CUBA

• Acceleration: No
• Deceleration: Yes
• Ricing: No
• Separation: No
• Discoloration: Yes
• Behavior Notes: Tested at 3%. Slowed down trace and kept batter thin and fluid for the longest time! Did turn my batter yellow when added and discolored to a light shortbread color eventually. This one has a good retention post cure, but I’d go up to 4% for a stronger scented soap.

Tested by Creamy Obsession Soap. The testing recipe consisted of olive oil, coconut oil, lard, sunflower oil, castor oil, shea butter, mango butter, and cocoa butter. A 1.8:1 water to lye ratio was used, as well as a 5% superfat. All tests were conducted at room temperature, with a range of 85°F to 95°F Every small batch was brought to an emulsion, and then the fragrances were stirred in by hand and watched over a period of time while comparing to an unscented control poured from the same batch. After setting up, the bars were then CPOP’ed in their individual silicone molds in the oven at 170°F for 5 minutes to ensure a full gel. Separate popsicle sticks and pipettes were used for each individual fragrance to avoid any cross contamination.

• Acceleration: None, deceleration possible
• Separation: None
• Discoloration: Medium dark yellow
• Behavior Notes: Instant yellow discoloration in fresh batter, stayed fluid for a long time!
• Scent strength: Moderately light at 2.0%, recommend 5.0%

Cold process testing done by @elysianacres at temperatures between 75-85 °F, brought batter to emulsification before hand-stirring in fragrance, using 10% Castor Oil, 20% Coconut Oil, 35% Olive Oil Pomace, 35% Lard, Distilled water Lye solution at 33%, 5% Superfat