Guest guest Posted May 9, 2002 Report Share Posted May 9, 2002 Weeeeeeel I am not a soapmaker...but I must say I wouldnt put Rose FO in a soap that I had used real rose powder and hydrosol! Why mix the real goods with the fake? Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2002 Report Share Posted May 9, 2002 At 05:22 PM 05/09/02, Michelle Morton-niyama wrote: >Weeeeeeel > >I am not a soapmaker...but I must say I wouldnt put Rose FO in a soap that I >had used real rose powder and hydrosol! Why mix the real goods with the >fake? Well... only because I can't figure out a way to 'affordably' scent the soap with the real thing. -- Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2002 Report Share Posted May 9, 2002 Now bear in mind that this is my oppinion..BUT...please do not put FO with something so specail like rose hydrosol/soap...please....please.... rose powder might add some scent but not much and it will turn yellow or brown in the soap base. I use the rose hydrosol all the time instead of water and oh baby! It does stay in the scent of the soap..of course it helps to have a little rose oil to throw in there..then you have yourself something exquisite! just my rotten two cents.. in love of soapmaking! anastasia http://www.anastasiasideas.com , Sandy Fields <diamonique@e...> wrote: > With this lovely rose hydrosol I just received, I'm trying to formulate a > rose soap in my head (scary... I know). :-) I have questions --- > SURPRISE! :-) > > What benefits will the rose hydrosol impart to my soap? I plan to use it > in place of the water. > > I just ordered some rose powder. What benefit, if any, does this impart to > a soap? Is it an exfoliator, or does it have some other benefits? Will it > color the soap, or should I use a colorant to give a pink/rose/sorta color? > > I have some rose FO which I'd like to mix with something to tone down the > 'flowery' notes a bit. Any suggestions? This stuff smells just like the > roses in my yard... but I've never been very fond of flowery scents. > > -- Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2002 Report Share Posted May 9, 2002 how about a little rose geranium, palmarosa, a touch of lavender, a touch of clary sage and mybe one drop of patchouli and one drop of ylang..these oils along with the rose hydrosol in your soap base will make a nice rosy blend.. ana , Sandy Fields <diamonique@e...> wrote: > At 05:22 PM 05/09/02, Michelle Morton-niyama wrote: > >Weeeeeeel > > > >I am not a soapmaker...but I must say I wouldnt put Rose FO in a soap that I > >had used real rose powder and hydrosol! Why mix the real goods with the > >fake? > > Well... only because I can't figure out a way to 'affordably' scent the > soap with the real thing. > > -- Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2002 Report Share Posted May 9, 2002 At 05:52 PM 05/09/02, blue_lotus_moon wrote: >Now bear in mind that this is my oppinion..BUT...please do not put FO >with something so specail like rose >hydrosol/soap...please....please.... OK... I'll see what I can do with a 2% rose otto dilution... that should scent it nicely without breaking my rose otto bank. :-) >rose powder might add some scent but not much and it will turn yellow >or brown in the soap base. Thanks for that info! >I use the rose hydrosol all the time instead of water and oh baby! I'm looking forward to this. :-) -- Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2002 Report Share Posted May 9, 2002 At 05:55 PM 05/09/02, blue_lotus_moon wrote: >how about a little rose geranium, palmarosa, a touch of lavender, a >touch of clary sage and mybe one drop of patchouli and one drop of >ylang..these oils along with the rose hydrosol in your soap base will >make a nice rosy blend.. Oooh! Thanks! I'll work on that. -- Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2002 Report Share Posted May 9, 2002 Here's an idea for you. Try hot process. You add the eo's after the soap is cooked. You not only use less eo, but you can " afford " to use some of the more expensive ones. I made a rose soap and added a bit of rose concrete, rose absolute, rose geranium and palmarosa. Turned out pretty good if I do say so myself. lol. I have Butch's rose hydrosol on the way, so will try it again with that and see what happens. Margaret >Well... only because I can't figure out a way to 'affordably' scent the >soap with the real thing. > >-- Sandy > _______________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2002 Report Share Posted May 10, 2002 , " blue_lotus_moon " <blue_lotus_moon> wrote: > how about a little rose geranium, palmarosa, a touch of lavender, a > touch of clary sage and mybe one drop of patchouli and one drop of > ylang..these oils along with the rose hydrosol in your soap base will > make a nice rosy blend.. > ana Hi Sandy (and Ana) Sandy, I just wanted to second that this is a great blend..I made a very nice batch yesterday with rose geranium, palmarosa, lavender (1 part each), 1/2 part patchouli, and it was very nice...they blend so nicely together, and if you are afraid of floral overkill, boost the patchouli and you can probably drop the palmarosa.... Eva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2002 Report Share Posted May 10, 2002 Hi Sandy Sandy Fields wrote: > With this lovely rose hydrosol I just received, I'm trying to formulate a > rose soap in my head (scary... I know). :-) I have questions --- > SURPRISE! :-) > > What benefits will the rose hydrosol impart to my soap? I plan to use it > in place of the water. When I make a CP rose soap for myself I'll use 1/2 the amount of water to add the lye to .. and then at tracing add the other half of the volume of liquid in rose hydrosol .. > > > I just ordered some rose powder. What benefit, if any, does this > impart to > a soap? Is it an exfoliator, or does it have some other benefits? > Will it > color the soap, or should I use a colorant to give a pink/rose/sorta > color? Unfortunately the rose petals don't hold their color well in the soap .... I'd personally reserve the rose powder for making baths and body powders. > > > I have some rose FO which I'd like to mix with something to tone down the > 'flowery' notes a bit. Any suggestions? This stuff smells just like the > roses in my yard... but I've never been very fond of flowery scents. I use 1 drop per oz of soap Rose Otto oil for my roes soaps, and keep in mind a HP soap will hold the scent better than CP because the saponification process is complete when you are adding the scented oils. Also, I've seen many other good blend ideas given ... and I like Rosewood too for " rosy notes " in " rosy blends " > > > -- Sandy *Smile* Chris (list mom) Organic Vanilla Absolute Co-op 9 More Days ONLY ! http://www.alittleolfactory.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2002 Report Share Posted May 10, 2002 A big " thank you " to everyone who responded to my questions. I'll leave the rose powder out of the soap, and I'll look in my stash to see if I have anything that would give it a rosey color. I have some colorants but I'm afraid to use them. LOL! And I'll definitely try that blend for scent. It sounds lovely! Now I need to go and find some HP soap instructions. I haven't tried that one yet. -- Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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