Need Help Fine Tuning

[hmlove1218]

I reformulated my basic recipe to include my favorite oils and I really like the results. However, I'm afraid that it's a little to "soft" and won't last long in the shower. It currently seems to stay a little "slimy" like a high OO recipe. I don't mind it, but I'd like my soap to last and not melt away.

New Recipe:

SAO - 5%
Avocado - 5%
Castor - 5%
Coconut - 20%
Olive - 60%
Sunflower - 5%

I'm planning to add 1T ppo of salt next time I make it to see if that firms it up enough. However, if that doesn't work well enough, I'm thinking of replacing 10% OO with mango butter. Any thoughts?

TIA!

 

[cmzaha]

I would replace half of the OO with palm, lard or tallow to ehlp make it less soluable. I would also up the avocado and sunflower. I do love both of the oils

 

[hmlove1218]

I don't have any palm or tallow, but I do have lard. I may play around with it in the recipe as well, but at the moment I was trying to make a vegetable oil recipe.

 

[The Efficacious Gentleman]

Without a 'hard' oil, you'll struggle to increase the longevity or get rid of the slimey feel. Could see about getting palm if you want it to be veggie (palm has it's own issues, of course!)

 

[shunt2011]

I agree with adding palm/lard to make it a longer lasting bar. I too would up the avocado. I love avocado in my soap. It may also just require a longer cure like castile does.

 

[DeeAnna]

Another alternative to palm/lard/tallow is cocoa butter. It adds a fair amount of stearic and palmitic acids, which is what your recipe needs to be hard AND long lasting.

 

[hmlove1218]

Thank you everyone for through replies! Ill keep playing with it