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    Refined or Unrefined Shea Butter for Hair Soap?

    Hi, I know that some people here are not fans of lye based soap for shampoo but for those who have some experience with them I am wondering if there is a difference in using refined or unrefined Shea Butter in a recipe in terms of making hair feel heavy. My hair soap recipe uses cocoa butter...
    • Olive Oil
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    • curly hair fine/medium texture hair hair soap heavy feeling hair refined shea butter unrefined shea butter unsaponifiable
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    • Forum: Lye-Based Soap Forum
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    unsaponifiables in oils

    I read that oils like olive and avocado have a high percentage of unsaponifiable matter which makes them highly moisturising in soap. Does anyone have info on percentage of unsaponifiable matter in these or other oils (palm, coconut, castor, tallow etc)?
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