I am back :)

[MeadowHillFarmCT]

Lost power for a week after Irene. Computer had virus and needed a new hard drive.

Finally back at making soap - I've missed you guys....

Ok... For my questions.
I finally ordered Shea and Castor and want to incorporate.

This is what I am thinking.

Vegetable tallow 10%
CO 22%
PO 20%
OO 32%
RBO 8%
Shea butter 3%
Castor Oil 5%

Properties...

-------------------------Target---------Batch
Hardness-----------------29-54--------36
Cleansing----------------12-22--------15
Condition-----------------44-69--------51
Bubbly--------------------14-46--------20
Creamy-------------------16-48--------26
Iodine Lower/Harder-----41-70------55
INS Higher/Harder----136-165------133
Lauric---------------------------0------11
Myristic-------------------------1------4
Palmitic-------------------------9------17
Stearic-------------------------15------4
Ricinoleic------------------------0------5
Oleic----------------------------58------37
Linoleic-------------------------16------9
Linolenic-------------------------0------1
Sat : ------Unsat

 

[carebear]

rice bran and olive are essentially the same in soap, so I'd not put in that much of them combined. it's akin to 40% olive oil. nothing wrong with 40% olive oil, but then you won't get kick ass lather. I personally would take out that RBO and add 3% of it to the shea butter and the remainder to the CO.

 

[MeadowHillFarmCT]

Thanks for the advice....

I have been trying to get the cleansing number down because it makes my fingers wrinkle...

 

[carebear]

tried increasing your lye discount?

 

[MeadowHillFarmCT]

I SF at 8% and use 36% GM to oil.

 

[nattynoo]

Welcome back. I wondered where u got too.

 

[MeadowHillFarmCT]

thanks...

at least someone missed me lol

 

[Lindy]

You can get a wonderful rich lather with 70% OO (you can split that up to add your Rice Bran), 20% CO, 5% Castor Oil & 5% Cocoa Butter. It's not going to be huge bubbles but it is thick, rich and really moisturizing and would be even better with the GM..... Don't be afraid of high OO soaps, they are amazing on your skin.

Welcome back.

 

[PrairieCraft]

New goat babies in your profile pic? Can we have more goat pics, pleeease?

 

[Bubbles Galore]

Welcome back. What a pain to lose your hard drive.

 

[tryanything]

Lindy, How long would that soap need to cure for? I thought they had to cure longer with OO over 50ish %? This upcoming weekend I want to make a goatsmilk soap for my mother for christmas.

 

[AmyW]

You can get a wonderful rich lather with 70% OO (you can split that up to add your Rice Bran), 20% CO, 5% Castor Oil & 5% Cocoa Butter. It's not going to be huge bubbles but it is thick, rich and really moisturizing and would be even better with the GM..... Don't be afraid of high OO soaps, they are amazing on your skin.

Welcome back.

That's great to hear, one of my recent batches was similar (70% OO with CO and castor).

Welcome back Ruth

 

[Lynnz]

Welcome back Now I tried RBO and found that it caused my recipe to trace quicker so I deleted it from the equation as mine comes to trace fairly quickly as it is.

 

[MeadowHillFarmCT]

Awe - feeling the love.

Hard Drive - luckily I backed up all my files on a USB stick so I didn't loose all my receipe and soap files..

I like the RBO but use it in small % and love how it has added to my soap. My aged (47yo) skin has responded. Less lines and have been told my skin is "glowing". Now that could have been when I was having a hot flash but I'll take it..

I think I will try a batch with my first calculations. I wonder what the shea and castor will add to my soap.