Performance testing was completed by the same maker, Diane Seimetz Duncan of A Joy Forever Bath + Body.
Soap was made at room temperature, using a plant-based formula with light-colored oils for more accurate assessment of discoloration if present. Lye concentration was a high-average 37% to pressure-test for acceleration and ricing. In the few cases where this occurred, it allows some latitude for makers to add more water/liquids to their batter, hand stir, and/or add fragrance later in the process to help offset more challenging oils.
We suggest using a trusted soap calculator (Soapmaking Friend is a personal favorite) prior to making material changes to any formula. Also note that the minimum recommended fragrance oil percentages, as advised by the International Fragrance Association (IFRA), were used in test samples. Bear in mind that IFRA guidelines can and do change periodically.
While we will make every effort to retest fragrances affected by updates, it is always a good idea to check for the latest information on individual product pages before using in any bath, body or home care product. The following notes are intended to be a guide, and results may vary based on your own formulas and methods.
| Fragrance | Max FO % | Scent Retention | Testing Notes | Final Color |
| 15.99% | Light |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Scent Retention Starts Light But Improves After Four Weeks |
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| 10.38% | Strong |
-Easy to Work With -No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| Allure Noir | 10.65% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Ambergris + Sandalwood Resin | 5.70% | Strong |
-Slight Ricing, Moderate Acceleration. Using More Water Should Manage the Acceleration. |
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| Apple + Ancient Oak | 8.23% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Easy to Work With |
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| Arancia | 12.77% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Asian Garden | 100% | Strong | -No Ricing, Light Acceleration |  |
| Asian Lily | 13.14% | Good |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Scent Retention Starts Soft But Improves Over the Cure |
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| Asian Rain | 8.63% | Strong | - No Ricing, Mild acceleration | |
| Attune | 63.43% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Baccarat | 100% | Good |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| Baltic Amber Woods | 33.61% | Strong | - No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Basil Sesame | 16.98% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration. |  |
| Bike Flight | 100% | Coming Soon | ||
| Black Orchid | 26.00% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Black Saffron | 15.30% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Black Tea & Vices | 10.34% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration. -Discolors to Yellow |
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| Black Velvet | 6.07% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| Blue Ice | 19.99% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Bright Sunshine | 15.8% | Good |
-Slows Down Trace -No Ricing, No Acceleration -Discolors to a bright yellow during the cure |
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| Bruleed Mallows | 31.42% | Coming Soon | ||
| By the Alamo | 26.66% | Coming Soon | ||
| California Sunset | 7.61% | Strong | -No Ricing, Mild Acceleration |  |
| Caramel Dipped Apples | 100% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Celebration | 12.31% | Strong | -No Ricing, Accelerates to a Pudding Texture. Full Water Helps With Acceleration. |  |
| Chamoy Mango + Chili Lime | 58.74% | Strong |
-No Ricing, Slight Acceleration |
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| Checkmate | 4.51% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Cherry Wood Smoke | 13.06% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration | |
| Chocolate Brownie Batter | 100% | Strong |
-No Ricing, Light Acceleration -Easy to Manage |
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| Cinnamon Apple A La Mode | 8.87% | Strong |
-No Ricing, Light Acceleration -Easy to Manage |
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| Cinnamon Churro | 0.72% | Strong | -No Ricing, Light Acceleration |  |
| Cinnamon Dulce Latte | 40.00% | Light | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Citrus Di Sicilia | 10.31% | Strong |
-Mild Ricing and Slight Acceleration, but Workable. -When you first work with this, you’ll notice that it turns a deep, bright orange. The color lightens after the cure and goes on to turn ivory with a soft lemon tinge after a week. -The scent retention will fade before coming back, with the final scent retention being strong |
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| Coco Beach | 100% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Endless time for swirls. |
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| Coconut & Caramelized Bananas | 100% | Light |
-Becomes Extremely Hot & Quickly Accelerates -Recommend Using A Low FO Percentage |
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| Coconut Spice | 17.33% | Strong |
-No Ricing, Slight Discoloration. -Plenty of Time for Swirls |
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| Cookies & Cream | 1.85% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration | |
| Cookies For Santa | 100% | Strong |
-No Ricing, But Heats. -Due to Heavy Vanillin, Turned the Batter Clear With Rusty Brown. |
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| Costes | 5.68% | Strong |
-No Ricing, Moderate Acceleration |
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| Cozy Bookstore | 9.27% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration | |
| Cozy Christmas | 2.15% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Cranberry Marmalade | 4.01% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Cypress Forest | 100% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Daydream | 41.99% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Deck The Halls | 2.32% | Strong |
-No Ricing, Slight Acceleration |
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| Desert Breeze | 11.50% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Plenty of Time for Swirls |
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| Desert Oasis | 14.08% | -Light |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Scent Fades Considerably During the Cure |
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| Ebony Woods | 4.88% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Empire | 6.81% | Good |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Plenty of Time for Swirls -Discolors to a Soft Ivory After the Cure |
