How many oils??

[My3monkees]

I dug out my old binder today. I don't think I ever made the same one twice! :razz: No actually I did, I had my favorites and best sellers. But I also did alot of experimenting. LOL I realized most of mine had 6-8 oils in them. I think I need to scale back the amount and types of oils. I think alot of my soaps were a little heavy on the coconut. I always wanted to be sure I had everything in the recommended ranges. So to get my cleansing high enough, I would use the coconut oil. What is the average amount of oils people use? Its been 4 yrs. since I've soaped, I feel like a complete newbie again! Just not terrified of the lye this time around! LOL

 

[Candybee]

Depends on the recipe so the amount of fats I use varies from one recipe to the next. But on average, I use anywhere from 4-7 oils of the majority. For the castiles, bastiles, laundry, and salt bars I may use from 1-4.

 

[Obsidian]

My basic recipe has 4 oils and my salt bars generally have 2. I do occasionally make a specialty bar with 4-7 oils but thats usually just to use up small quantities when my bottles are nearly empty.

 

[judymoody]

My go-to recipe has five oils - CO, PO, OO, castor, and whatever butter I have on hand (cocoa, mango, shea, etc.) I've done as many as 8 and as few as 3 and this is a nice happy medium for me.

 

[Relle]

I have 6.

 

[The Efficacious Gentleman]

Between 3 to 5 for me.

 

[Carty812]

I second 3-5 anymore and I get confused and forget which ones I already added, lol.

 

[lsg]

My favorite combination is Coconut Oil, Palm Oil, Castor Oil and either Rice Bran Oil or Olive Oil. I also like the combination of Coconut Oil, Lard and Castor Oil

 

[Susie]

4-Lard, OO, CO, Castor. And I could probably do without the castor if I add sugar.

 

[Genny]

My base recipe has 6 oils.