thecandlespastore Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 Has anyone ever made a 100% RBO soap? Just thinking about new batches over here.....if so what was your experience? If you used any other oils at 100% (except for the obvious Coconut oil craze or Olive oil) what were they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel91805 Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 I did a 100% lard soap once. Just because I could. Hard as a rock....fairly mild and creamy lather too. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinInOR Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 I've done 100% RBO, and 80/20 RBO/castor. Wasn't very fond of them at all, and I use a *lot* of RBO in my normal products. Took a long time to cure, still ended up softer than I liked and lather wasn't all that wonderful. It only has 50% of the oleic acid that olive oil has, so you didn't get the oo slime, you didn't get much of anything. But I'm not into soaps that have to cure a long time - I think I tried it at 2 months and wasn't impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudsnwicks Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 I tried RBO soap too. It was very soft and even after waiting a few months it was still soft. Sort of had a spongy/rubbery feel when I pressed down on it. Finally I decided it was never going to harden and so I used it. It lathered well, and it didn't melt away as quickly as I thought it would for a soap which was not hard. Overall it was a nice soap to use but the spongy feel might be weird to some people, plus it takes forever to firm up. It was several days before I could even get it out of the mold, and then another few days before I could cut it. I won't be making it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecandlespastore Posted September 30, 2007 Author Share Posted September 30, 2007 Mmm, sounds like 100% RBO is out of the question, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sister Kya Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 At least two soaping boards I know of have hosted "single oil soap" swaps in the past. Results were reviewed and posted here for one of them. The other board appears to have lost its results but members there will still post about their favorites. Sesame (non-toasted), avacado, canola, almond, PKO and lard are all mentioned as good bars, though you need to compensate for the softer oils tendencies toward DOS.HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecandlespastore Posted September 30, 2007 Author Share Posted September 30, 2007 At least two soaping boards I know of have hosted "single oil soap" swaps in the past. Results were reviewed and posted here for one of them. The other board appears to have lost its results but members there will still post about their favorites. Sesame (non-toasted), avacado, canola, almond, PKO and lard are all mentioned as good bars, though you need to compensate for the softer oils tendencies toward DOS.HTH!Thanks for that link, wonderful resource! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Ann Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 At least two soaping boards I know of have hosted "single oil soap" swaps in the past. Results were reviewed and posted here for one of them. The other board appears to have lost its results but members there will still post about their favorites. Sesame (non-toasted), avacado, canola, almond, PKO and lard are all mentioned as good bars, though you need to compensate for the softer oils tendencies toward DOS.HTH!great site, helps alot to make decisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesoapbox Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Ooh that sounds like a fun swap to host! How long cure time would be necessary for a swap like this do you think? I think I may do one of these with a review board Angi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 That was a great link, especially with the 6 month reviews. Very enlightening!e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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