Vegetable shortening - Soybean oil

[Magic Jo]

Does anyone use this oil?
Does it go rancid quickly?
Does it make a nice soap?
Can it be used as a substitute for palm?
Is that too many questions?
Why is the sky blue?

 

[sandyvern]

I have used soybean oil a couple of different times...mostly when I have the itch to try something and may not have all of my regular oils on hand...I have never had a problem with it...the few times I have used it it has been fine and the soap turned out great.

 

[donniej]

If you're worried about DOS then you might consider the fully hydrogenated stuff. It's much harder than palm at room temp (but still melts easy). I wouldn't use it as the only oil, by itself it's a little too much like "Ivory". I'd add some lighter oils to it as well.
I've used it many times and I think it works well. It makes a very hard bar of soap.

I order mine from soapers choice.

 

[tespring]

I use both also. SO far, I have only gotten a few with DOS but they weren't the ones that I made with Shortening or Soybean oil but with way too much safflower or sunflower.
The shortening I have here is a mixture of beef tallow and vegetables. I use the shortening for float soap and that gets super hard and more for decorative soap at 66% of the recipe than it is for feel good soap which I might add around 20%.

 

[CherryGardenGirl]

Vegetable Shortening makes a really creamy bar! Personally I adore it Especially since I can't afford shea or cocoa butter its a really nice substitute.

 

[hieroglyph]

Does anyone use this oil?
Does it go rancid quickly?
Does it make a nice soap?
Can it be used as a substitute for palm?
Is that too many questions?
Why is the sky blue?

where does the music come from?

I haven't figured soybean/shortening out
I get a unpleasant odor from the lather.
(from 70 %- 30%). i love lard!<comparable price-superior soap>imo. Cheap olive oil seems to work well for me too.

edit: its a slight ammonia smell if anyone wants to help my cause.<not trying to hijack the thread>