Mostly Palm Oil Soap

[oldragbagger]

I have been making mostly olive oil recipes from the beginning. I was in Trader Joe's recently and whenever I see natural soaps in stores I have to check out the ingredients. I noticed their soaps are made from pretty much 2 or 3 ingredients, palm oil, palm kernal oil and coconut oil (some but not all have the coconut oil). No olive oil listed at all.

Well it just so happens I have a big bucket of palm oil downstairs but I'm running a little low on olive and I am in the mood to try something different. Does anyone hear make a soap that uses mostly palm as the base oil. I will use coconut also and will probably add a butter or maybe superfat with some jojoba.

Anyone....anyone....?

 

[dandelion]

I usually soap 50% palm and today I'm soaping 50% palm, 5% jojoba, coconut, castor, safflower and soybean. I read some mix safflower and palm to counter act some percieved negative properties of palm.

It just so happened I always combined palm and safflower and have only had positive results.

 

[carebear]

Palm's negative image has nothing to do with it's soaping qualities. Blending it with other oils doesn't impact it except that you are using less of it.

 

[oldragbagger]

I assume, Carebear, you are referring to the environmental issues when you talk about it's negative image. So, then, are you saying it is acceptable as a majority base oil?

 

[carebear]

Absolutely on both counts!

You will probably want to boost it's lather with some coconut oil or something, but it's very similar to lard which makes a magnificent bar as well.