Stearin

[nframe]

I found a soap recipe on a German website where they use 2% stearin. I have stearic acid. Can I use that instead of stearin? Will I get the same result? Finally, what property does stearin/stearic acid bring to the soap?

 

[shunt2011]

Here's information from a previous post regarding the same.

http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=51482