Cracks in Tallow Soap

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[Milla]

I think it's called wet cracking and has to do with the tallow. Getting wet and drying will cause the cracking. There's a US patent for a bar soap having improved resistance to cracking for a 60%-85% tallow bar. Apparently it's a common problem!

 

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[Milla]

Are you open to using lard? 50% tallow, 25% lard, 12.5% CO and OO? I think the cracking also had something to do with the remainder of the test batches containing coconut oil.

Here's a recipe I found. Just a thought! Good luck!


50% tallow
18% coconut oil
14% olive oil
9% palm oil or lard
9% cocoa butter

 

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[Guest]

That is interesting , I have never heard of this issue before .

Kitn

 

[IrishLass]

That is interesting , I have never heard of this issue before .

Kitn

Same here. I make a 65% tallow soap with no cracking issues, but I don't have coconut oil in it, so maybe that's why? It's just tallow, olive oil and castor oil.

IrishLass

 

[Milla]

Maybe it's not common! It must be the coconut oil then. hmmmm

 

[ChrissyB]

I think Pikachu jumped on it and cracked it.
He didn't want to tell you~

 

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