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    Canola oil question

    Hello, here in Germany, we also have the two types of Canola oil. It is marked on the label, if it is the high oleic one. In your case, I would say it is the "normal" Canola oil, not the high oleic. Hope my answer will help you Best regards Petra
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    Stearic Acid

    Yes, it will work :-). It gives you a hard bar of soap and a lovely lather. Use it from 3 - 5 %. Good luck! Best regards Petra
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    Men's Shaving soap

    Hello Michelle, in my shaving soaps I always add a little bit of kaolin ( do you call it like that or perhaps china clay or white clay?). 1 teaspoon on 500 g of the oils. It makes the blade slide easier on the skin. Happy soaping! Petra
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    Help Please - very new here

    Hi Rawan, nice that you've discovered soapmaking, you will see that it makes you addicted :-) To your questions: I would not use corn oil, it makes the soft soap and is suspected to make rancid soap. If you want to use sunflower oil, I would not use more than 10%, this oil also makes your...
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    olive vs sunfllower oil

    Hello Catikit, I can tell you a little bit of my experience with the two oils in soaps: both oils are very valuable to the skin, but I would use the sunflower oil only up to 10% , because it sometimes makes quick rancid soap. (My first soap was made ​​of coconut oil to 50% and 50%...
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