I'm going to try soaping with tallow for the first time while I wait for my shea/meadowfoam/cocoa butter experiment to cure. Any suggestions for good starter recipe? Is it appropriate to simply replace the palm oil with an equal amount of tallow, or should I use more? Or less? (I'm talking about tallow's performance in soap, not the lye; obviously I'll re-calculate for the lye.)
A typical recipe for me is a combo of olive, coconut and palm that makes up about 88% of the oils (I play round with the ratios a bit), 4% castor, 4% butter (shea or avocado, sometimes mango seed) and 4% special superfat (such as meadowfoam, sweet almond, apricot kernel, jojoba, or shea), added after the cook.
What portions of the 88% would you suggest I use for the tallow, olive, and coconut?
Or is there another recipe entirely that you've found is good for venturing into tallow?
A typical recipe for me is a combo of olive, coconut and palm that makes up about 88% of the oils (I play round with the ratios a bit), 4% castor, 4% butter (shea or avocado, sometimes mango seed) and 4% special superfat (such as meadowfoam, sweet almond, apricot kernel, jojoba, or shea), added after the cook.
What portions of the 88% would you suggest I use for the tallow, olive, and coconut?
Or is there another recipe entirely that you've found is good for venturing into tallow?
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