- Why Does
My Home Made Soap Pong
By Jennifer Christine
If you’ve made a batch of
soap and been dismayed by the way your soap stinks fragrance
wise, here are some reasons why:
1. Using ordinary perfumes or colognes. You need
to use fragrances suitable for soap making.
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2. Using candle making or craft fragrance. See number
1 above.
3. Using rancid oils.
4. Too much superfatting. Too much added fat won’t
make your soap smell nice.
5. Incorrect measuring of ingredients (if using
the cold process method). Your soap won’t saponify (crucial
to your soap making success) if you haven’t used enough
lye or you’ve used too much oil.
6. Using scented oils. See number 1 above.
7. Using flavored oil (eg for
lip balm). See number 1 above.
8. If using the rebatched/hand-milled method, using
a scented soap for your soap base. |
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9.
Using fresh herbs or flowers if using the cold process method.
These ingredients can react badly to lye.
10. Diluted oils that contain a high amount of sodium.
Too much sodium in the oils can ruin your batch of soap. These
oils cost less than the genuine undiluted oils.
11. Using too much citrus oil. Too much of this acidic
oil will react badly with the lye and you’ll end up with
curdled soap. I use 35% or less citrus oil.
As you can see from the list
above, the most common culprit of horrible smelling sap is the
fragrance used. If you use a fragrance that’s not suitable
for soap making, you’ll more than likely end up with stinky
smelling soap. Before buying any fragrance, make sure it’s
suitable for soap making. One of the easiest ways of doing this
is to buy from a retail soap making supplier who sells soap making
ingredients.
So now you know what to do fragrance
wise, why not get started on your next batch of soap today? |
