Working with Fragrance Oils that Accelerate Trace
July 30th, 2009 by Ellen Peacock
Don’t you just hate it when you try out a new fragrance oil that you absolutely love and it makes your soap seize? Here are a few tips to help you deal with using those kinds of fragrance oils.
- Add the fragrance oil to the oils in your soap batch before you add the lye water.
- Add the fragrance oil to a small amount of oil first and then add this fragranced oil to your soap.
- Don’t discount the water. Use a full 8 ounces of water per pound of oils in your soap recipe.
- Instead of using a stick blender, hand stir the soap using a spoon.
- Hot process or cook the soap before adding fragrance.
The above are not the only ways to handle fragrance oils that accelerate trace, and we will be adding to the list as time goes by, so feel free to come back and check the list in the furture.
Also if you have a hot tip for handling fragrance oils that accelerate trace, feel free to share it with us in the comments section.