Pearls of Sand/Monoi Soap Update…
I’m just not smelling the love…..it’s gone…completely.
Sometimes things just don’t turn out like you expect or want and even though we were careful with the Monoi de Tahiti Tiare the saponification process has destroyed the natural scent of the Monoi.
Our soap is made via the CP (cold process) method and once the oils/water/sodium hydroxide is mixed and the raw soap is resting in the molds it heats up…sometimes getting quite hot….and it is this heat that destroyed the scent.
We never know when trying something new what is going to happen. Sometimes the scent (especially with essential oils) does not have staying power, sometimes the soap wants to ‘rice’ and at other times the soap will harden so fast you don’t have time to even get it in the molds!
I know there are websites out there who are selling ‘monoi scented soap’ but judging by our experiment it is my guess that these soaps are not naturally scented by the Monoi but instead have fragrance oil added. Not a big deal unless you are marketing your product as ‘natural’.
We have sampled several Tiare Flower fragrances and have ordered the one that most resembles the Monoi de Tahiti Tiare scent. We have no choice with this soap…in order to finish up our Pearls of Sand collection and have a cohesive scent we must add fragrance oil to this soap.
Our Pearls of Sand Sugar Scrub and Whipped Body Cream WILL be naturally scented with the Monoi.
It is our estimation that our Pearls of Sand collection will be finalized sometime in May.
Rebecca
Country Meadow Ltd.
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