100%sunflower oil
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JenniferSews
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JenniferSews said:
Thanks allot!
Finally something I didn't try first and then ask
Just if anyone would like to know, but doesn't want to follow the link, the qoute on the site for pure sunflower oil soap was the following:
22. Sunflower - not good
color 3 white, with yellow edges
hard 2 soft, moldable
texture 3 ok, but shrunk
odor 4 faint yuck
lather 5 great lather, clear bubbles, not creamy
conditioning 4 not drying, squeaky clean
Impression 3 not impressed. Add to short shelf life, no good
that's odd. I have a bar of it from a swap right here and what I see and feel is very different:
Yellowish, but the whole bar, not edges
Moderately hard
No lather - but the bar was immediately slimy (cured 4-6 months)
Still - ick
Yellowish, but the whole bar, not edges
Moderately hard
No lather - but the bar was immediately slimy (cured 4-6 months)
Still - ick
"Moderately hard
No lather - but the bar was immediately slimy (cured 4-6 months)"
Thanks for the remark.
You wrote its not too soft, if I get you right.
I guess if it would be half olive oil, half sunflower than I would get a considerably good bar, in the aspect of its hardness.
What about the curing time, you really need to wait 4-6 months to be able to use the soap, or am I getting something wrong?
No lather - but the bar was immediately slimy (cured 4-6 months)"
Thanks for the remark.
You wrote its not too soft, if I get you right.
I guess if it would be half olive oil, half sunflower than I would get a considerably good bar, in the aspect of its hardness.
What about the curing time, you really need to wait 4-6 months to be able to use the soap, or am I getting something wrong?
already few days after we pour them..
dobaym said:
Yes - not too soft
No - I don't think half and half with olive would be a considerably good. Yea it would harden but it'll be tremendously slimy. And have next to no lather. In MY opinion.
For most soaps a good cure is 4 weeks. For a 90-100% olive oil I absolutely believe at least 2 months, 4 is better. But heck, you can use it any time. For an olive/sunflower I'd say longer is still better - but see above.
dagmar88
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Carebear is right; 50% olive & 50% sunflower will not produce a bar of soap anywhere near nice. And I think it would spoil way to early.
To get a good bar of soap, you generally need:
oils/butters to make lather; like coconut oil and palm kernal oil, but also a small percentage of castor (5-8%).
These one's will give you big, fluffy bubbles.
oils/butters to condition; like olive/rice bran/sunflower/soy oil, shea/mango/cocoa butter and much, much more.
These ones will make your skin feel good.
Fillers, like lard, tallow and palm oil. Will give structure to your soap and creamy lather, and are cheap.
Sometimes single oils make great soap too; like olive and lard; but that's not the case most of the time. You need to create a properly balanced recipe. To help you, you can use www.soapcalc.net.
his link can also help:
http://soapmakingforum.com/forum/viewto ... highlight=
To get a good bar of soap, you generally need:
oils/butters to make lather; like coconut oil and palm kernal oil, but also a small percentage of castor (5-8%).
These one's will give you big, fluffy bubbles.
oils/butters to condition; like olive/rice bran/sunflower/soy oil, shea/mango/cocoa butter and much, much more.
These ones will make your skin feel good.
Fillers, like lard, tallow and palm oil. Will give structure to your soap and creamy lather, and are cheap.
Sometimes single oils make great soap too; like olive and lard; but that's not the case most of the time. You need to create a properly balanced recipe. To help you, you can use www.soapcalc.net.
his link can also help:
http://soapmakingforum.com/forum/viewto ... highlight=
MagiaDellaLuna
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I always find this link very helpful when trying to decide which oils to use.
http://millersoap.com/PDF/OilProperties.pdf
http://millersoap.com/PDF/OilProperties.pdf
dagmar88
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Why don't you try a bastille soap, with up to 25% coconut and 75% olive. Real easy and great soap!
dagmar88 said:
Another aspect is, that the ingredients used should originate near middle europe. So olive is still not to far, but coconut.
Do you know of any oil, that has similar properties as coconut but can be grown in a mid mediteranian climate?
Good question, right?
dagmar88
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I'm sorry, but no;
Babassu is native to Brazil
Castor grows in tropic climates
Palm kernal is mostly produced in Malaysia, Colombia and Indonesia
And coconut is Asian too...
I really couldn't soap with any of those
Babassu is native to Brazil
Castor grows in tropic climates
Palm kernal is mostly produced in Malaysia, Colombia and Indonesia
And coconut is Asian too...
I really couldn't soap with any of those
dagmar88 said:I'm sorry, but no;
Babassu is native to Brazil
Castor grows in tropic climates
Palm kernal is mostly produced in Malaysia, Colombia and Indonesia
And coconut is Asian too...
I really couldn't soap with any of those
Well thanks anyway!!! I guess I'll stick with castille and some essential, and fragrance then.
