seabreeze Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 plan to put herbs in a bar of soap, can you use dry herbs that you have at home, and which are the best to use, do they scent the soap enough or do you alos need to scent the soap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendlyMOM Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 I used some herbs I grew at home. Also in my opinion, from the ones I have made they leave no fragrance, I have only added lavender to mine from my garden and there was no scent in it at all, but it may be different for other herbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaColo Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I've never done this myself, but I heard that if you soak fresh herbs for several weeks in olive oil, the oil will become scented. I go with eo myself, it's quicker.I've used rosemary and sage dried herbs. To make the powder real fine, use something like a coffee grinder. I put the herbs in a few minutes before pouring the soap. They could have been left in longer for stronger coloring. The herbs do make the soap kinda gritty. I like that, but some people may not. The herbs did lightly scent the soap, but I added some eo to increase the fragrance. Also, the soap could be filtered if you wanted a smoother textured soap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherie Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I'm by no means and expert on this but I have been researching herbs and infusions. If I understand it correctly, you can't infuse "fresh" herbs. It will cause them to mold. If you infuse them, they must be dried. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazeforsoap Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 I've used chamomile tea to dissolve lye in instead of water. It leaves a wonderful scent in a cured soap. Make it a strong infusion. I don't strain the flowers, I like to leave it in to give the soap a lovely look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainmadness Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 I infuse all of the time. I use fresh herbs, flowers, berries, etc. with no molding issues. I always infuse in olive oil. You can achieve a scent in your soap with infusing oils. If you add dried herbs, flowers, etc. to your soap than it is just for texture and interest not scent. MOST herbs will discolor to brown when you add it dried to your soap. Keep this in mind because some look really gross- IMO. The only fresh herb that I have used is basil. I just chop it up in small pieces.HTH.Jennifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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