tempering shea butter

[GuacamoleSalad]

I found somewhere the guidance that shea butter should be heated to 175F and then cooled to 95F before using. Does it need to be by itself cooling, or could I help the cooling process (and also melt other solid fats like coconut oil) by mixing my solid fats for the recipe into the hot shea butter?

 

[dragonmaker]

You don’t need to temper shea butter before making it into soap. Just melt it like any other hard oil and cool it to the desired temperature.

 

[GuacamoleSalad]

You don’t need to temper shea butter before making it into soap. Just melt it like any other hard oil and cool it to the desired temperature.

Really? I've seen recommendations about tempering it. I'll look into it more, thank you.

 

[AliOop]

Really? I've seen recommendations about tempering it. I'll look into it more, thank you.

That’s for lotions and such - not soap

 

[GuacamoleSalad]

That’s for lotions and such - not soap

You all are the best. I found something helpful from @DeeAnna in another thread too, about making sure it's fully melted.

 

[DeeAnna]

In case others are curious, here's the thread Guac is referring to: https://www.soapmakingforum.com/thr...ng-in-crumbly-grainy-soap.90815/#post-1000240