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[Chappyk]

Does anyone know of an activated charcoal soap recipe just using 100% olive oil? I'd like to make men's soap using less ingredients and 100 percent olive oil seems to be the way. I'd like to avoid palm oil as I'm sure if I were to sell the bars one day, some may not wish to purchase bars with Palm oil.

 

[Saponista]

You'll need to cure 100% olive oil soap (castille) for at least a year for it to be hard enough so maybe not the best choice for sales. Have a look through the forum for castille recipes and also search for charcoal usage rates, try out a few combinations and you'll have your own recipe.

 

[Serenity]

100% olive oil soap can be a bit slimy. I would recommend adding some coconut oil and/or castor oil to give it some bubbles. What about 80% olive oil 20% coconut oil - that makes a very creamy bar but it still has some bubbles.

I would use 1 tsp ppo of activated charcoal. You could use up to 2 tsp ppo but you may get grey lather.

 

[Jerry S]

I've made a great Castile/Bastille soap in the past using 80% OO, 10%CO, 6%PO, 4% Castor. I sets up nicely and I used it after about 6 weeks. I used no FO and the bars were white...They had a nice soft creamy texture and didn't have that slimy feel that straight OO soap has..

 

[cmzaha]

Does anyone know of an activated charcoal soap recipe just using 100% olive oil? I'd like to make men's soap using less ingredients and 100 percent olive oil seems to be the way. I'd like to avoid palm oil as I'm sure if I were to sell the bars one day, some may not wish to purchase bars with Palm oil.

In 5 yrs of selling soap I have had exactly 2 question the use of palm which I use in almost all my soaps. One ended up buying a bar. The use of palm oil really adds to the longevity of a bar of soap. Lard also makes a very nice bar of soap and works to replace palm.

 

[The Efficacious Gentleman]

I've made a great Castile/Bastille soap in the past using 80% OO, 10%CO, 6%PO, 4% Castor.........

That is simply a Bastile, not in anyway a Castile.

As for the original recipe, how do you feel about lard or tallow?

 

[shunt2011]

Straight OO needs a really long cure. Ever after that some still don't like the lather as stated it can be slimy. I too would make a bastille. I use palm and have never had anyone question it. I've actually had a couple question coconut as they are allergic to it. Palm & Lard make awesome additions to soap. As for the charcoal I just add enough to give it a good color. Too much and you may end up with black lather.

 

[Jerry S]

Well....your right Gentle Man...sort of...you could say that 80% OO is 80% Castile...I hate the fact that pure Castile takes so long to cure and besides that its sort of slimy..If the Spaniards had harder oils to use in their soap 400 years ago like PKO, CO, Cocoa B, etc., they probably would have used them.
When I started making soap many years ago, lard is the only oil I used except for adding a little ammonia.

 

[The Efficacious Gentleman]

Well....your right Gentle Man...sort of...you could say that 80% OO is 80% Castile...I hate the fact that pure Castile takes so long to cure and besides that its sort of slimy..If the Spaniards had harder oils to use in their soap 400 years ago like PKO, CO, Cocoa B, etc., they probably would have used them.
When I started making soap many years ago, lard is the only oil I used except for adding a little ammonia.

I'm not saying it's not right to use harder oils and that it makes a soap that needs less of a cure/has less slime - I'm saying it's wrong to refer to anything that contains an oil other than OO as a Castile. If it has a high OO but not 100%, it is a Bastile.

 

[Shalisk]

I'm not saying it's not right to use harder oils and that it makes a soap that needs less of a cure/has less slime - I'm saying it's wrong to refer to anything that contains an oil other than OO as a Castile. If it has a high OO but not 100%, it is a Bastile.

There is someone on ebay selling soaps with the most misleading description ever.

My favorite parts include:

[FONT=&quot]"The soaps for sale here in this listing are the best [/FONT][FONT=&quot]old fashioned[/FONT][FONT=&quot] castile soaps made; "[/FONT]

Followed up by:

[FONT=&quot]**All ingredients including Palm Oil are from sustainable resources that do not harm the environment!**

[/FONT]

 

[Ruthie]

There is someone on ebay selling soaps with the most misleading description ever.

My favorite parts include:

[FONT=&quot]"The soaps for sale here in this listing are the best [/FONT][FONT=&quot]old fashioned[/FONT][FONT=&quot] castile soaps made; "[/FONT]

Followed up by:

[FONT=&quot]**All ingredients including Palm Oil are from sustainable resources that do not harm the environment!**

[/FONT]

You are correct, Shalisk. It is very misleading. Unfortunately it is more common than a well-intentioned soap maker would like to admit. And since many non-soap makers do not know the difference, it is downright sad.

 

[Shalisk]

Frankly if I knew the process (or was a soap seller myself, on ebay or anywhere else) I would report them for false advertising and misleading (And potentially harmful / dangerious) practices Some people purchase Castile soaps (Like my (now passed) aunt) because she was highly alergic to many things in 'normal' soaps

 

[The Efficacious Gentleman]

I am sorry about your Aunty, Shalisk.

Even a certain Dr sells a "Castile" where olive oil is the second oil listed! So people often accept that a Castile includes soaps with more than just Olive Oil, which is why I can get a little fanatic about it here, where we should really know better.

But back on to the original theme!

 

[Dahila]

I want to try the charcoal, so what would be the best ratio for a 1000 grams?