Shea vs Mango Butter

[Basil]

I may need to start a different thread, please let me know. But as I’m reading this I’m wondering why kokum butter isn’t mentioned along with cocoa, shea and mango as option? I’m a vegetarian ( not vegan) so I don’t use animal fats ( other than goat milk) , my husband is allergic to shea and my mother and daughter to cocoa butter. I try to go low on coconut. So I’m trying kokum but as you mentioned wondering about the cost. I still need to do my math for bars. I did make Zany’s No Slime Castile last night and waiting to unmold! The sea-goat milk may make a bit of difference.....

 

[earlene]

I may need to start a different thread, please let me know. But as I’m reading this I’m wondering why kokum butter isn’t mentioned along with cocoa, shea and mango as option? I’m a vegetarian ( not vegan) so I don’t use animal fats ( other than goat milk) , my husband is allergic to shea and my mother and daughter to cocoa butter. I try to go low on coconut. So I’m trying kokum but as you mentioned wondering about the cost. I still need to do my math for bars. I did make Zany’s No Slime Castile last night and waiting to unmold! The sea-goat milk may make a bit of difference.....

Probably because kokum butter is about double the cost of cocoa butter (depending on where you source it). You could use 10% in soap, though if you have it and want to give it a try.

 

[Basil]

@earlene thank you! Originally I got books that have the substitutes and kokum and babassu were listed. So after looking at the recipes I would see I didn’t have the choices and on a plunge I bought kokum, hemp, babassu... thinking I better. Since I started making my own recipes I’m figuring stuff out more but I have these I need to use.. now I need to figure out how to make it work for everyone without having a gazillion recipes and keep the cost down. It seems easy for me to get distracted with don’t use palm, animal fat is a nope, I’m allergic to.. etc etc etc..

 

[SoapSisters]

@earlene thank you! Originally I got books that have the substitutes and kokum and babassu were listed. So after looking at the recipes I would see I didn’t have the choices and on a plunge I bought kokum, hemp, babassu... thinking I better. Since I started making my own recipes I’m figuring stuff out more but I have these I need to use.. now I need to figure out how to make it work for everyone without having a gazillion recipes and keep the cost down. It seems easy for me to get distracted with don’t use palm, animal fat is a nope, I’m allergic to.. etc etc etc..

I'd recommend giving soy wax a try. It's reasonably priced, vegan, makes the soap hard and adds a nice lather. I use 20% in most of my recipes. You can find quite a few threads about soy wax here on the forum, if you're considering it.

 

[Basil]

I'd recommend giving soy wax a try.

Thank you , I haven’t looked into that so I’ll start reading. Appreciate it

 

[Peachy Clean Soap]

Ive used both' and truth be told I cant tell a big difference, I really cant. I will purchase what is the better price @ the time.

 

[Peachy Clean Soap]

Today I used Kokum Butter instead of Shea butter & I liked the smoothness & creamy texture my soap had during the mixing process.

 

[Basil]

Today I used Kokum Butter instead of Shea butter

where do you get your butters?

@Peachy Clean Soap I’m so sorry, I’m not sure if it’s my phone or what I’m doing wrong, I can’t seem to get my quote and reply done correctly.

 

[lucycat]

I purchase at Soaper's Choice and Mango and Cocoa Butter are similar pricing at about $5 pound. I purchase Mango for lotion bars and whipped butters. It isn't as greasy as shea and I like the result blending shea with mango for those. I haven't used enough in soap to really notice the difference.