Anyone tried red palm oil?

[soapfanbaby]

Is it the same amount of lye as for regular palm oil?

 

[lsg]

I have used red palm oil, yes. The color of the soap turned out an off yellow.

 

[soapfanbaby]

Thank you!

 

[Obsidian]

It doesn't take much to add color. This is 5% red palm, its faded some over the months but its still a nice sunny yellow.

 

[LunaSkye]

Red palm is the same as PO, just without the refinement.

 

[sagehill]

I experimented with some Nutiva RPO a couple of years ago.

Because I'd read a high percentage of RPO causes orange lather, I used 10% palm, which turned the batter quite yellow. I then split batter for a three-color swirl with charcoal, and red and yellow oxides. The palm turned the red oxide orange, okay because I scented with an orange-patchouli blend.

Here's the log before I cut it:

The orange color stayed true for 6-8 months as long as kept out of light, but then faded to a pale flesh color. The yellow was still strong, so if I ever do this again, I'd use more red oxide.

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[soapfanbaby]

Your soap bars look awesome! I am thinking about making soap with shades of yellow. Thank you!