Gryphonisle
Member
I was formulating a recipe on soap calc using Jojoba and Shea Butter (7%ea) in addition to my four base oils (Coco,Palm,Olive and Castor). Conditioning was given at rock bottom at 45 in a range of 44-69. Eventually I reduced the coco and palm oils and raised the olive and got a number in the higher forties. Finally, I lowered the Jojoba and Shea Butter from 7% to 5% and raised the olive oil, again, now to 33%. I got a 52. It would seem olive oil is doing all the work in making a conditioning bar of soap, so why bother with luxe (and pricey) oils like shea butter and jojoba? Are their conditioning values as lotions and balms making it past the lye to serve any real purpose in a bar of soap?