leillani said:what is best superfatting % to create a moisturizing, but not a soft, bar of soap?
leillani said:Does soaping with a higher super fat % affect the durability of the soap? By the way, thanks for all your replies...
MorpheusPA said:leillani said:what is best superfatting % to create a moisturizing, but not a soft, bar of soap?
I agree with the above, utterly.
That having been said, one soap I made with 70% coconut and 30% palm is extremely popular, and the superfat is 0.5%. The people who got it for testing are telling me that it cuts grease on pans beautifully (what I had designed it for) AND makes their hands feel nice.
Nicer than Dawn or most commercial soaps, certainly. I'll buy that.
I find it a touch too harsh for me personally, but I'm now used to 5% to 8% superfatted soap with a moderate olive percentage. Still, in a pinch, I'd use that long before I'd touch Ivory.
IanT said:Is that a liquid or a bar soap!?! sounds cool
MorpheusPA said:leillani said:what is best superfatting % to create a moisturizing, but not a soft, bar of soap?
I agree with the above, utterly.
That having been said, one soap I made with 70% coconut and 30% palm is extremely popular, and the superfat is 0.5%. The people who got it for testing are telling me that it cuts grease on pans beautifully (what I had designed it for) AND makes their hands feel nice.
Nicer than Dawn or most commercial soaps, certainly. I'll buy that.
I find it a touch too harsh for me personally, but I'm now used to 5% to 8% superfatted soap with a moderate olive percentage. Still, in a pinch, I'd use that long before I'd touch Ivory.
Bubbles Galore said:MorpheusPA said:leillani said:what is best superfatting % to create a moisturizing, but not a soft, bar of soap?
I agree with the above, utterly.
That having been said, one soap I made with 70% coconut and 30% palm is extremely popular, and the superfat is 0.5%. The people who got it for testing are telling me that it cuts grease on pans beautifully (what I had designed it for) AND makes their hands feel nice.
Nicer than Dawn or most commercial soaps, certainly. I'll buy that.
I find it a touch too harsh for me personally, but I'm now used to 5% to 8% superfatted soap with a moderate olive percentage. Still, in a pinch, I'd use that long before I'd touch Ivory.
I made a "cleaning" soap with 100% coconut oil and no lye discount or superfatting. At first it was harsh, but after some months of curing, it cleans the sink well and feels lovely on the hands. Certainly surprised me.
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