Coconut oil and palm kernel oil in same recipe

[Soapman Ryan]

I have seen some bar soaps with both coconut oil and palm kernel oil in a bar of soap with one or two ingredients between them in the list. Why would someone want to use both of these oils in a soap?

 

[Rachelmf]

I have done it because I had a bit of palm kernel oil to use up. That's probably not the reasoning that others have though!

 

[pamielynn]

Mixing them gives you the same bubbles, but may be less irritating to someone with coconut sensitivities.

 

[Soapsugoii]

Palm kernel gives hardness and lather much like coconut, but it's supposedly a bit less harsh/stripping to the skin.

 

[panzerakc]

I think the lather with coconut and palm kernel is a bit different that just coconut. Seems thicker and richer to me.

I also use coconut/palm kernel/babassu together. Again, produces lovely lather and no one has ever complained about irritation, even though my hard lathering oils are at 30%.

Anita

 

[tkine]

I used both for the same reason as Rachelmf...to use up the PKO I had on hand. I used both the PKO & Coconut Oil, but half the amount I would usually use of just the Coconut Oil. I noticed my soap was ready to cut less than 24 hours...sometimes 12 hours...after making it. I waited almost too long once, and the bars were almost too hard to get my wire cutter through. I didn't really notice too much of a difference in the lather/bubbles. I will stay with CO now that I've used it up. I hated seeing it go to waste.

 

[Candybee]

I use them both in my soaping too. I am liking the lather better. Its a bit creamier andd bubblier and my bars are definitely harder. I used to use just CO but I like the gentler lather and am thinking of maybe going with just the PKO without the CO. I was reading on another forum how a soaper tried it with just the PKO and said it was the best lather ever. So thats why I am thinking of at least testing it out.

 

[Soapman Ryan]

Thanks for all your inputs. I think I'll buy some PKO to give it a try.