Garden Gives Me Joy
Well-Known Member
Trying to find oily additives that contribute to a soap's conditioning qualities. I thought about coconut milk.
However, since the milk contains the very oil that saponifies to increase the cleansing effect, is coconut milk a bad idea after all ... or are there ways of managing this issue (like increasing NaOH disount &/ superfat rate, reducing other cleansing base oils, etc?).
BTW, outside of avocado and peanut oil or peanut butter, I welcome additional additive ideas for extra conditioning.
ps. Can not find powdered coconut milk in my town, ONLY the tinned version. Happy to hear if the tinned stuff is problematic or ok!
However, since the milk contains the very oil that saponifies to increase the cleansing effect, is coconut milk a bad idea after all ... or are there ways of managing this issue (like increasing NaOH disount &/ superfat rate, reducing other cleansing base oils, etc?).
BTW, outside of avocado and peanut oil or peanut butter, I welcome additional additive ideas for extra conditioning.
ps. Can not find powdered coconut milk in my town, ONLY the tinned version. Happy to hear if the tinned stuff is problematic or ok!