adding essential oils

[Guest guest]

Greetings to the soapmakers on this list! I'm asking

for help because I followed the directions regarding

quantity in adding essential and fragrance oils to

melt-and-pour soap. Then I quickly wrapped the soap in

plastic wrap to avoid losing the scent. When I gave

the soap to my daughter, less than a month later, she

said the smell was way too strong. Should I have let

the soap sit in the air? When I put it into the

plastic wrap, I could hardly smell the scents

(patchouli and the other was pineapple & cilantro), so

I felt the scents needed protection from contact with

air. How did the scent get stronger while sitting in

the plastic wrap? What does this mean in terms of

what steps I should follow the next time? Any help

appreciated.

Virginia Schulman

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