Guest guest Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Hello, I'm trying to make soap with what oils I have on hand and want to know if it is possible to make a good soap without coconut oil? These are the oils I have on hand: Palm Oil (over 3 gallons) Sweet Almond (1 gallon) Sesame Seed (1 gallon) Apricot Kernel oil (less than 1 gallon) Olive oil (some) Castor oil Palm Kernel Flakes Safflower oil Hemp oil Wheat Germ oil I'd like to avoid having to buy coconut oil, but have been playing with different combinations on Soap Calc this morning and can't come up with anything that will give me the minimum number for Cleansing. I've been getting 10. Can someone please help me? I'd like to use these oils up before they go bad - I bought them last year and have been so busy that soap making was put on the back burner and now I'd like to try and get some made so I won't lose my investment in the oils. Thanks so much for your help!! Feel free to email me privately at cmathews Hugs, Carla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 palm kernel flakes should be used in place of the coconut oil. see if that works in your calculator. hugs, jan s NEW E-MAIL ADDY sweetprairie1 May your troubles be less, your blessings be more and nothing but happiness come through your door! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Palm Kernel oil, coconut oil and babassu oil are your cleansing oils. A recipe of palm oil 65% palm kernel 20% castor oil 15% The soap qualities will be: hardness 48 cleansing 13 conditioning 50 bubbly lather 26 creamy lather 47 iodine 51 INS 145 Zo - " Carla M. " <cmathews Sunday, April 20, 2008 1:04 PM Need hlep with oils > Hello, > I'm trying to make soap with what oils I have on hand and want to know if > it is possible to make a good soap without coconut oil? > These are the oils I have on hand: > > Palm Oil (over 3 gallons) > Sweet Almond (1 gallon) > Sesame Seed (1 gallon) > Apricot Kernel oil (less than 1 gallon) > Olive oil (some) > Castor oil > Palm Kernel Flakes > Safflower oil > Hemp oil > Wheat Germ oil > > I'd like to avoid having to buy coconut oil, but have been playing with > different combinations on Soap Calc this morning and can't come up with > anything that will give me the minimum number for Cleansing. I've been > getting 10. > > Can someone please help me? I'd like to use these oils up before they go > bad - I bought them last year and have been so busy that soap making was > put on the back burner and now I'd like to try and get some made so I > won't lose my investment in the oils. > > Thanks so much for your help!! > Feel free to email me privately at cmathews > Hugs, > Carla > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 At 07:49 PM 4/21/2008, you wrote: >Hello, >I'm trying to make soap with what oils I have on hand and want to know if >it is possible to make a good soap without coconut oil? >These are the oils I have on hand: Carla, the Palm Kernel flakes are WAY nicer than coconut... gives the same type of abundant lather, but without the drying effect Coconut can have. I very seldom use coconut any more. Over 12 years online supplying Aromatherapy and Healthcare Professionals Website: http://www.naturesgift.com Blog: http://naturesgiftaromatherapy.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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