gloworm Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 a substitute for olive oil in CP soap? Would canola oil be suitable or not?TIA,Connie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieinRI Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 I have tried Rice Bran Oil. I really liked it but can't find it locally, so I don't use it regularly. I know Robin uses it alot. I do use Canola Oil alot. It is cheap and can get it at the grocery store. Not sure if it is the best sub. Try one batch and then compare to your olive oil bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1 Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 not sure of the best sub for OO, but i do use RBO in my soaps as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hem06 Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 I subbed canola for Olive in my bars--not as nice, IMO, but certainly more availble and cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 I do often use 1/2 OO 1/2 RBO. I like RBO!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynda3811 Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 I don't use Olive in most of my recipes anymore. I subbed it out for RBO and it is still a nice hard very conditioning bar! There are only two recipes I still use that have Olive in it. Castile and another! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gloworm Posted July 26, 2005 Author Share Posted July 26, 2005 Made my first Cp soap with veg oils on Sunday and suddenly realized OO is going to be very $$. Have to try your sugestions.Connie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainmadness Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 I really like the benefits of olive oil... I buy mine in large containers at Sam's Club. That is the cheapest way for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinInOR Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 I'm an RBO girl - haven't used OO in ages, only in my first batches.Hazelnut oil is the most similar to olive in fatty acid composition, but it's probably just as $$$ if not worse. Almond is close as well.... RBO has less oleic. Maybe you can find something similar by fussing with blends of soybean/almond/sunflower and such. There is a high oleic sunflower, don't know how $$$ that is though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 a substitute for olive oil in CP soap? Would canola oil be suitable or not?TIA,ConnieProperties of Each:Hardness Olive 15% Canola 6%Conditioning 83 91Stable 15 6Iodine 82 110The canola is a pretty soft oil. I would not sub it 100% for olive, but you can use some canola in your recipe to cut costs. Even though olvie is not rated high for hardness, 100% olive will be rock hard after a long cure.e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janis Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 I like RBO, and use it regularly as my base oil. I've tried canola and it's pretty soft and I don't like the "feel" of it. RBO is great for my skin:D and I can get it locally. Some folks use hydrogenated soybean oil as a sub for part or all of their oo. I haven't compared the numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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