mhawk85 Well-Known Member Joined Aug 28, 2014 Messages 69 Reaction score 37 Oct 1, 2014 #1 Im interested in making a soap that doesn't include coconut oil and Palm oil. It will be Olive oil and lard. Has anyone tried this?
Im interested in making a soap that doesn't include coconut oil and Palm oil. It will be Olive oil and lard. Has anyone tried this?
fuzz-juzz Well-Known Member Joined Dec 14, 2013 Messages 869 Reaction score 491 Location Australia Oct 1, 2014 #2 I make facial soap with olive oil, lard and a little bit of castor oil for bubbles. Recipe makes lovely white hard bar.
I make facial soap with olive oil, lard and a little bit of castor oil for bubbles. Recipe makes lovely white hard bar.
Ellacho Supporting Member Joined Dec 11, 2013 Messages 1,136 Reaction score 543 Location Northern CA Oct 1, 2014 #3 Try a ratio of 90% olive & 10% castor. It makes a nice and mild soap.
mhawk85 Well-Known Member Joined Aug 28, 2014 Messages 69 Reaction score 37 Oct 1, 2014 #4 Thanks. Im still getting used to the numbers on soap calc and it gave me a 0 on cleansing which bothered me since I know soap cleans.
Thanks. Im still getting used to the numbers on soap calc and it gave me a 0 on cleansing which bothered me since I know soap cleans.
DeeAnna Supporting Member Joined Feb 20, 2013 Messages 14,980 Reaction score 24,425 Location USA Oct 1, 2014 #5 See this post of mine: http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showpost.php?p=383997&postcount=17
kmarvel Well-Known Member Joined May 7, 2014 Messages 472 Reaction score 124 Location Hereford, AZ Oct 2, 2014 #6 DeeAnna said: See this post of mine: http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showpost.php?p=383997&postcount=17 Click to expand... DeeAnna, what a great breakdown of soap values!!!! I copied it into a word document for myself. Thank you so much. :clap: :clap: :clap:
DeeAnna said: See this post of mine: http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showpost.php?p=383997&postcount=17 Click to expand... DeeAnna, what a great breakdown of soap values!!!! I copied it into a word document for myself. Thank you so much. :clap: :clap: :clap:
mhawk85 Well-Known Member Joined Aug 28, 2014 Messages 69 Reaction score 37 Oct 2, 2014 #7 Omg. That is a great post. Really helped a ton. Thanks alot
IrishLass Staff member Admin Moderator Joined Feb 11, 2008 Messages 18,204 Reaction score 11,940 Location Right here, silly! Oct 2, 2014 #8 DeeAnna, that post is ingenious! IrishLass