elitenaildesign Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 heres my recipe for a 3lb moldco 15ozoo 24ozpo 9ozlye 6.85ozwater 18oxI have some castor oil and would like to use it. How much would be a good amount to use for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Subtract from the coconut.12.5 coconut2.5 castor24 olive9 palm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I like castor at around 5%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I like castor at around 5%. Me too, in every batch, That's the number I gave elitenaildesign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 yep, I'm a 5% castor girl too. Anything higher than that and it gets too sticky for my taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I too put 5% castor in all my batches. I love the way it makes my soaps feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindym Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 5 % here too. Every batch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I do go 10% in castile only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitenaildesign Posted September 24, 2006 Author Share Posted September 24, 2006 Whoops, forgot to say thanks Eugenia. I tried it in my candy corn soap, but i still cant decide what to think of it. It should not have made that much diff. compared to the original recipe I listed right? Either way, now I can use some of that castor oil up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 I use it between 5-10% and in no particular kind of soap (i.e. castille). Helps give a great boost to the bubbles, but then again i'm happy with my foamy bubbles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenniejr Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 I use 5% too. I love the way the soap feels with the castor in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grannyscandles Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 5% here as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazeforsoap Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Depending on the oils that I am using I would say 5%-10% castor is a lovely addition to soap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azure68 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Another 5 percenter over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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