Qualities of different oils

[Jennifer Gray]

I have just made a soap (from a recipe) that is one part lard, two parts sunflower, two parts coconut. It poured like a dream and unmolded beautifully. Will this be a good soap? All the soaps I have made thus far have had olive oil. How will this one compare? What are the benefits / drawbacks to the different oils?

 

[Jersey Girl]

I have just made a soap (from a recipe) that is one part lard, two parts sunflower, two parts coconut. It poured like a dream and unmolded beautifully. Will this be a good soap? All the soaps I have made thus far have had olive oil. How will this one compare? What are the benefits / drawbacks to the different oils?

If you do a google search for properties of oils in soap making you will find lots of sites that describe the different properties various oils bring to soap. I have printed some of them out so I can reference them easily.

 

[bookreader451]

I ran your recipe through soapcalc and it is pretty high on cleansing with that much coconut oil. If you bump up the lard to 40% and cut down on the coconut oil, add in some olive oil you will have a less dying soap. I have attached your calculation and another option for you to see. Also I found this very helpful when creating soap recipes with properties I like.

https://www.modernsoapmaking.com/the-most-popular-fatty-acid-profiles-in-soapmaking/
https://www.modernsoapmaking.com/soapcalcs-soap-quality-numbers/

 

[Jersey Girl]

I have just made a soap (from a recipe) that is one part lard, two parts sunflower, two parts coconut. It poured like a dream and unmolded beautifully. Will this be a good soap? All the soaps I have made thus far have had olive oil. How will this one compare? What are the benefits / drawbacks to the different oils?

This is a good reference.
https://www.millersoap.com/PDF/OilProperties.pdf

 

[cmzaha]

Personally I dislike OO in soap so that would not be a problem for me, but it would be too much CO for me.