Just found this, thanks so much

Tammy, it's a lot of fun, enjoy

Welcome it's great having you here. I really appreciate your kind comment. I hope you have a fantastic weekend.

Hi Rosemary, you are very kind, have a fantastic day

That's very kind of you to say, thank you so much

​@@SoapyOaksFarmHi Can i use avocado and grape seeds oil?

I do it all the time. I also use it for my hair, Orange Oil.

Orange peels are also great to add to teas and food I make orange chicken with ground orange peel and use vinger with orange peels a great cleaner and decrease and you can use any citrus also I make citus salt

Thank you, I really appreciate having you here

Sorry for the late reply, just found this. Thank you very much

Oh thank you so much

Same! I make homemade rose water distillation but will surely make infused oils now as well!! Much easier than distilling an essential oil❤

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Hi Linda, I have done a few on that, I will try and add a link for you, thank you

Renee, castor can be heated to "loosen" it up a bit, though it will never be like almond/sunflower/grape seed

Hi Destiny, much depends on the herb, the high PH and reaction with the lye can destroy many of the natural benefits, however using them in tictures, salves, lotions and other leave on products will preserve more of those benefits

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Hi Sarah, its' great to meet you, I am sorry I am so late posting, I have been crazy busy at my job. You sure could dry then in a low oven, that would work great, and yes, you can use full peel with no worries at all.

@@SoapyOaksFarm Thank you very much for taking the time to reply and for the useful advice!

Hi there, isn't that wonderful that there are so many options available to us? Thanks so much for visiting, have a great day

Hi there, good question, some botanicals do have better staying power than others for sure, though the vast majority will lose much of their scent going through saponification. For instance a soap I am working on for tomorrow, it has Cardamom infused oil and I am combining a lesser amount of Cardamom essential oil to help boost the scent.

Sorry for the delay in responding, you could infuse them, though I am not sure much of the fragrance would survive

It does, it's important you cool your oils prior to capping, thanks so much

You can use them wherever you like, just make sure to always list the ingredients in the event of potential allergies or sensitivities. All my best to you

Hi Norma, I use food dehydrators, you can do in oven at a low temperature

Hi there, oh yes grapeseed is an awesome option

Hi, I bury them in compost, thanks so much

Some of the already infused herbs can be placed in soaps.

You can do most botanicals this way, and you can use in candles though the frangrances tend to "burn" in candles so experiment a bit :)

They make a wonderful exfoliant and a soap, they're quite decorative as well. I've Even use them in a scrub

@@SoapyOaksFarm can you infused the peels as well for soap

You certainly can, if you can put the powder in several layers of cheesecloth and then tie it off and put it in the heated oil to infuse it

@@SoapyOaksFarm Thank you so much. I’ll let you know how it turns out😊

Hi there, the machine I used was auto set at 115 degrees like most yogurt machines, thanks so much.

Hi there, thanks for visiting, I generally will use a combination of Sunflower, Almond, however you can use most any oil. Many folks use olive oil and I too use it sometimes, much depends on how I am going to use the infusions, for instance if for a massage oil, I will use something light like Jojoba, Almond, Apricot Kernel, but if for soap, Olive, Avocado, even Castor will work.

Oh yes of course, use what you have on hand. Thanks so much

Hi there, you can find the machine here, amzn.to/3b11rsc Thank you

Hi Tab & Ken, welcome. It's true that the molecules that create the fragrance do mute in soaps, that is why I generally add a complimentary essential oil to cold process soaps, however I find the scents carry over very nicely for salves, balms, in fact I have a cardamom salve using my own infused oils that is very nicely scented and spicy. I can't speak to what others on facebook may or may not be referring to, I am only sharing my own experiences. Thanks so much

@@SoapyOaksFarm Thank you. I'm really trying to figure out a budget friendly way to scent our own bath soap. I'm interested in an orange ginger soap, or a nice floral. You know, I'm not picky. I just want to smell clean!

@@tabandken8562 Infused oil is soaps is used for the medicinal value not scent.

@@joan-lisa-smith won't have much of a medical value after the Lye process.. I'd rather add use ground herbs at Trace

Hi Victoria, depending on the botanical, I absolutely would, much is dependent on the matter I am infusing as well as the oil being used. Thanks so much for your comments, have a great day

Yes if you grind up those blossoms it will give you more surface area

One possibility is to heater oils either in the microwave or on a stove top then add your herbs or florals to it let them just steep in the warm oils and shake each day for about 30 days until you have your full infusion.

Way to go

About 40ºC, just not to overheat yougurt.

You sure can, they work great for infusion

@@SoapyOaksFarm Thank you 🤗

@@SoapyOaksFarm YAY! Thanks!