Soap making renee benoit california i was going to make shea butter soap this week but then i realized i didn t have the castor oil additive so i changed plans and made 100 coconut oil soap.
Coconut oil for soap making price.
I love the smell of coconut i use it often and i have a great coconut oil soap recipe to share with you using the cold process method.
A non hydrogenated refined vegetable fat of lauric origin.
It produces a hard bar with lots of lather.
Experiment making a 100 coconut oil soap with a 20 superfat and you might be surprised at the results.
When making shampoo bars coconut oil can be used at up to 100 but a little added castor oil is a nice thing to have.
An important ingredient in cold process soaps.
The solid oil is somewhat greasy if applied to the skin but will absorb nicely leaving a protective barrier on the skin.
Substitution for coconut oil in soap.
Olive oil palm oil and coconut oil are all well known soap making oils that create a good quality soap especially when mixed with other oils that have other properties.
All of the soap recipes in sandy maine s book the soap book are made with 44 vegetable shortening crisco 28 coconut and 28 olive oil.
Coconut oil is often the soap maker s first choice oil as it creates a lovely hard white soap.
Please be aware that this is a refined product and therefore does not have a.
Like all soap making oils except olive it s not a great oil to use alone but combining it with olive and coconut makes a good stable bubbly moisturizing bar of soap.
Babassu oil has similar properties to coconut oil in soap.
Coconut oil in solid form is ideal for soap making.