirds, one third I left alone, one third I added 1/3 of the fragrance oil and the last third of the soap I added 2/3rds of the fragrance oil and swirled from there. But because this oil takes some time to discolor I couldnt see at all what I was doing! I was laughing as I was doing it because I knew it was either going to be bloody brilliant or a disaster. I cut it and it was actually fairly nice. Except the blind swirl color was going a little wonky for my taste. I had just let it do its thing and not added anything to adjust the natural coloring. So I ended up shredding and rebatching it. This time Im still going to do a blind swirl, but probably just a single swirl and I will definatly adjust for the color. This fragrance is SO strong a little goes a long long way, and this stuff sticks forever! I really should make a large batch and half of it just cure for 6 months or a year before offering it again. This is definatly one that will not fade at all with time!
A few months ago I made a very yummy Pink Lemonade scented soap. It sold pretty quickly! The fragrance does discolor but other than that it held up wonderfully. The first batch I made of this I separated the batch into two- I had about 3/4’s of the batch colored a light pink and the other 1/4 colored in yellow. It made sense to make it mostly pink but as the fragrance discolored over time the pink got less cute and even a slight bit on the peach side. So I think Im going to bump up the shade of pink, add a little titanium dioxide to give it more body and go half and half with the yellow. Im really looking forward to soaping this again! I havent come across many people soaping this fragrance oil since there havent been any formal tests with it in cold process soap. Its skin safe, so thats the first major test, after that most places dont test for how the oil acts in cold process because its pretty expensive testing! I did it on my own and knew what to expect. I love this fragrance, its so summery and sweet. I got so many raves abot this one. Its also a summer soap of the month club option!
Affectionatly named Temptation this is a very different scent than I usually offer. Im more of a bright, sassy fragrance kind of girl and that shows in most of my soaps. But I got a sample of this and it was just amazing. Its rich a rich earthy amber with creamy sinful vanilla. This is a warm and spicey scent that you can easily get lost in. This oil will be soaped my late March, a dark chocolatey colored body with a fitting gold shimmery swirl.
I have a secret that isnt shared by most soap makers….I love to handmill soap, its allso called rebatching amoung soapers. I LOVE IT! Yep there ya go, I do enjoy it. Some parts I loathe, like the grating of 17 pounds of the most deliciously swirled (7 color!) sweet cinnamon scented soap that separated ever so slightly in the mold. I could have just left those couple of bars out (one or two) and called it a day but instead I started the extreemly tedious task of grating the soap up, melting it down and remolding. But I like to do it because it makes such a gorgeous gentle bar of soap its so worth the effort in the end! Some people add extra oils when they rebatch but I do not, when I did my first rebatch I did it by the book- I measured out my shredded soap, I measured out the oil and water that I was to add while melting it down. I mashed and stirred every couple of hours and read the directions until my eyes ached. Then I developed my own way 
and its resulted in many compliments from other soapers that is one heck of a feat! I wont give away all my secrets but I dont add any extra oils, why would I want to zap my yummy soap suds? My soap is gentle enough to begin with, no need for extra oils floating around. I do use a crock pot, extreemly slow melting is the way to get the best handmilled soap. Sure you can melt it down in the microwave but its not going to make a smooth product, Ive tried that way, I was really impaitent once. Now my soap spends all day melting down. Litterally all day, the longer and slower it melts the better, that is absolutly key!