quick oil question

Jackofhearts · Dec 22, 2014

Hello all!

So, where I work (Trader Joe's) we just got in some Red Palm Oil in a 1 pound jar similar to our coconut oil. Can anyone tell me something about this stuff? I would like to try it in soapmaking. In soapcalc, they list palm oil and red palm butter. How do I tell which one this is?

Any help would be wonderful!

Thanks!

Susie · Dec 22, 2014

Call or email the company, and ask them. Or look it up online. You aren't giving enough details for us to know.

The Efficacious Gentleman · Dec 22, 2014

Apparently (according to the internet) palm and red palm have the same SAP value, so you should be able to use Palm on soapcalc.

I just checked on soapcalc, both red palm butter and palm oil have the same SAP value there, so it goes some way to confirming.

osso · Dec 22, 2014

Yep, I have used it as part of my total palm oil. At just 6%, the soap will be orange. Keep that in mind!

soapsydaisy · Dec 25, 2014

I like red Palm oil at 3% for a natural yellow color. Anymore than that and your soap will look like cheese.

xraygrl · Dec 25, 2014

I have used red palm oil before. It soaped just like regular palm oil. I knew it would have a yellow/orange color in the finished soap so I used it with a citrus eo blend.

Dahila · Dec 25, 2014

I used it few days ago frying and everything was orange color, meat, veggies,everything. They say 1.5 l in costo I believe 4 backs............
It could stain the skin

Relle · Dec 26, 2014

I can't remember the percentage I put in this but it had red palm in it for colouring and it doesn't stain the skin.

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