Iodine level from the sooz?

[diamondk]

What numbers should the Iodine range be? I am a little confused on this. TIA

[RobinInOR]

I've found anything from the mid to low 70s and down make a hard bar. The iodine # is a measure of how many double bonds there are in a fatty acide (the higher the number, the more double bonds, the "softer" the oil).

My base recipe is 72 or 74, anything I've tried with a higher number takes a lot longer to cure out and harden.

What iodine value does everyone else have for their main recipe?

[diamondk]

Robin, have another question. I have read the INS should be between 140's and mid 150's. What is the signicant of the INS? TIA

[tatortot]

The recipe that I use when in need of a hard bar fast is 55.

But, my usual recipe, the iodine is 62. I've never gotten above that.

Maybe I use too many hard oils. I hope more members will share their #s.

[Scent Cellar]

I use 3 base recipes.

My lard recipe has an iodine # of 56, my all vegetable is at 71 and the luxury is around 58.

[Janis]

I use rice bran oil as my main oil, which is not as hard as olive. Also, I don't use coconut oil because of allergies. With those two factors in mind, I try to get my hardness number to be in the low 70's. I would like a harder bar, but this works for me now.