Poll: What is your maximum percentage of coconut in a batch?

[Consuela]

I generally use around 16%, with a SF of 5.
Except Salt Soaps...The last salt soap I did was 100%, with the same SF of 5.

 

[Kansas Farm Girl]

I had been using 18-20% then dropped it to 15-18% and now I am down to ~12% and will test that for awhile. My skin was drying out too much. I was given a bar that I loved, but my legs looked like alligator skin and started to hurt. It was 22% CO. I use a net scrubby so even the low CO% will lather up enough for me.

 

[girlishcharm2004]

I made a bar with 15% coconut oil. I'm waiting for another soap recipe with 20% to cure so I can test it out and see which I like better.

 

[user 12568]

I use no more than 20% coconut oil; otherwise, I find it too drying on my skin. Dang Canadian winters!!

 

[KSwiderski]

33% in regular soaps and I haven't tried a salt soap but the recipe my grandma uses is 100% coconut oil.

 

[Spice]

Except for "man" soaps, where I use 25% coconut, I too split with PKO for the rest of my soaps. 20% coconut - 5% pko. Seems to bubble nice and doesn't leave a "squeaky clean" feeling.

Although.... I started out with 25% coconut and no one told me personally that they felt too clean or strippy. I just changed because *I* thought that 25% felt too cleansing.

why "man" soap?

 

[Ellacho]

It depends what type of soap I am making but generally, I used it anywhere between 20% to 28% in regular soaps. For salt bar, I have used up to 100% of coconut oil with a 20% SF.

 

[goji_fries]

It depends what type of soap I am making but generally, I used it anywhere between 20% to 28% in regular soaps. For salt bar, I have used up to 100% of coconut oil with a 20% SF.

Thank you for your input, it is always valued. :wave:

 

[pamielynn]

why "man" soap?

The menfolk seem to like a more cleansing soap than I normally make.