A azimuth Well-Known Member Joined Jun 25, 2011 Messages 166 Reaction score 12 Location Illinois Aug 8, 2013 #1 Hi - What can I substitute in place of soybean oil? Since I don't believe in using soy in my soap products. thanks
Hi - What can I substitute in place of soybean oil? Since I don't believe in using soy in my soap products. thanks
D dixiedragon Well-Known Member Joined Aug 1, 2013 Messages 6,472 Reaction score 4,950 Location Birmingham, Alabama, USA Aug 8, 2013 #2 I use soy bean oil and canola oil interchangeably. Running every recipe through the lye calc, of course! IMO, they're pretty much identical in soap.
I use soy bean oil and canola oil interchangeably. Running every recipe through the lye calc, of course! IMO, they're pretty much identical in soap.
A azimuth Well-Known Member Joined Jun 25, 2011 Messages 166 Reaction score 12 Location Illinois Aug 8, 2013 #3 Ran it through the soap calc and my recipe looks like...yuck... nothing is within range at all. It's a wool wash bar. 4 oz CO 4oz OO 4oz canola oil (sub from Soybean oil) 4 oz Lanolin 2 oz lye 6 oz water
Ran it through the soap calc and my recipe looks like...yuck... nothing is within range at all. It's a wool wash bar. 4 oz CO 4oz OO 4oz canola oil (sub from Soybean oil) 4 oz Lanolin 2 oz lye 6 oz water
savonierre Well-Known Member Joined Jun 23, 2013 Messages 1,173 Reaction score 298 Aug 9, 2013 #4 What if you used 4 more oz of OO?
R Robert Well-Known Member Joined Jun 30, 2013 Messages 413 Reaction score 71 Aug 9, 2013 #5 Peanut is pretty close to soy in saponif'n no., but is more saturated, having more monounsaturated than polyunsaturated content. They're similar in unsaponifiables.
Peanut is pretty close to soy in saponif'n no., but is more saturated, having more monounsaturated than polyunsaturated content. They're similar in unsaponifiables.