SILK BLUSH

• Acceleration: Yes
• Deceleration: No
• Ricing: No
• Separation: No
• Discoloration: No
• Scent Retention: 3/5, Just Right
• Suggested Techniques: Not great for swirls - might work better for a layered design
• Behavior Notes: Accelerated very quickly - attempted hanger swirl left a lot of air bubbles. Developed a strange, rustic-looking ash on top. Might perform better at a lower temperature.

Tested by Mason and Mason Handmade. Testing method: oils and lye water between 100-110 degrees. 2:1 water:lye ratio, 5% superfat. 55% hard oils (coconut, palm, shea) and 45% soft oils (olive, sweet almond, castor). Blended oils to emulsion, then separated out into three pitchers, hand-stirred oil-dispersed micas, hand-stirred FO into each pitcher, then poured. Covered and rested in warm oven overnight.

• Acceleration: No
• Deceleration: No
• Ricing: No
• Separation: No
• Discoloration: No
• Behavior Notes: Tested at 3%. Batter moved quickly but remained nice and creamy and very manageable for a smooth pour after stirring in at a light trace. No discoloration was noted, and the bars have a nice scent retention. I’d go up to 4% next time for a slightly stronger scent.

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: Mild
• Separation: None
• Discoloration: None
• Behavior Notes: Scent disappeared almost completely on the first day of cure time - need to test again with higher %
• Scent strength: Weak at 2.0%

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