Soap and Candle-making: Olive Oil

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Author Content Lucy364 Atlanta, GA January 15, 2009 05:29 PM Post #6009640 I adore olive oil and am wondering if anyone has a great olive oil soap recipe? Yafa Henderson, NV January 21, 2009 08:05 PM Post #6033742 my favorite: 80% olive 20% coconut also 80% olive 10%coconut 10% palm kathy_ann Judsonia, AR (Zone 7b) March 03, 2009 01:49 PM Post #6216442 You can go to http://www.thesage.com and calculate the lye, and liquids for those recipes that yafa gave . I prefer making a "Castile" soap which is 75% olive oil in the base, with coconut oil also. An all olive oil soap never lathers for me, and the coconut helps it lather well. Just don't go over 25% of the coconut or pk oils in your olive oil soap, you can use l00% olive oil, but It's just not lathery . Great for baby's bottoms though . jylgaskin Williamsburg, MI (Zone 4b) March 03, 2009 04:58 PM Post #6217131 I tried a 100% olive oil soap and when it was cured, it was hard as a rock! You're right, no lather, just kind of a slime. juno61 Davenport, IA March 06, 2009 02:01 PM Post #6229755 I wonder why coconut oil used straight, on the skin, feels so moisturizing - yet too much in a bar of soap makes my skin feel drier? kathy_ann Judsonia, AR (Zone 7b) March 06, 2009 02:10 PM Post #6229803 Good question Here's a link that shows the oil properties and how much to use in your batches of soap and what each oil is good for in soap making, it does say that too much coconut tends to dry out the skin when you look at the coconut oil on this link, but doesn't say why. http://www.colebrothers.com/soap/oils.html sw1fty Schenectady, NY March 09, 2009 12:01 PM Post #6242431 uh - because saponified coconut oil isn't an oil any longer - its soap. kathy_ann Judsonia, AR (Zone 7b) March 09, 2009 12:05 PM Post #6242450 well, Ok, then LOL guess we know now denimangle Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX (Zone 8b) March 13, 2009 09:42 AM Post #6260702 Kathy_Ann, Thanks for posting the Great links newbie around the land of soap ...just reading as much as I can Cheryl

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