Soap with 100% canola oil?

[Caribbeaness]

Heya everyone!
Just wondering, has anyone made a batch of soap with 100% canola oil? I attempted it on Friday and it’s still in the mold (I just used a milk box) and it’s still soft at the top mostly. Have you tried this? How did it work out for you?

 

[shunt2011]

People have done one oil soap comparisons. If you do a search. 100% Canola is asking for trouble with DOS as well as no lather. I personally don't use Canola or Soy in my soaps. Some use HO Canola at a low percentage.

 

[Obsidian]

I have. If I remember right, it went rancid within a month.

 

[Dawni]

The highest I've gone with canola - not even the high oleic one - was 75% and it was soft and sticky for quite some time... But I really liked the lather (personal preference). It also started getting orange spots at around 6mos I think....

I did a 50% that lasted a bit longer without the DOS. Still took a bit more time to harden, but was less sticky. Still liked the lather. This is all compared to a well balanced recipe and to my high RBO soap (it's becoming my benchmark lol).

I recently did one with 20% but obviously, too soon to tell....

 

[cmzaha]

If you used HO Canola if does not make a nice single oil soap and regular Canola as a single oil soap will go Dossy pretty quickly. Although regular Canola at 20% has never given me problems.

Other single Oils I have tested are SAO which is as snotty as OO is not more so with 0 lather unless you use a lot of water after rubbing the snotty soap on your hands applying more water then working up the lather. The same applies to 100% Avocado oil. While my hands are drying after using the SAO soap they feel sticky then after drying they are a tad dry. After using the Avocado soap my hands do feel nice, but within a year I find the 100% AVO soap went dossy with 2% superfat.

 

[Microchick]

If you used HO Canola if does not make a nice single oil soap and regular Canola as a single oil soap will go Dossy pretty quickly. Although regular Canola at 20% has never given me problems.

Other single Oils I have tested are SAO which is as snotty as OO is not more so with 0 lather unless you use a lot of water after rubbing the snotty soap on your hands applying more water then working up the lather. The same applies to 100% Avocado oil. While my hands are drying after using the SAO soap they feel sticky then after drying they are a tad dry. After using the Avocado soap my hands do feel nice, but within a year I find the 100% AVO soap went dossy with 2% superfat.

What is meant by "dossy"? I have a friend currently testing 100% avocado oil soaps and so far she loves them.

 

[DeeAnna]

Dossy = DOS = dreaded orange spots = rancidity.

 

[Microchick]

Dossy = DOS = dreaded orange spots = rancidity.

Thanx, DeeAnna! I should have been able to figure that out but wasn't sure if it was a colloquial term.
Merry Christmas!

 

[DawninWA]

It actually makes a really nice liquid soap, if you wanted to venture into the liquid soap realm (if you haven't yet)