First off, let me say that I am one of those people who likes shea butter and have made a few batches at around 25-27%... so far, so good. I am happy with it.
Second, I have tried reading as many threads on this as possible and here are the arguments I have heard for not using a lot of shea butter:
1) It can be too expensive and people may not see that much difference anyway, compared to, say, palm oil.
2) It might inhibit lather.
3) It might make the soap feel too waxy.
So far this is something I would file under "YMMV" and since I like my experience with shea I was thinking about upping my amount to 33%, maybe.
But then, I was reading up on shea butter in wikipedia and the article there (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shea_butter) claims that "Some artisan soap makers use shea butter in amounts to 25% - with the EU regulating the maximum use around 28%...." Really? I am not in the EU and don't sell anyway so this really should not matter to me EXCEPT I am wondering now if there is some danger of which I am not aware.
Am I missing something? Are there any other arguments against using large amounts of shea I should be aware of?
Second, I have tried reading as many threads on this as possible and here are the arguments I have heard for not using a lot of shea butter:
1) It can be too expensive and people may not see that much difference anyway, compared to, say, palm oil.
2) It might inhibit lather.
3) It might make the soap feel too waxy.
So far this is something I would file under "YMMV" and since I like my experience with shea I was thinking about upping my amount to 33%, maybe.
But then, I was reading up on shea butter in wikipedia and the article there (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shea_butter) claims that "Some artisan soap makers use shea butter in amounts to 25% - with the EU regulating the maximum use around 28%...." Really? I am not in the EU and don't sell anyway so this really should not matter to me EXCEPT I am wondering now if there is some danger of which I am not aware.
Am I missing something? Are there any other arguments against using large amounts of shea I should be aware of?