A City On A Hill

Well, I was looking up some goat milk soap recipes and I found this very interesting list of oils and how they help in a soap. I thought I would share and let you all take a look at it.

Oil Characteristics

Almond– gives a fairly good lather and is good to condition the skin
Apricot kernel— this oil does about the same as the almond oil.
Borage–same as almond
Canola–same as almond
Castor oil–same as almond but speeds up trace
Cocoa butter–Gives a hard bar fairly good lather and is good for skin conditioning and speeds trace slightly
Coconut oil–Gives a hard bar, good cleansing qualities, fluffy lather, and speeds trace slightly
Corn oil–Same as almond
Cottonseed–Fairly good lather
Hazelnut–Fair lather and good skin conditioning properties
Hemp seed–same as hazelnut
Jojoba–same as hazelnut
Kukui nut–same as hazelnut
Lanolin–Give a hard bar that has fair lather is fair to good for skin conditioning if not allergic and speeds trace slightly
Lard–Gives a hard bar that has fairly good lather good for skin and speeds trace slightly
Macadamia nut–same as hazelnut
Neem oil–same as hazelnut with healing properties
Olive–same as hazelnut and gives a fairly hard bar
Palm Kernel–Give a hard bar with good cleansing properties, fluffy lather and speeds trace slightly
Palm oil–Give a hard bar with fair lather and speeds trace slightly
Peanut–fair lather with good skin conditioning
Safflower–same as hazelnut
Sesame–same as hazelnut
Shea butter–Gives a hard bar with fair lather and good skin conditioning and speeds trace slightly
Soybean–same as hazelnut
Soybean (Crisco type)–fair lather and skin conditioning
Sunflower–same as hazelnut
Tallow–gives hard bar with fair lather and good skin conditioning and speeds trace slightly
Wheat germ–same as hazelnut

Matthew 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
I hope you have enjoyed reading the thoughts and happenings of a fifteen-year-old girl from the country. “You can do all things through CHRIST who strengthens you!” Philippians 4:13