heather_dw Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I was going to make some castille soap, inspired by a friend with very sensitive skin.Do i just do 100% olive? I was sure it was 90% Olive and 10% something else but for the life of me, i cannot remember what that 10% was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I was going to make some castille soap, inspired by a friend with very sensitive skin.Do i just do 100% olive? I was sure it was 90% Olive and 10% something else but for the life of me, i cannot remember what that 10% was?PKO, i've also done 100% OO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinInOR Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Some people use 10% castor, some use 10% coconut or PKO. All in an effort to harden it up faster or get a bit more bubbles than the traditional castile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heather_dw Posted March 14, 2006 Author Share Posted March 14, 2006 hmm,.. I have both castor and coconut.My usual recipe is soy shortenng and coconut, so I have that readily available ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Olive and castor here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmille3 Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I just did a 100% OO and I despise it!! DH is allergic to air, it seems. He was complaining about having "issues" with castor or coconut so I did the all OO. I HP'd it almost 2 weeks ago and it's still slimy soft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heather_dw Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 Yeah, i went ahead and made a 2lb batch.. 90% Olive and 10% castor. I don't know what happened... the top has a skin and underneath it is all gel/goo?Ugh, i really did not want to waste all that olive oil. I have no idea what went wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I have a dislike/hate relationship with castille. I like that it is so easy to make (oil, water, lye), but don't like that it is so dang soft for so long and does not make a fufilling bar, IMO. I do like it for a shampoo bar, though.I have a castille that I made... oh 2 years ago and it is FINALLY hard to my liking. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heather_dw Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 it should be harder than just goo though after 24 hours right?Well, it hasn't been a full 24 hours yet. I guess I should let it sit and hope the goo firms up? I'm not confident that it will though :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Heather, did you use full water? If so, it will be pretty soft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heather_dw Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 yes, I used the full water amount. How long does it take to get firm? it's still very gloppy and has a whiteish hard crust on top (could that be ash?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticglow Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I use 90% Olive oil - 10% Castor oil. I discount water quite a bit and CPOP it. It's still softer than my other recipes but not gooey. I usually wait an extra day to cut my Castile too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heather_dw Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 yeah, I've never done a discount, I would not know how much to discount.. well,.. too late now anyways..LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grannyscandles Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Heather - Next time read this site a little and you can discount like a pro. http://www.aquasapone.com.au/recipes/discountedcp.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie*dust Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I do all olive, full water, and have never had a batch of castille not get hard within 24 hrs. I get mine to a super thick trace, before I pour, maybe that has something to do with it. Though, literally they would break my window.. if I were so inclinded to test it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryGirl Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 I have made a bunch of OO batches at 100% oo...and I do a water discount! But!! I think that I also pour at a very thick trace and this also helps...My bars are hard as rocks with in 3 days..they are soft (not Mushy)when i take them out ..but in the air they get very hard very fast!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heather_dw Posted March 16, 2006 Author Share Posted March 16, 2006 Thanks Grannyscandles for the info!I think the crisis has been averted. It finally firmed up enough to unmold and I let it sit the rest of the night. Late last night I could actually cut it. It was still soft. I think it's going to be okay. Right now they just look like normal soap slices, just a bit softer than usual.They are a light yellow color, I have no idea why I thought they would be a translucent like yellow..LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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