Good Recipe?

[Little-Bits-N-Pieces]

Hey everyone! I'm just now getting back into making soap, last time I ever made any was a very long time ago, I have made a few batches since then though and they turned out pretty well, but still not quite what I'm looking for.
I'm looking for a soap that will have a thick, creamy lather as opposed to more bubbly.
Does this seem like it would be good for that?


And does this seem like it would be a good dual purpose bar for a shampoo bar & body soap? Thanks!

 

[RhondaJ]

Some basic recipes I use to get a nice, long lasting bar that gives a wonderfully creamy lather are...

50% lard
25 % Olive Oil
17% Coconut
8% Castor

If you're not a fan of using lard

Palm 45%
Olive 30%
Coconut 17%
Castor 8%

both make a nice bar of soap with creamy lather

 

[Obsidian]

Your first recipe should give you what you want but the second won't. A shampoo bar needs to be low cleansing, high conditioning. This is the shampoo recipe I started with, you can replace the soy with coconut to make it a bit more cleansing. It will be a nice body bar too unless you have oily skin.

http://www.evernote.com/l/ANil6ha2lgpBGKfYh8zA1s8UDdpShPHYJic/

 

[Little-Bits-N-Pieces]

Thank you for the recipes, I'll have to try them!

So with the shampoo bar recipe in the link, since it's so soft does it "melt" in the shower faster? How long does it take to unmold?

 

[Obsidian]

It does melt fairly quickly compared to other bars, I make sure it can dry out between uses. I'm able to unmold in about 12 hours.