Recent content by jorgengb

Good question. I don't know the answer, and I'm also curious. Is there any benefit at all? :?: :?: :?: As mentioned above, in my case the addition of paraffin was accidental. When I realised that paraffin does not saponify, I didn't proceed with that batch. So, I really can't tell what the...

No, it won't. Beeswax does saponify, paraffin doesn't. «Beeswax is a tough wax formed from a mixture of several compounds. An approximate chemical formula for beeswax is C15H31COOC30H61.[3] Its main components are palmitate, palmitoleate, hydroxypalmitate[4] and oleate esters of long-chain...

The proportion was actually 2000 g olive oil 260 g candlewax (likely to be 80% paraffin, 20% stearin)

Thank you, I eventually understood why -- no hydroxyl groups in paraffin. You mentioned adding a little paraffin to soap to leave a film. What is the advantage of leaving a waxy film?

Thank you! Soap, of course ;-) I was using mainly olive oil and I wanted to add some coconut fat in order to make the soap harder, but since I couldn't find any coconut fat but had some old candles available...

Hi, I am new to this forum but I have already tried a few soap recipes. I am using the spreadsheet by Chris Mathes (modified by kathleen Koch) and I plan to try to use candlewax (20% stearin + 80% paraffin), but I can't find any values for paraffin in the spreadsheet/tables, just for stearin...