I know soap can go bad if left in some poor places, but I am talking about scent degradation and not something turning bad/rancid.
I saw people comparing the red tub Cella to the 1kg Cella (I think people preferred the 1kg version though), and as I was noticing that the Cella I have is a lot less strong in scent than the RR I have (which is a lot newer). I got the Cella from a member who broke it off his 1kg block, and I split the RR 1kg block with another member only much more recently. I've stored both of mine the same (both are now in the RR-style tubs) yet the RR has a much stronger scent, it's very noticeable. I am assuming this is due to storing the soap for an extended (few months?) period of time, I fully expect the RR to have the same issue. I wouldn't say the scent has gone down like an Arko left unwrapped, but maybe half of that...
I don't think the Cella was stored poorly, I just think that as the Cella ages it probably loses some of it's scent. Maybe it stops and only loses some smell, but I still thought it was interesting. Definitely a reason to help with AD's since you are probably better off getting a smaller amount of soap and getting the "full" scent that hasn't worn off.
I guess this is also interesting to me because most people say that these 1kg bricks are fine in a cabinet away from any extreme temperature changes, humidity etc. and I think mine were fine as far as the storage recommendations go. But then I'm wondering if the "overkill" by putting it in the fridge/freezer may be less of an overkill if it helps retain more scent than room temperature storage. Anyone store these soaps (or others) in both room temperature and a fridge/freezer and have any thoughts on this? Too bad my fridge/freezer is pretty small, I think an experiment of different storage methods would be interesting (although it would probably take a few months-1 year until the scent starts going maybe, I don't really know how old the Cella is since I was just given a chunk).
I saw people comparing the red tub Cella to the 1kg Cella (I think people preferred the 1kg version though), and as I was noticing that the Cella I have is a lot less strong in scent than the RR I have (which is a lot newer). I got the Cella from a member who broke it off his 1kg block, and I split the RR 1kg block with another member only much more recently. I've stored both of mine the same (both are now in the RR-style tubs) yet the RR has a much stronger scent, it's very noticeable. I am assuming this is due to storing the soap for an extended (few months?) period of time, I fully expect the RR to have the same issue. I wouldn't say the scent has gone down like an Arko left unwrapped, but maybe half of that...
I don't think the Cella was stored poorly, I just think that as the Cella ages it probably loses some of it's scent. Maybe it stops and only loses some smell, but I still thought it was interesting. Definitely a reason to help with AD's since you are probably better off getting a smaller amount of soap and getting the "full" scent that hasn't worn off.
I guess this is also interesting to me because most people say that these 1kg bricks are fine in a cabinet away from any extreme temperature changes, humidity etc. and I think mine were fine as far as the storage recommendations go. But then I'm wondering if the "overkill" by putting it in the fridge/freezer may be less of an overkill if it helps retain more scent than room temperature storage. Anyone store these soaps (or others) in both room temperature and a fridge/freezer and have any thoughts on this? Too bad my fridge/freezer is pretty small, I think an experiment of different storage methods would be interesting (although it would probably take a few months-1 year until the scent starts going maybe, I don't really know how old the Cella is since I was just given a chunk).
