Rosies Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Everybody says do not use too much coconut oil in soap because it's drying but in doing a search on cooking with coconut oil I ran across several articles where it says it's a good moisturizer and skin softner.Does the soaping process change it so that it's drying?I purchased my coconut oil from Brushy Mountain Bee Supplies before I knew about all the other places to get it and it doesn't say whether it's 76 or 92 degrees. It does say it has a NaOH SAP value of 178. Do you think this would be good for cooking?The more I learn the more I realize I need to learn more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carriegsxr6 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 applying coconut oil directly on your skin is very moisturizing. However when you turn it into soap, the properties change dramatically and it becomes a cleanser and can cause drying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 - Yes the soaping process changes it - it turns it into SOAP. But when it's still an oil it will be... oily.- Soap made with coconut oil is very cleansing (and thus drying) but that can easily be mitigated with a balanced formula.- Chances are that the CO you bought is 76, but it doesn't really matter, at least for soaping, because both 76 & 92 have the same SAP range. - Can you cook with it? Check with the supplier to see if it is food grade. If yes... go to town! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosies Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share Posted November 27, 2008 Carrie and Carebear- Thank you both for your replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in KY Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Coconut oil can make a moisturizing soap if you use all coconut oil and supper fat it at around 15-20%. I personally like CO soap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Salt Bars have a high content of coconut oil and are very conditioning to the skin too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I use a lot of coconut, but it isn't drying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 - Soap made with coconut oil is very cleansing (and thus drying) but that can easily be mitigated with a balanced formula.I agree with everyone - my soaps are as much as 75% coconut oil, but with the right superfat &/or the right combination of other oils the soap needn't be drying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 My skin is funny because if its not a high super fat or in a salt bar, a soap with a high coconut oil content can be drying to my skin. Especially in winter time which makes it even worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosies Posted November 30, 2008 Author Share Posted November 30, 2008 CarebearCan you help me formulate a recipe for 50% coconut oil that won't be drying?Other oils I have areOOjojobalardshea buttercastorcanolaAOI'm not sure I understand superfatting. Can you explain that to me?This is for personal use and gifts.Thanks,Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 First off, superfat means pretty much the same as lye discount - basically you have excess fat that the lye doesn't turn into soap - so there is still some of the fat/oil left in the bar. Soapcalc.com allows you to set the superfat in the upper right hand corner.I make a lovely 75% coconut/25% palm oils soap that I superfat at 10%. You could probably do a lovely one with lard instead. I wouldn't wash my old lady face with it, but it's very mild on my old lady arms and legs.If you are making it for a man, or to remove oily sweat, superfat between 6% & 8%.ETA: soapcalc.com will tell you it is a very drying soap because it does not take into account the superfat %. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 CarebearCan you help me formulate a recipe for 50% coconut oil that won't be drying?Other oils I have areOOjojobalardshea buttercastorcanolaAOI'm not sure I understand superfatting. Can you explain that to me?This is for personal use and gifts.Thanks,RosieWith the ingredients you have on hand you could try something like this:50% Co5% Castor45% OONow plug these numbers in to figure out your lye and water amounts and the amount of a superfat you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosies Posted November 30, 2008 Author Share Posted November 30, 2008 Thanks everyone for your inpit and help. Now I have another question about rebatching but I'm going to start a new thread for this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_35550 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Just run it through soap calc and see what the quality results turn out to be. You can plug any type of fat or oil and look at the results for yourself. All kinds of recipes are possible.Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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