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| Enchanted Peppermint | 100% | Strong |
- A Top Performer -No Ricing, No Acceleration -Extremely Strong Scent Retention |
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| Endless Roses | 18.33% | Strong | - No Ricing, Mild Acceleration | |
| Eucalyptus Mint | 8.50% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration | |
| Exotic Woods | 100% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Favorite Cardigan | 18.50% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Endless Time for Swirls |
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| Forest Realm | 24.74% | Good | No ricing nor acceleration. Good scent retention after six weeks. |  |
| French Roses & Wild Musk | 4.74% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration | |
| Fresh Linen | 13.50% | Coming Soon | ||
| Gatsby | 6.52% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Gibson Girl Waffle Cone | 2.10% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration | |
| Ginger Flower | 12.18% | Strong | -Riced and Accelerated |  |
| Golden Bamboo | 6.55% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Green Bamboo | 17.69% | Coming Soon | ||
| Green Clover & Aloe | 11.29% | Strong | - No Ricing, Mild Acceleration | |
| Green Tea & Fig | 5.40% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Green Tea & Lemongrass | 34.28% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Guest House | 11.99% | Good |
-No ricing, No Acceleration -Plenty of Time for Swirls |
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| Hamptons Holiday | 32.50% | Strong |
-Behaves Perfectly -No Ricing, No Acceleration -Discolors to a Dark Beige but Lightens to a Creamy Ivory After a Few Days. |
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| Haunted Library | 6.90% | Strong | -No Ricing, Moderate Acceleration | |
| Holiday Market | 83.33% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration | |
| Hollywood Chateau | 13.69% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Discolors to an Off-White |
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| Homemade Holiday | 1.85% | Strong |
-Even With Low Usage, This Throws Well -No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| Honey Rhubarb Compote | 11.50% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Hyde Park London | 15.00% | Good |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Scent Strong at the Start of the Cure, Does Fade Somewhat Over Time |
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| Italian Espresso | 6.16% | Strong |
-No Ricing, Light Acceleration. -Easy to Manage. |
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| Italian Fruit Stand | 34.54% | Light |
-This Soaped Perfectly. No Ricing, No Acceleration. -Plenty of Time to Work With -Immediately, This Turned a Purple Brown, but After A Week, it Lightens to a Light Ivory with a Soft Pastel Purple Tinge. -The Scent Retention Improves Over Time, but Remains Softer |
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| Japanese Citrus Garden | 6.80% | Good |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Scent Improves Over Cure |
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| Jolly Peppermint | 8.44% | Strong |
-No Ricing, Light Acceleration. -Easy to Manage. |
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| Jungle Adventures | 10.00% | Strong | -No Ricing, Moderate Acceleration Yet Workable With Full Water & Soaping At Room Temp. | |
| Juniper Berry Woods | 7.16% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration | |
| Kona Breeze | 52.27% | Light |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Light scent retention that improves over a six week cure. |
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| Late Night Muse | 100% | Strong |
- No Ricing, No Acceleration -Endless Time for Swirls |
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| Lavender Haze | 1.29% | Strong |
- No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| Lemon Ginger | 17.14% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Lemon Spritz | 18.07% | Strong | -No Ricing, Decelerated Trace | |
| Lingering Bonfire | 8.03% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Lingering Desire | 6.81% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Endless Time for Swirls |
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| Mandarin Rosemary | 73.09% | Strong |
- No Ricing, Slight Deceleration |
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| Masala Chai | 30.24% | Strong |
- No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| Midnight Magic | 43.33% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Midnight Noir | 10.65% | Coming Soon | ||
| Mirrorball | 19.81% | Strong |
- No Ricing, No Acceleration -Endless Time for Swirls |
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| Morning Mist | 0.96% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Endless Time for Swirls |
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| Mulled Sugar Plums | 6.99% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration | |
| My Grass is Greener | 45.65% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| New York at Night | 52.00% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Plenty of Time for Swirls |
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| Nordic Meadows | 7.31% | Strong | - Riced and Accelerated |  |
| Nutcracker | 24.49% | Strong |
-No Ricing, Slight Acceleration |
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| Ocean | 54.29% | Light |
-No Ricing, No Discoloration -Plenty of Time for Swirls -Scent Retention is Light but Present With The Sea Foam Aspect Being Strongest |
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| Ocean Botanicals | 94.23% | Strong |
-No Ricing, Strong Acceleration. -We Recommend Adding Water, Working At Room Temp & Moving Fast. |
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| Old-Fashioned Gingerbread | 3.26% | Strong | -This can potentially be used in hot process soap, but we could not get it to work in cold process. | |
| Olde Christmas Shoppe | 100% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration | |
| Orange Groves | 60.80% | Strong | -No Ricing, Decelerated Trace | |
| Passionflower & Peaches | 5.00% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Petitgrain | 100% | Strong | -No Ricing, Decelerated Trace | |
| Philharmonic Pie | 10.72% | Strong | -No Ricing, Light Acceleration | |
| Picnic in the Park | 2.12% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Endless Time for Swirls |
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| Pine Forest | 83.99% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration | |
| Pineapple Treat | 31.66% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Endless Time for Swirls |
