What type of Olive Oil?

[Donna]

Yesterday, I tried my essential soap recipe from Susan Cavitch book.
I noticed the O.O. I had my husband pick up from Costco was kind of greenish. The OO I usually use is golden. I used the greenish.

The soap is a really yucky green/yellow color. What type of OO is the best to use or could it be that the fragrance played a part?

Also, I would love a recipe for a really white soap if anyone would care to share!
Perhaps the moral is "Don't have your hubby pick up your soap ingredients"

 

[rubyslippers]

Alot of people use the OO from Costco without any ill affects; I purchase mine at Sam's - it is golden in color but am able to achieve very white soap using it. Fragrance oils can most definitely affect the color. Will be trial by error or extensive research/reading to find the ones that don't. I've been making soap for over 2 years so still consider myself a relative "newbie" because I am still learning. (But I know a lot more than I did 2 years ago :wink: )

There is an older thread on this forum that offered some recipe suggestions for really white soap. Good luck!

 

[Donna]

rubyslippers,

Thanks so much. I'll search for the recipes.

Donna