EVOO vs. OO

[Tiristia]

What is the difference between "Extra Virgin Olive Oil" and plain old "Olive Oil" in making CP soaps? I have not seen any EVOO on any soap calcs I have looked at. Are they trying to just shorten the name or is OO actually the preferred ingredient? If it is does anyone know why? I have googled and all that like crazy and I can't seem to find anything on the subject.

 

[opalgirl]

Don't waste your money on EVOO. It's not necessary. OO works great. JMHO

 

[carebear]

In MY opinion, the "extra virgin" is overkill in soaping. Important on your salad, perhaps, or drizzled on bruchetta - but not in soap.

Same SAP as regular olive oil, can contribute a greenish hue to your soap (depening on the oil), but no difference in lather, texture, or any of that.

I wouldn't waste my good EVOO on soap. I eat it.

 

[mariflo]

It seems that the sap values of virgin and refined OO fall under the same category (Olive Oil) of the soap calculators, whereas Pomace takes an entry on its own.
The difference between the different grades of OO in soapmking is mentioned in a section on the smftutorials:
http://www.smftutorials.com/faq.html#Wh ... ould_I_use
http://www.fromnaturewithlove.com/resources/sapon.asp
... me thinks

 

[Tiristia]

I recently bought a bunch of EVOO for making soap. It was on sale and ended up being cheaper for a change.

 

[carebear]

that always makes me suspect that it's either old or adulterated.

if I buy EVOO, it's from Columbus Foods which I trust to test their oils.

 

[Tiristia]

I'm not worried about that in this case. It was a really good brand from the grocery store. Not mail ordered.