Rose Petal Soap?

[sharyl55]

I'm a lost newbie regarding B&B. Want to make some rose petal soap for Christmas gifts. Bought some Moisturizing Clear Glycerin Soap from Michael and have printed off 3 sets of instructions on making rose petal soap from the Internet. But none of the instructions say anything about the % of FO that can be used. I am going to use Peak's Green Clover & Aloe FO. Based on candle making I was going to use 5% pp but thought I should check with the experts 1st. Thanks Any advise is greatly appreciated.

[ebcandles]

I think I use 1oz per lb of base. You might be able to get away using less.

[RobinInOR]

For M&P the max I ever used was 1 oz per pound of base, and usually was able to use quite a bit less. I measured by volume, actually, and mostly started with one tablespoon per pound (that's about .5 oz)

[elle110]

I never go over 1 TBS pp. and a lot of times less, and I am complimented on h ow they smell when I make M&P. One thing to remember is if you start off light with the petals then as the soap sits and stays warm you can add some more to freshen up the soap

HTH

Elle

[SatinDucky]

I started with 1 oz pp, but had no lather. I was told that too much FO would kill the lather. Now I never use more than 1/2 oz pp.

[sharyl55]

Thanks for the advise. I hope to make some up Friday. Will start with 1 T. Now to clear off my tiny counter to have room for the drying petals. LOL