Candybee Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 (edited) The one that almost every soap you make has in it? I must confess I am stuck on castor oil. Its very hard for me not to make a soap without it. I just love how the combination of castor and coconut oil makes a creamy lather. I have also noticed that my skin beads up with moisture beads in the shower much more with castor oil in my soap than without it. But I hate going over 5% castor unless its a specialty soap. Edited May 12, 2015 by Candybee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OldGlory Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I can't pick just one - I have to have castor at 5% and cocoa butter at 2.5%, with coconut oil and olive oil as the basis of the recipe. The rest is pretty negotiable for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktaggard Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Olive, castor and Shea butter - a must for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_35550 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Without a doubt it would be beef tallow. Its so pearly white and fairly inexpensive but most of all it binds the soap together in a way that palm doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 I love a good tallow soap and lard too. You know I don't think I have made a tallow and lard together soap yet. Hmm.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Almond oil. I know this isn't a "luxury" oil, but my soaps are so much more "luxurious" feeling with the addition of 5-10% in my recipe, I rarely soap without it unless I'm making a salt bar or a (b)castille soap. Avocado is another one I don't like soaping without, again, for the same reasons as almond, but I think I like Almond oil better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernie1 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Castor and Cocoa Butter. I don't think I've made a soap without Cocoa Butter. I know I need to just to see what difference it makes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindym Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Castor is my fave too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 All my soaps have olive, avocado, babassu & mango butter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puma52 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I love the olive oil and coconut oil, but I love my shea butter just as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodle Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I love almond oil. For me, it makes all the difference in soap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 Another almond oil lover here. Lately, I have become addicted to sunflower oil in soap. I have a line of sunflower oil soaps that I use both regular and high oleic sunflower oil instead of olive. I just love what the linoleic acid from regular sunflower oil adds to soap. You just have to watch the fatty acid and iodine levels when using it. But I go as high as I can because it feels so good! It really makes my skin feel so soft more than any other oil I have tried so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Candy, my main recipe uses up to 30% sunflower. (it's the high oleic though) I love that oil also! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 The high oleic doesn't have the linoleic in it like regular sunflower oil. This is what I love about the regular sunflower oil. So that's why I use both so I have both the oleic and linoleic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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