Soap smell

[CrunchyMama]

I was at an herb shop this last week, and they had homemade soaps for sale. They all had a distinctly soap smell that overpowered the added scents. Is this to be expected or was it something in their base that caused this?

 

[Joyce]

I would personally say that they had not cured enough. When they are "fresh" so to speak, they have a distinctive almost ammonia smell, was that what you smelled or something different?

 

[chabella]

My allergies are so bad and its hard for me to get into stores like that, too many smells at once and my sense get all fuzzy. It is a pain to order something without smelling it proper, so now I stick with only a few well known brands. I am happy to know its not just me though!

 

[TonicForMe]

No, it really shouldn't smell like anything but the scent with a bit of soap smell under the top notes of the scent. The shops that have all of the scented stuff make my nose stop up and I can't smell anything. It's like having sensory overload.

 

[Joyce]

I have seen some places have some coffee in a can and you can smell it in between smells so you get the full extent of the smells.

 

[CrunchyMama]

No, it really shouldn't smell like anything but the scent with a bit of soap smell under the top notes of the scent.

That's what I was thinking, too. I think they probably were in too much of a hurry to get them into the store. I'll have to check with my friend to see what she has available.

 

[Celia]

I have seen some places have some coffee in a can and you can smell it in between smells so you get the full extent of the smells.

That's really neat kind of like clearing your palate at a fancy restaurant between courses! I love homemade soaps but haven't tried to make it myself yet.