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Not sure why I didn't get the email notifications for the replies until last night - sorry about seemingly disappearing! I made two test batches this weekend and am really happy with how one went so far :-) I subbed the coconut oil for babassu completely. Can't wait to test it out in 4 weeks...

Do you get concerned about the higher Iodine value with that? Lower iodine typically means a harder bar - higher means softer... which is probably why the INS is a bit low... I think I'm going to try swapping the coconut half and half with babassu and see what happens - I had read that it is...

I use sodium lactate in all my bars so although it helps with hardness to unmold and adds a little bubble boost - I didn't think it actually adds the "longevity" hardness that the soapcalc calculates out?

I can definitely lower the CO but my hardness will drop too then and I worry about increasing my butters.

Hello all! This is my first post to the forums (although I've been stalking for quite some time) :-) I'd like some feedback on changing this recipe to be less drying, while also preserving the hardness... here's the original recipe: Castor Oil 6% Coconut Oil 25% Olive Oil 35% Sunflower Oil 7.5%...