Recipe

[venus78]

Hi everyone,

I have a recipe and I'd be happy if you could give me some comments on it:

Coconut 25%

Olive 30%

Cocoa butter 20%

Sweet almond 5%

Castor 5%

Canola or sunflower? 15%

SP 5%

Do you think I'm using too much different oils? and do you think I should use canola or sunflower oil?

I'm going to use this recipe as my base recipe with different EOs.

I can't use palm because it's hard for me to find it here(I'm in Iran), and I don't want to use animal fat.

Thanks and happy soaping!

Edited December 31, 2009 by venus78

[Meridith]

not having run those numbers, i myself would lower the cocoa butter and up the oo, making sure to run the numbers for your lye.

[venus78]

not having run those numbers, i myself would lower the cocoa butter and up the oo, making sure to run the numbers for your lye.

Thanks Meridith. Do you think taking 5% of cocoa butter and adding it to OO will do it, or it's not enough?

[Barbara AL]

The numbers look good on soapcalc when I put in High Oleic Sunflower oil is that what you are planning to use the High oleic?

I think taking 5 % off the Cocoa is fine and putting in on the Olive Oil.

Barbara AL

[venus78]

I'm not sure if the sunflower is high oleic, I bought it from the grocery store.

How about the coconut, isn't 25% too much? how about sunflower or canola? which one is better to use? I added them to take out some of the olive oil because of the cost.

Edited December 31, 2009 by venus78

[bbkimberly]

I think the coconut is not too high. "They say" not above 30% with coconut.....

I agree and would decrease cocoa butter to 5%. You could increase the canola (rapeseed) oil.

A high olive oil will usually require longer to cure (if you are CP)