Maximum Oleic Acid

[earlene]

Clarice, what I have noticed is that I can produce the Castile or more precisely the Oleic slime if I work hard to make it happen, but then if I wash my hands right away a second time with the same bar of soap to try and create it again, I can't seem to make it form. At least that's been my experience the few times I've tried. So I don't think it's as bad as it looks in that photo, at least in my perspective and with my recipes. But I've made the dual lye Castiles a few times, so that may be a factor as well.

Plus I don't normally go around testing soap for slime, I have to make a concerted effort to see that phenomena. If I did see that every time I used the soap, maybe it would put me off, but I don't.

 

[DeeAnna]

I agree, Earlene. It isn't hard to make oleic slime if I want to make it, but it's also fairly easy to minimize the slimy tendency. Aeration with the hands or a washcloth or a bath pouf, using warm water, using plenty of water -- all things we often do when bathing or washing at the sink are things that reduce an obvious amount of oleic slime.

The main thing I consistently notice with a high oleic soap, whether or not I perceive any slime, is the lather itself has a different quality compared to a lower oleic soap. It has a thicker syrupy texture. I use high oleic soap for wet felting and that syrupy, thick texture is a good thing.

 

[Dean]

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