How are you offsetting the cost of Olive Oil?

[Simple Suds]

RBO can oxidize faster, which causes faster tracing. Be sure it is very fresh, and consider adding ROE immediately upon purchase.

Thank you for suggestion! What is ROE? Is it like lotion crafters ox blox

 

[AliOop]

ROE = rosemary oleoresin (not to be confused with rosemary essential oil. It is used in very small amounts as an antioxidant to prevent/limit rancidity in oils. You can read more about it here.

 

[katili]

I'm leaning more heavily into lard soaps, and replacing 10% of my olive oil with avocado oil.. hard to believe that's cheaper now! I like the feel of lard soap better than an heavy OO soap anyway though so I would do that even if OO prices magically came back down.

 

[Relle]

I looked at the price of avocado oil and it's $16.50 a litre, too expensive, OO is cheaper.

 

[KiwiMoose]

I looked at the price of avocado oil and it's $16.50 a litre, too expensive, OO is cheaper.

$28 per litre here - very expensive.

 

[MelissaG]

That's the problem. OO went up and people started buying other oils so they went up too. Very frustrating. My next soap I have planned will be 3 oz OO and the remaining amount that would have been OO is going to be lard. Have to bring the costs down.

 

[ladeebird]

I have tried sunflower oil in my last two batches. They are curing now, so we'll see in 4 weeks. I have also found OO on Amazon Fresh for $10 for 51oz in NYC, which is better than Walmart which was $18 for 51 oz.

 

[MelissaG]

I have tried sunflower oil in my last two batches. They are curing now, so we'll see in 4 weeks. I have also found OO on Amazon Fresh for $10 for 51oz in NYC, which is better than Walmart which was $18 for 51 oz.

I just checked amazon for that and it says there was no olive oil found.

 

[Relle]

I looked at the price of avocado oil and it's $16.50 a litre, too expensive, OO is cheaper.

Misread the quantity, there was a price drop to $14..50 but it's only 500ml, so $29.00 for 1 litre. Definately not getting it.

 

[ladeebird]

I just checked amazon for that and it says there was no olive oil found.

This is the one I purchased: https://a.co/d/15EeoEu

Hope that helps

 

[ewhitake]

I e been experimenting with high oleic sunflower oil and/or lard and tallow. I’ve been getting some really good bars!! I actually like them better than the ones I’ve made with OO.

 

[Vicki C]

I e been experimenting with high oleic sunflower oil and/or lard and tallow. I’ve been getting some really good bars!! I actually like them better than the ones I’ve made with OO.

I feel the same way, I have 100% switched to HO sunflower.

 

[SideDoorSoaps]

I started subbing in HO Sunflower or RBO for 10% of the olive oil now from 38% to 28%…still spendy! I just read an article though about cocoa and sugar products going up in pricing

 

[Ephemerella]

I started subbing in HO Sunflower or RBO for 10% of the olive oil now from 38% to 28%…still spendy! I just read an article though about cocoa and sugar products going up in pricing

Holy smokes!!! I'm so glad you said something... the price of cocoa butter has SKYROCKETED!

The 5lb bag is literally $100 more than I paid less than 2 months ago.
https://www.brambleberry.com/shop-by-product/ingredients/butters/deodorized-cocoa-butter-wafers/V000525.html#q=cocoa+butter&lang=default&start=1

Oh my my my, cocoa butter is really important to my product lines, yikes!

Can anyone recommend a good sub for cocoa butter? For both soap and skin?

 

[justsomeguy]

Oh my my my, cocoa butter is really important to my product lines, yikes!

Can anyone recommend a good sub for cocoa butter? For both soap and skin?

I'm switching to mango butter in my soap and giving up on it in lotions/creams/butters. I refuse to pass on a 258% increase in costs

 

[ewhitake]

Holy smokes!!! I'm so glad you said something... the price of cocoa butter has SKYROCKETED!

The 5lb bag is literally $100 more than I paid less than 2 months ago.
https://www.brambleberry.com/shop-by-product/ingredients/butters/deodorized-cocoa-butter-wafers/V000525.html#q=cocoa+butter&lang=default&start=1

Oh my my my, cocoa butter is really important to my product lines, yikes!

Can anyone recommend a good sub for cocoa butter? For both soap and skin?

I started expensive and kind of stayed that way. My lotions have Kokum or illipe butters. The good thing is my recipes take less of these than cocoa butter. I don’t sell. Just make for myself and family so maybe coming from a different direction

 

[SideDoorSoaps]

Holy smokes!!! I'm so glad you said something... the price of cocoa butter has SKYROCKETED!

The 5lb bag is literally $100 more than I paid less than 2 months ago.
https://www.brambleberry.com/shop-by-product/ingredients/butters/deodorized-cocoa-butter-wafers/V000525.html#q=cocoa+butter&lang=default&start=1

Oh my my my, cocoa butter is really important to my product lines, yikes!

Can anyone recommend a good sub for cocoa butter? For both soap and skin?

I get most of my base oils/butters from Soaper’s Choice except for Olive oil. I snagged a 10lb box of organic cocoa butter in November and I’m hoping it will last the rest of this year because yeah, the prices hurt!

I like shea or mango butter but they are creamier than cocoa butter. Maybe bassabu.

 

[MelissaG]

Well, I made my first batch with mostly lard and taking the OO down to 3 oz. It's still soft, but I like how this is doing is comparison to the sunflower oil. Honestly been thinking of starting to put my soap in the freezer to see if it will come out of the mold smoother. I always have the same problem no matter what I do, even if I wait a week to unmold it. It sticks on the bottom of the silicon mold because it's too soft. And it doesn't seem to matter the recipe I use, unless it's almost all coconut oil.

 

[justsomeguy]

Well, I made my first batch with mostly lard and taking the OO down to 3 oz. It's still soft, but I like how this is doing is comparison to the sunflower oil. Honestly been thinking of starting to put my soap in the freezer to see if it will come out of the mold smoother. I always have the same problem no matter what I do, even if I wait a week to unmold it. It sticks on the bottom of the silicon mold because it's too soft. And it doesn't seem to matter the recipe I use, unless it's almost all coconut oil.

Try greasing the mold with a thin layer of mineral oil. It won't saponify and the soap should slide right out.

 

[dibbles]

@MelissaG I can’t remember - do you gel your soap?