Castor oil super fat or saponify

Zoeybean · Jan 17, 2016

This is from a page online..
Castor is wonderful to superfat with, but it must be saponified if you want the added bubbles it provides.
I'm confused, Does it add bubble? I thought it was more of a stabilizer and does it really have to saponify to work?
TIA:-?

shunt2011 · Jan 17, 2016

Castor stabilizes lather. I don't think I would use it as a SF as it is kind of sticky.

dixiedragon · Jan 17, 2016

My understanding is that saponified castor oil is what boosts bubbles. I've never tried to HP a batch and add the castor after the cook.

IrishLass · Jan 17, 2016

Castor on it's own doesn't produce any lather. See this video of a 100% castor soap being lathered: [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l9CX2L2hHk#t=16[/ame] But it does help to give 'body' to the lather produced by other oils such as coconut, pko, or babassu.

IrishLass

newbie · Jan 17, 2016

Wow. That is really no lather. I love how her hand language shows her surprise.

Zoeybean · Jan 17, 2016

IrishLass said:
Castor on it's own doesn't produce any lather. See this video of a 100% castor soap being lathered: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l9CX2L2hHk#t=16 But it does help to give 'body' to the lather produced by other oils such as coconut, pko, or babassu.

IrishLass

This is awesome thank you!