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@ekozo I'm not trying to be ornery, but I would like to keep the confusion level about soy products as low as possible. The many forms...

Thank you so much for the information. The soybean oil (vegetable oil) that I was looking into is at sams club. It looks like their...

I wanted to share my observation, along with some thoughts on the recipe itself. From what I understand, there are 3 main soybean...

Sorry this has been a stressful situation for you! It does sound like it's regular soybean oil - not hydrogenated - that you want.

I've had this happen a few times when using honey. Mixing the honey with distilled water before adding it to mixture helps.

If it is high-oleic soybean oil, I'd be fine with it. My local Costco offers this in a two-gallon pack; it is labeled as "high heat...

For reference, the following list of instructions on how to properly conduct the zap/tongue test is a paraphrase of the procedure as...

I can find it here at Hobby Lobby or Michaels in very small quantities, at very high prices. It's definitely better to buy online from a...

I doubt you would ever get soy wax locally - it is mostly ordered from candle making suppliers.

I really don't know what kind of Soy product it is and neither does the woman I'm making it for. It's listed as "Soy Oil"..... I'm just...

Its marked as high smoke point. I typically add a chelator to all of my soaps but her soap doesnt contain a chelator and she doesnt want...

I was looking for hydrogenated but none found locally. Looking at 100% soybean oil (liquid). The palm shortening has the same SAP value...

Hi there! Is your soybean oil hydrogenated partly or fully, a.k.a. soy wax? And this particular palm shortening - do you have a fatty...

I expect it's just the one called "palm oil" in the soap calcs

Hope so. If it was some sort of a blend with mostly palm, it could change the numbers and that wouldn't be a desired effect - especially...