soapfanbaby
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Is it the same amount of lye as for regular palm oil?
Anyone tried red palm oil?
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I have used red palm oil, yes. The color of the soap turned out an off yellow.
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Thank you!
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It doesn't take much to add color. This is 5% red palm, its faded some over the months but its still a nice sunny yellow.
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Red palm is the same as PO, just without the refinement.
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I experimented with some Nutiva RPO a couple of years ago.
Because I'd read a high percentage of RPO causes orange lather, I used 10% palm, which turned the batter quite yellow. I then split batter for a three-color swirl with charcoal, and red and yellow oxides. The palm turned the red oxide orange, okay because I scented with an orange-patchouli blend.
Here's the log before I cut it:
The orange color stayed true for 6-8 months as long as kept out of light, but then faded to a pale flesh color. The yellow was still strong, so if I ever do this again, I'd use more red oxide.
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Because I'd read a high percentage of RPO causes orange lather, I used 10% palm, which turned the batter quite yellow. I then split batter for a three-color swirl with charcoal, and red and yellow oxides. The palm turned the red oxide orange, okay because I scented with an orange-patchouli blend.
Here's the log before I cut it:
The orange color stayed true for 6-8 months as long as kept out of light, but then faded to a pale flesh color. The yellow was still strong, so if I ever do this again, I'd use more red oxide.
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Your soap bars look awesome! I am thinking about making soap with shades of yellow. Thank you!
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