If youve made a batch of soap and been dismayed by the way your soap stinks fragrance wise, here are some reasons why:
1. Using ordinary perfumes or colognes. You need to use fragrances suitable for soap making.
2. Using candle making or craft fragrance. See number 1 above.
3. Using rancid oils.
4. Too much superfatting. Too much added fat wont make your soap smell nice.
5. Incorrect measuring of ingredients (if using the cold process method). Your soap wont saponify (crucial to your soap making success) if you havent used enough lye or youve used too much oil.
6. Using scented oils. See number 1 above.
7. Using flavored oil (eg for lip balm). See number 1 above.
8. If using the rebatched/hand-milled method, using a scented soap for your soap base.
9. Using fresh herbs or flowers if using the cold process method. These ingredients can react badly to lye.
10. Diluted oils that contain a high amount of sodium. Too much sodium in the oils can ruin your batch of soap. These oils cost less than the genuine undiluted oils.
11. Using too much citrus oil. Too much of this acidic oil will react badly with the...