dixylight Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 I have seen a lot of people use %100 olive oil in CP. Does this mean that there are no bubbles or cleansing effects? When I punch it into the soap calc. it shows 0 for cleansing and bubbles. I doubt this is the case because I have bought and love castile soap and never noticed a lack of bubbles. I'm itching to try this out.Thanks!-Joanna...oops I think this is posted in the wrong area...sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Got this to the right section for ya! Sorry I can't help ya, as I don't do a castille soap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixylight Posted March 6, 2006 Author Share Posted March 6, 2006 Thanks Bunny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sad72 Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Can't help technically speaking but, my take on it is that...olive does, of course, produce a lather...just not a lather that most soaps do. It's more of a slimyish (is that a word? ) lather to me (just my opinion). From researching, I do know alot of soapers add 10% castor oil to help boost the lather some. And I would think it really doesn't provide a cleansing effect per say...but I'm sure it "cleanses" somewhat and since it's great for sensitive skin, it's good not to have too much cleanse to it anyway. On a different note, I wanted to add that I've used straight plain oils to "cleanse" my face with and then use a washcloth with warm water to gently wipe it off and my skin feels just as clean (if not better feeling) than when I use soap.It would be interesting to hear what some of the expert soapers have to say.Anyway, I say go for it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elle110 Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 I make a 100% olive oil soap, it does not have a real "bubbly" lather, but it is one of my top sellers, I use it for my baby soap and people use it for sensitive skin. In addition, most customers say they don't feel like they need to moisturize afterwards.The reason OO soap is so good for skin is because it does not have a lot of cleansing to it. I notice an extra "glide" to it, but never thought of it as slimey, but I know some people do, I do add a little beeswax for a harder bar and use a water discount so I am not waiting ages for a "perfect" bar of soapI also use a high % of OO in my basic recipe soap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryann Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Miller's site has a section of Castiile recipes, that's where I got mine (and tweaked it a little) http://millersoap.com/castile.html#FavCastSudsThe first sentence on that link says, "There are differing definitions of what castile means, but for my purposes... these are soaps that have a predominant amount of olive oil." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 I make castille soaps and add 10% castor oil to each batch. I've done ones with 100% OO too but prefer to add the castor oil because it does help cut down on the slimy feel and adds to the bubbling factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixylight Posted March 7, 2006 Author Share Posted March 7, 2006 Thanks everyone for the response...I will try castile in a couple days...I have a current project going on now...so much fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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