drying soap

[jnl]

i made a yogurt soap with 30% CO and 70% 00 8% SF soap on Feb 1st.
its now been a month and the soap is still drying to my skin.

will it get less drying as it ages more, or is it just too drying for me?

the recipe was taken out of the milk soapmaking book, and is listed as one of the favorites of the lady's clients.


if it wont get better over time, then i guess i will have to rebatch it. when rebatching, should i just add more oils, or should i mix it with another soap that is not drying?

 

[abc]

It's likely the high CO. Most folks on here seem to recommend 20% or less, or a much higher super fat.

 

[Susie]

It is the high coconut oil, as abc said.

As to what to do with it...you have choices.

First, you can wait. Time may smooth it out some. May is the operative word.

Second, you can rebatch it. I would not, I hate rebatching. But I am not you.

Third(my personal choice) is to grate it up and use one part grated soap to two parts new soap. I would make the new soap with something high conditioning such as lard. Use no more than 10% coconut oil, I would probably use no more than 5% coconut oil in the new batch to balance out that high CO. If you are making colored soaps, I would make the new soap a color that is a strong contrast to the old so that you can tell folks you meant to do that.

 

[Seawolfe]

That's a favorite ratio of my hubby's, but I find it too drying. Wait another month and see, I think it does mellow. Or try swapping 5% of the CO for castor oil next time.

Edit to add: Susie's idea is a good one too, use for confetti or embeds. Or even sugar scrubs.