Liquid oil weight ratio to solid oil weight?

[Jamison]

I recall reading a while ago that your solid oils (coconut, palm, etc) should be about the same as your liquid oils.

I'm within 80%. A little more liquid than solid.

 

[The Efficacious Gentleman]

I aim for no less than 40% solid in a 'normal' soap. If it's something special like a Castile, then of course rules were made to be broken!

 

[seven]

My hard oils can be up to 70% sometimes

 

[Happysoap]

my hard oils tend to be up to 70% sometimes as well. the recipe with least amount of hard oils is 30%. I can not decide which is my favorite. There is no right answer. It really depends on your recipe and the qualities you are trying to achieve.

 

[Jamison]

I aim for no less than 40% solid in a 'normal' soap. If it's something special like a Castile, then of course rules were made to be broken!

Doesn't Castile just mean olive oil soap?

 

[FlybyStardancer]

Castile is pure olive oil--that's why it breaks his "rule", as it's a soap made with only a soft oil.

 

[Jamison]

my hard oils tend to be up to 70% sometimes as well. the recipe with least amount of hard oils is 30%. I can not decide which is my favorite. There is no right answer. It really depends on your recipe and the qualities you are trying to achieve.

Totally. I just make all-around soap. Nothing specific to any certain parameter. I've used the soap I make for washing, shampoo, and to shave with for about 4 years now.

I'm just tweaking my recipe now that I need to increase the amount. I posted a feedback question about my percentages recently. Just trying to get everything dialed in before I start weighing out my ingredients.

Olive: 39%
Coconut 24%
Palm 20%
Hemp 9%
Castor 6%

Superfatted at 8%

 

[Jamison]

Castile is pure olive oil--that's why it breaks his "rule", as it's a soap made with only a soft oil.

Gotchya... Dr. Bronner's calls their soap "Pure-Castile Soap" which never made sense to me. They use coconut, palm, olive, hemp, jojoba oils.

 

[FlybyStardancer]

That's because the original Dr. Bronner was going for label appeal over accuracy.

 

[Jamison]

That's because the original Dr. Bronner was going for label appeal over accuracy.

Yeah, he was just a tad tweaked in the head.

That company did something like $64million in sales last year.