recipes without coconut oil?

[beckylinley]

Hi there,
I have a friend who is allergic to coconut oil, so I'm trying to find a good recipe without it. Any suggestions? It would also be great if it's palm-free.

Thanks for your help!

Becky

 

[neeners]

basic castile soap - 100% olive oil, but cure time will have to be quite long...

 

[Obsidian]

I was thinking castile too or 100% lard, both make nice soap but neither have a lot of lather. The lard bars will be much harder and don't have to cure for a year like castile does.

 

[sistrum]

Use palm kernel oil instead. This was discussed just awhile ago. There might be more answers there for you to read.

 

[Obsidian]

She doesn't want coconut or palm.

 

[jenneelk]

Babbaseu is what I've used. I have one with neither but I'm putting my babies to sleep and can't get it yet.

 

[sistrum]

Ok, so nothing from palm trees. The best way to sub one oil for another is to look at the fatty acid profile and find another oil or butter that has one as close as possible to the one you don't want to use.

 

[dagmar88]

Babbaseu is what I've used.

Yes, you'll need either coconut, pko or babassu for nice fluffy lather.

 

[neeners]

here's a link I found on this forum somewhere about 100% oil soaps. Hope this helps a little....

http://www.zensoaps.com/singleoil.htm

 

[Saswede]

My first thought was also a Castille soap, but if you'd like to add a little creamy lather you might want to add some castor oil. I make an unscented baby soap with 8% castor and 92% olive oils. It is really gentle/mild, but has a nicer lather than a bar of Castille. (But it does need a long cure - like any soap high in OO.)


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[beckylinley]

My first thought was also a Castille soap, but if you'd like to add a little creamy lather you might want to add some castor oil. I make an unscented baby soap with 8% castor and 92% olive oils. It is really gentle/mild, but has a nicer lather than a bar of Castille. (But it does need a long cure - like any soap high in OO.)


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Finally revisiting this idea... How long would an 8% castor and 92% olive oil need to cure? 6 months?

Thanks for the help!

 

[Obsidian]

6 months would be good, a year would be better.