On Trial - 6 new scents

The other day I took six essential oil scent blends that I'd been working on and tried them in a batch of soap.  I liked these scents on the cotton balls, but you never know what soap will do with the essential oils.

I made 6 4-oz bars of soap in my handy silicone cupcake mold and here's what they looked like after 2 days:

1) 12% pumpkin
2) anise & clove
3) mint, rosemary and lime
4) vanilla, patchouli & lavender
5) mint, sage and rosemary
6) eucalyptus, tea tree, sage and mint

I think I need to get a tiny whisk, because I'm not happy with how well No. 3, 5, and 6 had their EOs blended in.  Not too worried, though - this is only a smell test!

After a week the best scent is #2.  My daughter threatens to eat it.  It smells like the best kind of Jubejube - black liquorice, but so mellow.  Absolutely mouth-watering.  It's darkened a bit so is now a dark taupe.

Anise and Clove

Waiting on how the others will tone down.  #4 was a lovely earthy lavender on cotton, but still waiting for patchouli and vanilla to come through lavender.  #3, 5 and 6 and smelling so much alike right now!  Lots of refreshing minty-herbal scent, but still waiting for the Oh Yeah.

Hope to get time next weekend to make a couple full batches!