100% Olive Oil vs 100% Soy Bean Oil

[Ccumato]

Curious from experienced people not opinions.

Has anyone tried this?

 

[Genny]

Yes. I tried it once before I found this http://www.zensoaps.com/singleoil.htm

Soy bean oil may be similar to olive oil, but when you swap them completely, they are not the same.

 

[paillo]

Soybean oil = DOS in my experience.

 

[lsg]

Paillo, that's what I was thinking. I use a lot of rice bran oil and have had good results with it.

 

[Marilyna]

I tried it once when I first started out of curiosity and it was very soft. I don't remember if it got DOS or not. I like soybean as part of a recipe, but not as the whole thing. I usually use 16% and have no problems at all with DOS.

 

[judymoody]

A little bit of soybean oil can add a nice silky quality to the lather. If you keep it at less than 15% and the balance are stable oils, it shouldn't be too DOS-prone. I don't use it any longer in my formulations but it has a place. I've given up on rice bran oil too (for soap) as I prefer olive oil and it's one less thing to measure out and store. I like rice bran for lotion, however.

 

[CaliChan]

o.o i wish this would have come up before i made my soy/lard bars.
theyre 70% lard
30% soybean oil.
hopefully they dont get DOS

 

[lizflowers42]

Dos is just an aesthetics thing. The soap is fine to use!

 

[Genny]

Dos is just an aesthetics thing. The soap is fine to use!

I don't know if I'd want to use rancid soap though, it does smell really funky.

 

[lizflowers42]

Well that is true. I have been using soybean oil in every recipe, but in combination with multiple oils. I haven't seen any DOS in any of my cut soaps. Then again they are fresh. Time will tell, butthey will be used by then!

 

[thefarmerdaughter]

o.o i wish this would have come up before i made my soy/lard bars.
theyre 70% lard
30% soybean oil.
hopefully they dont get DOS

I've made a batch similar to this, it turned out fine. But having said that, I no longer use soybean oil.