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kathy_ann
Judsonia, AR
(Zone 7b)
February 20, 2007
06:37 PM Post #3209367
| What are some of your favorite essential oil combinations for adding to soaps?
rosemary e o w/ thyme leaves
is one of mine. I am in the process of switching from fragrance oils to essential oils, but i like to combine the eo's with herbs, and need some ideas? any help would be appreciated
Of course lavender eo with lavender flowers is wonderful.
clary sage eo with ground sage leaves
I love any kind of citrus eo (essential oil)
I also love combining rosemary eo with peppermint eo
and I love
peppermint eo with chopped up peppermint leaves.
Lemon eo with lemon grass dehydrated and ground up
Lemon grass & sage is a good combination. you could use clary sage eo
what are your faves
kathy |
scrap_n_tell
Interlachen, FL
(Zone 9a)
February 21, 2007
12:39 PM Post #3211589
| I've used Eucalyptus EO with ground thyme and dill weed in soapmaking. It makes a rather masculine scent with a nice green color.
I also like to clean with a mixture of Sweet Orange EO and Eucalyptus EO, i.e., cleaning and disinfecting at the same time, LOL.
Thanks for bringing up this topic!
Helen |
kathy_ann
Judsonia, AR
(Zone 7b)
February 21, 2007
01:13 PM Post #3211679
| OH I like the eucalyptus with ground thyme, sounds great, I do the orange eo with ground orange peel. |
glamoury
Redford, MI
April 03, 2007
09:55 AM Post #3351137
| Lemon or bergamot with coriander EOs
My favorite herbs to mix in my soap are dill weed or calendula petals. My sensitive skin doesn't like rough herbs, even my oatmeal has to be super fine! |
kanita
Los Angeles, CA
(Zone 10a)
April 03, 2007
10:30 AM Post #3351244
| Rosewood & bergamot or rosewood by itself is great! One of my favs and one of my top selling face soaps.
kanita |
renwings
Sultan, WA
(Zone 8a)
April 03, 2007
10:53 AM Post #3351312
| Ginger and Jasmine EO. For this soap, I don't like to add herbs. I mill it for texture and leave it it's natural color.
I love lemon EO with finely ground cornmeal for a gardeners soap. I saw a cute presentation, where the crafter had used sand instead and used a small terracotta pot for the mold (lined of course).
I also love Geranium with Grapefruit. I guess if I was in the habit of adding herbs to my soap (maybe I should try it) I'd use dried and crushed rose petals for the color.
Rosewood and Bergamot sounds divine!
This message was edited Apr 3, 2007 12:01 PM |
kanita
Los Angeles, CA
(Zone 10a)
April 03, 2007
12:52 PM Post #3351686
| Renwings, the rosewood and bergamot really are a fabulous combination. I anchor it a bit by mixing it into 2oz of castor oil. |
maria27
Millington, MD
July 16, 2007
02:54 PM Post #3743026
| Hi
That rosewood and bergamot does sound great does it have a nice strong scent to a five pound batch of soap cause that what I do at a time and how much of each do you add. |
kathy_ann
Judsonia, AR
(Zone 7b)
July 16, 2007
03:58 PM Post #3743252
| I normally add about 2 oz for a 3 pound batch, but you can go to http://www.thesage.com and there is a fragrance calculator there that can help you better than I can |
kanita
Los Angeles, CA
(Zone 10a)
July 16, 2007
05:20 PM Post #3743532
| Maria, I only add about 2oz of this combo for the 5lb batch. Rosewood is very fragrant aka strong for some, and since I use this bar as a face soap, I keep it where it smells good but not over powering and bergamot and rosewood are two strong power essential oils. |
essentialoil
Kent
United Kingdom
November 25, 2008
08:19 PM Post #5831178
| Hi...
