Anybody ever try using "exotic" additives for their cleansing soap?

[kagey]

It means that you have discovered that coconut oil contains significant amounts of “minor fatty acids”, that rarely appear in the FA profile but do consume lye like any other FA.

yeah - I have seen in technical papers how they mention other fatty acids in oils.
but have yet to see how or if they're valuable unless when consumed.

reports disagree if such MCT soaps a marvellous addition to soap, neutral/useless, or even detrimental (major skin irritants).

so, if these minor fatty acids have yet to be recognized as contributing to a "better soap" - shouldn't we, then, choose our oils based on how well they perform in the "major fatty acid" realm? (Seriously asking. I'm a newbie who using a very logical approach to making soaps.)

 

[kagey]

opening new thread on "lye-based soaps" forum to discuss additives I used and results:

https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/results-from-testing-clays-and-additives.85179/