Substitute for palm oil?

[fabiola]

I am anxious to start my first batch, but all my easy recipes call for palm oil, which I don't find locally, does anyone know about a chain store that carries palm oil? If not, what can I use as a substitute? I am making hand mill soap to start into the hobby....

 

[Saswede]

I don't use palm oil at all - and for your first batch, you want to keep it simple anyway. So if you can get olive and coconut oils, you're set. Try 15-25% CO, and make up the rest with the OO. It's a simple, but good recipe that will be fine to use after 4-6 weeks (if you use CP), but it will get better and better with a longer cure ...... If you want to add any other oils, you could consider around 5% castor oil to add to the creaminess of the lather.

Just be sure to run the final recipe with the weight of the oils you plan to use through a lye calculator like Soapcalc, and keep your batch fairly small (about 1kg or 2lb should be fine).


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[fabiola]

Thank you, I already got the other oils and I will substitute them and see what happens...

 

[Nevada]

Olive Oil 50%
Lard 38% (sub for Palm oil)
Coconut Oil 12%
SF 8%

 

[fabiola]

So, can use lard in any recipe that calls for palm oil? and what would be the difference between a soap with lard and a soap with palm oil?

 

[lsg]

The new Crisco shortening has palm in it.

http://www.crisco.com/products/ProductDetail.aspx?GroupID=17&ProdID=315

 

[fabiola]

The new Crisco shortening has palm in it.

http://www.crisco.com/products/ProductDetail.aspx?GroupID=17&ProdID=315

Thank you, you guys answered my questions...

 

[roseb]

Whole Foods sell it under the brand name Spectrum. It's in their baking section. It's also sustainable!

 

[cmzaha]

The new Crisco shortening has palm in it.

http://www.crisco.com/products/ProductDetail.aspx?GroupID=17&ProdID=315

Smart & Final has a shortening that is 100% palm. Lard will easily take the place of palm. Palm is considered Vegetable Tallow. You can use lard in any recipe and I happen to love lard soap

 

[hlee]

I second that lard is a great sub for palm.

 

[fabiola]

Thank you all, I made about 30 different soaps wit lard and they came great...

 

[Stinkydancer]

I second that lard is a great sub for palm.

No offense but gross...Lard gave me DOS in every batch I tried it with.

You don't need Palm or Lard to make a good batch of soap, just work on your recipe and do your research on what certain oils bring to the table.

 

[kryse13]

No offense but gross...Lard gave me DOS in every batch I tried it with.

Good think my lard bars already have orange spots so then no one will notice! he he he

 

[Serenity]

I agree with the poster who said 25% coconut, 75% olive oil. That makes a really nice soap and is nice and simple.

I've been making soap for five years and have never used palm oil. I mostly use olive oil (40-80%), coconut (15-30%), the remainder something economical like sunflower oil or rice bran oil (up to 20%) and a little bit of shea or cocoa butter (5-10%).

Have fun!