Debs
Well-Known Member
Hi
after reading sooooooooooo many posts and trying to absorb the difference between lauric and oleic and even giving myself a chemistry lesson on short and long tailed fatty oils!! i decided on these oils because of what they seem to do to the skin and tried to keep linoleic oils down to avoid DOS.... i thought i would post my thoughts and see what 'the professionals' think!!
i was thinking about making a first batch of ..(oh, i'm a veggie and don't want to use palm oil - still not read enough about the debate to make a decision)
first batch
olive oil 50%
coconut oil 25%
shea butter 25%
it looks ok on the calculator and seems to fall in line with a balance between hardness and conditioning....
my plan is then to add another oil one at a time so trying to keep the OO and CO at the same % so i can see the affect of the other oils
Ingredients
cocoa butter 10
coconut oil 25
olive oil 50
shea butter 15
Ingredients
castor oil - 5
cocoa butter 10
coconut oil 25
olive oil 50
shea butter 10
Ingredients
Castor oil 5
Cocoa butter 10
Coconut oil. 25
Olive oil 45
Rice bran oil 5
Shea butter 10
and lastly!
Avocado oil 5
Castor oil 5
Cocoa butter 5
Coconut oil 25
Olive oil 50
Rice bran oil 5
Shea butter 5
AM i going in the right direction in terms of which oils i am using and in the % to give a balanced bar...i know there isn't a perfect bar from previously read posts but i'd like one that doesn't disintegrate quickly and yet gives a lovely feel to the skin - creamy with good lather but not drying!!
Thanks in advance and sorry it is such a long post!!!
after reading sooooooooooo many posts and trying to absorb the difference between lauric and oleic and even giving myself a chemistry lesson on short and long tailed fatty oils!! i decided on these oils because of what they seem to do to the skin and tried to keep linoleic oils down to avoid DOS.... i thought i would post my thoughts and see what 'the professionals' think!!
i was thinking about making a first batch of ..(oh, i'm a veggie and don't want to use palm oil - still not read enough about the debate to make a decision)
first batch
olive oil 50%
coconut oil 25%
shea butter 25%
it looks ok on the calculator and seems to fall in line with a balance between hardness and conditioning....
my plan is then to add another oil one at a time so trying to keep the OO and CO at the same % so i can see the affect of the other oils
Ingredients
cocoa butter 10
coconut oil 25
olive oil 50
shea butter 15
Ingredients
castor oil - 5
cocoa butter 10
coconut oil 25
olive oil 50
shea butter 10
Ingredients
Castor oil 5
Cocoa butter 10
Coconut oil. 25
Olive oil 45
Rice bran oil 5
Shea butter 10
and lastly!
Avocado oil 5
Castor oil 5
Cocoa butter 5
Coconut oil 25
Olive oil 50
Rice bran oil 5
Shea butter 5
AM i going in the right direction in terms of which oils i am using and in the % to give a balanced bar...i know there isn't a perfect bar from previously read posts but i'd like one that doesn't disintegrate quickly and yet gives a lovely feel to the skin - creamy with good lather but not drying!!
Thanks in advance and sorry it is such a long post!!!