Testing Fragrances in Soap and Working with Acceleration, Discoloration & More

Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Fragrance oils can change the texture and color of cold process soap batter. This can make some designs tricky to create. All Bramble Berry fragrance oils and essential oils go through a rigorous testing process. Our research and development team tests hundreds of options each year and only brings in a few. But, a small test batch can still be helpful to see how the fragrance behaves in your custom soap recipe.

In this video, Anne-Marie shows you how to do a small test batch using Bramble Berry's trial size fragrance oils. Then, Anne-Marie goes over four common problems that arise when working with misbehaving fragrances (that you didn't buy from Bramble Berry).

🧼 Shop Bramble Berry Fragrance Oils: http://bberry.studio/FragranceOils2021

The following examples are made with fragrances that didn't make the cut because of extreme acceleration, ricing, discoloration, and separation. We tested them in 1 pound batches using Lots of Lather Quick Mix and 0.7 oz. of fragrance oil.

🧼 How to Work with Misbehaving Fragrances article: http://bberry.studio/MisbehavingFragrances

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro & Oil Base
04:45 - Bramble Berry English Rose Fragrance
07:30 - Setting up the Experiment

What they look like while making soap:
09:59 - Acceleration
12:20 - Discoloration
13:43 - Ricing
15:20 - Separation

The results:
16:27 - Unmolded Discoloration
17:34 - Unmolded Ricing
18:07 - Unmolded Acceleration
18:36 - Unmolded Separation

20:59 - Bloopers!

🧼 Lots of Lather Quick Mix: http://bberry.studio/LotsOfLather

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