Can I refrigerate oils?

[Jen74]

Hi everyone. Just wondering is it safe to refrigerate palm oil and palm kernel oils to add longer shelf life?

 

[Obsidian]

Yes it is. I actually freeze my butters with no adverse affects

 

[AlexanderMakesSoap]

Yes! We keep many of our oils refrigerated. Keep in mind that some will solidify and/or seperate a bit though - this won't harm them, but you'll want to warm them up and give them a shake before using them.

 

[Jen74]

Yes! We keep many of our oils refrigerated. Keep in mind that some will solidify and/or seperate a bit though - this won't harm them, but you'll want to warm them up and give them a shake before using them.

How do you warm them prior to using them?

 

[Obsidian]

How do you warm them prior to using them?

A bowl of warm water or just let them sit at room temp for a couple hours.

 

[AlexanderMakesSoap]

How do you warm them prior to using them?

We just let them sit out at room temp for a little bit, but a warm water bath would work well too.

We also keep a bit out for daily use, but leave the gallon jugs in the fridge.

 

[earlene]

It really does depend on the environment of both the fridge/freezer and your soaping or thawing area. My Full Freezer will solidify just about anything, whereas my refrigerator's freezer can't compete with the standing freezer. So thawing anything from it takes quite a lot longer. Thawing in winter here takes longer than thawing in summer, obviously related to the environmental temperatures.