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Ok, so I read a lot and came across an article that said Canola Oil was a good substitute for Olive Oil especially if you were concerned with the "whiteness of your soaps."      So then I came across a recipe that had both Olive Oil and Canola Oil in it----what would be the benefit of adding both of these to a recipe if the conditioning aspect would be the same?

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I can say from experience that my favorite CP recipe (3lbs) contains 16 oz olive oil (pomace) and 3 oz canola oil - never had dos and I had some little bars in a box I forgot about that looked and smelled great after 2+ years.

That doesn't tell you much, but it probably depends on your percentages of both types of oil. Also, this soap was not white, more of a cream color.

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I think if you are careful to watch your iodine level stays at 70 or below, and your fatty acids linoleic and linolenic combined are 15 or lower you should do fine.

 

I use a couple of oils that are prone to DOS. Then I learned to watch the profiles on soapcalc and have never had any DOS since then.

 

So as OG says you can use and experiment with oils that are not as stable as others successfully if you combine them with very stable oils. Its all in the recipe!

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Try the extra virgin tasting olive oil which is almost colorless. I like RBO in small amounts but have never cared for canola. I have a good white soap formula that doesn't require td to whiten it. There are several good formulas on the net for "white" soap. I use regular olive and its pretty green but my soaps are nice and white (I hate td)and they don't have that greasy feel you can get from too much rbo or canola. HTH

Steve

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Now I get cream colored soap using extra virgin olive oil and white soap using regular sauteeing & cooking olive oil. The EXOO is greenish in color too.

 

BTW I know a soaper that uses olive, coconut, and canola exclusively in all her soaps. I have yet to see a soap of her's that has DOS. But then I don't know her %'s she soaps with so that could make all the difference.

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For lower DOS prone soap, keep your combined Linoleic and Linolenic acids combined under 15%. Many people use canola, soy and even corn successfully as long as the entire formula is balanced and the linoleic and linolenic totals less than that 15%.

Another nice sub for olive is High Oleic Sunflower Oil. Or Avocado oil-which i love more than olive.

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I remember this tip from you TT and always check my fatty acid profiles when using a less stable oil. I love using sunflower or soybean or grapeseed but I have to watch the profiles to make sure they don't go too high. Since I started doing this I have never had any DOS.

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