enchantedfrogpond
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Hello everybody! :smile:
Neophyte soapmaker here; only about 7 crock pot hot process batches so far, but mostly happy with the results. I'd like to make my bars a little less drying, but despite using SoapCalc, I'm just missing the mark. Here's what I've been doing as my base:
60% Olive oil
20% Coconut oil (76-degree)
10% Babassu oil
10% Shea butter
38% water
1 oz. FO
5% superfat
This gives me SoapCalc hardness of 39 and cleasing value of 20. As it is, the bars tend to be somewhat malleable after unmolding (I'm guessing due to the high olive oil content) but are getting a little better as they cure. For obvious reasons, reducing the coconut or babassu makes them softer. I don't want to use palm products or stearic acid if I can help it. I tried superfatting at a higher percentage (I think I used 7%) but I ended up with liquid oil collected at the bottom of the mold. Wondering if I am just overlooking some central tenet of soapmaking. Any suggestions are most appreciated!
Neophyte soapmaker here; only about 7 crock pot hot process batches so far, but mostly happy with the results. I'd like to make my bars a little less drying, but despite using SoapCalc, I'm just missing the mark. Here's what I've been doing as my base:
60% Olive oil
20% Coconut oil (76-degree)
10% Babassu oil
10% Shea butter
38% water
1 oz. FO
5% superfat
This gives me SoapCalc hardness of 39 and cleasing value of 20. As it is, the bars tend to be somewhat malleable after unmolding (I'm guessing due to the high olive oil content) but are getting a little better as they cure. For obvious reasons, reducing the coconut or babassu makes them softer. I don't want to use palm products or stearic acid if I can help it. I tried superfatting at a higher percentage (I think I used 7%) but I ended up with liquid oil collected at the bottom of the mold. Wondering if I am just overlooking some central tenet of soapmaking. Any suggestions are most appreciated!