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| Pink Grapefruit | 59.00% | Strong | -No Ricing, Moderate Acceleration. Gets Thick Quickly. | |
| Pistachio Macarons | 9.76% | Good | -No Ricing, Moderate Acceleration Yet Easy to Manage | |
| Polynesian Crush | 7.11% | Good |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Scent Starts Light But Improves Over the Cure |
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| Pomegranate Cider | 17.49% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration | |
| Positano | 5.24% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration | |
| Pralines & Cream | 8.15% | Good | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Pumpkin & Maple Cream | 10.00% | Strong |
-No Ricing, Light Acceleration. -Easy to Manage. |
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| Pumpkin Patch | 4.51% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration | |
| Pumpkin Sweet Cream | 9.80% | Strong | -No Ricing, No Acceleration |  |
| Pure Imagination | 23.90% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Soap Struggles to Harden & Remains Soft. |
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| Quill & Ink | 44.39% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Endless Time for Swirls |
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| Rose & Chili Pepper | 17.77% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| Ruby Beets & Ginger | 7.69% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| Rustic Balsam Fire | 1.69% | Strong |
-No Ricing, Light Acceleration. -Easy to Manage. |
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| Sacred Fig | 12.00% | Good |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Endless Time for Swirls |
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| Santal | 2.70% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| Sea Caves | 23.46% | Strong |
-No Ricing, Mild Acceleration |
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| Sicily | 23.00% | Strong |
- No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| Slumber Party | 37.94% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Endless Time for Swirls |
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| Smoldering Embers | 12.15% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| Southern Dewberry | 12.67% | Good |
-No Ricing, Moderate Acceleration |
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| Sparkling Neroli | 18.03% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| Spiced Honey & Patchouli | 9.42% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| Spiced Vanilla Chai | 6.53% |
Coming Soon |
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| Star Anise & Spiced Vanilla | 12.03% | Strong |
-No Ricing, Decelerated Trace |
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| Stocking Full of Coal | 32.08% | Strong |
-No Ricing, Light Acceleration. -Easy to Manage. |
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| Summon the Spirits | 11.11% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| Sundazed | 30.00% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| Surf Camp | 5.85% | Good |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| Swan & Dolphin | 19.51% | Light |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration
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| Sweet Licorice | 18.05% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| The Gramercy | 8.34% | Good |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Scent Retention Starts Light But Improves Over Cure |
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| Toasted Coconut & Stone Fruit | 2.05% |
Coming Soon |
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| Toffee Budino | 100% | Good |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| Top Shelf Speakeasy | 7.50% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Easy to Work With |
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| Tranquil Aloe | 17.77% | Strong |
-No Ricing, Mild Acceleration |
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| Tree House | 5.00% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| Tropical Swim | 1.36% |
Coming Soon |
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| Tulum Margarita | 45.28% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| Turquoise Bay | 8.07% | Light |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| Vanilla Breeze | 28.75% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| Vanilla Tobacco | 4.59% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Endless Time for Swirls |
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| Velvet Tropics | 11.35% | Strong |
-Mild Ricing With Acceleration |
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| Violet Dreams | 14.11% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Endless Time for Swirls |
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| Water Clover | 17.14% | Strong |
-Riced and Accelerated |
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| Water Tower Place | 19.30% |
Coming Soon |
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| Waterfall | 15.20% | Good |
-Easy to Work With -No Ricing, No Acceleration -Plenty of Time for Swirls |
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| Whistler Woods | 10.27% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| White Blossom Tea | 4.50% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| White Cashmere | 9.9% | Good |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Scent Morphs Upon Pouring But Returns Shortly After |
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| White Rabbit | 10.16% |
Coming Soon |
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| White Tea & Thyme | 17.07% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration -Plenty of Time for Swirls |
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| Wild Currant & Pomegranate | 17.85% | Strong |
-Slight Ricing, No Acceleration -Enough Time for Swirls |
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| Wild Shore | 44.08% | Soft |
-Perfectly Behaved -No Ricing, No Acceleration. This Decelerates, So There's More Water In the Bar, So There Will Be A Longer Cure. -Discolors to Brown Before Softening to Ivory with a Soft Pastel Purple Tinge. |
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| Winter Berry | 100% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| Winter Wonderland | 23.33% | Strong |
-No Ricing, Light Acceleration. -Easy to Manage. |
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| Wizard Butter Brew | 3.05% | Strong |
-No Ricing, No Acceleration |
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| Yuzu & Shiso Leaf | 17.79% | Strong |
-No Ricing, Slight Deceleration |
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