cp soap made with palm oil turns light yellow

[monica_souza_]

Good afternoon, everyone.
I started making soap a few months ago and a notice that all my soaps made with pal oil (olive,coconut and palm) started out very yellow - my oil is very orange- but after a week or two they started to look light yellow on the top and on the sides. I know is not soda ash because is uniform and not a coat on top of the soap. At first i tought that was because of the sun, but i made new batches and stored away from direct light and the same thing happened. Can anyone help me figure out what is going on?

 

[lsg]

Are you using unrefined palm oil? Did you include a fragrance oil in your recipe? If so, some fragrance oils can cause the soap to change color over time.

 

[monica_souza_]

is unrefined, i didn't add anything,just the oils

 

[lsg]

Unrefined palm oil can give your soap a yellowish cast.

 

[monica_souza_]

Good to know. That means that if i add color, that could change because of the oil?

 

[Arimara]

Unrefined palm (or red palm oil) is better to use ad a colorant. I personally hated the smell and the lather from a soap I made using about 30% of that ingredient. It was the first soap I ever chucked- It stained my wash rags.

 

[monica_souza_]

Here in Brazil this oil is cheap and usually used for cooking. The smell is not the best, but i like as bath soap. The foam is very yellow,but doesn't leave a stain or smell

the soap

 

[lsg]

Good to know. That means that if i add color, that could change because of the oil?

Yes, you should be able to add orange, yellow or brown cp safe colorant without a problem