Dana Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 I have been searching for the sap value of soy wax but can't find it anywhere! I wanted to switch the PKO flakes with soy wax in a CP recipe and need to know the properties and such. Has anyone ever tried this? Thanks for any help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soycrazy Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 I use the MMS calculator for soy wax they seem to be the only one that has it. I think it depends on what kind of wax you use too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmaArial Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 100% soy wax is hydrogenated soybean oil. SAP= 0.136 (average) like all 100% soy oils. Hydrogenation increases hardness but decreases conditioning and lather. I prefer it to stearic acid most of the time now when I need to harden a recipe up a bit, though stearic acid has its own plusses (very very hard, tons of creamy lather). I researched this a couple months ago and would cite my sources (on SAP) but it was on my old laptop which has been reformatted and now belongs to my sister in law. Sorry… but you can no doubt find the info for yourself by searching “soy wax history about” (I think those were the key words I used).I wouldn’t trade soy wax for PKO unless you want a completely different soap. Their properties are very different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinInOR Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 As a general rule, hydrogenation of an oil doesn't change the SAP value by very much, if any. Hydrogenation is replacing double bonds with single bonds and hydrogen, and that's in a different spot on the triglyceride from where the NaOH splits the molecule. Let us know how the sub of wax for pko works out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted September 28, 2007 Author Share Posted September 28, 2007 Thanks guys, I will go back to MMS for the sap value. I didn't know soy oil would be the same as soy wax flakes. I just thought since I have 28 cases of soy wax sitting here, and I am out of PKO flakes, I would experiment. Hey, when ya get the urge to make soap, you use what cha got! If I remember, I'll let you know how it goes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8-GRAN-ONES Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 I would like to know too...I have several boxes of 100% kosher soysetting here..it would be great if it couldbe used in soaps..I have never made soaps yet..but I want to... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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