onelittlemoose
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So way back when I asked about degreasing hand soap suggestions:
http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=46588
Regrettably, my test batch has not been as degreasing as I'd hoped.
Gave some demo bars to mechanics and the like. Professional mechanics say it's rather useless (they were more polite, but that was the gist). Weekend/hobby grease monkeys say it's ok.
Here was the recipe:
Water 243 g
Lye 114 g
Coconut oil (76 degree) 256 g
Lard 256 g
Canola oil 192 g
Olive Oil 96 g
Sweet Orange EO 16 g
Cedarwood EO 5 g
Activated Charcoal 10 g (rate of 15 g per kg of oils)
Pumice 22 grams (rate of just over 1/4 cup per kg of oils)
Superfat at 6%
EOs were mixed with the olive oil first to help retain the orange.
The result was a fairly black-coloured soap. But not effective enough at degreasing. I'm calling it a "light duty" degreasing soap for now, but any ideas on how to make it heavier duty?
http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=46588
Regrettably, my test batch has not been as degreasing as I'd hoped.
Here was the recipe:
Water 243 g
Lye 114 g
Coconut oil (76 degree) 256 g
Lard 256 g
Canola oil 192 g
Olive Oil 96 g
Sweet Orange EO 16 g
Cedarwood EO 5 g
Activated Charcoal 10 g (rate of 15 g per kg of oils)
Pumice 22 grams (rate of just over 1/4 cup per kg of oils)
Superfat at 6%
EOs were mixed with the olive oil first to help retain the orange.
The result was a fairly black-coloured soap. But not effective enough at degreasing. I'm calling it a "light duty" degreasing soap for now, but any ideas on how to make it heavier duty?