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Has anyone tried using baby oil to make a simple, basic soap recipe? I was just wondering how well baby oil will do as a basic soap product.
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ChrissyB
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No it won't work. Baby oil is made out of mineral oil and fragrance. Apparently mineral oil doesn't saponify. However, if you pick up a bar of store baby soap,mineral oil is listed as one of the ingredients. So they must get it into the soap somehow. I would be interested to know if you try to make soap out of it,maybe only using the mineral oil in a small amount at trace to superfat?
mamaT
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Some one correct me if I'm wrong, but I think mimeral oil is made from petroleum products, the same as gasoline and diesel fuel.
ChrissyB
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Yes that's right, and I was told that is why it won't saponify.
I did ask this same question on this forum a while ago. I am still confused and still wonder if it could be used in some way.
I did ask this same question on this forum a while ago. I am still confused and still wonder if it could be used in some way.
From the WIKI:
Mineral oil
All oils, with their high carbon and hydrogen content, can be traced back to organic sources. Mineral oils, found in porous rocks underground, are no exception, as they were originally the organic material, such as dead plankton, accumulated on the seafloor in geologically ancient times. Through various geochemical processes this material was converted to mineral oil, or petroleum, and its components, such as kerosene, paraffin waxes, gasoline, diesel and such. These are classified as mineral oils as they do not have an organic origin on human timescales, and are instead derived from underground geologic locations, ranging from rocks, to underground traps, to sands.
Mineral oil
All oils, with their high carbon and hydrogen content, can be traced back to organic sources. Mineral oils, found in porous rocks underground, are no exception, as they were originally the organic material, such as dead plankton, accumulated on the seafloor in geologically ancient times. Through various geochemical processes this material was converted to mineral oil, or petroleum, and its components, such as kerosene, paraffin waxes, gasoline, diesel and such. These are classified as mineral oils as they do not have an organic origin on human timescales, and are instead derived from underground geologic locations, ranging from rocks, to underground traps, to sands.
ChrissyB
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Interesting...
but will it saponify?
but will it saponify?
mamaT
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Not something I would want in my soap.
Again, from the WIKI:
Mineral oil or liquid petroleum is a by-product in the distillation of petroleum to produce gasoline and other petroleum based products from crude oil. It is a transparent, colorless oil composed mainly of alkanes (typically 15 to 40 carbons)[1] and cyclic paraffins, related to white petrolatum. It has a density of around 0.8 g/cm3.[2] Mineral oil is a substance of relatively low value, and it is produced in very large quantities. Mineral oil is available in light and heavy grades, and can often be found in drug stores.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_oil
Not only is mineral oil safe for skin applications, it is safe for human consumption & has medical benefits.
Mineral oil or liquid petroleum is a by-product in the distillation of petroleum to produce gasoline and other petroleum based products from crude oil. It is a transparent, colorless oil composed mainly of alkanes (typically 15 to 40 carbons)[1] and cyclic paraffins, related to white petrolatum. It has a density of around 0.8 g/cm3.[2] Mineral oil is a substance of relatively low value, and it is produced in very large quantities. Mineral oil is available in light and heavy grades, and can often be found in drug stores.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_oil
Not only is mineral oil safe for skin applications, it is safe for human consumption & has medical benefits.
topcat
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Perhaps it would stay suspended in the CP soap batter as the rest saponifies and give an additional...what? Emolliency perhaps? Maybe try it with a very small test batch?
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ChrissyB
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I agree with the suggestion you gave Topcat.
That is how I would use it, if at all
I would be interested to hear if anyone does make a batch of soap with baby oil. I quite like the fragrance of it and wonder if it would hold up in CP.
That is how I would use it, if at all
I would be interested to hear if anyone does make a batch of soap with baby oil. I quite like the fragrance of it and wonder if it would hold up in CP.
Cattleyabubbles
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Suggestion: Use Wheat Germ Oil
In substitution for the Mineral Oil, use Wheat Germ Oil it has Vitamin E in it. Commercial soap manufacturers use Full Boil Method and several other processes to add the mineral oil. Here's what I found from a internet search about the Commercial Soap Process.
In substitution for the Mineral Oil, use Wheat Germ Oil it has Vitamin E in it. Commercial soap manufacturers use Full Boil Method and several other processes to add the mineral oil. Here's what I found from a internet search about the Commercial Soap Process.
ChrissyB
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That is an interesting link, thanks for posting Cattleyabubbles.
ChrissyB
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Like I said before, I quite like the smell of it. People have been using it for ages and ages, on babies even, to get rid of cradle cap and the like. It can't be that bad.
Why would you add Stearic Acid into your soaps? When I looked at the ingredients for Chandler's Soaps I saw it listed....
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