spenny92
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I'm trying to formulate a new recipe which doesn't contain palm oil, and preferably avoiding animal fats too. I do use lard in my goat's milk soaps, since I'm already using animal products with the milk. But for the rest of my soaps, I'd like them to be vegan friendly. If I have to, I can use beef/sheep dripping for this one but I have no idea if it's suitable or soaping or how it would behave.
I'm really struggling to get the numbers right in SoapCalc. I do have shea butter and cocoa butter ordered, but I'd like to test a batch of beer soap today and the only ingredients I have to hand are: olive oil pomace, coconut oil, rice bran oil, castor oil and sweet almond oil. If I can't get the recipe to look right, then I'll just wait until the butters arrive... But, I'm impatient! :thumbdown:
Every time I try and up the RBO, the iodine number shoots up and I'm worried it might cause DOS or rancidity. I can't up the olive too much as I actually don't have a lot of it, whereas I have a litre of RBO.
I've played around on SoapCalc and this is the recipe I'm considering. Tweaks and feedback much appreciated. I'm a new soaper and have made around 8-9 batches now, primarily with lard/goat's milk. This is my first time using RBO.
I'm really struggling to get the numbers right in SoapCalc. I do have shea butter and cocoa butter ordered, but I'd like to test a batch of beer soap today and the only ingredients I have to hand are: olive oil pomace, coconut oil, rice bran oil, castor oil and sweet almond oil. If I can't get the recipe to look right, then I'll just wait until the butters arrive... But, I'm impatient! :thumbdown:
Every time I try and up the RBO, the iodine number shoots up and I'm worried it might cause DOS or rancidity. I can't up the olive too much as I actually don't have a lot of it, whereas I have a litre of RBO.
I've played around on SoapCalc and this is the recipe I'm considering. Tweaks and feedback much appreciated. I'm a new soaper and have made around 8-9 batches now, primarily with lard/goat's milk. This is my first time using RBO.