Choosing an Emulsifier for Cocoa Absolute

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Hi There,

I have a bunch of chocolate perfumes that are in their last round of mods. Most

of them contain a base of tinctured cocoa beans. I have a nice bottle of cocoa

absolute to add in an this point, but would love some advice on which emulsifier

to use as I tincture it. I purchased soy lecithin for this purpose - how much

should I use for success? I am hesitant to warm the alcohol without a good

mantled hot plate...how long would emulsion require in cold solution? Also, I

keep seeing random oil based cocoa blends and wonder whether folks are just

macerating cocoa butter in oil? Seems like a nice idea - anyone done this? How

did the fragrance hold up? (I know cocoa butter turn pretty quick.) I am sure at

least one of you has tried tincturing fresh cocoa butter...how did it turn out?

Did it require a couple of foldings?

Thanks so much!

Jess Ring

Green Ring Botanicals

Portland, OR USA