Sexy Creamsicle
by Zia ~ October 26th, 2006. Filed under: Soapmaking.The basic one-pound wonder batch x 2.
I added a heaping tablespoon of ground annato powder to the oils before they were melted. At trace, added 4 TB orange EO and 1 TB sandalwood FO. Then I couldn’t resist sprinkling vanillin on the top. Did you know that vanillin is a byproduct of the paper industry? Neither did I, but it does discolor soap a deep brown. Which looks very cool. And it smells wonderful — even for someone who doesn’t like vanilla-scented stuff that much.
**Update: Too much annato makes it super scrubby and gives it orange foam. Neither of which is a BAD thing, just not what I expected.
**Update 2: Citrus EOs tend to fade, but even after three months, this has kept its orange scent really well. This is a keeper.