recipe question. EVOO-COCON76-CASTOR

[Dalziel]

ok playing around on the soap calc. what do you think of a soap recipe

EVOO 75%
COCO76 20%
castor oil 5%


breaks down in grams:

344.73g H20
124.68g Lye
680.40 EVOO
181.40 COCONUT 76
045.40 Castor Oil

2lb batch


27 hardness
13 cleansing
69 conditioning
18 bubls
18 cream lather
68 iodine
138 INS

ideas, suggestions, comments please!

TY for any input!
Dalz

 

[ChrissyB]

I would say that your hardness would be higher than the soapcalc numbers indicate, which is a good thing.

 

[heartsong]

soap

may i suggest using regular olive oil instead of evoo-it traces a little faster and is cheaper. the label will read "olive oil" buy it in clear bottles instead of the green bottles, as you can see that the oil is golden. colored bottles usually hid a greener oil, which would change ythe color of your soap. walmart's "great value" is a good choice.

and if i may suggest: 25% coconut, 65% olive oil, 5% castor, 5% steric acid. see what soap calc says.