What other oils do salt bars benefit from besides coconut and castor oil?

[cvallis]

I was thinking about making my first salt bar and was wondering what other oil or butter would be nice to add to a classic coconut & castor oil recipe. Was thinking about using beer as liquid too. Any suggestions from you wise soapers?

 

[jules92207]

I typically use 80% coconut oil, 5% castor, then 15% sweet almond or avocado. I SF at 20% but I know a lot of soapers like a smaller SF percentage. I just hate to feel tight/dry so it works for me.

Good luck, I love salt bars! It is easiest in individual molds if you got them. Every time I try a loaf they get too hard before I realize its time to cut.

 

[cmzaha]

I find butters and palm oil will deter lather. Avocado I do not find does anything either. It is a no miss with 90% CO, 10% Castor. I have tried many different formulas in my 5+ yrs of making salt bars and always go back to this recipe

 

[shunt2011]

I personally like 10-15% avocado in my salt bars. I have been making and using them for 4+ years and they are my personal favorite. I use 50% salt and 20% superfat.

 

[Obsidian]

My favorite so far is 80% coconut, 15% OO and 5% castor. I've tried avocado and shea in place of the OO and found they reduce lather too much. Used 20% lard once, it was nice too.

 

[goji_fries]

Wondering if ppl here use a 50% salt weight ?

 

[The Efficacious Gentleman]

I use around 75% oil weight.

I used oo and avocado - personally prefer the avocado, too

 

[goji_fries]

I use around 75% oil weight.

I used oo and avocado - personally prefer the avocado, too

side note: @75%, do you have to use a mold? or can you cut through it?

 

[JustBeachy]

hahaha, I love how we all love our recipes. That's one of the things that keeps soaping fun and interesting to me.

I make a lot of salt soaps, would say they're my favorite to use and make. I use

CO 75%
Avocado 15%
Castor 5%
Butter, (mango or shea) 5% ( i can hear Craig groan. )

Superfat at 20% with a 50% salt to oils ratio.

They lather like a dream and aren't drying in the least.

 

[hmlove1218]

I bought a salt soap that I absolutely adore. The ingredients were coconut, sunflower, and castor. I personally like 50% salt as I find any more seems to really cut the lather even though I use 80% coconut.

 

[Obsidian]

I used to use 75%-100% salt but recently switched to 50%. I didn't find any benefit from using higher amounts except to make it harder to swirl.

 

[cmzaha]

I use 100-110% salt with 15% superfat. Because I use such high salt I do not use other oils than co and castor. I like my bars to look and feel like a chunk of smooth cement. I have two right now sitting side by side and the one with 10% avocado 5% castor does not really feel as nice as the co & castor. But that is my opinion. I save the expensive avocado oil for using in a bar that will get more benefit by using a higher percentage

 

[new12soap]

100% Coconut oil (no castor, no butters, just coconut)

100% Coconut milk

13% superfat (without calculating the fat in the coconut milk)

25% salt (by oil weight)

*credit to IrishLass, it's her recipe

 

[detroitgirl77]

My favorite so far is 80% coconut, 15% OO and 5% castor. I've tried avocado and shea in place of the OO and found they reduce lather too much. Used 20% lard once, it was nice too.

This is my go to recipe for salt bars as well. Use 20% sf and 50% salt

 

[seven]

hahaha, I love how we all love our recipes. That's one of the things that keeps soaping fun and interesting to me.

I make a lot of salt soaps, would say they're my favorite to use and make. I use

CO 75%
Avocado 15%
Castor 5%
Butter, (mango or shea) 5% ( i can hear Craig groan. )

Superfat at 20% with a 50% salt to oils ratio.

They lather like a dream and aren't drying in the least.

beachy, i might just try your recipe... sounds very interesting. thanks for sharing..

 

[seven]

100% Coconut oil (no castor, no butters, just coconut)

100% Coconut milk

13% superfat (without calculating the fat in the coconut milk)

25% salt (by oil weight)

*credit to IrishLass, it's her recipe

what is the actual SF at the end? i'm no good at math, otherwise i would calculate it myself

 

[Obsidian]

It depends on the fat content of the coconut milk used but I figured on average, using half coco milk will raise the SF 5-8%. When I use coco milk, I only do 50% and SF at 15%.

 

[JustBeachy]

what is the actual SF at the end? i'm no good at math, otherwise i would calculate it myself

It depends on the fat content of the coconut milk used but I figured on average, using half coco milk will raise the SF 5-8%. When I use coco milk, I only do 50% and SF at 15%.

Yeah, sounds right. Using Goya Coconut milk, only one I use and know the numbers on, adds between 6 and 7 percent super fat.

 

[cvallis]

Thank you thank you thank you for all the tips!