Most of my friends and family, including my hubby, say that they would like a soap that lathers more. I've tried several different recipes. I'd like to try this but wanted opinions on what you think the lather might be. I think they are looking for fluffy vs creamy.
The recipes:
Apricot Kernal 3%
Castor Oil 6%
Coconut (76 deg, solid) 15%
Babassu 15%
Palm 20%
Canola 5%
Olive pomace 30%
Palm Kernel 6%
The numbers:
Hardness 44
Cleansing 24
Conditioning 54
Bubbly 30
Creamy 25
Iodine 54
INS 156
Lauric 18
Myristic 7
Palmitic 16
Stearic 3
Ricinoleic 5
Oleic 39
Linoleic 8
Linolenic 1
From what I've read, and correct me if I'm wrong, Lauric and Myristic would indicate fluffy lather, and Palmitic and Stearic indicate creamy lather. So with lauric/myristic being 25 and palmitic/stearic 19, would they almost cancel each other out with the fluffy part being just a little more than the creamy part? Should I reduce the palm and make it more coconut/babassu?
I also add sugar water to my soap - thought I'd mention that.
Thanks for any input.
The recipes:
Apricot Kernal 3%
Castor Oil 6%
Coconut (76 deg, solid) 15%
Babassu 15%
Palm 20%
Canola 5%
Olive pomace 30%
Palm Kernel 6%
The numbers:
Hardness 44
Cleansing 24
Conditioning 54
Bubbly 30
Creamy 25
Iodine 54
INS 156
Lauric 18
Myristic 7
Palmitic 16
Stearic 3
Ricinoleic 5
Oleic 39
Linoleic 8
Linolenic 1
From what I've read, and correct me if I'm wrong, Lauric and Myristic would indicate fluffy lather, and Palmitic and Stearic indicate creamy lather. So with lauric/myristic being 25 and palmitic/stearic 19, would they almost cancel each other out with the fluffy part being just a little more than the creamy part? Should I reduce the palm and make it more coconut/babassu?
I also add sugar water to my soap - thought I'd mention that.
Thanks for any input.
