hydrogenated castor oil

[clpsoaps]

I have been a member of this group for years, but usually just from a voyeur point of view. As an introduction, I have owned and operated a handmade bath and body shop for about 11 years, but have made the same products for a number of years before that, and have learned a lot from many of you over the years, and now I have a question that hopefully one of you can answer.

I purchased some hydrogenated castor oil from someone who is now out of business. I can't remember why I purchased it (getting old), or what to do with it. I'm assuming that it is not interchangeable with liquid castor oil?? Does anyone know that for sure? If it isn't interchangeable, anyone know what the heck I can do with it! Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[MOGal70]

Did a quick search and saw that it is listed on one supply site as an emulsifier, and they give a sample recipe for hair gel using it. http://www.makingcosmetics.com/Solvents-Stabilizers/PEG-40-Hydrogenated-Castor-Oil-p2152.html

 

[Robert]

I purchased some hydrogenated castor oil from someone who is now out of business. I can't remember why I purchased it (getting old), or what to do with it. I'm assuming that it is not interchangeable with liquid castor oil?? Does anyone know that for sure? If it isn't interchangeable, anyone know what the heck I can do with it! Thanks in advance for your help.

It won't be exactly interchangeable--the saponification number will be tiny pinch higher--and I doubt it'd have the anti-irritant quality of castor oil, but it could still be used for soap if that's what you want. It'd release more glycerine than other oils because a lot of castor oil is diglyceride rather than triglyceride.

 

[clpsoaps]

Well, it does have the consistency of really thick hair gel. I fixed my problem. I threw it away. Decided I didn't want to use something that I really didn't know what it was. Thanks for the replies.

 

[Robert]

Did a quick search and saw that it is listed on one supply site as an emulsifier, and they give a sample recipe for hair gel using it. http://www.makingcosmetics.com/Solvents-Stabilizers/PEG-40-Hydrogenated-Castor-Oil-p2152.html

That's not hydrogenated castor oil, that's a PEG ester/ether of hydrogenated castor oil, a.k.a. ethoxylated hydrogenated castor oil.