I have seen Essential Oil specialist suppliers in online.They are members of the Aromatherapy Trade Council.I hope this will help u.
http://www.essentialoilsonline.co.uk |
kathy_ann
Judsonia, AR
(Zone 7b)
November 25, 2008
08:47 PM Post #5831286
| Is that your web site? not sure if i'd be wanting to buy eo's from another country or not, shipping would be outragious .
but thanks anyways. |
Abutilon
Coal Center, PA
(Zone 6a)
November 30, 2008
11:15 PM Post #5846163
| Lavender .. lavender .. lavender .. lavender ...
just lavender .. LOL |
pinkpoodlegirl
Rock Hill, SC
(Zone 7b)
December 16, 2008
01:43 PM Post #5898018
| It would be a tossup between grapefruit and lavender... |
Brugie
Chariton, IA
(Zone 5b)
January 14, 2009
12:29 AM Post #6003439
| Patchouli and Cloves is a favorite of mine. |
kathy_ann
Judsonia, AR
(Zone 7b)
January 14, 2009
12:39 AM Post #6003469
| I love clove scent, How are you doing? been a while. Hope your doing fine.
|
Brugie
Chariton, IA
(Zone 5b)
January 14, 2009
11:33 AM Post #6004374
| Doing pretty good. Have MIL in the hospital right now and going today to see Jim's oncologist for the results of his last lung scan. It's cold. Going down to -14 tonight. Burrrr... |
kathy_ann
Judsonia, AR
(Zone 7b)
January 14, 2009
12:38 PM Post #6004695
| we're suppose to get l5 I think tomorrow night. Hope that lung scan give s you guys the results you are looking for.
Glad t o hear your doing well. |
Brugie
Chariton, IA
(Zone 5b)
January 14, 2009
01:03 PM Post #6004798
| Thanks Kathy...we would love to have even your 15 degrees. It would feel like a heat wave.
This isn't an essential oil, but a fragrance oil that is suitable for soap. I love it and it's called Sleeptime. My girls made me a batch of soap for Christmas using it and for me, it ranks right up there with Patchoulli/Cloves for a soap fragrance. |
kathy_ann
Judsonia, AR
(Zone 7b)
January 14, 2009
03:58 PM Post #6005443
| Sounds divine |
Pamgarden
Central, VA
(Zone 7b)
January 15, 2009
05:57 PM Post #6009731
| 1. Lavender
2. Lemon Verbena
3. Rose Geranium
4. Bergamot
5. Vetiver
6. Sweet Annie
7. Thyme
8. Clove
9. Patchoulli
10. Violet
Maybe not in that order, but always Lavender first. |
Abutilon
Coal Center, PA
(Zone 6a)
January 16, 2009
10:29 AM Post #6011940
| It's -4 actual here right now, not counting wind chill which is supposed to go on all day )-;
Maybe I will make some soap :-)
I agree with Pamgarden. Lavender is always first, but others can be nice, too.
Shirley, hoping your tests turn out good.
This message was edited Jan 16, 2009 9:30 AM |
Moms_Garden
Dammeron Valley, UT
(Zone 6b)
August 18, 2009
03:17 PM Post #6961553
| Obviously, it's been a while since the last post, but...
Kathy_Ann, most herbs will turn brown in soap, but still have an appealing look to them. Parsley is excellent for a green color with green flakes and it usually keeps it's color. Other herbs that I've used (almost always powdered) include turmeric, rose hip seed, rosemary, rose petals, lavender buds, clay (red, white, or green can be used), cocoa powder, pumice, corn meal, beet root, cinnamon, and coffee (used as the liquid in the recipe). Some EOs lend their own color to the soap as well. I've used EOs ever since I started making soap over 5 years ago and just recently tried a couple of FOs (then I felt like I was cheating). :)
I've found a few combinations that are really nice. For about 5 lbs of soap:
"Tension Tamer" 6 tsp orange, 4 tsp nugmeg, 4 tsp lavender, and 2 tsp lemongrass and I usually color it with cocoa powder - about 3 Tbsp mixed into 1.5 oz cocoa butter and added at light trace.
"Forest Fresh" 1 ½ tbsp pine, 1 tbsp lavender, 1 ½ tbsp eucalyptus, ½ tbsp + 1 tsp cedarwood (really nice in winter)
"Enlighten" 5 tsp lime, 3 tsp rosemary, 3 tsp spearmint, 3 tsp lemon, 2 tsp peppermint colored with parsley mixed with cocoa butter (This is also one of my better sellers at Farmers Market)
"Citrus Grove" 8 tsp orange, 4 tsp lemon, 4 tsp grapefruit, 2 tsp cedarwood colored with 2 Tbsp turmeric mixed with cocoa butter
A great source for EO combinations is the book "500 Formulas for Aromatherapy" by Carol and David Schiller. I just adapt their combinations for use in soap. That's where all of the above combos came from, but the 'names' have been changed (they don't really name their combinations, they have sections with several ideas - i.e. "premenstrual syndrome" or "refreshing").
Have fun and enjoy the journey! |
