Canola oil question

[SoapAddict415]

Hi. SoapCalc lists 2 kinds of canola oil, high oleic & rapeseed. Is there a way to tell which kind my grocery store carries? The bottle just says 100% canola oil.

 

[petrine65]

Hello,

here in Germany, we also have the two types of Canola oil.

It is marked on the label, if it is the high oleic one.

In your case, I would say it is the "normal" Canola oil, not the high oleic.

Hope my answer will help you

Best regards
Petra

 

[sudbubblez]

unless the bottle says "high oleic" it is rapeseed. If it comes from the grocery store, its rapeseed.

 

[juliet]

Just fyi, every soap I've made with canola has got DOS. No more canola for me!

 

[SoapAddict415]

Thanks everyone! Especially for the info about DOS. I was looking to make a large batch on a budget to donate to a shelter.

 

[sudbubblez]

I'd like to know more about donating bar soap to a shelter. I would like to do this.

 

[Genny]

Just fyi, every soap I've made with canola has got DOS. No more canola for me!

Yep, same here.

 

[SoapAddict415]

Sudbubblez, idk how to donate to a shelter yet. I was going to call them when my bars were ready & ask. I don't want DOS, anyone have a suggestion on how I can do this on a budget?

 

[IrishLass]

You might still be able to use canola, but you'll want to make sure to keep the total linoleic acid content of your batch to 15% or lower. You can keep track of the linoliec content really easy if you use SoapCalc for your lye calculator. On the recipe Print-out page in the lower right corner, it tells you how much of each fatty acid is in your formula.

IrishLass

 

[SoapAddict415]

Thank you IrishLass!

 

[dirrdee]

I spoke to a friend about their church programs and they do alot of work for the homeless. They are excited to take my soap extras or those soaps that aren't pretty enough to sell. They even suggested I take the tax break and write off the cost on my taxes, altho thats not why I want to do it.

 

[new12soap]

That's great that you want to make soap to help others, and I totally get wanting to do it on a budget. If you are not opposed to animal fats, some very inexpensive options are lard (about $1.50/lb) or you can ask at the meat department for beef fat and render that into tallow. That is usually free! It just takes a bit of time. If possible ask the butcher to grind the fat for you first. HTH

And ditto, any recipe I used w canola I ended up w DOS.

 

[SoapAddict415]

Thanks dirrdee & new12soap! Those are great ideas to consider!