What is vanilla color stabilizer?
Vanilla Color Stabilizer (VCS) is a fragrance technology designed specifically for the soap and cosmetic industry. It is used in soap and cosmetics to prevent/reduce the browning of product due to vanilla content in fragrance oil.
How do you make vanilla color stabilizer?
To create your own vanilla stabilizer solution, create a 25% sodium thiosulphate solution by combining 25% sodium thiosulphate with 75% distilled water. Next, add the solution directly to your soap or add to your fragrance oil (not oil-soluble but will help remember to add it and will mix in the soap).
How do you use vanilla white color stabilizer?
To use vanilla stabilizer we recommend mixing the stabilizer and fragrance oil together, then mix the stabilizer fragrance oil combination with your soap and personal care products. To start we recommend using 1% of vanilla stabilizer with your melt & pour soap bases and unscented bath products.
How do you use vanilla stabilizer in cold process soap?
DIRECTIONS: In a glass or plastic mixing container, slowly stir 1 part Vanilla Color Stabilizer to 2 parts fragrance oil. When mixing with fragrances with over 10% vanilla, use a 1 to 1 ratio. Stir well and allow to sit for 2 minutes then immediately add to base formula. Mixture best used within 15 minutes of mixing.
Why did my soap turn brown?
Different fragrances, especially, can have different natural colors that will cause soaps to be darker when combined. Fragrances that have a lot of vanilla, florals, or citrus tend to be the most likely to turn your soap darker and this can happen in melt and pour soaps or cold process soaps.
Why does vanilla soap Brown?
The scent of vanilla comes when they are dried in the sun, where they turn dark brown. The beans are steeped in alcohol, resulting in the familiar brown vanilla extract. For this month’s article I was asked to address the color of vanilla scented soap, which begins as a light tan, but darkens over time.
Why did my white soap turn brown?
Soap made a few hours ago is turning darker in the middle and looking funny: Reason: This is a normal part of the soapmaking process called gel phase, which is when the chemical reaction between the lye and oils causes the soap to heat up hotter than it was when you first started mixing it.
Why is my cold process soap turning brown?
The change in color is an inherent property of the vanilla. The more vanilla, the more likely the soap will eventually turn to a very dark brown color. The color can progressively change days, weeks or months after curing. It is most often associated with the vanilla level in the fragrance oil.
Why did my cold process soap turn brown?
What is vanilla color stabilizer for soap?
Vanilla Color Stabilizer for Cold Process Soap prevents the vanilla in fragrance oils from turning lye based soap formulations brown. It will not prevent color changes due to ingredients other than vanilla. Must use in a well ventilated area. Use this VCS in Cold Process Soap and Bath Fizzies Only.
Do you use vanilla stabilizer with vanillin?
If you use a fragrance with a lot of vanillin, say more then 6%, it might not even be worth it to use vanilla stabilizer. Fragrances that are prone to turning dark will “fight” stabilizers and turn yellow instead. That said, I have had luck with vanilla stabilizer keeping colors true for up to a yea on lower volume vanillin fragrances.
How do you mix vanilla color stabilizer with fragrance oil?
“In a glass or plastic mixing container, slowly stir 1 part Vanilla Color Stabilizer to 2 parts fragrance oil. When mixing with fragrances with over 10% vanilla, use a 1 to 1 ratio. Stir well and allow to sit for 2 minutes then immediately add to base formula. Mixture best used within 15 minutes of mixing.” We hope this information is helpful.
Can I use vanilla color stabilizers in Bath milks?
Staff Answer Our Vanilla Color Stabilizers have only been tested in MP/CP soaps, lotions and liquid washes. Adding a stabilizer to salts or powdered bath milks may cause a reaction or cause the salts and powders to dissolve creating an undesirable texture. I am afraid that you will need to test this with your formula to ensure compatibility.