olive oil vs olive oil pomace

[DWinMadison]

What's the difference in the two from a soaping perspective? They seem to identical in values.

 

[amd]

Doing a search in the forum, I found this slightly old thread from 2015:
https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/what-is-the-difference-between-olive-oil-and-pomace.52797/

A search for threads in the last year:
https://www.soapmakingforum.com/search/3877275/?q=olive+oil+pomace&o=relevance&c[date]=1525154400

You might find those helpful and save others some time.

 

[Lin19687]

years ago the Pomace was cheaper but it is not now.

 

[DWinMadison]

years ago the Pomace was cheaper but it is not now.

Aw, man, and I like cheap so much better!

 

[dibbles]

Pomace traces faster.

 

[atiz]

I have only soaped with pomace once and it was a 100% pomace soap, but it traced super fast.

 

[Mobjack Bay]

According to the Essential Depot website, “A high level of unsaponifiables (portions of the oil that don't react with the lye to form soap) in Pomace gives a faster trace.“

 

[Zany_in_CO]

Pomace is higher in acidity than other OOs -- that's why it's recommended for soaping vs EVOO which is lowest in acidity, tastes better and is therefore best for consumption.

 

[earlene]

I use pomace for faster trace. But my local grocer doesn't carry it anymore, so I probably won't be using it much anymore unless I choose to order it from Soaper's Choice. But I do like it for Castile soap and when I start to run out of Castile soaps, I'll probably order more.