elitenaildesign Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I havent made a bar of soap in nearly 2 years because of my divorce. I thought I threw everything out or sold most if a long time ago. Much to my surprise I opened a box and found a few oils, and butters and lye! yaaahooo I am so making some soap for myself. Im sure the shelf life is gone on these but still want to give it a try. Is there a general shelf life for all this stuff? I have some babassu, manoi, cocoa butter then ceytl alcohol and stearic acid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMori Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Give 'em a sniff. If they don't smell rancid or off in any way, they should be fine. I'm going to make an embarrassing and shameful confession... I have coconut oil that is 7 years old, stored at room temp for all that time, and it is fine.The more refined the oil, the longer the shelf life. Your babassu and stearic should be fine. Cocoa butter, depends on if it was RBD or "virgin". I can't tell you about the ceytl alcohol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodle Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 If the oils do not smell off or rancid, I would definitely use them for personal use. HAPPY SOAPING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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