CareBear Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 OK, it's not slimy like castile, but this recipe which I love for everything else about it, is too slippery and a bit slimy in my hands. This is a new recipe, but I've worked with all these oils before so I'[m boggled. Which oil do you all think is contributing to it? Or is it my 7.5-8% superfat?Canola 15.3%Coconut 30.6%Olive 27.5%Lard 21.5%Shea Butter 5.1% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Cellar Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 That's too high of a superfat for me. Get rid of the olive oil and change to rice bran. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidsngarden Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Whoa! That's uber high superfat! olive could be it, but personally I hate shea in soaps - thinner slimey lathers! I have soaped it at 5% and things have been ok with plenty of castor and coconut. Still I save my shea for lotions and keep it out of the soap!Bethany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Put your superfat back down to 5 and you should be fine. I always use 7 - 10% shea in all my soaps and have no problem with slim or skimpy lather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 I'll give that a try, since I soap other recipes with all these oils at about the same levels without a problem. I usually SF at 5% though.Also my soap was pretty fresh (36 hours) so maybe some curing will help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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