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[MegMatt927]

Hey everyone,

I wanted to see if I could get your thoughts on a recipe I'd like to try out.
I've created my own recipes before, but I got somewhat discouraged as my recipes were softer than I wanted & lacking in lather. After making some "tried and true" recipes I found online, I'd like to get back on track to formulating my own.

What I have is:
CO 30%
OO 25%
PO 20%
Cocoa Butter 10%
Sweet Almond Oil 10%
Castor Oil 5%

Superfatted at 5%

The numbers look pretty good on soapcalc as far as I know, but so did the duds I came up with...

Any advice is greatly appreciated, Thanks in advance!!

 

[chicklet]

That amount of coconut oil might make the soap feel drying (stripping too many oils from the skin), especially with just a 5% SF. If you've used that much before and you like how it feels, then go for it.

 

[dagmar88]

Cocoa butter kinda kills large fluffy bubbles. If you want to use it, I'd go for 5%.
I'd either lower the coconut to around 20-22. That amount combined with the palm will still give you a nice hard bar with good lather. Or go for a higher superfat.
I find that using 8% of castor instead of 5 makes quite a big difference in lather.

 

[MegMatt927]

Thanks for your suggestions!
With some tweaking, this is what I've come up with:

OO 35%
CO 23%
PO 20%
Almond Oil 9%
Castor Oil 8%
Cocoa Butter 5%
Superfat 6%

The numbers on soap calc come pretty close to a Palm Free Recipe I've been enjoying.
Let me know if this looks any better.

 

[kharmon320]

That looks like a good one! Try it and let us know.

 

[dagmar88]