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[USER=22120]@Zany_in_CO[/USER]: I consider this lil' experiment a full success! I wasn't surprised that a 16% superfat castor-only soap comes out awkward. Honestly, I had expected this a lot earlier.Maybe this answers my initial question: “Why isn't everyone adding Castor oil late in hot-process LS cooking?” – Because castor is no silver bullet that allows you to be sloppy with LS recipe math! Castor can do impressive things, but dose wisely, since it also can ruin your recipe. My part was (and will be) to clarify how it can ruin your recipe.[USER=46491]@GemstonePony[/USER]: Am I understanding your idea correctly that you propose to superfat LS with castor? That was essentially my initial question, and I'm still wondering as well if “my brain just missed it”.2% of (nearly) anything wouldn't make a lot of difference at all, just like with solid soap. It's about the typical tolerance of KOH purity, and what common LS recipes withstand with arbitrary lye discount/superfat anyway. My point/question/discovery was that with castor, you can exceed this “unwritten law” to some extent, without impairing clarity (the impact on skinfeel needs to be tested separately).
[USER=22120]@Zany_in_CO[/USER]: I consider this lil' experiment a full success! I wasn't surprised that a 16% superfat castor-only soap comes out awkward. Honestly, I had expected this a lot earlier.
Maybe this answers my initial question: “Why isn't everyone adding Castor oil late in hot-process LS cooking?” – Because castor is no silver bullet that allows you to be sloppy with LS recipe math! Castor can do impressive things, but dose wisely, since it also can ruin your recipe. My part was (and will be) to clarify how it can ruin your recipe.
[USER=46491]@GemstonePony[/USER]: Am I understanding your idea correctly that you propose to superfat LS with castor? That was essentially my initial question, and I'm still wondering as well if “my brain just missed it”.
2% of (nearly) anything wouldn't make a lot of difference at all, just like with solid soap. It's about the typical tolerance of KOH purity, and what common LS recipes withstand with arbitrary lye discount/superfat anyway. My point/question/discovery was that with castor, you can exceed this “unwritten law” to some extent, without impairing clarity (the impact on skinfeel needs to be tested separately).
