Is crisco palm oil?

[LotusFlowerSoap]

Adding to Nokanda's comments about palm oil, there are several suppliers who provide sustainably sourced palm. Soap Making Resource and Mountain Rose Herbs come to mind. I've also read on a forum somewhere that Soaper's Choice is, but I don't know that from them.

I've spent a bit of time in Indonesia and I have to say it is possibly the most beautiful place I've ever been to (and I've been blessed to have had the opportunity travel extensively, so I don't say that lightly). It's beauty is truly breathtaking, but you can see the damage that the palm industry doing. The Balanese people in particular are some of the most welcoming, warm and happy people I've had the privilege to meet.

I use palm oil in my soaps. I like the qualities it brings to the soap and I like that it's affordable. There is no reason to give up on it, but there's every reason in the world to make sure that what we use comes from a responsible source.

Don't mean to sound condescending or as if I'm shaking my finger at anyone. Just trying to let you know that you can use it AND ensure that the environment and wildlife who depend on it are preserved!

 

[Nokanda]

Thank you LotusFlowerSoap, that's the only point I was trying to make. There are palm oil producers who use raw materials from sustainable forests, although I'm told their products cost a bit more. You are very lucky, indeed, to have had the opportunity to visit, and see the beauty of, Indonesia.

 

[Northland Naturals]

i don't suppose anyone knows if Crisco uses sustainable palm? somehow i doubt it?

 

[honor435]

yikes dont spend 16 for a lb, you could get a gallon for 13 or 14, plus shipping of course.

 

[Hazel]

soaperschoice.com has organic sustainable palm oil - $13.65 for 7 lb.

http://www.soaperschoice.com/cgi-soaper ... 0&cart_id=

 

[RiverBerries_Soapworks]

Hi Anna!
I just made a pretty basic recipe using Crisco in substitution of Palm oil. I ran the same recipe twice using SoapCalc, once with Palm oil and once with Crisco (new formula). The recipe's total weight of oils was 16oz and the difference between the amount of lye for both recipes was of 0.01oz
So my guess is you can pretty much substitute one for the other. I recommend that you always use a lye calculator when you are making changes or doing a new recipe.

Good luck with your soapy adventures!

 

[Susie]

RiverBerries- that thread is over 5 years old. You probably won't get a reply.