CTAnton
Well-Known Member
I've got a lot of deer tallow with sheep tallow on it's way from Ohio as we speak...and while I've been pleased with them; their long lasting qualities and their creaminess are great. They ARE shy on bubbles.So I've been playing on soap calc for WAAY too much time trying to crack the code on what it would take to get some bubbles in a mostly tallow and/or lard combination soap. I've got a lot of lard commercially purchased at a restaurant supply store. The best to date for bubbles on soap calc is a reading of 22 and a 36 for creaminess.
20% Tallow
35% Lard
15% Coconut
10% Palm Kernel Flakes
15%Rice Bran Oil
5% Castor
With 25% in the coconut and palm kernel flakes I worry about it being too stripping in my quest for bubbles...or is it simply a matter of upping the super fat to something around 8%? Or do I have to use more soft oils to better balance the saturated/unsaturated ratio? I am also not adverse to having a greater amount of tallow than lard but at least at the moment, I'm not seeing any dramatic difference between the 2 at this time...sorry lardinators...
Just looking for the collective intelligence of the forum...TIA!
20% Tallow
35% Lard
15% Coconut
10% Palm Kernel Flakes
15%Rice Bran Oil
5% Castor
With 25% in the coconut and palm kernel flakes I worry about it being too stripping in my quest for bubbles...or is it simply a matter of upping the super fat to something around 8%? Or do I have to use more soft oils to better balance the saturated/unsaturated ratio? I am also not adverse to having a greater amount of tallow than lard but at least at the moment, I'm not seeing any dramatic difference between the 2 at this time...sorry lardinators...
Just looking for the collective intelligence of the forum...TIA!