One of my favorite fragrances is Coconut Lime Verbena, a BBW copycat scent. It's coconut-y and citrus-y in just the right combination. My first CLV soap was white with green swirls and a leaf design on the top. Unfortunately, the white slowly became a creamy off-white color due to the Vanillin contained in the fragrance oil.

When it came time to make more Coconut Lime Verbena soap, I was prepared -- or so I thought. I purchased some Vanilla Color Stabilizer from Wholesale Supplies Plus. The stabilizer is mixed in a 2:1 or 1:1 ratio with the fragrance oil 2 minutes to (no more than) 15 minutes before adding to the soap.

Little did I know that Wholesale Supplies Plus has 3 types of Vanilla Stabilizers -- one for melt and pour soap, one for cold process soaps and one for lotions. I had purchased the M&P kind. Since I had 16oz of stabilizer and I rarely use melt and pour soap, I decided to try it in my soap.

In the following video, I make CLV soap using the M&P vanilla stabilizer. I think it worked! What do you think?