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Types of Soap-Making Oils

Soap Making Fragrance Oils To use in your Soap Making.
There are a variety of oils that can be used in the soap-making process.
Each oil has different properties, making the saponification process a bit different for each, and resulting in different qualities in the soap produced.
Each oil must also be used in a slightly different quantity.
Below is a brief list of the many oils that can be used to make soap, the qualities of each, the quantity in which each should be used, and when each should be added to the soap mixture.
(Oils indicated for use at the trace stage are superfatting oils, and should not be taken into consideration when calculating lye content for your recipe.
) Apricot Kernel Oil: Good moisturizer; helps soften skin 1-2 ounces per pound of fats Avocado Oil: Preservative/antioxidant; great moisturizer; contains vitamins A, B, D, E, and lecithin; good for baby soap, and beneficial for dry or wrinkled skin Beeswax: Makes a harder bar of soap; contains a high percentage of unsaponifiables; skin protectant, often used in lip balms and hand salve Calendula Oil: Heals a variety of skin damage 1 2/3 tablespoons per 5 pounds of soap at trace, or up to 20% as base Canola Oil: Less saturated, can be slow to saponify; needs to be mixed with other saturated fats/oils; can be used in place of more expensive oils Up to 50% of base Cocoa Butter: Makes soap harder; excellent skin softener and lubricant; has a natural chocolate scent 1 ounce per pound of fats at trace, or 15% of base Coconut Oil: Makes great lather, but can be drying to skin if too high a percentage of base oils; will make a very hard white soap; saturated fat20-30% of base Lard (Made from pig fat): Cheap, easily obtainable; makes a white, lathery bar of soap; without other oils, can be soft and not work well in cold water Up to 70% of base Olive Oil: Excellent base oil; avoid extra virgin, the lower the grade the better; moisturizes and softens skin; very mild Up to 100% of base Palm Kernel Oil: Has most of the same qualities as palm oil; lathers well, makes a hard soap 20-30% of base Palm Oil (Vegetable Tallow): Makes hard soap; mild; good substitute for tallow in all-vegetable soaps; soothes and moisturizes dry skin 20-30% of base Sesame Seed Oil: Said to be good for psoriasis, eczema, rheumatism, and arthritis; moisturizing; strong nutty scent; makes a soft bar unless used in conjunction with other, more saturated oils Up to 10% in addition to base Shea Butter: Lots of substances that don't interact with lye, and stay in soap to nourish skin 1 2/3 tablespoons per 5 pounds of fats, added at trace, or up to 20% of base Soybean Oil/Vegetable Shortening: Cheap, readily available; produces mild, stable lather; makes hard soapUp to 50% of base Sunflower Oil: Preservative; less expensive alternative to olive oil; contains vitamin E; less saturated oil, must be mixed with more saturated oils; can make soap take longer to trace and harden 15-20% of base Base oil Vitamin E Oil Preservative; antioxidant; great for skin Up to 10% in addition to base
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